funketeer Posted December 10 Report Share Posted December 10 Ft. Lauderdale (A Poem)by Funketeer I did not chose to be in Ft. Lauderdale,waiting in the hallway of the Marina Marriottas snowbirds, conventioneers, honeymooners, and partyerspassed in front of me.The sky was overcast.The air smelled of mildew.The wedding reception in the ballroom poured out schmaltz,while Streisland's 'People' garbled from the ceiling.The night before,as the water taxi we rode plyed the Atantic Intracoastal Waterway,the crowded waterside mansionsglittered with Christmas lights.A thirty-foot wooden snowman waved his arms.In front of each mansion - the cremey white yachts - Ninty-five feet long, multi-storied, GPS navigated,costing 'Fuck you' millions.We disembarkedon the main strip of Las Olas. Lights grew like ivy on the trattoria,Twisted colors and shapes overflowed the galleries.Tiffany lampshades melted in the boutiques.Neon beer signs in the bar windows were haute couture.Long-haired blondes in white dresseswent to the bathroom in pairs, laughing too loud.The morning I registerered for the conference,a woman pinned two bright ribons (pink and purple)to my tag and said,"How pretty!"The women in our group stayed at the Hyatt.The bar there had a long window that opened on a pool where they dared not swim.They knew where the eyes of the businessmen would settleas they crunched on pretzels and peanuts between their Margaritasand Vodka Absoute.On the return,I looked into the living rooms of the mansions.They were empty.The water taxi operator told us they named Ft. Lauderdale after a Majorwho died in the war against the Seminoles.I recalled an old friend,part Black, part Seminole,who told me they were the only Indiansnever defeated by the U.S.Everyone on the boat hoped to see manatees,but the hour was late, the Waterway silky black,as the operator told us -"The water was once so clear,you could see the tarpons." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehog Posted December 10 Report Share Posted December 10 Originally posted by lolahotass The place is not anything hippy - it's a nice joint and the food is good... and it was filling - I'm glad I didn't eat anything prior to going...btw, have you ever been there:confused: Im not saying its not filling but how can you get 40 grams of good protien with veggies? You can't so why bother? Especiall with those prices. GIVE ME MEAT OR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 10 Report Share Posted December 10 Originally posted by thehog Im not saying its not filling but how can you get 40 grams of good protien with veggies? You can't so why bother? Especiall with those prices. GIVE ME MEAT OR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!!!!!!! Here's your protein beyyotch:swallow: :swallow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 10 Report Share Posted December 10 Originally posted by voluptuary Lola You didn't mention Scarlett's You are absolutely correct Volup;) Scarlettes - theee best strip joint in Broward.....All though, my fav is Tootsies near Joe Robbie:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 10 Report Share Posted December 10 Originally posted by mala Thank you, Everyone, for all the great info. I've been checking out the Miami board for the past couple of weeks, and everyone seems cool (with the exception of maybe one person .) I wonder who this one person is:confused: Everyone on here is pretty kewl - just remember its only a messageboard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehog Posted December 10 Report Share Posted December 10 tooties is a full service club:swallow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voluptuary Posted December 10 Report Share Posted December 10 Here's your protein beyyotch Man chowder ... 50 grams of ghey protein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 10 Report Share Posted December 10 Originally posted by voluptuary Man chowder ... 50 grams of ghey protein Ghey or whey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voluptuary Posted December 10 Report Share Posted December 10 Ghey or whey? Isn't that what they call whey protein in SoBe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voluptuary Posted December 10 Report Share Posted December 10 LolaHow's the Sports Forum treating you babe? I never go there. I come here to get a break from sports.Your Super Bowl picks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdana Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by lolahotass Voodoo Lounge (alwaysssssssss packed, cheezy 93.1 music, but a good time.) I can only speak for Saturday night because that's when my friend Dave C & myself play there. We don't play anything from the radio. We mostly play Tribal House. If you haven't been there lately, check it out.Peace, Danawww.essentialgroove.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughanz Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by brwneydtrouble There are a few broward/palm beach peeps on here....Me (Jupiter), CrzyC & Prof (Boca), Erickamikazi (Laudy), Matt (Boca), Mirza (Boca) and a few more that its too early to remember... Yeah... like me! (Boca)And if your friend says there's nothing to do in Delray... tell them to leave the house...!!! j/k Delray is a great 'lil town... especially for the whole dinner and Delux with a lady friend and if not... there are plenty of lady friends to be had there. Also... there are several other bars and restaurants worth the trip to Atlantic Ave.Lola's got the rest of the eats/drinks covered! (Love The Hot-Ass!