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I would have to talk to my friend @ Lazard about getting someone else into Rockefeller. Dunno how partial they are to "friends of guests" LOL. ichi - but I can get you a lunch @ the Racquet Club any day of the week!

BTW: What's so wrong with wearing Valentino? All but 2 of my suits are Valentino... The other 2 are Armani black label. ichi

If you want a quick taste of the Cipriani food, hit up Cipriani La Specialita downstairs next door to the 42nd St. entrance (just to the East side). For the same price as eating @ the local shithole you can get some damned good food and pastries. Don't forget the Cipriani Roll! As for the venue... I don't see this being a P-Diddy party, and I don't see it being run like the events I have been there for... not likely to have a menu or a wine list for the night As for the Rainbow Room, I haven't been there, but I have been to Harry Cipriani, Cipriani Downtown, and the Rockefeller Club. All of them, I'd recommend highly - but not if you're on a budget. Rockefeller is a little tricky to get into, as you must be a member or guest of one. ichi

I can't help it and am man enough to admit it - I cried like a bitch for most of the hour. I'll never forget standing outside, watching them burn and fall... never forget how lucky I am that I was running 20 minutes late that day... and I'll never forget my friends who were lost in the attack that day. ichi

junyahsboy, oddly enough, I can relate - long story, but been there, done that. and if you go to blu, i am sure you have seen me... not sure if i know you, offhand... ichi

I stand corrected - it seems Junior actually IS single, as of very recently. And yes, he really is close to THAT conceited. Ah well... As for beat matching, ummm... i have heard him cause and recover from more train wrecks than many, many other dj's... the difference is, he can usually make it sound intentional - or at least make it work for him. That's the benefit of being a more 'technical' dj. ichi

I dunno, about $6 each, if i remember right. All I need to do this year is be sober enough to pick up the $10s and leave the $1s as the tip at the bar. btw: Keep an eye out for me!! ichi

Naaah, me being a lush @ America... Got a house party to hit up on b'klyn afterwards, dunno if I'll be doing city sites beforehand.... ichi

No, no... the trick is kick the bar stools off the back side of the bar (you'll see what I mean) so we have enough room up there... or grab a spot on the front side of the bar - hopefully this year they don't have the big creepy Santa's set up yet... ichi

It's no fair if you get there before I do, because then you'll have bought a drink before I can buy you one... See ya there, oh, say, 4:30ish? LOL That'll make for a nice loooooonggg happy hour Oh, and I put some Red Stripes in my fridge here in the office, right next to the Jim Beam and the Bombay Sapphire... gotta get a head start on Friday afternoon! ichi

America is on 18th between 5th and 6th, mid block on the north side of the street. BTW: look for me, I'm 5'5", 200#, balding and will be wearing grey sweatpants and a grey sweatshirt. I should be easy to spot. ichi

Honestly, what I earn is my own business; you will not be seeing my 1040. My compensation affords me the ability to be as stupid as I please and put money away at the same time. While I did hit a mild tight spot for a month this year (of my own doing) I could easily get back into my 6-nights-a-week going out habit (spending over 2k a week), and STILL put money away. If that's not for you, don't hang. If you can keep up, and want to, then by all means, do. Lately, though, the NASD and their licensing exams have been keeping me indoors. ichi

Perhaps she meant the people who, even at our age, realize at some point they will have to become responsible and therefore plan for that day. Or the people whose idea of 'fun' is different from yours or mine - perhaps, for them, fun at 25 is being able to join the club and go golfing on weekends, or have a boat, or a nicer apartment and nicer clothes... the people who you see as money-hungry grumbling and greedy, when to them, you are rash, callow, irresponsible, wasteful... It's all about perspective. or maybe deanna11's just playing devil's advocate bizz. ichi

I believe you can too... I think I've seen it happen once or twice. see ya on Friday? ichi

I am unsure, sometimes, of exactly who I am... and sometimes why I am here. What I know for sure is that I have had a lot of fun and met a lot of interesting people along the way. And for that, I'm pretty thankful. ichi

LOL, you know the punishment if you lose the ring, don't you? A repeat weekend!!! ichi

Thank you for sharing.

aka Drew when wearing a red shirt @ 6 Flags... on specific dates. GFU, Drew! best, ichi

