A night of Music and more…
The party tonight is at Chubby’s place. He and his wife own a cool bar by the sea called Little Rocky Point Club & Restaurant. The first time I walked inside, the interior threw me back to 1980 when I and my girls would hit the spots every Friday & Saturday night. The sectional, black faux leather padded seats enclosing a booth would be our station for the night. Dainty glasses of slow gin fizzes lined the wobbly table where we sat waiting for various characters to stroll by and ask us to dance. OR if “Shame” by Evelyn Champagne King came on…then we all jumped on the dance floor partners or not.
But tonight, the throw-back party takes place on a strobelight lit dance floor in a club opposite the Priestmans River in Portland Jamaica. Instead of 80’s R&B, the selector channels vintage reggae & dancehall through the 6-foot speakers inside the club and the 10-foot monster sound system outside. Chubby throws at least three organized parties like this a month…I was fortunate enough to attend one. Most parties are free with a cash bar; others may be for a specific cause so an entrance fee of no more than 200J would be requested.
I go inside for my drink of…what else…double shot of overproof, then make my way to the space on the wall behind the monster sound system where the music isn’t so eardrum busting.
Originally Posted by *vi*
