Yesterday I went to a... how should I put it. I was invited to the opening of a building: There is a womens' magazine here, Tendencia, which is moving office to a brand new building. Yesterday was the opening and I got an invitation there by Carlos, one of my musician students. His band, Skama Sweet Selection, was going to play there so he could invite some people.
Before going to the Tendencia thing José and I went to have some beers with our Aiesec friends (my student was kind enough to give invitations for me, José, and Kasia). I told one of the guys that we were going to the opening of the new Tendecia building. He looked at me and said: "You´re going dressed like that?" and shook his head. He said, "I´ve beent o two press parties and let me tell you, the people there are dressed really well." I said to him, well, I don´t know anybody there so I don´t care (or something like that). José was dressed even more casual than I so when we passed some people in the street who were obviously going to the opening he said to me: I´m not going in there dressed like this. In the end, after hearing from everybody that the party would be packed with stuck up snobbish people etc. I was not sure either that I really wanted to go. I kept repeating: "We can go there and check it out and leave any time we want." And "I just want to hear the band". Well, anyways we went in and were not the only ones dressed casually. Sure, most of the people there were dressed like they expected to appear on the fashion pages of next months issue of Tendencia, but I could not have cared less. I was there to listen to the band. ...And have my share of free food and drinks.
So, we hung out for an hour or so waiting for the band to start to play. I said hi to the members of the band I knew (the singer was on the cover of the latest issue of the magazine) and we even bumped into some people we knew. At some point, as I mentioned that all cover girls are supposedly at the party, José called a friend of his who was a covergirl recently and was really happy to find out that she was there as well. Small world.
The band played and it was a good gig, but it wasn´t easy for the band cause the guests were not exactly the kind of people who normally listen to Skama Sweet Selection. After the gig we hung out for a while listening to Carlos spinning and then we left. I think this evening was a "once in a lifetime" experience. I will not forget Kasia anytime soon for not coming with us.
Before going to the Tendencia thing José and I went to have some beers with our Aiesec friends (my student was kind enough to give invitations for me, José, and Kasia). I told one of the guys that we were going to the opening of the new Tendecia building. He looked at me and said: "You´re going dressed like that?" and shook his head. He said, "I´ve beent o two press parties and let me tell you, the people there are dressed really well." I said to him, well, I don´t know anybody there so I don´t care (or something like that). José was dressed even more casual than I so when we passed some people in the street who were obviously going to the opening he said to me: I´m not going in there dressed like this. In the end, after hearing from everybody that the party would be packed with stuck up snobbish people etc. I was not sure either that I really wanted to go. I kept repeating: "We can go there and check it out and leave any time we want." And "I just want to hear the band". Well, anyways we went in and were not the only ones dressed casually. Sure, most of the people there were dressed like they expected to appear on the fashion pages of next months issue of Tendencia, but I could not have cared less. I was there to listen to the band. ...And have my share of free food and drinks.
So, we hung out for an hour or so waiting for the band to start to play. I said hi to the members of the band I knew (the singer was on the cover of the latest issue of the magazine) and we even bumped into some people we knew. At some point, as I mentioned that all cover girls are supposedly at the party, José called a friend of his who was a covergirl recently and was really happy to find out that she was there as well. Small world.
The band played and it was a good gig, but it wasn´t easy for the band cause the guests were not exactly the kind of people who normally listen to Skama Sweet Selection. After the gig we hung out for a while listening to Carlos spinning and then we left. I think this evening was a "once in a lifetime" experience. I will not forget Kasia anytime soon for not coming with us.
posted by Larubia at 10:08 AM
1 Comments:
Ah- rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous! Good for you! I mean how many times do you get to go to something like that when you're living on a poor teacher's salary. :) I'm glad you're taking chances and having new experiences. Carpe diem!! ("Seize the day/opportunity!")
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