'Ifana neYankee Stadium,' u-Antony, unogada, watsho egxalabeni lakhe, ekhokelela ekungeneni kokungqubeka kwento eyayisakuba yindawo yaseMpuma yecala leqela lebhola.
Amanqaku aphulukene nedabi lawo kurhulumente ngaphezulu kwawo iphepha-mvume lotywala kunyaka ophelileyo . Ukusukela ngoko, ubukhosi obuse-Las Vegas, i-Sapphire Gentlemen's Club, sele ingene, kwaye phezolo yayikukuvula kwabo ngokusemthethweni eNew York.
I-sapphire iqinisekisile ukuzisa iiyadi ze-neon isafire eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka-ukukhanya, i-fluorescent, imifanekiso eqingqiweyo eyenziwe nge-pompadour, i-plushier (i-plush-ier eninzi, ngokutsho kwabadlali) izitulo zesikhumba, i-carpeting entsha, inkonzo ye-concierge, kunye entsha Umpheki-Jayson Margulies waseRobert's Steak House kwiPenthouse Executive Club.
U-Antony, njengabanye oonogada ngoLwesine ebusuku, wayenxibe isuti emnyama ne-aquarium eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
'Yankee Stadium,' waqhubeka ephupha. Yile nto injengale ndawo. Lo ngutat'omkhulu weeklabhu zamanenekazi, Kwiminyaka endandikhula ngayo kwakusithiwa zii-strip bars okanye enye into, ezinye zichanile ngokwezopolitiko, uyayazi ukuba ndithetha ukuthini. Kodwa uhamba apha kwaye ubizwa ngokuba 'mnumzana' okanye 'ma'am,' kwaye ufumana unyango lweglavu emhlophe ukusuka kumzuzu ongena ngawo emnyango. Yile ndlela le franchise eyenza ngayo into. '
Igumbi eliphambili leSapphire lijongeka lifana kakhulu neZikolo ezindala, ubukhulu becala kungenxa yokuba kwakungekho hlaziyo lokwakha lwenziweyo. Uyilo, nalo, luyafana: ibha ekhohlo, udonga olubonisiweyo kunye neesofa ezingasekunene, iqonga elingaphambili kunye nendawo.
Kodwa utshintsho oluthile luyabonakala: igumbi limnyama, linezibane ezininzi zeklabhu, ii-lasers, kunye nenkqubo entsha yesandi – ngoku ayingafani nengaphakathi le-limo. Kukho ikhaphethi entsha nayo yonke ifanitshala entsha (ukusuka kwiiSofa ezikwisitayile samaqela).
Ndihleli kwesinye sezihlalo ezitsha zezihlangu zesikhumba ehashe ejongene neqabane elilawulayo leSapphire uPeter Feinstein. Uweyitala onxibe isinxibo esimnyama setyhubhu kunye nebhanti ye-garter esongelwe kwiibhiliyoni zeedola ezingama-20 kunye nee-50 zeedola phakathi kwethu yonke imizuzwana embalwa.
Umnumzana Feinstein wayenxibe isuti eyenziweyo kwaye wancuma. Usibulisile ngobubele kwaye waqala ukuthetha malunga nelungelo lokuthengisa.
'EVasgas, saqala eyona klabhu inkulu yamadoda,' utshilo. 'Ingcinga yayikukuyenza ibe yindawo ephezulu kakhulu-yenze le nto ndiyibizayo, iklabhu yasebusuku eneR. Into esiye safumanisa ukuba senze into elungileyo. '
Ndibuze malunga nokufunyanwa kwamanqaku. 'Ewe, besingumthengi wokuqala osengqiqweni,' utshilo, ebhekisa kwisigqibo sikaDisemba 3 seSapphire sephepha-mvume lotywala lase-East 60th Street.
Nawuphi na umnqweno wokungena kushishino kunye noqoqosho njengoko lunjalo?
'Hayi,' utshilo esihla enyuka esihlalweni sakhe (esitsha) sesikhumba. 'Sifumene eVasgas, ishishini lethu liyibambile-eneneni inyukile kancinci. Kwaye ndicinga ukuba yingqondo yamadoda, ukunyaniseka kuwe. '
Uqhubeke wathi: 'Kwaye ndicinga ukuba kuyakufana eNew York, ngakumbi namadoda ajongene noxinzelelo lomsebenzi mihla le, utshintsho kuqoqosho. Wonke umntu ufuna ikhefu. '
Ebethetha ngezandla ejonge kum kakubi. Uyazi, nangona ungenakuthatha impelaveki yeholide, ubuncinci unokuchitha iiyure ezimbini kwaye ubaleke kumdaka okuwo. Kwaye sizama ukwenza ukuba kube lula kakhulu. Siza kubanceda kuloo nto; sinenkonzo ye-concierge, ke ukuba abafana bafuna ukuya kwindawo yokutyela edolophini ngaphambi okanye emva kokuba siza kubanceda- siza kubanceda ngezothutho zokuya nokubuya kwiklabhu…
'Sizama ukwenza kube lula kangangoko ukuze ufumane ikhefu leeyure ezimbini ukuya kwezintathu olikhangeleyo kulo lonke uqoqosho… ndicinga ukuba kuhlala kukho indawo kwikhadi lekhredithi yomfana yento enje. '
'Yabona, nantsi iRoss!' UMnu Feinstein wajonga ngaphesheya kwakhe wakhomba. 'Ungumnini we hedge fund!'
