Hospitality Girls Meet the US Navy

A Philipino’s Dream Come True

It was way before I knew anything about Asian women coming to America for a better life when I was enlightened on of all trips…a road gig with a tired oldies band.

During what felt like an endless six months playing behind JOEY DEE as a STARLIGHTER (he had the 11th most popular song of 1961 — The Peppermint Twist), Joe booked us for three nights at the Mayport Naval Base, just outside of Jacksonville, Florida.

The first we played at the Officer's Club, a posh, carpeted environment with deadened acoustics which made us sound like musak.

Next…the non-commissioned officers club — an environment about which I have virtually no recollection — though I’m sure it was decent enough.

And finally on the third night, in a super noisy and acoustically-challenged linoleum-floored cafeteria where we performed for the grunts.

Regardless of the music bouncing off of everything and making us sound loud, shrill and just as bad as we possibly could have, those have-not type guys who landed in the navy rather than jail or the welfare rolls totally appreciated the show. That was the audience who knew how to live life!

Most noteworthy was a significant portion of the crowd which happened to be either redneck chicks or really cute Filipino girls! The sailors were barely in evidence! After we were done playing, the band befriended one of the redneck girls…who took us back to her digs and cooked up a mess of eggs, sausages, and bacon — like enough to feed the entire philharmonic!

Inquiring dude that I am, I couldn’t help but ask about the audience demographic. I mean…what was with all the Asian chicks unattended by guys?

It didn’t take an Einstein to understand that our boys had visited the Philippines while on duty…patronized the hospitality houses…and picked the creme de la creme to take home and marry.

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