Everything is dramatic here at The Starkiller Palace of Pleasure. I was getting ready for bed last night, when I heard all this shouting in Chinese and lots of other noise, so I went outside and bumped into Adam, my gay hairdresser neighbor who is very cool. Apparantly the Asian's from upstairs were having a full on brawl in the driveway. Then they had moved onto the street. So Adam and I figured that since they were nowhere to be seen, that was the end of it.

Wrong.

Just after midnight, I heard more commotion. I opened my door cautiously, keeping the lights off, and gazed upon a scene like a warzone. There was a Chinese gang war going on in our driveway. About 30 Chinese men of various ages were beating the shit out of one hapless guy who was yelling for help. Then all these cops ran up the drive, separated them and started calming things down....as much as this sort of situation CAN be calmed down.

So, b.c I do enjoy a good show, I rolled a cig and sat in the dark and watched the goings on through the door.

A Paddy Wagon was called, and several of the Chinese were hauled off to lock-up. An ambulence was called and the victim was taken to hospital. Names and statements were taken. The car belonging to the ones who attacked the poor guy was defected on the spot and taken down to impound. I could here victim guy saying he'd never seen half the men who'd attacked him in his life and he had no idea what was going on. There were about a dozen big, burly, built-like-brick-shithouse cops in the driveway, sorting things out.

About 12:15, things calm down, the cops leave, the remaining Chinese leave and the guys who live upstairs went back up to their appartment. So I went next door to talk to Adam. While we were talking, two guys came downstairs, carrying stuff. We talked to them, and turned out someone - probably one of the gang members - had broken into the appartment upstairs 2 nights ago, which explained the sound of breaking glass we'd both heard. One guy was moving out, and we got the impression that the rest of them were too. There were 4 people living upstairs in a 2 bedroom flat. o.O

Anyway, Adam invited me in, and we chatted for a couple of hours, had a smoke, and he showed me what he'd done with the appartment and offered me cheap haircuts, which I will most surely take him up on. Very cool guy. Had a great visit. Came back home about 2am and finally fell asleep about 3am.

I know Adam will be calling the landlady today, and I will as well, b.c that was just TOO surreal. (Also I need to confirm that I'll be home next week to pay my rent.) I went outside a little while ago, and the driveway was FULL of crap, and there was blood all over the place. Real pretty. /sarcasm.

There is ALWAYS drama here.

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