Once again, it’s Wednesday and once again, I’m doing a little promo for this even that I’m hosting at Bohemian Caverns in Washington, DC, at the corner of 11th and U Streets.

Or I would be if I didn’t turn straight fan a few minutes ago.

The promoter for this even sends out emails for everybody every Wednesday so that they know the event is going on. It’s usually a comical take on the last week or the future nights plans and the like.

Oh yeah, Open bar from 6-7pm.

Do you mind if I change subjects for a minute? So last week, there was free food from 6-730pm. When I tell you the mention of the word FREE turned some folks out…well, let’s just say it got real black in there real quick.

Stereotypes…food for the soul.

Anyway, apparently drink and food specials do wonders for the black psyche. The mere notion of free shit seems to be a driving force. Almost as if folks feel a need to be somewhere on principle alone…DESPITE HAVE TO PAY TO ENTER TO GET THE FREE SHIT.

I love people. I really do.

We crack me up.

Anyway, back to the fandom. So on this promotional email, as usual, there are some pictures from the previous evening. He even put up a picture of these three fine chicks who came in and completely ransacked all male attention upon arrival. And in true form, they were actually STILL cute after the camera captured their immortality. Seriously, I’ve seen some women in clubs amongst the dim lighting that look hot only to find out that she was Jabba The Huts slimmed down twin once we enter into the cool night’s air. And fuckin’ lights.

I’m sure women have that problem as well with uberfugly men.

Well, on this particular email, at the end (and seeing as I’m the host you’d think I’d know some of this shit up front…nope, I find out when everybody else does), he made mention that there was going to be a performer, by the name of Lysette Titi this evening.

Now for some reason, that name sounded familiar to me. Ah…she has a MySpace page.

Well fuck, who doesn’t?

So I went to her MySpace page and I’ll be a squirrel’s cousin if it isn’t the chick who had the phenomenal ass song “Young, Sad, and Blue” from like 1998. Apparently she lives in the DC area. And has been making music.

Thing is, why am I so excited that she’s gonna perform. I don’t think you know how much I loved her song back then. Hell, how much I still love it. One damn song. I’ve been wondering what the hell happened to her and now I know. Well, I suppose I don’t really know, but fuck…I suppose I can ask her. I’m the host and shit right?

Panama Jackson. Click here.

I still have the CD single from that song. I think me and my boys were like the only entire crew of folks who each had the single. The song was that damn good. Shucks, I’ve been listening to it all morning on her MySpace page. Anyway, I’m really excited about this. Which is especially funny considering I haven’t heard shit from her since 1998. That’s a full 8 years later.

Anyway, for those who might be interested:

Stock 13 Open Mic at Bohemian Caverns
Doors open at 6pm
$7 Cover
Open mic, live band, comedy

After party from around 10ish - 2am with DJ Source on the 1’s and 2’s
RSVP for reduced price admission to the Afterparty before 1045pm at www.stock13.net

Open Bar from 6-7pm

Hosted by the most gangster of them all: Panama Jackson AKA He Who Links Himself With Reckless Abandon

Guest performance: Lysette Titi (check out her MySpace page by clicking in her name)