Category: Nightlife

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5 Days of Madness in Vegas….

Where do I begin here. Another successful trip. I’m a little late on this post so I’ll just post some pics. But I must say I had a few new realizations as well as remembering some of the typical ones: You really can meet some cool people on the net : What up Nicole!, I will always get burned the first day in Vegas, no matter how much $18 – 45 block I put on or how short I play at the tables, breakfast at 5-6am is the best time to meet women…they won’t be expecting it, I really can lose at poker game… I’m still not a fan (and never will be of Caribbean stud – thanks Shaun for helping me loose two Franklins), I will always win at craps but I suck as a teach for it (sorry Shaun but I got my money back), hook ups in Vegas are a must, Shaun you finally asked her…took you damn long enough but we gonna party, Drais is still phat, Rain is cool spot but I think they need better DJs (ME) and if it actually Rained something in there (like free drink tickets!) everyone would have a better time, Rum Jungle is cool but small d-floor, Velvet is a cool location but not set up well for a club, always pass on 9 Jeager shots (at least you didn’t end up in a gutter some where like last time!) and 5 days partying on the strip in Vegas is 2 too many.

I’ll leave you with a few pics from the cam…about the only time I took this out with me was to the clubs and even then I didn’t think much to pull it out still we got to Drais…

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Joy in the South Bay…Really?

I‘ve got to give big ups to Rob G, for having me come out and play. I do have to also apologize for going on the decks a little too drunk. I guess since I didn’t practice as much as I had wanted to I tried the liquid courage method to help me through… ohhh no.. Mangazam tells me later, he couldn’t believe the state I was right before I was going on. Well what ever. I had a blast, didn’t train wreck too many times and would definitely like to try and make up for my performance. Which I think I did at Percussion the next week.

If you haven’t been to the FORUM lately you should definitely put this on your to go list, well if you’re in the South Bay. The place is a converted theater, much, like Ruby Sky with out the balcony.
The feel is more chill though with a big emphasis on space to chill, chat and hang out rather than to dance. It’s been remodeled from the old Palace days and looking much better than most SF clubs. The crowd leaves much to be desired. As this caters to the more affluent crowd, there seems to be a reversely proportional number of musically intelligent clientel. No matter, they all get drunk and dance anyways. Too bad there’s not more strippers. Check out the local kids that play up there: Adam12 and Rauser and don’t wear jeans…

Dance is not an answer. Dance is a question. “Yes!” is the answer.
—Unknown

I just put my feet in the ground and move them around.
—Fred Astaire

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The Reds of SF

So just about a month ago *so long before updates* I spent a week in the city with by beloved coworkers for a sales conference. No quotes this time because it actually lived up to its name. I’d love to babel on and on about what I learned, the gossip I heard, and what ever… but this forum is not for work. What we did do was to live it up every night in the City. Staying in the financial district we were walking distance to the seedy side of SF. woo hoo! What a conference.

The crew ended up sticking to a couple of bars, the first called the Red Room, a loungie kinda retro bar (827 Sutter St. near Union Square). This is definitely the type of place suits go to get away from other suits: .50 cent pool and we loaded the place for 5 days straight; they had a company intro written on the wall the last two days we swilled it up. I was witness to several acts of debauchery by my co-workers…I’m not into blackmail *or have a need for it yet!* but it’s always fun to see what your co-workers get into “off-the-clock”.

The top spot for the week was the Redwood Room at the Cliff hotel, owned by Ian Schrager. I’ve heard of this place as much as I’ve heard of the new Matrix bar and XYZ in the W Hotel, SF. Stylish, rich, stuffy and definitely a place to “see and be ‘scene'”. I guess I didn’t notice all that going on. Too busy watching that dent in my wallet get larger, every time I ordered a $9 beer or a $15 jack and coke. At least I drank first at the Red Room and only left $45 short. … Only… Still, I would say the only “fun” I had here was just bull shittin with the out-o-towners.

A few things I noticed about the joint and my time up in the city. Great place to just kick it and not drink, but rather peep watch or sit back and play back gammon with randoms as I picked up a few games. You might run into some celebs here, as I bumped into Slick Willie Brown on the way in.

I noticed the power of a title here as I saw my CEO sell to another like titled silicon exec over a Brandy. That’s all there is to it eh? Light weights should not drink and try to grab cabs, saunas are not good place to drink when you’ve already dehydrated yourself on Captain and cokes, and my my my…do I need to salsa…there really are beautiful women in the Bay Area, they are just all living in SF and only come out during the day. I also need to move soon…

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People who drink light ‘beer’ don’t like the taste of beer; they just like to pee a lot.
— Capital Brewery, Middleton, WI

I drink to make other people interesting.
— George Jean Nathan