You get madd props out the wazoo (Cheer New York Sea Tea '10)

Cheer New York’s Sea Tea was the day after Sandblast, and I wasn’t exactly rested going into it. BTW, Sea Tea is a gay booze cruise that sails around lower Manhattan (on a boat appropriately named Queen of Hearts), usually on Sunday afternoons during the summer. Cheer NY does an annual fund raiser cruise, which I've attended the last 2 years.

I woken up early and trekked out to outer Queens to go grocery shopping for my grandmother, who is recovering from a broken hip (she’s doing quite well). I on the way back to Manhattan, I texted a few people that I knew were coming to see if they wanted to pre-game and hang out on the Pier. I’d drained off the juice from the extra bag of alcohol-soaked fruit from the day before, but that lasted us about 20 minutes since no one else thought to grab any liquor. We ended up at Rock Bar to get cheaper-than-on-the-boat drinks.

The party on the boat itself was fun. Most of the people I knew were spread out between the 3 floors, so I had plenty of reason to wander around. About 2 hours into the cruise, I ran into Colombiano, who was there with a crew of super-hot Latin guys. He introduced me around, and I started talking to the youngest, cutest one (probably mid-20s). At one point after I had gone away and come back, he offered me the rest of his drink. I figured he didn’t like what he’d gotten, but about halfway through, he asked for it back. I guess I misunderstood (awkward!).

I didn’t seem to be getting any particular vibe from him, so I left it alone. Then I saw Tightey Whitey go over and start talking to him. And getting flirty. And exchanging numbers. So, like any excited gay would do, he skipped across the boat to tell us about his triumph.

Whitey: “…And D. Kareem, you gotta give me props for that! I mean come on: did you see him?!”

Me: “Yeah, Whitey, I did."

image from Cheer NY's facebook page

Whitey: “I mean, I saw you talking to this majorly hot guy, and you weren’t really making a move…”

Me: “Okay, Whitey. I think we—“

Whitey: “And I got his number! Come on D. Kareem. Let’s here it. You gotta admit that was pretty awesome.”

Me: “Yes, Whitey! You get madd props out the wazoo for getting the hot guy’s number. The hot guy that wasn’t into me. I’m happy for you. Really.”

Though it wasn’t nearly as packed as my first Cheer New York Sea Tea, I think this was the first year that I wasn’t champing at the bit to get the fuck off the boat when we docked. Bottomless Pitt and I grabbed a drink at the Hangar before heading to Karaoke at Boots ‘n Saddle, where, once again, the same bartender refused to honor the FourSquare drink deal (why even bother).

And as soon as I walked into Boots 'n Saddle, I made eye contact with the Hilarious Tattooed Karaoke Guy. We tend to drunk-makeout when we see each other (followed by him not wanting to follow through... which is more characteristic of someone half his age, but whatever).

Did I mention that Tightey Whitey sent the following text later that night about the boy he was so excited about?

Yeah.

Click here to check out Cheer NY's Sea Tea '09.

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