There's A Party Over There

There's A Party Over There

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I don't blame my favorite comedian (Tragedy) of one BET show who said he would let a friend drink and drive as long as he was not in the car. Unfortunately, he did not mention anything about sleeping and driving.

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It was the weekend after July 4. Simi Sanni (I think everyone knows her) was throwing a party that was billed as the party of the summer. Some called it "the summer jam", others called it " the New York party" while the rest called it "a QC party" (Mind you Simi is an alumni of Queens College (QC), Lagos. Days before the party, people would call her up and ask


"Ah, Simi, I heard you are throwing a QC/KC/FGC/FGGC reunion and everyone that is anyone will be there"
"Who said? Who are these people coming? Who is telling them about my party???"
"Aha now!! Simi you know you are famous now!!!"
"what are you saying, I don't want all these strangers at my party!"
"I don't know about these people, but them people will plenty there"
"shey you are coming?"
"Yeah, we will probably be coming in a van with them people"
"alright, talk to you later"


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A bunch of us were to go from Boston. Tayo was to rent a van and the rest were to bring themselves. The plan was going well until a little skirmish occured. You see, the summer gives people a lot more free time and I think some of them were suffering from "hot flashes." To cut the short story shorter, I pulled the plug on the NY trip. Why???? "What do you mean why", I was furious. Them people were pissing me off. In the end, it turned out they were all trifling. I couldn't be bothered to mention names here (for fear of being sued? I think not) so I will skip to the next part. Anyway, we gloated and gloated until Simi called me.

"What do you mean you are no longer coming to my party" Simi interrogated
"Them people......" I was trying to give my excuse but Simi was relentless.
"Them people what?? Please don't give me that excuse, is it me or them people that invited you to the party. Forget about them o jere"
"Alright, we will leave on Saturday morning"
"You give me directions"
"Do you know New York"
"who is he?? Just kidding, no, but I can find my way sha"
"When you get to NY, head to Uptown Manhattan, between 170st and 171st, you should look for Haven Ave."
"How do I know I am in uptown vs downtown. In Boston, the road slopes downwards downtown so should I look for a climbing road??"
"If the numbers are decreasing, you are going south and if they are increasing, you are going North"
"Actually, don't worry, I will call AAA for proper directions

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It was Tayo, Funke, M&M and Dalu with me at the at the wheel. We arrived New York and with a combination of Simi's directions and Tayo's flair for New York City, we found the Venue of the party. I had forgotten to call AAA. We got to the apartment sha and boy was Simi frowning because them people were suppose to shop and cook for her. They were nowhere to be found. Simi was not in the mood at all. Anyway, we all sat down, admired the view of the hudson river from the window and watched the fish in the aquarium float. I think one of the fish looked like Funke. After a while, Simi was still not in a good mood and I tried to cheer her up."Haba, you will soon be having guests, you have to look better than a xmas goat ke!!"I think that cheered her up and in any case since there was nothing to do then, we stored our stuff in the room and headed for Queens to see Tayo's aunt. In Queens, we ate so much, Dalu and M&M slept off. The food was that good, both in Quality and in Quantity.

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(Lyrics) I thought I told you that we won't stop, I thought I told you that we won't stop , I thought I told you that we won't stop, I thought I told you that we won't stop hehe hehe...Oh I need to know, where we stand.....


That was the music jamming when we finally came in from Brooklyn where we had gone after Queens. It was so hot in there, even the fish were feeling hot in their aquarium. There were more girls than guys and I am sure some of the ladies that were jonesing were laying their curses one by one on Simi. Some of them were not dancing and they looked like Chickens trying to lay eggs because they sat by the window so long. If you ask me, it was a plot to suffocate those who were dancing by blocking air flow into the room. The places was crowded and the oxygen level was going real fast. We had to go downstairs once in a while to breathe in the New York air which wasn't any better. I have to give Simi props on behalf of someone who told me they underestimated Simi and did not realize she could draw such a crowd.

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The party ended at 4a.m. Of course the NYPD was in attendance. Anyway, Tayo and Dalu wanted out, they wanted to start heading to Boston especially since someone suggested we wait and arrange some furniture. I don't think so!!!


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"Dozie, shey you can drive?" Tayo asked
" Sure, since you guys don't want to go to Dayo's place to crash, we can head home"
"Well, wake me up if you need help"
Tayo, Funke and M&M fell asleep as soon as we took off. They did not even notice
that I got lost before I found my way out of New York.

Exit NY
Enter Connecticut.
"Dozie, Dozie, Dozie!!!!!!!!" That phrase will forever be in my mind whenever I drive long distance and I doubt the others will forget it either. It was Funke shouting. Thank God we were not in my house, someone outside would have thought otherwise. We had almost gone off the road.
"Dozie, take it easy, step on the brakes" I heard another voice in the back shout. Now At this point, you have to imagine James Bond in one of his movies spinning the car and if you can't, take your mind back to secondary school when guys use to bring cars to school and spin the car 360 degrees. Well ours was better. We did a 540 degree turn, ended up with a burst tire after slamming into the barrier. If you ask me, Tayo could work at the Secret Service protecting the President. As soon as that car slammed the barrier, the next thing I heard was

"Every body, gerrout!!It might explode (insert Mission Impossible Theme song)

We used the cell phone to call 911. 911 was busy. The second time we tried, we got through. They CT State Police came in 2mins and guess what????After checking our Ids, the guy gave us a $78 ticket for facing the wrong direction on the highway. At least he drove us to the train station, our car was no longer drivable.


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We got to Boston in a daze. The Bonanza bus we caught in Providence pulled into South Station. we were happy that at least we had eight lives left. God said it wasn't time yet. I realize life is short.Enjoy it while you can and Don't let friends sleep and drive. We heard some people got kicked out of Simi's apartment in New York for reasons best known to Simi and them people.