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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: dungpow on March 24, 2011, 11:23:19 am
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Noob to the board but long time patron of the 930 club.
I was at the Royskopp show last night and found the bar lights to be distracting. I often feel like they take away from the ambiance of the more darker/intimate shows like last night's. I felt like a lot of the cool effects they were doing on the stage were hindered by the lights at the bar. I understand the bartenders and patrons need to be able to see, but couldn't there be lights below the bar instead of the bright lights up on the walls? Just a suggestion.
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Noob to the board but long time patron of the 930 club.
I was at the Royskopp show last night and found the bar lights to be distracting. I often feel like they take away from the ambiance of the more darker/intimate shows like last night's. I felt like a lot of the cool effects they were doing on the stage were hindered by the lights at the bar. I understand the bartenders and patrons need to be able to see, but couldn't there be lights below the bar instead of the bright lights up on the walls? Just a suggestion.
To clarify.. I'm speaking of the bar lights by the food window.. down on the floor.
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Ever try serving drinks, counting money and making change in the dark?
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Ever try serving drinks, counting money and making change in the dark?
Like I said I understand they need light.. but I've been to other places where the lights are below the bar or they had other lighting that was less intrusive.
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And without serving overpriced food and drinks, which of course are essential to a concert experience, the actual concert ticket would be much pricier.
Ever try serving drinks, counting money and making change in the dark?
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i'm with dungpow, the bar lights can be a intrusive. worse are the spotlights shining straight down on the front of the side balconies and the fluo lights in the mens upstairs bathroom. if you're on the left side balcony, every time someone enters or exit the mens room you're hit by those lights. i find it very noticeable during darker moments of a show, but i'm a tad sensitive to light.
i would love for the club to look into directing light to where it's needed (bar, inside the bathroom) and keep it away from where it isn't (just about everywhere else). for example, the fluos in the men's room are exposed. a shade/reflector could be put in front of them to block direct line-of-sight outside the bathroom, while still allowing plenty of light inside. light would be directed downwards and upwards but not straight out. for the bar, maybe a tighter more focused light with a long shade, closer to the bar, would cut out on light bleed. and those spotlights over the front of the balconies that are never turned off should be eliminated altogether although i suspect that they might be required by safety regulations.
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I'd prefer Lava Lamps everywhere.
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I don't know about lava lights in public but maybe we will poach that idea for some backstage decor...
At this juncture I am not exactly sure what exactly is required by law and what isn't but I think we will do a little research and see what we can do to eliminate any unnecessary light bleed during shows.
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I don't know about lava lights in public but maybe we will poach that idea for some backstage decor...
At this juncture I am not exactly sure what exactly is required by law and what isn't but I think we will do a little research and see what we can do to eliminate any unnecessary light bleed during shows.
Awesome!
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Ever try serving drinks, counting money and making change in the dark?
The higher caliber bar professionals have no problem with it...
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Ever try serving drinks, counting money and making change in the dark?
The higher caliber bar professionals have no problem with it...
Burn!
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I don't know about lava lights in public but maybe we will poach that idea for some backstage decor...
Just don't heat 'em up on the panini press.
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/db/science/exploding-lava-lamp.html (http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/db/science/exploding-lava-lamp.html)
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A lot of bars use red lights, or at least, red shielding over their lights for a good working yet diffused light. Has a nice atmosphere too.
Red also has the longest wave length within the color spectrum which might be why it's easier to work with. Photographers also use it as a safe light in their darkrooms. It's nice and dark yet still easy to see what you are doing. Have been in red lite rooms many times.
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Just a bar light to guide us.
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A lot of bars use red lights, or at least, red shielding over their lights for a good working yet diffused light. Has a nice atmosphere too.
Red also has the longest wave length within the color spectrum which might be why it's easier to work with. Photographers also use it as a safe light in their darkrooms. It's nice and dark yet still easy to see what you are doing. Have been in red lite rooms many times.
Roxanne...
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you know . . . i was going to post an adorable picture of kitten bartenders. but then i thought that this mankie character would appreciate something a bit more, spicy.
(http://mikedoe.net/storage/non-pop-non-peeps/Hot_Bartenders_Nice_Boobs_Club.jpg)
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BTW, that Royksopp concert was great...
nice pic, walkie ;D
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Interesting that I've never really noticed the lights distracting since I'm pretty light sensitive. Only ones I've notices are the ones against the walls if a show is crowded and you end up getting stuck under one. (stairwell, VIP other areas I can't think of right now). Hm, now that I think about it, if a show is light heavy on stage sometimes those lights or the track lights are the ones I find a bit distracting (or from soundboard of course they have to see;)) so I just try and shift elsewhere so I'm not directly under a light or staring right into it. The kitchen / bars on that side downstairs I found to be shielded a bit by the wall. Nice of you to look into to though. :)
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I've been to two shows at the club since this thread started. And yes, these lights are too effing bright. They never bugged me before, but now they do.
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Probably could just install dimmer switches to lower the lighting down a bit while the performers are on. :)
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Most everything is on dimmers from what I remember.
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I've never had a problem with the lights in the bar areas downstairs, but the lights from the rest rooms upstairs are definitely distracting to me. It's very noticeable every time someone opens the door to the rest room.
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I've never had a problem with the lights in the bar areas downstairs, but the lights from the rest rooms upstairs are definitely distracting to me. It's very noticeable every time someone opens the door to the rest room.
Yes this!
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I've been to two shows at the club since this thread started. And yes, these lights are too effing bright. They never bugged me before, but now they do.
Same here - the ones on the end.
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I've never had a problem with the lights in the bar areas downstairs, but the lights from the rest rooms upstairs are definitely distracting to me. It's very noticeable every time someone opens the door to the rest room.
Yes this!
true dat, my maign. Tru dat.
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you know . . . i was going to post an adorable picture of kitten bartenders. but then i thought that this mankie character would appreciate something a bit more, spicy.
(http://mikedoe.net/storage/non-pop-non-peeps/Hot_Bartenders_Nice_Boobs_Club.jpg)
errrr....no thanks, but this is proof that quality is always superior to quantity.
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vindication! now if i can only get a few peeps to back me up on the middle of the balcony spotlights, i'll not feel so alone in my visual oppression.
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errrr....no thanks, but this is proof that quality is always superior to quantity.
seriously... although the one on the right is all right.