Tiger,Help those poor girls?!? How about the Poor Loser I would have become if I came back for night shift to sit with Lena, Alina, and Justine?
I fully intended to come back around 8:30 PM to see if The Sisters were dancing on Tuesday night because they weren't on the board when I left around 7:45 PM. But it rained so hard when I went to get something to eat and I got so wet and cold that I decided to go home instead.
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Last Tuesday afternoon (2/23/10) I remembered why I'm not a day shift PL. With the rain and the start of rush hour traffic, it took me more than an hour to get into CH. To get to CH by 4:20 PM, I had to leave work a couple of hours early, not something that I can do on a regular basis if I want to keep my job. And in this economy, you want to keep your job, especially if you are lucky enough to have one still. Even though I got to The Big City by 4:00 PM, I couldn't find any street parking within 5 blocks of CH. So, for the first time in recent memory, I paid for expensive parking at an attended lot. Despite the cost, I counted myself lucky because that lot, and the only other one on Mission Street, was completely full, save one lone spot way in the back.
MERCEDES was on stage when I arrived and she looked fabulous. I caught the last two songs of her stage show and she looks just like she did when she last danced at CH over two years ago. After getting caught up with each other, Mercedes and I were off to the front PS booths. It was just like old times together again. It was as if the last two years had never passed. Mmmmmm, Mercedes!
Right after my PS's with Mercedes, I ran into PAMELA by the dj's booth. Pamela gave me a big hug and asked me how I was doing. I still keep wishing that she, Pamela, would just jump my bones when she first sees me in the club, but I guess she still thinks that's too undignified for her. Pamela immediately told me that she would understand if I didn't get a dance from her because I had already done so last Sunday night, but how could I not get a dance from someone as cute and as adorable as Pamela. The truth is Pamela was just being considerate when she told me that I didn't have to ask her for a dance. Before Pamela could talk me out of asking her for a PS, I whisked her off to the front PS booths.
Our PS was just as playful and fun as all of our previous ones. When the time ran out on the money collection box, It was about 6:53 PM. I asked Pamela if she wanted to stay for another PS. Pamela said "no" because the club would charge her another shift fee if she danced after 7:00 PM. Since I really wanted to get another PS from Pamela, I told her that she would not be charged another shift fee by the club if we started our PS before 7:00 PM. Pamela was unaware of this time rule at CH, so I told her to go ask one of the shift managers. For once it paid to know more about the club's rules than the dancer. Pamela came back wearing only a big smile, mainly because she didn't bother to take the time to get dressed when she went to ask about being able to start a PS before 7:00 PM. And it's a good thing Pamela didn't, because we just beat the 7:00 PM deadline by starting our second PS at 6:57 PM. Now that's a stupid PL trick worth remembering. For the record, our second PS was just as much fun as our first. Mmmmmmm, Pamela!
Just between the two of us, I would have asked Pamela for a third PS. The only reason I didn't ask is because even I'm not sure how the club would have viewed the "third" PS. Technically, you could say that the third PS was just a continuation of the one that started at 6:57 PM and the dancer would not be charged another shift fee by the club.
Unsure whether or not there would be any adverse monetary ramifications on the dancer if I asked her for another PS, I gave Pamela one last hug and told her that I would be back for more sometime during day shift on Saturday. I watched wistfully as Pamela got dressed, and even more so, as Pamela walked back to the dancers' dressing room.
For those of you who have not yet met Pamela Slate at CH, she is part Hawaiian, part Portuguese, and part Filipino resulting in an extremely attractive and exotic looking brunette. Body-wise, Pamela is a very petite dancer who looks like a slightly taller, younger, slimmer version of Olivia. As many others have already noted, Pamela is smokin' hot!
As a dancer, Pamela exudes self-confidence which allows her to be low keyed in her approach. With Pamela, there is never any pressure or upselling on her part which makes her a joy to be around in the club. Unlike some dancers who frown or scowl if they are having a slow night, Pamela is always upbeat, smiling and happy whenever I have seen her at CH -- even on the one slow Monday night a few weeks ago. What I like most about Pamela is she is always genuine. And like all of my favorite dancers -- Mercedes, Annalysa, Lena, Alina, and Justine -- Pamela has Big Heart. Dancers with Big Heart are (imo) the best dancers of all.
Pamela does have one not so obvious shortcoming. She likes baseball, which isn't a shortcoming in and of itself. Pamela roots for the New York Yankees. Arrggh!!!
I hate the Yankees.
I hate the Yankees even more than I hate the Dallas Cowboys (CH Nikki's favorite team).
Until I can convince Pamela into becoming a Giants fan, I guess I'll just have to keep dancing with the "enemy".