Patriot club, 5am. For sure it was different from a discoteque of my adolescence in DK "Mir". For instance, strip-tease by Sasha and especially by Zorro, which was a very special treat. Zorro (or Zaru, I couldn't figure it out) was a guy in his forties and when he got on the stage, in a black tux and a top hat, I thought he will just sing, something from Rozenbaum or Shufutinsky repertoire. But after a minute or two of passionate energetic dance he started to unbutton his tux. I thought: "He got some balls doing it in front of this crowd". I was given a chance to verify my guess very soon. Well, he kept the g-string on, but... (I don't want to be too graphic). As for the crowd, to my surprise, it was very friendly (my critical brother left during Sasha's act, cursing and spitting and mumbling something about cellulite). But it was strange to see kids who looked 16 or even less watching old beat-up strippers. Massimo was wondering if there is a notion of "underage" in Russia and apparently there's none. My brother said that sometimes they have strippers from Moscow, and sometimes from Dmitrov. My guess is that these guys were from Dmitrov.
Monument to an unknown pharaoh It's big mr_betelgeuse, trust me. You can live in his shoe, easily.
Volga Lost in the middle of Srednerusskaya vozvyshennost' Cool? - Cool! "Am I standing with a tilt?" Yes. Perhaps boozing in "Patriot" last night has something to do with it?
Why are you taking me away?[1] Why are you taking me away?[2] Like good old times: someone pulled emergency brake.