Every once in a blue moon, I will go out with a couple of buddies of mine. They are still both single, so the venues are sometimes questionable for a happily married guy like me. I just tag along and enjoy the company of these guys whom I’ve known since high school.<\/p>\n
We just usually go out and catch a beer with accompanying local style pupu. This is where things get a little sticky. Where I normally go for drinks and eats versus where they go is like comparing Chuck E. Cheese to the Viper Room in Hollywood.<\/p>\n
The other week I was invited to join them and did so on my quarterly “hall pass” – just kidding. My wife is great about letting me go out, as I virtually have no vices. The boys decided that we would go get a few drinks but something more substantial to eat.<\/p>\n
One of them suggested a Thai hostess bar, which had a reputation for serving some great Thai food. I was a bit wary of this, as now that I am a “public” figure, I just can’t be seen going in and out of any kind of questionable bars or nightclubs.<\/p>\n
Sure enough the place was your typical hostess bar, and so I ducked into a booth as far back as possible from the patrons and hostesses. The guys weren’t lying as plateful after plateful of Thai delicacies came to our table.<\/p>\n
Suddenly above the blaring music, I heard my name being called out, “Nagasawa, Nagasawa from MidWeek<\/I>!” I looked up and across the room was a guy yelling out my name. Apparently he reads my column and was pointing out to everyone who I was.<\/p>\n
This guy wouldn’t let my celebrity go. Now I was just waiting for HPD to show up and splash my face all over the morning news.<\/p>\n
But the incident was uneventful, and we left with full stomachs and me with my sterling reputation. I think my friend was joking when he said we should go get a massage.<\/p>\n
I wasn’t taking any chances, said it was a “school night” and was on my way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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