Feel the Rhythm of My Soul

This past weekend's visit by a dear cousin of mine and her girlfriend reinforced the fact that sometimes one has to remember to take life by the cojones, a sort of vulgar peculiarity in itself which is a force of nature that some people just don't have within them. Sunday night was my favorite DJ's annual Spring Equinox reunion event in NYC called Odyssey, this year in its third installation. She describes her music as "Soulful, tribal, disco and progressive house mixed in with some melodic trance and always a classic."
Playing below is a beautiful set of her choosing:

Sunday night, as I was dancing to the magnificent beats of the fabulously fresh DJ Susan Morabito at her Odyssey: Part 3 extravaganza in New York City, I saw this woman who had to have been nearing 70 grooving strong on the dance floor, more like an angel than a fool, surpassing most of the drinkers left to their own devices at the bar. A dance floor comrade of mine signaled her way with the following: That woman over there has been to every Saint party in New York City since the beginning of time... and you see that man over there? (pointing to an Asian gentleman with thick-rimmed glasses quite obviously in his 60s) That's her husband! My immediate reaction (this at 11PM... we got there at 7) was "I hope I have half her energy when I'm her age." My dance floor comrade was eager to take me by the shoulders to explain, But darling, of course you will. That energy never goes away. You're born with it, it thrives in you! With a big sigh of relief, I continued thriving in heaven.

I haven't done that in a very long time. In fact, no one but the fabulous doll Susan could keep me on a dance floor as long as my feet used to naturally keep up in my wayward youth. I first heard her in 1998 and have always found that her admirers, like myself, are in it for the thrill of the music and the nostalgia of a community,a tribe that must keep going for our own better good. I've traveled far to hear her beats. While in Chicago once, we dined before her set and I got a small glimpse of why her close friends (many of whom were on that dance floor with me this weekend) love her so dearly. She touches people with her musical selections and her edits are magical. In the face of change in the nightlife scene, she has held her ground and not conformed to the sounds that have darkened the mood. It's a mad world out there, and her evenings are what keep me going sometimes, inspired and satisfied. My body is wiped out, no doubt, but my mind is fresh and my soul is rejuvenated. There's not much more I need tonight, and that should last me a good while.