In the taxi on the way back to Anabella's house, Cheo informs me that Carolina has gotten me a DJ gig at a very swinging spot in town, SUKA. This is where Cheo plays whenever he is in Caracas.
"You serious?" I am shocked.
"Yeah man, it's totally hooked up. You can play whenever you want" Cheo tells me.
WOW. This is really the icing on the cake. A perfect trip, in every way. It's almost too much.

Suka is a club inside a mall, sandwiched in between a bunch of other clubs. These mall spots do very well because the mall provides underground parking, and patrons can go from place to place without the risk of getting car-jacked or robbed carousing around Caracas at night. Yet another subtle indicator that Caracas does indeed have its dangers. People have simply adjusted to them.

The gig is a piece of cake. I was really nervous before getting on, but after a few records everything was cool. They have a really nice crowd and people seem game for anything. I play some Afro/Latin house I brought before getting in to some of the European, tech-house stuff. The harder stuff goes over better, so I stick with that. I play until 1am. Afterwards we hang we around with Carolina, Gustavo, and some other stupidly cute girl, drinking cuba libres and snapping photos of random freaks. It's a great final night in the city. I feel all veni vidi vici, and both Anne and I are ready to go home.








DIA QUINCE

It has come to an end.
What can I say?
I mean, it's just been ridiculous.
So action-packed.
Too good to be true, almost.

It would be like coming to the United States, seeing New York City, then The Grand Canyon, then Niagra Falls, then meeting Mayor Bloomberg, then going on stage with Jay Z at Madison Square garden, then getting a personal tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's "Falling Waters", then going to Hawaii, then getting a DJ gig at the best club in NYC. All in two weeks. Simply incredible!

I think my mental hard drive has been more than sufficiently re-booted. Files deleted. Space created. I start the new year with a fresh brain. Not bad. Not bad at all.

To Anabella and Cheo: GRACIAS! GRACIAS! GRACIAS!. We love you Venezweirdos!

My most heartfelt thanks to Ana Maria & John, Jose Luis & Egilda, Geicce, Cachy, Tommy, Emiliana, Carlos, Ana Helena, Mariana, Mariana & Nicomedes, Carolina & Gustavo, and a very special thanks to Carlos & Carlotta Figueredo.

P.S. This is gonna be the cover of our new album


Speaking of albums, here are most of the records I bought in Caracas






That's it. End of story.