12/20/2025
ITS FRYDAY x Final CHKN DRUM of the year 🐤
Tonight is special. Tonight is CHKN DRUM’s final party of the year, which in my religion is basically Christmas, New Year’s, and the Super Bowl wrapped in greaseproof paper. I walk in already vibrating because I know there’s going to be fried chicken on the dance floor. Not metaphorical fried chicken. Real, actual, life-altering fried chicken—out in the open, under club lights, sweating grease like it’s been working out harder than anyone there.
The DJ drops the beat and my heart drops with it, because right there—between the speakers and someone doing an unnecessary body roll—is fried chicken. On. The. Dance. Floor. I’m not even dancing anymore, I’m pacing like a kid at recess who just spotted pizza day. Every bass hit sounds like “fried chicken, fried chicken, fried chicken.” My pupils dilate. My soul leaves my body briefly and comes back holding a drumstick.
People are grinding, drinks are spilling, but I’m locked in—watching fried chicken get passed hand to hand like currency. A thigh brushes my elbow and I get goosebumps. Someone yells “LAST PARTY OF THE YEAR” and I yell “WHO GOT THE FRIED CHICKEN” like it’s a public service announcement. This isn’t a club anymore, it’s a sanctuary. The floor is sticky, the air is hot, and somewhere near the booth someone just raised fried chicken over their head like Simba.
At this point, I’m not even drunk—I’m fried chicken high. I dance harder. I smile wider. I feel things. If this is how the year ends, surrounded by music, sweat, and fried chicken on the dance floor, then honestly? Take me now. CHKN DRUM didn’t just throw a party—they fed my spirit. 🍗🔥