Chapter 13: Man Date

Sometime between the party at Fab's place and the party at Cat's place Lotfi and I went out on a man date to this Ethiopian restaurant. We were a cute couple, haha. The place was small--kind of a converted office space or something turned quaint dining area--and surprisingly slow for it being a Friday night. Great food though, really unbelievable. The girl to my left was gorgeous. Lotfi and I both took note of her taking note of us. Never underestimate the power of the man date in full effect.

When we left we headed over to the Latin Quarter to catch some jazz via my request several days earlier. For those who live in San Diego the Latin Quarter equates to the Gaslamp on a Friday night. For those of you who live elsewhere just think Maxim Magazine VIP party meets Sharper Image Christmas Party meets your moms face. We couldn't stop laughing as we made our way through it all. I'm actually impressed that somehow these people thrive all over the world. Can we please buy them their own island the next time we vote for another stadium? Please?

Dip-shitism aside the Latin Quarter is very cool: lots of small cramped old buildings, basement bars, alleyways by lantern's light and tons of natural vibe. We ended up going down into the basement of Caveau des Dubliettes and catching this Latin jazz band. This place must've been a dungeon at a time--seriously. The stairs that led down from the ground level were carved out of solid rock, the walls were brick and the ceiling was a brick arch with a small grate in the top center where I saw the feet of those above us shuffling around in bar conversation. It was hot as hell in there and smelled like mold, but that made it all the more immersive. We sat down at a galley-style table made from an old barrel and ordered a round, watching the ladies salsa dance in front of us. I wish I'd taken a picture. I remember the band consisting of a female vocalist who shared duties with a guy who played a large hand drum, followed by stand-up bass, guitar and keys. Great vibes. I do not remember what happened after we left. True story.

1.	Man Date	169 up, 9 down
	Two "straight" guys doing something that would be your standard date, eg going to a film, out for a meal. JD: You know what, I'm going to take you out to night. We'll go for a meal, get a nice bottle of wine.. Turk: Dude, sounds like you're asking me out on a man date. JD: Why are you so afraid of loving me? get this def on a mug jd turk scrubs man date date gay by AJ_legend Feb 20, 2008 share this
2.	Man Date	62 up, 38 down
	When 2 stright men spend time together hanging out man-date Roberta's husband and my husband are going on a man date today. get this def on a mug by Angie May 28, 2005 share this
3.	Man Date	26 up, 3 down
	A social Interaction between two straight men. Joe: Hey wana go on a Man Date with me this saturday, were gona hit the game and then go to a bar. Bob: Sure Ill go on a man date with you.