NIGHTLIFE: When the outfits are more amusing than the show

Hello Orlando! I finally got a username. So now this is me, Pam, the intern. Hope you enjoy my blog postings to "The Big O."

Dynamix II took over Club Firestone Saturday night, but so did some crazy outfits. The night started with old-fashioned head bopping and dancers with sick skills dominating the dance floor. Most of my attention was held by trying to figure out how these people were able to twist their bodies like that, and I was also worried that they might need help getting out of them.

But then a Cleopatra look-alike walked in. This chick was decked out in headpiece and bangles and everything. I was expecting her to bust out some crazy dance moves. The costume wouldn't be legit unless she did something radical, right? But she just stood there in the corner, bopping her head, trying to "blend in" with the normal dressed folk. Won't lie, I stared for maybe a full five-minutes, waiting for her to do a magic trick or something.

When I finally came out of my trance, I was somehow surrounded by terrible outfit choices. Fishnets don't need more holes, but these girls were sure to slash some new ones in. You know in music videos, that girl with a fur coat over her bikini? Yeah, she was there. And that guy who wants to be "Made" into a football jock but he has three different hair colors and 27 piercings on his face? Oh, he was in attendance as well. Amy Winehouse had nothing on this other chick's hair. She had a sort of nest situation on the top of her head. I was half expecting a baby bird to fly out of the hairspray infested ozone layer. It's only fair to categorize this event as a costume party gone wrong in the middle of January.

Don't get me wrong, the music was great. But the costumes were way more memorable. I mean I just don't understand how these people were able to leave their house in what Florida calls "freezing cold" and not notice that all their clothes had been put through a shredder and taped back together. If they wanted attention, I was sure to give them some. The DJs had great skills and had a different sound going in each room. However, the next time I hear techno, I won't be able to think of anything else but the threads at this show.