Hello I'm Rich Brown and this is my personal website and blog. I'm just your simple, average, down to earth, professional, out gay man and aspiring circuit boy, living in Phoenix, Arizona with a few things to say while trying to find my place among all the scary, conservative, religious nuts in this sick and twisted world.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
A Night Out with Friends
Justin and I headed up to Jerry's around 9 to meet up with him and Jeremiah for dinner. We chose Fate, which is a small trendy Asian restaurant located in the heart of the Art District off of 4th Street and Roosevelt in Downtown Phoenix.
Dinner was very good. Fate is a unique place with only a few tables but an amazing menu and a live DJ spinning from the 2nd floor. If you live in Phoenix and have never been to Fate, I would highly recommend it.
After a wonderful bottle of Big Tattoo Red wine, apparently a favorite of Jeremiah, some music, conversation, and a sampling of some delicious appetizers and tasty Asian fare we paid the bill and headed out. Jerry, Justin and I had decided to head over to the Burn Nightclub while Jeremiah was off to do some house sitting.
Burn started off pretty dead. I think we arrived around 11 and there were maybe only a 100 people in the whole place. Surprisingly and very quickly the place filled up and by midnight the dance floor was packed.
The bartenders and cocktail waiters at Burn dance around the bar completely shirtless, and most are pretty damn hot. Having a gaggle of hot bartenders certainly does make the wait at the bar a bit more entertaining.
We took a break from dancing to pose for little photo shoot. I used to wonder what other people were thinking when someone whipped out a camera and started taking photos, but with increased availability and popularity of small digital cameras, I've noticed more these days that so many others are doing the same.
After a few drinks we ran into Jerry's extremely cute next door neighbor Phillip, also from the gayborhood, who was out and about with his friend Ian.
After several drinks, some socializing and dancing the night was over. The lights came on and we were ushered promptly out of the building at exactly 2:01 AM. Jerry, Justin and I headed out to the car and grabbed Philip and Ian, who were waiting for a cab, to give them a ride back as well. We all packed in the Highlander and headed back to the gayborhood.
We dropped Philip and Ian off and then Jerry, Justin and I took a stroll up the street to take a peek at two houses that are for sale on Jerry's street. He's been ever so slightly hinting that we need to get with the times and move ourselves over the the gayborhood. We'll see.
Once back at Jerry's place Justin passed out on the couch while Jerry showed me some of the more interesting architectural details of his 1940's built house, including some of the changes he's made in the back yard. After hanging out for a little bit the three of us decided we were hungry, so we jumped back in the car and headed up to the Gay Dennys (dubbed Gennys by the locals) on 7th and Camelback for a quick bite to eat. I guess everyone from Burn had the same idea because we noticed several familiar faces from the club sitting around enjoying their post-club eating binge.
Following breakfast we dropped Jerry off back at the governors mansion and headed home. It was a really fun night and I'm so glad that after knowing Jerry for about 8 years now, we've been able to finally reconnect and hang out again. He's a great friend and we always have fun together. Cheers.