Dear Cecil: The following question isn't something I could send to Action Line, but I've always wanted to know: what is the origin of the "F" word? A friend told me it's an abbreviation of "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge,'' which was supposedly stamped on the foreheads of couples who were locked up in the stocks for fornicating without benefit of matrimony. Also, whither the expression "fuck you"? I've always agreed with George Carlin, who says "unfuck you" would be a more appropriate curse, indicating you hope the person you are cursing would never enjoy the pleasure of sex again, rather than wishing them the opposite. --Lois S., Mesa, Arizona Cecil replies: This is going to be a little crude, folks, but let's try to keep a stiff upper lip. I've heard a number of variations of the "fuck-as-acronym" story, none of which, in my opinion (and that of most linguists), is even remotely likely: (1) It stands for "fornication under consent of the king," which was supposedly tacked up over the doors of government-approved brothels in early England. (2) It stands for "for the use of carnal knowledge," which allegedly was stamped on condoms, or, alternatively, used the same way as "for unlawful carnal knowledge." This passion for preposterous acronyms seems to be peculiar to Anglo-Americans, and some believe it started around World War I, about the same time many acronyms began popping up in government. Others I've come across include P.O.S.H. ("port outward, starboard home"), said to have been stamped on the tickets of first class passengers on India-bound British ships who wanted their cabins on the shady side of the boat during the passage through the tropics; C.O.P. ("constable on patrol"); and T.I.P. ("to insure promptness"). All are rubbish. The best guess is that "fuck" comes from the Middle English fucken, to strike, move quickly, penetrate, from the German ficken, meaning approximately the same thing. A related word may be the Middle Dutch fokken, to strike, copulate with. We get a clue here as to the level of delicacy and tenderness that has characterized the sex act down through the ages, and which is recalled by the charming epithet "fuck you." Many other possible etymologies have been offered. Some claim the F-word (sorry to have to resort to this lame expression, but you have no idea how tiresome it can be to type "fuck" a million times) is a truncation of "fecund." Richard Spears, author of the splendid Slang and Euphemism, says the word may be a disguise of the French foutre, same meaning, which comes from the Latin futuere. Another possible origin, Professor Spears says, is the Latin pungo, to prick. Give me a break, doc. Having totally ODed on gutter epithets, let us move briefly to the cheerful world of euphemism. Professor Spears has amassed an awesome collection of synonyms for the generative act (under "occupy," p. 278, in case you're the type who likes to look up dirty words in reference books), including the following, which gives you an idea of the never-ending richness of the English language: bang, batter, beef, bumble, blow off the loose corns, bounce the brillo, dance the buttock jig, do a dive in the dark, flimp, flurgle, foin, foraminate, futz, get one's leather stretched, get one's nuts cracked, get one's oil changed, go bird's nesting, go bush-ranging, go like a rat up a rhododendron, go star-gazing on one's back, have a bun in the oven, have a game in the cock-loft, have a leap up the ladder, have hot pudding for supper, hide the ferret, hide the salami, hide the sausage, hive it, jazz it, knock it off, lay some pipe, light the lamp, lose the lamp and pocket the stake, make her grunt, mix one's peanut butter, palliardize, pestle, pheeze, pizzle, play cars and garages, plow, plug, plook, ram, rasp, ride below the crupper, shoot between wind and water, strop one's beak, varnish one's cane, wet one's wick, wind the clock, and work the hairy oracle--some 675 synonyms in all. The ingenuity displayed in this, ahh, well-plowed ground is nothing short of awesome. ichi notes... see also: http://www.snopes2.com/language/acronyms/fuck.htm and http://www.urbanlegends.com/language/etymology/fuck/fuck_etymology_of.html

Not if you're trying to buy a $1 bottle of water, and the store says "No bills larger than $20" j/k ichi

I find it amazing the frequency of struthian sentiment displayed in this forum. ichi

merely stating my thoughts on the issue. Danny might, perhaps, be "more mainstream" now as the mainstream has evolved toward his style. Junior has a history of taking mainstream music and changing it to a sound that was distinctly his... however, what he typically does is easily imitated, whereas Tenaglia's is not. It's less technical, more of a feel. As for personalities, I know there are some others on this board who can attest Junyah can be a bitchy, self-righteous queen at times, and so can Danny. They're both very human. Who's the best, which party is the best, what scene is the best, that's entirely subjective. ichi

The b'day party was enforced as predominantly gay b/c of the size of the crowd it always draws. It is an event party, not a regular weekly party. I don't think Junior is going to be having an Arena crowd at Exit, so personally I'd expect it to be more mixed just to keep bodies coming in the door. ichi

I believe that rhetoric was brought on by neurosis, when he posted the condescending words, "this is a clubbing messageboard. most regulars here value the "clubbing" experience much higher than any petty comfort or convenience u might seek from any political leader. if someone who needs to be policed like u takes too many pills at a venue, then we all have to pay for your ignorance by not having our nightlife anymore." Cheers! ichi

Igloo - yeah, yer right, not worth the time or bandwidth to argue with the mentality of "am not - are too" frontrunner types. I love when the intellectual defense for an argument is "Because I say so!" It's juvenile and entertaining for a while, but then you realize that they just don't listen. These are the attitudes that tourists and newbies have brought to what was a great scene, and these are the same jackholes who OD or get busted often enough to get clubs shut down. It's always someone else's fault for them. Anyway, have fun this weekend kids! I have something more important to do than go clubbing, if you can imagine such a thing. ichi