Next week roll call

I'm going to see the Wallflowers on Thursday. Next week, I'm seeing Danzig at Ramshead Live and She Wants Revenge at the Black Cat. The last week of October is pretty sweet - Ryan Adams and then Morrissey on Halloween.

Totally a rookie mistake. But I didn't have time to get cash before going, and when I saw the ATM fees, I figured it couldn't hurt. Plus, I know the guy's finance, so now I can still look her in the eyes and say with confidence "I didn't not pay for your husband's indiscretions…just the booze that lowered his inhibitions."

On a related note, my wife is going to be psyched to see a $300 charge for "Sapphires Restaurant."

Originally posted by vansmack:
Rookie. Strip Joints are CASH ONLY AT ALL TIMES. Don't even use the ATM. Nothing good can come of it.

I'm sure the Director will smooth things over.

Originally posted by nkotb:


On a related note, my wife is going to be psyched to see a $300 charge for "Sapphires Restaurant."

Originally posted by vansmack:
Rookie. Strip Joints are CASH ONLY AT ALL TIMES. Don't even use the ATM. Nothing good can come of it.

Originally posted by nkotb:
"Sapphires Restaurant"

Strip Joints that serve food emit class. I almost always get a hot dog though, for some reason.

I paused on buying tickets and lost out. It's been sold out for a while now. Should be an excellent show, but expect a 50/50 mix of gabbing and playing.

George W. Bush is the best thing to happen to Bragg's career. After the fall of the Wall, the commie cockney angle was totally washed up. The ascendancy of Bush and the Iraq war has made his act a relevant one again.

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I'll be at the Hives and British Sea Power. Sad to be missing Witchcraft. I'll be at Jens Lekman and the Hip next week (and hopefully Billy Bragg).

i'm surprised more people aren't going to billy bragg … seems like all the aging anglophiles on here would be all over this one … really looking forward to that show, have never seen him live

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by nkotb:
Were you out there this weekend? I just got back last night from a bachelor party.

On a related note, I feel like dying right now.

Awesome.

Over the weekend I was invited to a family friends' 21st birthday party with all of her girlfriends in Vegas. It happens to coincide with the opening week of March Madness. I'm pretty sure my head is going to explode.

have you been for the opening week of march madness before? it's UNBELIEVABLE. never seen anything like it

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I'll be in Vegas next week. Recommendations for any *ahem* nocturnal entertainment are welcome. I plan on crawling off the plane once I touch back down in D.C . . .

my advice for vegas … if you have a big enough group (maybe 5+) and you want to go to a strip club and a nightclub, then getting a "host" is SOOOO worth the $$ … it all comes down to jumping lines (of both the cab and club-entrance variety) and access (getting a table/couch at a strip club is well worth your $$ …. it's almost like being in a foreign country with a currency exchange rate (my general theory is 100 USD : 10 VD), and the cash you pay for a host is really worth it in the grand scheme of things

i'm getting in at midnight tomorrow, staying at the new planet hollywood (old aladdin), should be good times

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
i'm getting in at midnight tomorrow, staying at the new planet hollywood (old aladdin), should be good times

I stayed there in June. It was quiet which was good for the tables and the sports book, but not so much for the nightlife. It's location makes it good to go elsewhere for club life though.

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
I'll be in Vegas next week. Recommendations for any *ahem* nocturnal entertainment are welcome. I plan on crawling off the plane once I touch back down in D.C . . .

my advice for vegas … if you have a big enough group (maybe 5+) and you want to go to a strip club and a nightclub, then getting a "host" is SOOOO worth the $$ … it all comes down to jumping lines (of both the cab and club-entrance variety) and access (getting a table/couch at a strip club is well worth your $$ …. it's almost like being in a foreign country with a currency exchange rate (my general theory is 100 USD : 10 VD), and the cash you pay for a host is really worth it in the grand scheme of things

i'm getting in at midnight tomorrow, staying at the new planet hollywood (old aladdin), should be good times

Good stuff. Apprciate all the tips.

How ironic/foreboding/scary that your Vegas "currency" has the acronym of V.D. :D

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
my advice for vegas … if you have a big enough group (maybe 5+) and you want to go to a strip club and a nightclub, then getting a "host" is SOOOO worth the $$

Hoya's right on this point, especially with the clubs. But if you have 5 or more, call Minx and have them send the limo over to get you. No cover, no charge, no line. Just be sure to tip the driver.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
i'm getting in at midnight tomorrow, staying at the new planet hollywood (old aladdin), should be good times

I stayed there in June. It was quiet which was good for the tables and the sports book, but not so much for the nightlife. It's location makes it good to go elsewhere for club life though.

Speaking of clubs, I'll be hitting Pure @ somepoint & Ghostbar for pre-games. Any other tips?

*COPOUT POST* (to avoid threadjacking):
Oh yes, & while I'm there I'll be seeing Daft Punk, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rage, Iggy/Stooges, Thievery Corporation, & others . . .

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Speaking of clubs, I'll be hitting Pure @ somepoint & Ghostbar for pre-games. Any other tips?

Get a huge garbage bag full of dollar bills, throw them in the air at a strip joint and start shooting people. Never a dull moment when that happens.

Speaking of which, what's the deal with "making it rain"? I'm sure the strippers don't mind the cash, but man, how do they not get pissed off that guys are literally throwing money at them?

Originally posted by vansmack:
Get a huge garbage bag full of dollar bills, throw them in the air at a strip joint and start shooting people. Never a dull moment when that happens.

Originally posted by nkotb:
Speaking of which, what's the deal with "making it rain"? I'm sure the strippers don't mind the cash, but man, how do they not get pissed off that guys are literally throwing money at them?

I hate the practice as well, and I don't get it.

Which would you rather do - make it rain while she's dancing 5 feet away from you or slip it in her g-string while she's smiling at you from arms length? That's a no-brainer right?

Exactly. It just seemed like bullshit showing off anyway. In fact, at our club is was a rain off between a group of thugged out black guys and some white trust fund douche bags who wanted to be thugged out black guys.

Either way, I got more worthwhile contact and all I did was direct the ladies over to the groom to be.

Originally posted by vansmack:
I hate the practice as well, and I don't get it.

Which would you rather do - make it rain while she's dancing 5 feet away from you or slip it in her g-string while she's smiling at you from arms length? That's a no-brainer right?

Originally posted by nkotb:
Exactly. It just seemed like bullshit showing off anyway.

That's pretty much what it is. It's just something you do because you can. And I doubt the strippers are turned off by it, cause money's an aphrodisiac in an environment like that. Think of it as a currency-based pissing contest.

I personally don't do it cause I don't like attention when I'm out doing my thing, but I can't begrudge 'em for it. Do you . . . Plus I'm no space to judge. I got issues of my own . . .

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
It's just something you do because you can.

But everybody can because the vast majority throw singles! I'm left shaking my head…

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
It's just something you do because you can.

But everybody can because the vast majority throw singles! I'm left shaking my head…

<100 ones = no rain: barely drizzling

>100 or <1K = you're doing something.

>1K = grab a fuckin' umbrella

>10K = Alan Greenspan's version of monsoon season

Bingo.

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
It's just something you do because you can.

But everybody can because the vast majority throw singles! I'm left shaking my head…

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
i'm getting in at midnight tomorrow, staying at the new planet hollywood (old aladdin), should be good times

I stayed there in June. It was quiet which was good for the tables and the sports book, but not so much for the nightlife. It's location makes it good to go elsewhere for club life though.

good to hear … that must be when it first opened? my buddy has a hookup there, so free room, which is always nice … it does seem like the location is perfect