Friday, April 2, 2010

AFTER-WORK THURSDAYS... ARE BACK!

Last night found the place to be teeming with plenty of new faces enjoying the beginning of the Easter Holiday weekend. With temps hovering around a very comfortable 68 degrees outside, it was the perfect time to throw open the windows and allow the springtime breeze to pass through the bar and let the sounds of the after-work crowd invite passersby in.

We got hit early on with a lively crowd of twenty-somethings meeting up for the happy hour specials. It was at this time that we got hit with our first taste of drama for the evening. It all started out when one of the females of the group started dancing the moment she walked in the door. While we're not a dance club of any sort, folks will sneak a little dancing in here and there (hey if the spirit moves you, the spirit moves you). She didn't have the smooth moves of a Grace Kelly, mind you; Her dance moves reminded me more of Urkel from Family Matters. Not so graceful. But hey, she seemed to be having a good time so who am I to hate?

But after a couple of songs, it became readily apparent that this girl was a bit more than tipsy; she kept dancing through each song, bumping and grinding on anyone that would come near her; She was even dancing to the dead air in between songs. At this point I began to think that maybe, just maybe, she was a bit more than tipsy. When she fell the first time, I attributed that to a slip. But when she fell the second time, enough was enough, it was time for doll baby to turn in her dance card. That's when the drama unfolded.

As my doorman and I went over to begin the escort out of the bar, two of her buddies, co-workers/whatever jumped in to her defense and demanded that she get to stay, trying to blame her fall on a "slippery bar stool". Really? These guys were two small musclebound Napoleon-types who clearly had chips on their shoulders. They began to have words with us, trying to bully us into allowing the girl to stay. Meanwhile, the girl was clearly "out of it" and was ready to be put into a cab. After a brief standoff, we finally got the idiots and the dancing queen out of the bar. Of course, one of the guys had to bring Obama into it (he's the blame for anything that goes wrong in society these days) and proclaimed his happiness for not being American ("I'm glad I'm not American, I'm from Israel!"); Not sure what either one of those things had anything to do with him being a jerk and getting tossed out.

The funny thing about that whole situation? About an hour later, one of the guys came back to the bar and apologized to us for his actions. He said that once they got outside, he realized that his dancing queen was indeed drunk and he put her in a cab. D'uh!

The rest of the night went pretty well; there were tons of new faces and more importantly, lot of HOT chicks! If the rest of the spring season looks like anything we had last night, I'm definitely looking forward to it. It was a pretty good night.

Today is GOOD FRIDAY and for many of you, while it marks the beginning of the long Easter weekend, let's not lose sight of what Good Friday is really about. Think about your family and friends and remember to give thanks for all that is good.


We're open tonight and Saturday and closed for Easter Sunday. Check our website for the happenings of the weekend!


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