Clubbing during a tragedy
NJBalla
New York
I know life goes on, but many of the clubs I go to stream sports news. When something tragic happens (e.g. Kobe's death, 9/11, death in family) Do you just pack it up and go home? I would, but I guess we all have our ways of greiving.
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You reminded me of a bit from a stand up comedy:
“How long after 9/11 happened did you masturbate again?
Because I masturbated, between the collapse of the two towers.”
Like you said everyone grieves differently.
In the past the only time I had usually had some qualms about SCing was when it was a religious-holiday like Good-Friday but even then the pull of the T&A overcame w/e hesitation I may have had.
These are very different situations you are asking about so I don't know how you lumped them together.
A death in the family is a very personal loss that would cause me to stop doing whatever I was doing, let alone clubbing, to be with my family. I assume most others would feel the same way.
A major tragedy like 9/11 would kill the clubbing vibe for me, but people handle tragedies in different ways some I could see some staying at the club to focus on something happier than what was going on.
The death of a sports star, even one as great as Kobe, wouldn't have an effect on my clubbing or any other part of my life other than being a topic of conversation.
9/11, yeah, head home
@subraman, im not talking about changing lives. But then again the idea of clubbing is different for everyone. Im part of the select few who's aim is to finish with a LDK or FS. If your idea of fun is watching some gyrating and going home I guess its doable.
I live in an Atlanta suburb but on 9/11 I was in Memphis TN gambling in Tunica MS and partying in the Memphis strip clubs. I spent that day in my hotel room glued to the TV. That night I went to the infamous Platinum Plus. It was packed with stranded air travelers. It was a very somber night. I remember talking to one dancer for an hour and she never asked for a dance. I drove home the next morning even though I still had a week of vacation time left.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(199…
But we got a great scene out of it
https://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?v…
Of course I'd go home if someone in my family died or a true generational catastrophe occurred. But Kobe's death, sad though it is, is hardly on the same level. In fact, I learned of it last night while watching the TV at my starter strip club and it didn't stop me from enjoying a night of debauchery, including lots of strong whiskey, a pile of very spicy hot wings, hands and ears occupied with pretty girls for a chunk of the night and, finally, working my magic to arrange a spur of the moment hotel finish with a brand new friend who was a little disappointed with how her night was going. 😀
So, no. Celebrity deaths don't stop me from going out and having fun (strip club or otherwise). If it stops someone else, that's fine. How anyone else processes bad news is their business.
But, it is not the same as two skyscrapers packed with innocent people being killed by terrorists. It's also not the same as a direct personal tragedy (death of a family member, shitty medical diagnosis for a close friend, etc.). Those things probably would have me pause going out for jolly fun time.
I feel sorry for Bryant's wife and family. Their life is hell right now. And their hell is being broadcast 24/7 across all the major news and social medias.
I don't like to distract away my pain, I prefer to face it and process it directly. When real tragedy does strike in my life I'm not at the strip club. However, the key is in my life. The death of Kobe & his daughter, while tragic, isn't in my life. I was balls deep yesterday when the news broke. We took a break and both saw it. Then we freshened up our drinks and went back at it a few minutes later.
You must have a really shitty family. Just sayin.'
I actually feel far worse for his daughter than i do for him, since I'm a parent whose greatest fear is one of my own kids dying before I do and before they have a chnce to live. To me that was the real tragedy here.
Death of a celebrity who was also a decent person?... not stopping me.
Death of a family member or close friend?... stopping me.