Narrative about a Girls' Night Out

After a great meal and movie with a swell group of ladies, Nicole and I decided to check out two nightclubs. The first nightclub, Manhattan, featured old school and current R&B. Admission was free for the ladies before 11 p.m, which was great since the 2nd club we visited was $10 per person. We spent an hour or so at Manhattan.

The medium-sized crowd ranged in age from late 20s to 40s. Dress was casual, and there were more men than women. Most of the guys appeared to be sporting oversized Roca Wear or a similar line. The women were wearing everything from jeans to dressy pants and tops. Guess who the best dressed woman in Manhattan was? One guess.

The next club we visited was Oxygen. Oxygen is in a strip mall near an overpass. The outside was a tad ominous because there is limited light. Nicole and I wondered about the demographics of the club. Specifically, I was worried about the likelihood of us getting shot. This was the same club where the disturbance involving the Colts player occurred.

Nicole thought it might be a good idea to ask the young man half-heartedly directing the parking lot traffic what it was like inside and whether he thought we'd like it. He informed her that the club played "young people music". We decided to ignore his veiled opinion that we were not young (whatever!) and go in anyway. Once we got inside, we saw there were people in our age range, and there was the added excitement of a potential suitor offering one of us his business card.

Oxygen had a larger dance floor than Manhattan but few people danced. It was more of a "get your drink on", "stand around and look cool" kind of joint. Plus the music was a hardcore hip hop/rap mixture that I did not like. I did recognize a co-worker at the club, who looked quite different than she had earlier at work...not just her clothes, but her hairstyle as well.

Since I had on my work clothes, seeing her made me feel like I should have dressed in my nightlife wardrobe, which I would have done if I had a nightlife wardrobe. Still, even with that said, it was nice to be able to visit some new places.