One Less Egg to Fry

My person is leaving.

Actually, two of them - as I found out last night that another friend is moving to his hometown. The first, back to hers. It's an Exodus from Sydney-town it seems, or my life. Two persons leaving.

Grammatically, I should say "my people" are leaving, but that makes me sound like Moses leading "his people" across the Red Sea. Or Braveheart at the charge. Or Harry leading broomsticked witches across the Thames to fight that dude with the white-hair. You know what I mean.

So they're leaving. The In-Case-Of-Missing-Keys person. The bully-you-with-honesty person. The OMG-it-is-a-bad-date-give-me-an-out phone-a-friend person. The "that's-what-friends-are-for" person. The family-you-choose person. The no-plans-let's-make-some person.

I am thankful I have these people, and even more so the ones who still party the good party (at least in my immediate locale), still in my heart and on speed-dial.

And so, as much of a tribute to them as I sit in their stable of people from a far-away land (and to those that do stay), but fortunate to participate in the bask of their effervescent glow as brightening my world albeit shortly, wallow with me a little while I turn their departure from Sydney in to MY sorrow.

I know I should be happy, but all I do is cry.

If I added any more songs, I'd hurt.

I Miss You - Bjork
Miss You - Etta James
I'm Gonna Miss You in the Morning - Luther Vandross and Patti Austin
Miss You Much - Janet Jackson
Neither One Of Us (Wants to be the first to say goodbye) - Gladys Knight and the Pips
One Less Bell to Answer - The 5th Dimension
Never Can Say Goodbye - Isaac Hayes

And as a bonus. A brilliant LIVE version of The 5th Dimension's "One Less Bell to Answer" from Soul Train.


(Passage of the Red Sea: Source)

Paris, A Baker's Dozen (#2): Visionaire/Lacoste Boat Party

Oh lord how do I even begin to discuss this one. Probably one of the B-E-S-T parties I have been to - in my life.

Imagine this - timed with a blue Eiffel Tower for its first night heading the EU (see more here), aboard the decked out Le Paquebot near Pont D'iena and with a star-studded attendance (Eva Mendes, Karl Lagerfeld, Mark Ronson) - this party was wow.



Then add to that Lady Bunny's huge personality (and wig), beats from SpankRock and oh - Santogold icing more cool cred on the Siene. She was amazing, fierce and friendly at the same time - and she brings it. She has a presence, fullstop. She sang all my favorite songs from her debut album, and she worked the crowd like anything when she sang L.E.S Artistes. HA!


Best of all - I got to hang out with one of my dearest friends (thank you JOpa) who I've known since those awkward teenage years where we both found our obsession for Madonna. Go V!
Download: Santogold and Diplo's "Top Ranking" Mixtape