{"id":99,"date":"2003-12-25T09:35:17","date_gmt":"2003-12-25T14:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=99"},"modified":"2005-12-04T13:00:44","modified_gmt":"2005-12-04T18:00:44","slug":"co-kikin-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/co-kikin-it","title":{"rendered":"Co’ Kikin’ It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, just when I planned on kicking back on the official Virtual Memories fainting couch and reading some of Herodotus’ Histories<\/a>, I got a call from my buddy Adam, who was planning on going to some chanukkah parties in NYC.<\/p>\n

Before I left the house, I considered grabbing my digital camera, but thought, “Ah, I’ll end up dropping it in the sink when I’m washing my hands, like I did in NZ.” So I left it on the hall table.<\/p>\n

I seriously regretted this decision two hours later when, at the Manhattan Jewish Experience<\/a> party, we were treated to the rap stylings of “50 Shekel.” You can’t imagine how dismayed I am that I don’t have any photos of this for you. When he went onstage, I was in the midst of explaining to a Frenchwoman how NYC is sorta defined by plasticity<\/a>, by the capacity of reinvention, both in its architecture and in its inhabitants. She gestured up at the stage and said, “Say no more.”<\/p>\n

After this party, Adam & I headed down to a club near 12th St. for another gathering of Jews (as well as some, um, members of the lost tribe<\/a>, if you get my meaning). We gallivanted and debauched in a fun way. It was fun to be clubbing at a time when most of New York was asleep. While the gentiles were having their dreams of sugar-plum fairies, a girl took one look at me, grabbed me by the lapels and pulled me close so we could dance to Sean Paul<\/a>. It was a little Jewish wonderland. I just wish it hadn’t been so loud.<\/p>\n

The lowlight of the evening, though, had to be when Adam & I double-teamed some poor girl on the dance floor, a la the Butabi brothers<\/a>. Or maybe the real lowlight was when we were hitting a street-meat kiosk at 2am. It’s all a bit of a blur, I’m afraid.<\/p>\n

Anyway, for any of my Christian friends who are so bored that they’re actually reading this on Christmas day, I want to extend my wishes for a good holiday. God is love, and the constant unfolding of creation is our daily miracle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last night, just when I planned on kicking back on the official Virtual Memories fainting couch and reading some of Herodotus’ Histories, I got a call from my buddy Adam, who was planning on going to some chanukkah parties in NYC. Before I left the house, I considered grabbing my digital camera, but thought, “Ah, … <\/p>\n

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