The Jamaica Kincaid Birthday BashJamaica Kincaid turned 52 today. To celebrate we went to Cha Cha Chicken and had a grand old time. We had all kinds of Caribbean cuisine: plantains, jerked beef, cocoanut chicken, and Reisner family brownies (okay, the last item wasn't Caribbean, but was pretty damn yummy).
We each took a turn reading a passage from Jamaica's wonderful book, Lucy. We think everyone's favorite part was the section about going to a camera shop and getting laid. Funny stuff.
Besides the obligatory Happy Birthday Song, there was a lot of singing at our table. David and Wayman sang a beautiful version of "On Top of Spaghetti" and Nathalie did a very cute Twenties-style lead-in to "He's a Jolly Good Fellow" to the delight of all the customers in the restaurant.
After Cha Cha Chicken closed we went to Nat's house and told stories late into the night. We don't know how Jamaica's party went in Vermont, but the one we had here in California was superb.
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