I have recently traveled to different places in the past few months for business and pleasure…I must say from city to city I have noticed a couple of things.
- Lines….am I a fan (of course not) but when you are not in your resident town. Your pretty much stuck like chuck outside and have to get in the back of the line or get there early.
- Cover charges suck I.E. Houston and Dallas have cover charges, a list or you have to know someone. Which for an Austinite that is used to bar hopping can be a costly night if you are paying lets say $10-15 a club. We are in a recession People!
- Another thing is figuring out where to go…as much as someone could hype up a place when you get there it is nothing like what you envisioned, Which sucks because usually nothing is close and who wants to drink and drive to the next place when again. Austin peeps love to toot and boot it when they aren’t feeling a place. And getting lost even if you have GPS is not any fun, which can ruin a night with all the waste of time it is to drive around!
- Meeting men/women when you are out of town…Its fun and all and you have a whole spectrum of new prospects but again. You don’t live and that town…and going in and starting a new friendship long distance is never fun….You can only skype so much!
All in all, going out anywhere or out of town is a lot of fun but when you don’t know who, what, when and where, can be stressful. Make sure you do a little research: Check out their website usually they will have picture buckets where you can scope out some previous nights to get an idea of what you are getting into!
I was in Dallas a couple of weeks ago and at 1am the door guy still says: “sorry, it’s a private party, guest list only”. So I told him: “Yeah right, there’s probably 5 people down there and it’s late already”. The dude insisted that we had to be special to get in. So I was like fuck it. I gave him a $20 bil and me and my 5 friends went inside.
Sure enough, the place was dead. Oh well. I paid to get in so I’m partying every dollar until the light turns on. We even gave the DJ an incentive to play good stuff since he was bored. And yes, we turned it into a party.
My point is that no matter where you at, make the most outta the place (especially if you waited in line, paid cover, or get in late).
Im glad you wrote this, bein from a bigger city (Philadelphia) and have traveled to alot of other bigger cities, theres a OBVIOUS difference. There are plenty of up and downs about paying 20 give or take, but it does kinda filter out those who are jus flat out hot messes somewhat.
I wish some folk in Austin would take the time to travel and experience another city outside of Dallas and Houston or just a whole notha state in general and see what their nightlife is like. They would quickly realize that its very convenient. I wanna shout Boston out though, because their nightlife is similar to Austin, jus way more upscale, but they normally do not charge cover either but have a good crowd no matter where you go.
Good Post Reyes…
No one likes that long distance stuff, but it’s defiantly cool to have friends in other cities. Maybe you won’t seem often, but that don’t mean you can’t make some nights to remember, and sometimes down the road you’re glad they’re not in the same city as you. Plus you got the built in air of intrigue, and an explanation for the scent of urgency the male persuasion has been known to wear from time to time.
You’re right about the convenience, but some time it really feels like being at the corner store. Cheap and right down the street, but nothing in there I really want. Sometimes you gotta pay and inconvenience yourself for quality. Sometimes you just get ripped off.
Travel on bruh.