Local H is still around?

So myself and The Goldin Chyld decided to grace Saranac Thursday, apparently the last of the event to be held this summer. I've been there a couple times previously, most notably with fellow blogger Dystopian Bite. That night ended with physical abuse at the hands (or feet) of a stripper. I digress...anywhoo, I laid back from my usual "imbibe to the point of losing charm and awareness", only partaking in two coronas with lime(fuck shwayze!) and a glass of Bacardi limon with coke. Why i'm divulging this, I don't know. After seeing some old friends, particularly Raphael(MARRIED?!?) and a woman who will only be known as "Tanner"....after dancing to some admittedly CLASSIC songs, the place we were at, Sickenberger Lane, shuts down at 1:00am. Not piff, not whats hot in the streets. So myself and TGC elect at that point to go to Hollyrock which we've both been to many times. Mind you, for the past few weeks I've been hearing rumblings that Hollyrock is terribly racist...they do have a sign at the door which reads "If you're dressed like you're in a rap video, don't try to come in." Not necessarily racist, but when you see people of every lineage BUT African wearing chains, baggy jeans and the like socializing within without any consequence, it raises your eyebrow. And honestly, what does "rap video dress" constitute? I've seen mc's that wear my type of clothing(I'm more Lupe or Kanye than Jeezy). I've also talked to a friend of mine who is a prominent dj within the area and actually used to dj at said establishment, he himself said the owner doesn't want "that type of crowd." When my friend asked him what he meant about that type of crowd, the owner asked him if he'd ever been to the Bogie, one of the other clubs in Utica. A club that a lot of blacks in Utica go to, if only for lack of options. "Oh, THAT type of crowd."

If you can't guess, we tried to get into a place that we've been multiple times and were told that our pants were too baggy, we can't get in. Now not to get all T.M.I. on you, but i was wearing 32/30 straight leg jeans. My pants fit, these days I'm not a fan of the baggy aesthetic. My friend while a bit more "hip hop" than me at the time had a basic printed t-shirt/jeans combo--nothing in the least offensive. No guns hidden, no E pills to distribute in the bathroom. Average, fun loving Negroes just trying to stretch another hour of women and whiskey out of the dying night. I could clearly see past the bouncer a group of three Caucasians, fitted hats, baggy jeans, even sporting chains. My friend and I just left, not dejected really...this kind of situation is par for the course in Upstate NY.

Now I definitely don't mean for this to be my big dissertation on race in America, but that night was a microcosm of the Racist mind. "We want you to be more like US, but we don't want you near us." No matter how we dressed or acted, that club didn't want us in. I come from a diverse city that actually seems to embrace culture, and I hate to admit but I'm still shocked at some of the attitudes that prevail around me. Some bars I walk into....you can almost hear the needle skip on the dusty record player...conversations stopping as the "dark man" steps through the door. I'm not here to ply you with Crack cocaine or impregnate your white daughters (well...) I'm just here because there's nothing else worth doing around here.

...I gotta fucking finish college, move to Atlanta.