Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Ding Ding Ding Round 1 is Complete

(Bzzzz...  Bzzzz.... Bzzzzz.....) - Nothing happens.
(Bzzzz...  Bzzzz.... Bzzzz....) - Nothing happens.

It was 8:00 and Frank wasn't moving.  Big Boi was obviously getting annoyed by the situation of the alarm clock providing absolutely no use to the situation makes the all important decision to wake Frank up.  Frank's body moved much like two 2x4s attached at a pivot. No bending. No turning.  Just simple forward movements were all that could be accomplished.  Frank did not say a single word and walked straight into the bathroom to get a quick shower.  Once out of the shower Frank grabbed "breakfast"  out of the fridge and the cabinet and proceeded down stairs to board the bus.  One problem; RZA was no where to be seen.  All of this can be explained by what occurred the night before.

As Playback Studios was winding down after Frank provided a horrid rendition of "Take Me Home Tonight" our adventurers decided to head back to the Penthouse.  Earlier in the night Frank met RZA of B.O.B.B.Y. Digital fame.  Frank in awe of the fact he was in the presence of one of his favorite rappers did what every awestruck fan would do.  Invite him up to the rooftop of the Penthouse to shoot some tequila, drink cold beer, and flow to some of the illest tracks that have ever been laid.

The two equipped with a computer full of tracks, bottle of tequila, and swimsuits with the beer in pockets headed to the rooftop pool.  They were met by one of the servants in the hotel who politely told them that breakfast would not be served for another couple of hours.  (This is at least what Frank and RZA assumed, for neither one of them spoke a lick of Spanish.)  Never fear this isn't why they were here.

After finding out the pool was also closed, the two were determined to not let this bump in the road ruin their first night in epic Santiago, Chile.  They posted up in the swim chairs on the roof and the ragefest continued.  After an hour or two of listening to track like "Pillage", "Liquid Swords", "Beneath the Surface", "Uncontrolled Substance", and of course "B.O.B.B.Y." and countless tequila shots they decided to call it a night.

But RZA had posted up in a solo room because he decided long before arrival in Chile because cash ruled everything around him.  Therefore he had no one to wake him up in the morning.  Yet, the precedent had been set in place now that Round 1 was complete.  RZA, Big Boi, Frank, Manu, and El Hefe were building one of the coldest teams that South America was ever going to see.

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