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[xneverwherex]

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
   

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
  I saw British Sea Power last night, and well the sound seriously sucked at Maxwells, but I was hoping for a more engaging performance. My friends are hardcore BSP fans and said theyve changed it up a bit and its not like their prior shows. Mellowing it up with old age I guess.

i'm really sorry to hear that ... they were one of the fucking craziest live bands i've ever seen circa 2003 or so ... them opening for the libertines @ black cat (even sans doherty) was pretty much a perfect bill [/b]

so am i - as ive heard so much about their live shows. instead they stood around - moving just a bit here and there and while some of their songs sounded really good, i just wasnt at all moved by it. im really bummed i never saw them before.
 
 i wonder if their lackluster performance was because it was the first show of the tour? oh and i was told they werent playing with their own instruments. not sure if that would have any effect on the band.

[nkotb]

We were there for a whirlwind two nights.  Most of the time was spent gambling (well, I don't really gamble, so I just spent it drinking my face off).
 
 We did head to Sapphires on Saturday night.  I'm not really much for strip clubs (sorry smackie), but the place was pretty nice: most of the ladies were good looking and friendly, and they treated the groom-to-be very well.  One word of advice, though: don't offer to open the bar tab on your credit card.  Oof.  At least I got some airlines miles out of 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 . . .

[vansmack]

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
  I'll be in Vegas next week.  Recommendations for any *ahem* nocturnal entertainment are welcome.  

Well sir, I've made a complete 360 on my Vegas night time entertainment.  Well, 360 is a bit of a strech, so let's just say that my venues have changed.  I tend to avoid Olympic Gardens, Cheetahs and Crazy Horse these days, opting for a few of the newer gentlemans clubs that are bit off the beaten path.  Those other three have just gotten excessively crowded these days.  
 
 I really enjoyed Minx last time I was there - a little edgey and the girls aren't as hot as the other three, but they're not as fake either.  They're crazy too and I love that. It's not your run of the mill experience. If you get the opportunity, catch Kennedy on the pole - without a doubt the best on a pole I've ever seen.  Their private rooms are also a little less "supervised" then the big three.  As best I could tell - anything goes.

[xneverwherex]

Originally posted by SalParadise:
   

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
   

Originally posted by SalParadise:
  james murphy (dj'ing)
 simian mobile disco

where/when is james murphy dj'ing? not that i have any room to add more shows this week, but i could try. [/b]

what's one more show to your list of 27 this week.. ; -)
 
 tonight
 hiro ballroom (or highline? i get them confused)
 
 let me know.
 
 a, same for you if you end up rolling to smd on thurs. [/b]

i might be bailing on all shows tonight - as im pretty sick and i have to see the gazillion shows tomorrow. tonight is the only one that i would be ok with missing the shows - as one of the bands has a free show tomorrow and one of them has a residency at arlene's grocery. sooo.. it only leaves GoStation (i think?) that i want to see - and since theyre from NYC i can see them whenever.
 
 dont think ill be seeing mr murphy tonight as much as id like to, but if im feeling up for it - ill let you know. these 27 shows are killing me. if youre going to be at other cmj shows let me know. ill be at a few venues tomorrow night and obviously the rest of the festival. i recommend uncut at fat baby on thurs night 11:30pm. kurosawa will be there as well.
 
 are you seeing justice on saturday night? i cant wait to see midnight juggernauts.
 
 oh btw - i got an email from jeremy at popscene. there is going to be free beer at the annex starting at 7:30 and free shows tonight. he'll be spinning with the other popscene djs in between sets. so you may wanna head down there - free is good! the little ones is one of the bands and sam champion - forgot who else is playing tonight.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by nkotb:
  We did head to Sapphires on Saturday night.  I'm not really much for strip clubs (sorry smackie), but the place was pretty nice: most of the ladies were good looking and friendly, and they treated the groom-to-be very well.

No worries - it's not for everybody.  Thanks for the review as I've been wanting to go there.
 
 

Originally posted by nkotb:
  One word of advice, though: don't offer to open the bar tab on your credit card.  Oof.  At least I got some airlines miles out of it...
 

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

[saintangelsin]

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.

[nkotb]

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.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

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.

[/b]

[vansmack]

Originally posted by nkotb:
 "Sapphires Restaurant"

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

[ggw]

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 [/b]

[HoyaSaxa03]

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. [/b]

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

[HoyaSaxa03]

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

[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.

[TheDirector217]

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 [/b]

Good stuff.  Apprciate all the tips.
 
 How ironic/foreboding/scary that your Vegas "currency" has the acronym of V.D.    

[vansmack]

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.