.Marchutz Grande Nuit.
starring..... Martha, Mary, Katja, Olivier et moi!!
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....THE RAVE AVEC MARBLE LIONS BY THE POOLSIDE....
*Mary, Katja, moi et Martha*
***** so as this post suggests.... we went to a flippin' RAVE friday night and it was outta this world crazy!! though it was 20 Euro... and potentially not worth ALL those euros.... we felt that it was all entirely worth it. the it? = Get 27 drinks... marble lion sculptures... the dance floor and so so much more. Our evening went off with a blast at Mary's apartment encore. katja and i arrived around tenish shortly after getting nausseated in monoprix [france's equivilant of target].
*Martha et Olivier sharing a moment of l'amour*
*waiting for Olivier looking like Curella Devil*
we waited for our driver, martha's lover Olivier who is shown in various photos throughout this entry... he is one of our french friends whom martha and i went to avignon with. we actually met him and his friend thibault at a bar called o'shannon's whilst watching a marseille football match. all was good in da hood when we got to mary's... we just waited and chatted about how our evening would then commence. Soon enough Olivier arrived with full anticipation that we would have a grand evening... which we did... oh did we ever! after meeting up with thibault and company we drove onward to our destination which looked a bit sketchy at first may i add.... it appeared to be in a shed... but we were not disappointed upon arrival. thank god for fur collared coats! i was toasty in my coat and was the envy of all of my friends who were sans coats.
*potentially my first glance into the club*
*as Katja says "my partner in crime for the night... oh and always"*
we finally entered the club and meandered into a terrace with an outdoor pool garnished with these infamous marble lions i so often seem to speak of ;) gradually we began to hear the music and after scoping out the scene.... we decided to check our coats. GOOD decision as it was smug and the air laced with thick humidity. the d.j. of the night was not even playing yet when we arrived at around 1 A.M. that's how different the frenchies are i guess when it comes to gettin' your groove on at the main stage...
*and my second glance?*
*notice the uneven ratio of men to women here... but they're frenchie men.. who often confuse stalking with romance... oh and please... more sleeve please gents*
the air tightened with smoke and beats as the music picked up and pretty soon we were all lost in the beat that could only be rung up by the d.j.'s of the french nuit. occassionally we took a rest and visited thibault and friends who were lounging on the 1930's style sofas alongside the walls of the club.... i felt like a 1930's heirress granted one evening in the 21st century... it was marvelous. and of course we took breaks outside.... had to appreciate those marble lions of course ;) here are some photos taken outdoors from the evening... the best part is yet to come... and by that i mean the car ride home mes amis ;)
*Mary et Martha*
*living our lives... to the fullest.... glass half full? definitely.*
DANS LA VOITURE
... it deserves its own heading.
p.s. "dans la voiture" means inside the car.
*Oh Olivier...*
.... so unlike our original plan of Olivier driving us home which was axed by all of us once we saw the condition that Olivier seemed to be in a.k.a. incapacitated. we decided that mary should drive home by process of elimination... whatevs it was all good. the thing is... how do you drive home when your navigator does....
a. not speak very good english.
b. attempts to sit on the windowsill of the car whilst the car is moving... hence me yelling
"dans la voiture olivier! maintent!"
c. is not very available for directions...
d. and LOVES JACK WHITE!!!
yes... "The White Stripes" came on and Olivier did not realize that we knew of this band... despite the fact that they are american... we are american.... they are american... and he is french... hmmm....
*Olivier attempting to get in the backseat most likely... or informing us of his PASSION for Jack White of "The White Stripes"*
.....well nonetheless favorite quote of the night:
"YOU KNOW JACK WHITE?!?! I LOVE JACK WHITE!!!!"
[what we were listening to specifically i believe]
ultimately HILARIOUS.
.... so we got home safely.
*************************************but miraculously ;)