My sleep pattern is all fucked up thanks to Howard University’s Homecoming.
Friday night, I went to hang out with a few friends I hadn’t seen in awhile and didn’t end up going to sleep until around 4 AM or so. No big deal, right? Well considering that I planned on helping my aunt move that next morning, it was a big deal. I somehow found the inner strengh and fortitude to wake up, get dressed and call her that next morning, only to find out that she didn’t need me to help anymore. Thus, I woke up for absolutely nothing at all, and folks kept calling so I couldn’t get back to sleep. I did, however, discover the joy of Heineken Dark beer while chilling at home with my roommate. It’s just like Guiness, but with much less aftertaste. Very good stuff.
Saturday night, I had to work in the club. This wouldn’t have been a bad thing for me, but since it was Howard Homecoming weekend, I KNEW it would be packed. What I DID NOT know, was that those fools that I work for planned on keeping the place open until 7 in the damn morning. That meant I wasn’t going to get home until 7:30 or 8:00 Sunday morning. That kind of irritated me.
The cool thing was, I got to see a lot of friends I hadn’t seen in years(what’s up Jaimi, Pascale), as well as T and Gerald(from The Waterboy story). I also ended up getting an autographed copy of New Edition’s album. Only problem is, that shit is a REAL album. Not a CD, but that vinyl shit that you have to go to specialty stores to get now. That means I have to go find a place to buy a clean phonograph needle just so I can play the damn thing. Either way, it was free, so I guess I can’t complain.
Also, Larenz Tate and his brother were there. The funny shit is, when I saw his brother, I kinda laughed right in front of him. He looked at me like “What the hell is YOUR problem”, so I had to explain to him that I laughed because I remember him from his role in “Don’t Be A Menace” where he played Shawn Wayan’s father who was younger than him and gave him all kinds of messed up fatherly advice(ex: “Son, DON’T EVER USE CONDOMS. They take away ALL THE FEELING!”).
He was like “Oh, ok” and kinda laughed himself after that. They made me realize that there’s hope for me to become a big star one day, because they’re both just as vertically challenged as me. Especially Larenz’s brother.
The only bad shit from that night was there was a fight, and I had to throw a fool down some stairs…LOL. Now, before you start looking at me like I’m a violent asshole, I did it because a fellow co-worker was about to get hit by some dude that he was escorting out for fighing upstairs. They were right near the front door, so In order to help my co-worker out, I kinda shoved the fighter guy into the metal part in between the doors and then down the front steps(which aren’t that high, so he wasn’t hurt bad or anything). It was messed up, because I was just minding my own business, talking to this BEAUTIFUL lady, when all that craziness ensued. She probably thinks I’m a brute savage now…But I couldn’t let my boy get hurt right there in front of me.
Oh yeah…one more bad thing. People are GREEDY. They set out a free breakfast for folks around 4am, but barely half of the people still in the club got to eat, because the greedy bastards in the front of the line piled their plates up high(or fixed themselves two) and didn’t leave much for anyone else. I mean, how trifling is that? The food was FREE. There was no reason to be that damn greedy. Then again, some of these idiots paid upwards of $40 just to get in the club that night, so maybe that’s why they decided to get all they could…But still. Have some consideration for the other people that want to eat, too.
The wild thing is, after ALL this Homecoming stuff, I may still do the Black College Homecoming thing again this coming weekend at my alma mater, Hampton University. If I do, you know I’ll probably have a funny story or two, since I’m the exceptional person that I am. Good day, everyone.
Oh yeah…one more thing…My friend Nate is the Drunkest Ethiopian that EVER LIVED. Just thought I’d go on the record with that statement…Heh heh heh.
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Oh shit!! A fellow Hampton Alum huh?? I knew there was some reason why I was diggin’ your blog so much.
