Put the rum in the coconut

Ok, so … you may have seen some pictures floating around of me with a big ole coconut.  Yeah.  Let me explain.  See, what had happened was: I went to the Antilia Carnival 2010 Celebration the other week at the Tribeca Rooftop down on Hudson St.  Now, I’m not very savvy on Caribbean culture, so I was surprised and tickled when I saw that there were tables of coconut water drinks.  Maybe I should have expected that at a Carnival-inspired event but I didn’t.  Anyway, it was a nice touch.  Cute, even.  But it was just coconut water.  At a party?  C’mon now.  Chuckling as I sped past these tables on my way to the bar for a “real” drink, I couldn’t help but notice a single table piled high with coconuts.  Yes, real coconuts.  I thought this was just ambiance for the event but when I came closer to ask about it, the guy behind the table skillfully chopped open a coconut and handed it to me with a straw.  Uhm, thanks, I thought.  What the hell am I going to do with this huge thing all night?  But after a sliding a tip across the back bar, the bartender filled (and I mean filled) my whole coconut with rum.  Man, I didn’t put that thing down all night.  Everyone was jealous.  Even the co-host of the event (Wendy Fitzwilliam) commented on my coconut concoction from the stage.  Nope, she didn’t get a sip either.  Back off, tall chick.  And, yes, I took the coconut home.  I’m saving it for the next party.  Better than a flask.  Thanks to Andrea Skerritt and Chris Khan (of Antilia) for the invite.

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