when you get served shots in little paper cups, you know the spot is gonna be good. can we say house party? we went to this event called firecracker, located at the golden star restaurant in LA’s chinatown and it was a dope ass time. contrary to last week, everyone got together really early and we got into the club at around ten-ish. the flier said “funk soul hiphop jazz house." eclectic. upon entry you received a little betty boop handstamp for paying ten dollars and from there, the night just got better and better. the vibe was really cool because the people were all pretty chill and it wasn’t a typical “LA crowd” at all. downstairs was supposed to be live jazz band but they hardly played. it was near empty when we first got there but with plenty of sofas we lounged around for a sec. the corona came in cans. whut? i’ve never seen corona in cans. altogether not that amazing on the grand scale of things but i was getting a big kick out of corona in cans. it was a challenge squishing that big fat lime into the mouthpiece. one of the bartenders was a chinese mom and hong maybe had to ask her for “two adios motherfuckers…….please.” ha.



this was one of those perfect buzz nights. when the buzz comes really early and you’re kind of giddy for no particular reason at all. everybody was dancing and drinking and just enjoying the place. the music wasn’t quite hip hop and i really can’t describe it but it was alrite. if it had been a little more mainstream i woulda given this place a total A-plus but the music was “interesting.” anyway, that perfect buzziness never left until right before we had to drive off to eat in monterey park. excellent timing.



oh, and there were famous people! dancing with us!!! in the same circle!!! whoa!!! famous people dance in circles too? you betcha. actually, it was just two famous people and the rest of us adoring fans trying to look cool and not freak out, yet get close enough to say, “we danced in the same circle with kirsten dunst and tony from no doubt!” and if you were victor you could say, “i danced so close to kirsten dunst that she knocked her elbow into my eye and then said sorry!!!” tony’s short. kirsten dunst is cute. in a “i’m really famous and i’m high on weed so i’ll just do my cute white girl thing and bob around” kind of way. she was wearing this fuzzy beret that quite enhanced her appeal. and she’s famous. and she’s gonna be mary jane in spiderman. come to think of it, after being a cheerleader in Bring It On, i expected a little more rhythm. but hey, that's why she's an actress. additionally, we saw sway from mtv out in the parking lot. this was quite easily the most star studded night in my LA clubbing experience.



top all this off with sushi, jamba juice and didi riese this afternoon and i can fly off to boston a happy man.