Scottie Pippen and the Craziest Night Ever!

This entry will be the best yet. Every day so far has seemed to blow our mind a little differently, but last night has to be the pinnacle already! I don't know if it can be topped. I'll fill you in. So when I last left you, we had just gotten to Shanghai on the overnight train. Yesterday we checked into our hostel then went out for our first looks at the city. It was pretty crappy weather, but still hot and humid. I guess this is a typical Shanghai summer. It stormed really hard then went away, only to come back and dump even more rain an hour later. While walking along the riverfront, we met a guy named Jay who spoke English. Jay was really friendly and offered us some good advice on scams to watch out for. He said he was starting his own business and wanted to ask us a few questions about what foreigners look for when traveling. In exchange, he let us use his cell phone to get ahold of a friend of Colin's (Mark's friend from Beijing) named Jamey. We couldn't get ahold Jamey then, but we later talked to him about going out on the town. Jamey is from D.C. and has been living in Shanghai for over a year, so he knows bouncers, DJs, and the hot places to party. We met up for dinner and drinks around 9pm at a place that looked like a typical American bar and grill called The Spot. We stayed until about 11:30ish and went to a club. I cant remember the name of this club, but we danced for a while to some hip hop. There was a Chinese rapper, who rapped in English with some European DJs. It was actually pretty good. I cant remember what time we left, but we then headed to another club called the Muse where Jamey knew one of the bartenders. This is where it got really fun! When we first got into the club, Jamey's buddy told us the Scottie Pippen was there. This obviously got us a little excited. Mark and I hit up the dance floor and noticed another NBA player; Chris Duhon of the Chicago Bulls. We met another young white guy who was hanging with the players and he asked us if we wanted to go in the V.I.P. room and party with them. We were immediately welcomed with shots in a syringe that we shot into our mouth. These continued by the bucket-load. Dom Perignon filled our glasses all night, while caviar filled our stomachs. It was rediculous! We got the chance to talk to Adonle Foyle of the Golden State Warriors and I even got a picture. Scottie Pippen was playin suave, making drinks behind the bar. I later helped fill his glass with a little Dom when he ran low. We met the club owner and partied with them all night. We were totally welcome and it felt great. Clubs dont close here, so we partied here until probably 5:30 am. When I thought we were taking a cab back to the hostel, we were actually heading to another place called Dragon Club. I was pretty tired at this point, so Mark and I left soon after. By the time we got back, it was 6 am and the sun was pretty much up. Easy to say, today was pretty much a complete waste. Sometime last night, my chain wallet that I have been traveling with snapped. We later joked that Scottie Pippen broke my wallet. I found a guy on the street with tools to fix it today. It cost me about 50 cents for his labor. We didnt get up until around 1 pm to grab some food. Today we cured our hangovers with a little dumplings and fried bull frog. Bull frog is pretty good, but very boney. Mark ate my leftovers. We then headed back to sleep and are just now getting up again. It was about 6 pm by this point. Thats all for now. Still trying to figure out how to post pictures. I'll try to ask someone who speaks Chinese.