probleming drink
I don’t have a drinking problem but sometimes I have problems while drinking. Open bars and backstage booze are my worst enemies. Under normal circumstances I take it easy. But lately, because of the extra holiday cash in my pockets, I’ve been drinking more than usual- thanks Mom & Dad! Tonight I’m presented with several meet me for drinks options all over this fine city, and with my office closing at noon tomorrow… I’m very tempted.
Option 1:
IO West improv show w/ sneaky BYOB. I’ve been telling my friend for weeks I’d see his show, but parking is so terrible off of Hollywood Blvd. FAIL
Option 2:
Drinks with the French Film Guys I met at the top of Runyon. As much as I’d like to handle these two dudes at once, I’m lazy. Plus, I think they seem interested in having a bevy of girls to choose from and my few female friends are probably busy. FAIL
Option 3:
A nearby wine bar. This is the only one that may motivate me out of the house tonight. I’d be dressed already if I wasn’t getting over a cold and tired from my personal training session. A guy I have had a crush on for years will be there. I also invited one of our mutual friends, who declined the offer, but was nice enough to remind me of the story below:
Two years ago one of my best male friends, *Billy, moved to LA and stayed with me for a few months. We hung out a few times a week when our busy work and social calendars allowed; I had some good Sundays with him. Before I bought a car we took the bus everywhere, even at night. I was sick of wearing next to nothing + stilettos on the ride home at 3:43am so I finally broke down and bought a car. Within a month of buying the car, our friendship was over.
Billy wanted to see a band play at the Fonda, I was on board with this as my friend was the tour manager. Back East, Billy and I went to a lot of shows. He was straight edge and took responsibility for driving my drunk, slutty ass to and from the shows. In return he got in free and got to hang out with some of his favorite bands. The music was mainly metal and hardcore; I liked some of it but I was definitely there for the musicians and not the music.
We arrived at the Fonda and my friend came out with passes for both of us. Billy immediately found a good spot near the stage and I went to the basement for a Jack and Coca-Cola. Per my usual show routine, I identified the one nice guy who would gladly babysit befriend me and entertain me while I waited for the after party. *Tour Guy #72’s job that night, other than guitar tech/merch guy/assistant tour manager/bus driver, was to pump me full of liquor and weed for hours and then pass me off to the guys I really wanted to get with- the ones in horrible music videos on Mtv2 and Fuse.
Around the time the show ended I was already a fifth of whiskey into my night. Things get spotty here. I remember sitting in a comfy chair on the roof talking about how badly I wanted to go swimming. Then I remember choking on a cock tucked away in one of Music Box’s dirty, dusty corners- the corners that roadies know best. And I do mean choking: gagging, gasping, eyes watering, gonna barf, throat hurtin’ choking.
In the twilight moments before passing out, I do not like sucking cock. Maybe a little licky-kiss-kiss here and there, but nothing too intense. If you’re into skull fucking, please save it for when I’m sober and I’ll try to accommodate you.
What happened next is not something I’m proud of: I started crying. Like a girl having a bad birthday at a bar, I just broke down. I blamed the tears on the painful throat fuck mixed with a little lot to drink.
Now with a few years of age and insight, I know there is a little more to the tears. A sexually related crying spell wasn’t unusual for me at age 25 and under. I know I put myself in shitty situations: losers+liquor=not a good combo. Just in the past few years, I’ve learned to deal with and avoid the douchebags, the disrespect and the psuedo-date rape.
At least Tour Guy #72 wasn’t a total asshole. When he realized I was upset he stopped mid-throat-thrust and asked if I was okay. I wasn’t and wanted to leave, but he wanted me to stay- he wanted me to finish him off. I guess crying was his thing. I stood up and wiped the saliva off my face with the back of my hand. I walked away and went to find my friend.
Billy was waiting for me in the lobby of the theatre. He read my face. He knew what had happened. As we walked to the car, he laughed as I made an inappropriate joke at my own expense. I bounced back to my regular self quickly, and we headed to a party in Silver Lake.
After we located the party, it took me all of 5 minutes to end up in a bedroom with someone (the crush mentioned above). Within seconds I was back on my knees, wobbling to get his pants down and his dick in my mouth. As much as I wanted his huge cock, my mouth was not accepting incoming packages after all the alcohol that night. I just couldn’t bring my drunk self to do much with it. What a waste.
I didn’t give up so easily, I kept trying but my gag reflex was working overtime. Then my other crush/friend came into the room. The rest is a vague blur of crying and putting my shirt back on and getting the fuck out of there. I didn’t even find Billy before I bolted. The boys must have told him I was upset and he came outside to find me. He found me sitting, hunched over on a curb, crying. It was time to go home.
Billy drove my month old car west as I calmed down and closed my eyes in the passenger seat. I came to life a bit as we neared Hollywood because of incoming text messages. My tour manager friend was luring me to a hotel pool after party involving the band dudes I had hoped to hook up with early in the night. Two rounds of cock and crying wasn’t enough for me so I asked Billy to drop me off at the hotel. He said he would.
I opened my eyes minutes later to find he drove past Highland, past La Brea, Fairfax and La Cienega. We were in Beverly Hills and I flipped the fuck out. Kicking, screaming, cussing, crying; basically throwing a hussy hissy fit. Billy kept driving. He parked my car in the driveway of his apartment building and threw me the keys. I knew I couldn’t drive so I curled up in my backseat and slept. Hours later when the sun came up I was too drunk to drive so I dozed another hour or two then made the 2.57 mile drive to my place.
Billy hung out with me a few times after that. I apologized more than once but it didn’t seem to do any good. After all the shit we had been through in twelve years, he had enough.
*Billy - name changed
*Tour Guy #72 - I don’t actually count, this is a randomly generated number.