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mala Posted December 11 Author Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by vaughanz And if your friend says there's nothing to do in Delray... tell them to leave the house...!!! j/k That's the whole thing. He doesn't leave his house much, and when he does, he goes to Ft. Lauderdale because that's where all his friends are. He just bought a house there, but now he regrets it because it's far from everything he knows. I enjoyed Downtown Delray when I visited. Boston's on the Beach, Cheeburger Cheeburger, nifty little shops. Nice place, but I can't say I'd want to live there. I'm looking forward to checking out Delux though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by voluptuary Isn't that what they call whey protein in SoBe? :laugh: That flew right over my head :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by voluptuary LolaHow's the Sports Forum treating you babe? I never go there. I come here to get a break from sports.Your Super Bowl picks? Its treating me well, thanks:)Superbowl - too tough to call right now.. there are some HOT teams though... Patriots/Eagles/Chiefs/TitansThe wildcard race is gonna be TIGHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT:tongue: You should come to Mia's on Monday to we can hang... and listen to some OG;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by djdana I can only speak for Saturday night because that's when my friend Dave C & myself play there. We don't play anything from the radio. We mostly play Tribal House. If you haven't been there lately, check it out.Peace, Danawww.essentialgroove.com Thanks for the heads up Dana.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by vaughanz Lola's got the rest of the eats/drinks covered! (Love The Hot-Ass!) :kiss2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by mala Cheeburger Cheeburger, nifty little shops. That's exactly how Las Olas is! And Cheeburger Cheeburger ROCKS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brwneydtrouble Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Sorry about forgetting you Vaughan! Hey, isn't Bostons that place on the corner of Atlantic and A1A, the inside is real nice and painted with trompe l'oil? I think I had the pan seared tuna there, it was really good.....OH! And if you want to check out Downtown West Palm, you can come up early for a semi relaxing evening - go to City Place, there are some great shops there, Macy's, Kenneth Cole, A|X, Betsy Johnson, Anthropologie and a bunch of others, a Muvico, have drinks at Blue Martini (I reccomend the chocolate covered cherry, it has Ultimat Black Cherry in it!), the sports bar there is great, awesome restaurants, and a new bad ass club to be opening soon there! Guaranteed to be my next home other than Delux. Or you can go to all the little clubs on Clematis just down the street. It ain't south beach, but still fun.Some of you broward/boca CPers should come up on a saturday and hang, its really nice up here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudeboywarrior Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by brwneydtrouble Sorry about forgetting you Vaughan! Hey, isn't Bostons that place on the corner of Atlantic and A1A, the inside is real nice and painted with trompe l'oil? I think I had the pan seared tuna there, it was really good.....actually Bostons is the shithole two doors down, and it is great for reggae on mon nights or getting piss drunk on draft beer and watching sports games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by rudeboywarrior actually Bostons is the shithole two doors down, and it is great for reggae on mon nights or getting piss drunk on draft beer and watching sports games! shithole:laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brwneydtrouble Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by rudeboywarrior actually Bostons is the shithole two doors down, and it is great for reggae on mon nights or getting piss drunk on draft beer and watching sports games! Then whats the place on the corner? Hey whats that sushi place you told me about a couple weeks ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudeboywarrior Posted December 11 Report Share Posted December 11 Originally posted by brwneydtrouble Then whats the place on the corner? Hey whats that sushi place you told me about a couple weeks ago? kyoto is the sushi placePeters 6 south is on the corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp3some Posted December 16 Report Share Posted December 16 Tuesday night anyone?! .- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladym18 Posted December 17 Report Share Posted December 17 Ft.Lauderdale is awesome! I love Los Olas. Its a great beach with shopping! ALso go to Riverwalk its very very nice there too. You can search on the web if you want to see pictures!PeaceMaria:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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