I left in 97… what year were you?
awwww mane, you saw Larenz? Dang…I used to have a MAJOR crush on him…till I found out how short he was…then I realized that I’m only 5’2 and I’m finish growing, so i got back on the bandwagon. lol Glad you had fun. :)
I decided to leave Howard’s homecoming celebration alone this year. I heard from the “crew” that it was crazy and fun this year. Sounds like they were right.
lol good seeing you too.. lol let me know when u have something to play the vinyl on… glad i missed the violence. that woulda made the night much worse.. however some dude did hand me $30 on my way out so that helped…
Man….I did Howard homecoming my Freshman year at Morehouse (1997)….they beat our ass at the game, but I had a GREAT time even though it was raining and cold….that was just a good time to be alive period *sigh…the good old days*
I used to drink Heineken Dark back in the day, but they stopped selling it at our favorite beer store so we moved to other beers….alls I can afford nowadays is Scudweiser….argh
Man I probably woulda laughed at Lahmard Tate too…
I saw Larenz in Vegas a while ago, he was in front of us at the Rio buffet. It took me a minute to realize that it wasn’t a little kid with a faux JACOB. Alas, he cut in front of everyone in line and laughed at us after he was all full and we JUST made it to the front. Bastard. Throw him down the stairs next time. j/k
@ Brutha Code, I finished up in 2000. That’s cool as shit.
@ Jaimi, I wish somebody would have given ME $30 that night. All I got was my check(which they should have given me Wednesday). They’re good now, but them bitches used to bounce like basketballs on an “And 1 videotape.
@ Cal, I bet Homecomings in ATL are the shit, too. Also, if you still have room on your Yahoo fantasy league, let me know. I want to get a squad together called the Bad News Bears.
@ Sway, I’m about the same height as Larenz…maybe a little taller…so you need to have a crush on me instead ;)
@ Mary, folks in the club said he was laughing at the women who had to leave the VIP area when he arrived. He probably does shit like that all the time…LOL
Day-uuum! LoL @ those greedy mofo’s at the breakfast buffet…*smh*…my, my, my, if that ain’t typical black folks…
So, I’m not surprised at the least.
I guess there’s (just) ALWAYS going to be something about the word “free” that turns black folks into crack-like fiends, huh? And, I don’t expect that to EVER change either.
But, then again, for $40 bones head, I would have probably been one of those greedy-ass mofo’s that night to. No lie. LoL! :)
larenz tate was in a magazine with 4 other dudes in the pic and i didnt see NARY ONE of them nigga-roes. fine-ness like that stands out of a crowd. i usually dont groupie up but i think i’da had to if i was there. *cough*
and yo, the sheer thought of you throwing someone down the stairs is HILARIOUS.
what up, my boy killa cal put me on to your site.
ah, i know where you were you work. because of some b.s. i didn’t get to go to the ‘house’s homecoming and had to settle for howard. however, that saturday night up at the spot was crunk as hell, so i wasn’t tripping. they tried to stick us for 40, but the bouncers were tripping – hope you weren’t one of them. after he told us it was 20, he then jacked it up to 40 while we were RIGHT in front of him, then tried to play us off to the left. but, we were able to get the situation handled forthright, so i was all gravy train.
i know i’m being real niggerish by asking, but seeing as though i know you through 2 degrees of separation (or 1 degree, depending on how it’s counted, i’m not really sure)……..
esmoore
Glad you had a good weekend….I was going to say that you laughed at Mr. Tate because he’s a midget…but then you said you were almost his height….woops.
@ Rhapsodi, I’m way taller than Larenz Tate’s brother…That dude is like 5’2″. I am probably just barely taller than LArenz, though. I will admit to my vertically challenged status.
I’m tall enough where I need to be, though…LOL :)
@ ESMoore, was it a light skinned dude with curly hair that tried to get you w/the price change, or the bald lightskinned guy? The curly haired guy is one of the owners. He’s an asshole. The other one is cool…he just fucks with people at the door sometimes for some reason. Probably because he’s losing his hair LOL.
it was the curly haired guy.
i was lighting him up for looking ‘out of place’ before this cat next to me said he was one of the owners. it figures. we finally made it in, cuz for $40 i can live for a month off that.
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Hell, you need to let me know next time you’re trying to go there on a Saturday night. With the new promoters we have, it’s easy as hell for me to get folks in now.
But yeah, the curly haired guy is an asshole. I figured he was the one doing that shit.
Can you let me in too cuz i go to howard and it’s not easy for a broke college student to have a good club experience during homecoming. i know this sounds random, but it’s about that time and i need to find an economical way to get my groove on.
after seeing babershop, i liked Lahmard J. Tate. personally his height dont mean nothing, its what the guys got to offer that i think dt one shld look out.
personally, i prefer him to larenz co he’s got a gd sense of humour.
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