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know this guy that runs in the same circle as I or should I say we’re in similar circles that often times overlap. This guy worked out at the same gym I worked out at when I first graduated from college. At that time he was already probably 27. Even though he shaved his head, his hair line was already receding like a latino Ne-Yo. I guess what always bugged me about him and what I couldn’t put my hands on at the time was the fact that his swagger came from the nightlife club scene he was a part of. Always name dropping who he hung out with and how “crazy” his weekend was. He believed because of his club connects he really was “the” man, he even dabbles on the promotion side from time to time. One of the other reasons he’s not in my circle though is because I don’t like the kind of partying that might lead to random nose bleeds.

But years later I’m 29 and I know his connects, his promoters, I’ve dabbled with bouncing/clubing in the club scene I know a dj or two. Promoters blow up my phone to come through on the reg, DC is a small world.Then again I’m all over DC, I’m not regulated to any one set. The point is the real reason why we do this is for more choice and leverage with girls, “Owners Son Game”. It’s a symbiont relationship based on everyone using one another. The chick your with wants to go to get dressed up and go to the hottest night club and the line is around the corner but there’s two people inside sipping on $16 drinks, fuck that noise you know the bouncer, give him the fist pound. It takes forever to get a drink from the coked up bartender with the too big striation marks breast implants, sheiiiiiiit, you or one of your boys banged her back when she was an A cup with a phat ass, give her the head nod she knows what’s up, drinks served. Your girl needs some help making table reservations at wherever for her birthday, you know the promoter and helped him out putting bodies at that lame club opening in SE where the police don’t even bother patrolling, send him a text, your taken care of.

You use that world to your player advantage but you fully understand that you are never really part of that world, not past that night. The only reason your there, the only reason you’re allowed to be included is that the establishment needs your money but doesn’t love you. Like a “horny” stripper on the first and fifteenth. It’s easy to forget this fact and be seduced by the life.

“Yeah girl take that take that”
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Now this dude I don’t like that much is damn near close to 34 and he’s still bragging about doing the same shit he’s been doing since I got out of college. It would be like me bragging about the turtle I smashed at the Thursday night late night party at the Sig Ep house at 30. Because of his “extracurricular” activities he’s had some health issues needing corrective surgery. On his Facebook page there’s pictures of him wearing the same clothes from stores I’ve decided to ban from my wardrobe because I’m almost 30 and feel a little too grown, on the scene of EVERY club scene, Monday through Sunday.

But here’s the ultimate that gets me, these dudes think they’re rock stars because they were in the same building as a rock star or celebrity. Essentially turning into certified dick riders. I had to listen to this guy today talk about how awesome it was to party with David Guetta on Tuesday night at Fur. Now did he speak with, drink with double team with David Guetta? Um Nope! He bought a table that was in the same “VIP section” as David Guetta, and by the way David Guetta blows. Same dude loves to talk about chilling with Tiesto, bitch please! If you don’t have said celebrities phone number on speed dial you guys aren’t chill, and having the same coke supplier on speed dial doesn’t count! The only reason you’re there is because they have groupies but those groupies are their to fuck said rock star/ world famous DJ. You’re just hoping they’re too drunk and have dropped enough X pills not to notice you’re not said celebrity. But some how these guys actually think that the girls at their table are really there to hangout with them.

I could go on ragging on this guy but honestly I feel bad for him and use him as a reminder of what can happen when you get sucked into a comfort zone. This town more than other is built on connections, net working, and social climbing. Nothing wrong with that. But never forget that those connects should be beneficial both ways. If you have to buy a table every time you go to the club, if you have to roll up to a club on a Tuesday to be scene with some B list DJ, if all your pictures on Facebook have some promotion companies water mark on the bottom of the pic AND YOUR OVER 30…. you just might be a scenester.

Like a wise man once said

“Used to rock a throwback, ballin on the corner
Now I rock a teller suit looking like a owner
No im not a Jonus brother I’m a grown up
No I’m not a virgin I use my cahonas
I move forward the only direction
cant be scared to fail Search for perfection
Gotta keep it fresh even when we sexing
but don’t be mad at him when he’s on to the next one”



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  1. T. AKA Ricky Raw on February 25, 2010 6:07 pm

    In academic circles, this phenomenon is called “Basking in reflected glory.” Google it, it’s interesting.

    In my circles it’s called “Douchebag you must avoid at all cost.”

  2. The Rookie on February 25, 2010 8:54 pm

    looks like these guys are tryin to be the big fish in the small pond. it should be a big fish in the shallow end of the lake but DC has no beautiful people…

  3. Impressario on February 25, 2010 11:04 pm

    This guy reminds me of ROISSY….

    What a waste.

  4. Vincent Ignatius on February 27, 2010 12:32 pm

    This may be the best the guy is capable of. It’s better to find whatever pond you can be the biggest fish in, than to go out to sea and get eaten by sharks.

  5. X - factor on February 28, 2010 1:51 am

    Seriously? Who cares? You live your life, the other guy lives his life. Everybody is happy. I can clearly imagine some of your high school classmates that have become CEO or medical doctors now, thinking…”VK is a loser in life, all he does is work like a cubicle bitch and waste his life chasing women around and blogging about it.”

    So? So fucking what? It is your life. You only have one shot at it. Make the best of it.

    Roissy lives his life the way he wants…medical doctor live their lives the way they want…you live yours the way you want…

  6. T. AKA Ricky Raw on March 1, 2010 6:19 pm

    I think X-factor has a good point but I believe the reason guys like this make you feel the urge to knock them down a peg is that they constantly trying to brag about themselves and are constantly judging other people. I mean they are REALLY judgmental people. I think if they had a “live and let live” mindset themselves they wouldn’t attract as much scorn.

  7. Jay Gatsby on March 1, 2010 10:19 pm

    Rookie - I think you mean big fish in the shallow end of the gene pool….

  8. The G Manifesto on March 3, 2010 12:15 am

    American Nightworld rears its ugly head at times.

    Better to be in another country when it does.

    - MPM

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