URoss wajonga phezulu kwiglasi yakhe emangalisiwe kwaye wazama ukusihoya.
'Eli lithuba,' utshilo umnumzana Feinstein, 'ukuba abaleke abaleke iiyure ezimbalwa, emva koko abuyele ekhaya ayokuba ngutata kunye nomyeni olungileyo.'
Emva kukaRoss, uMnu Feinstein wandazisa kubadanisi abambalwa emva koko wasithumela kwiklabhu kunye nonogada. Amagqabantshintshi abandakanya i-15 okanye amagumbi angasemva, amaxabiso aqala kwi-500 ukuya kwi-700 ngeyure- kodwa, 'kusafuneka uyihlawule intombazana,' utshilo unogada; kunye neGumbi likaWoward Stern (basazama ukuqonda ukuba bazakuthiya ntoni na), enuka icuba kunye nayo nayiphi na into endinokucinga ngayo enokubambelela kwi-velor.
Ndalatha ivumba kumkhokeli wethu, wancuma. Ewe, uHoward wayedla ngokuhlanya apha. Wajonga egumbini kwiindonga zevelvet ezibomvu nakwisofa emnyama ende. 'UTupac wayelapha, wonke umntu wayelapha.' Uwangawangise isandla sakhe, waqala ukuphuma egumbini, wehla ngezinyuko.
'Kodwa sizama ukuphuma kuloo nto, umfanekiso ombi, umbi kumthengi ... Sizama ukunyusa umgangatho, njengoko sisitsho.'
Undikhokele wehla eholweni wandazisa kumpheki omtsha wentloko, uJayson Margulies. Umnumzana Margulies wafudukela eSapphire esuka ePenthouse’s Robert’s Steak House. Sadibana naye emi ecaleni kwerejista yemali kwi-smock yakhe ye-blue-jean chef. Uye wandixhawula, wandinika ukutya, wandingenisa epasejini ndaya ekhitshini lakhe.
'Ngokubanzi bendize kule projekthi ngenxa yamava am ukuvula le projekthi, utshilo umnumzana uMargulies. 'Bathe ngumntwana wakho lo, yenza le nto ufuna ukuyenza.'
Waqala ukuchaza zonke izibonelelo eziza kubakho ikhitshi lakhe xa livulwa kwiiveki ezimbini: eyakhe ikomityi yokutshisa ukwenza iintlango (uceba ukugxila kwiidessert ezinama-50s), umatshini wepasta, isitshisi esithandathu, ukuphinda kabini kunye -isixhobo sokutshisa i-steak (uceba ukucoca zonke ii-steaks zakhe).
Ke, ndibuze, kutheni kusoloko ukudityaniswa kokuqhekezwa kunye ne-steak?
'Kukutya kwe testosterone, utshilo, ecofa izinongo kwisitya setyhuna.
Ngaba unalo uloyiko lokudodobala kwerestyu? Okanye ngaba indawo efana nesafire ibaleka kwi testosterone?
'Andiqondi ukuba kukho naliphi na ishishini elinokubonisa ukudodobala koqoqosho, utshilo ngeliphandle, ebambe isandla esinodaka-ityhuna. Ngokucacileyo, wonke umntu uyaziva. Kodwa sithengisa intelekelelo apha. Siluhlobo lwendalo esingqongileyo ecocekileyo, sithengisa intelekelelo kunye nokuthanda umfana oza apha kwaye ukwazi ukubona abafazi abahle kunye nokucinga ngabasetyhini abahle; kwaye xa abantu bephantsi kwaye uqoqosho luyabacaphukisa, sibapha iDisney World. '
Ndishiye uMnu. Margulies, ndabhadula ndaya kwigumbi lokutyela, ndabaleka ndaya kumthengi ebharini ndizama ukufumana umdanisi: 'Hee, mxelele ukuba ndiza kumthengela isiselo, okwesibini, eluhlaza, kunene!'
Igama lakhe yayinguTony kwaye wayeneminyaka engama-44.
Ndaya kulaa mfazi wayekhomba kuye, ndakhomba uTony. 'Kodwa iziselo zisimahla!' (ISapphire ibinikela ngeziselo zasimahla ukusuka nge-8 ukuya kwi-10 emva kwemini ukuhlonipha ukuvulwa). Wahleka: 'Kulungile, angandithengela iziselo ubusuku bonke ukuba uyafuna.'
Wayehleli ngononophelo kwisitulo sebar esirhangqwe ngabahlobo bakhe. Zonke zazinxitywe ngombala we-chiffon, iilokhwe ezinamathelayo. Ndimbuzile ukuba uziva ngathi ishishini lizakulunga kulo nyaka.
'Kulungile, wonke umntu uyayiva intwana,' watsho, ewangawangisa isandla sakhe. 'Kodwa, jonga ujikeleze baninzi abantu apha ... Kodwa, kwakhona, kukho isiselo esinxilisayo simahla, jonga nam nge-10.'
Bonke abadanisi ababehleli ecaleni kwakhe begigitheka, umfazi obambe iklatshi wema emva kwakhe ukuze athethe: 'Ayizukuphazamisa iipokotho zethu!' Uye wawangawangisa umlomo wakhe kum nakubani na ojongileyo.
'Ingasenzakalisa kancinane,' umfazi obonakalise ukuluhlaza waphinda wakhomba ngakum, wandijonga. 'Kodwa ekupheleni kosuku, amadoda ngamadoda- bayakufuna ukuza apha.'
