THE FIRST DROPS OF THE MORNING RAIN TRANSPORT US BACK TO EAST LONDON, WHERE THE RAINY MORNINGS YIELD WAY TO STEAMY NIGHTS. LONG BEFORE TRANSATLANTIC LOVE AFFAIRS BLOSSOM, LONGINGS MUST MUSTER. LOOKING BACK AT PREVIOUS POSTS, IT APPEARS WE ARE CONFLICTED WHICH TYPE OF LOVER IS MORE ENTICING? THE ELUSIVE MUSE WITH A DOUBLE BARREL LAST NAME WHO WILL ONLY REVEAL HER WORLD TO YOU WHEN SHE DEEMS YOU WORTHY/ OR THE FLAMBOYANT DEBUTANTE THAT HAS IT ALL?
BOTH PROVE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES, BUT THE WOMAN WHO ALWAYS MAKES HERSELF KNOW IS THE D.O.D. (DAUGHTER OF DIGNITARIES) SHE IS INTERNATIONAL, CONNECTED, IN THE KNOW, & NEEDS NOTHING. THE ONLY APPROACH THAT WORKS IS TO ENTERTAIN HER. POINT OUT SOME HUMOROUS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS, THEN DON’T LET OFF THE FUNNY SAUCE. THE SECRET IS WEST END GIRLS LOVE TO “ROUGH IT” THEY GET BORED OF THE SAME WEST LONDON WATERING HOLES. THE NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB & CHINA WHITES EVERY WEDNESDAY GETS OLD FAST. THE SUITOR MUST WHISK HER AWAY TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF EAST LONDON, TO SOME MIXED UNDERGROUND CLUB, SHE WILL BE ENAMORED WITH THE “ALTERNATIVE SOCIETY”, SINCE SHE IS ONLY USED TO THAT TIGHT UPPER CRUST MEAT MARKET, SHE CAN LOOSE HERSELF IN THE TRANSCENDENTAL BEATS & FLAVOUR. THE WHOLE TIME DANCING TO THE BEAT SO SHE NEVER FEELS THE MINUTES TURN INTO HOURS. DON’T GET IT TWISTED, AFTER SHE IS SEEN SAFELY TO HER RESIDENCE, THE BALL IS IN HER COURT. BUT SHE KNOWS YOU DON’T PLAY BY THE NORMAL RULES.
WHEN SHE INVITES YOU, WELCOME TO GROUND ZERO, HOME OF THE SLOANE SQUARE TOFF. USUALLY NAMED OLLY, WE COULD USE OTHER TERMS FOR OBNOXIOUS ARROGANCE, BUT WE SHALL KEEP IT ALL CHIVALROUS. NO DANCING. ONLY CONSTANT ONE UPSMANSHIP, BUT GREAT COCKTAILS. AFTER AN HOUR OF THIS, ON TO THE NEXT DESTINATION: SOME CLUB YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF WITH PEOPLE QUEUED UP, BUT YOU GO STRAIGHT DOWNSTAIRS, TO THE RESERVED TABLE IN THE BACK CORNER, WELCOME TO HER WORLD. THE 90’S R&B REWORKS MAKE THE EARLIER PAGEANTRY DISSOLVE INSTANTLY, LOCKING EYES & SYNCHRONIZING STEPS TO THE BEAT. HERE DANCING ON THE TABLE IS JUST AS OBLIGATORY AS THE BOTTLE SERVICE.
NOTICING TWO WOMEN SHARING A HUGE DUFFEL BAG DO A COSTUME CHANGE ON THE DANCEFLOOR, LOOKING OVER TO SEE ONE OF THEM REACHING FOR THE ORANGE JUICE ON THE TABLE, I SEE M’LADY MARK HER TERRITORY FASTER THAN A FLASH OF LIGHTNING. THEN I PUT TWO TOGETHER AND SEE THAT THESE GIRLS ARE WORKING. . . WHERE ELSE WOULD A COURTESAN LURE THOSE PRINCE HARRY TYPES? WHEN THEIR MASCULINITY & MONEY ARE ON DISPLAY. NEXT SPOT THE PIMP, WHO IS TOO CHEAP TO BUY HIS GIRLS A DRINK. WELCOME TO POSH, UPSCALE WEST LONDON. NEXT SPOT IS A CENTRAL LONDON HOTEL, WHERE JAMIE FOXX & COLIN FARRELL WORKING THE HOTEL LOBBY WITH MODEL ARM CANDY FOR SOME HOT FILM DEBUT AFTER PARTY. HAVING THE TIME OF OUR LIVES, WHEN R TWO WORLDS COLLIDE.
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