The day after my 18th birthday was the first time I ever went to a club in Ybor City.  I’d been to concerts in that area of town before, but this was the first time I ever went to a dance club.  I was at The Orpheum that night, where I watched a friend’s jam band play for a few hours before someone, a girl I barely knew, asked me if I wanted to go to Masquerade with her.  It was a Thursday night, back when the place used to have all-you-can-drink wells for $8.  I went with her, and I was only in the club for a few minutes before I had to help her track down her car keys, which she’d left with a friend who couldn’t be located.  Still, those few minutes introduced me to a Tampa I’d never known.  From then on, I went to Masquerade on Thursdays religiously, and this pattern lasted until the club quit having an ’80s dance party.  That’s why I’m glad to know that there will be an ’80s night reunion party this Thursday, Dec. 29, at Masquerade.  I hope to see all of the old crew there, considering that it will be $8 for all the well drinks your body can hold.  Visit the Web site for more information.