Friday night's group: 8 mean lookin' dudes (and Dr. Peterson)
Time of arrival: 11:15 pm?
Wait time: None to get in
So last Friday night was Bowling Night for Men's Chorus. Sounds a little lame, right? Well, it kinda was. 20 dudes playing pool and bowling at the Titan Student Union was not my idea of an exciting night. Fortunately, the pool tournament finished around 9pm which left us plenty of time for shenanigans. About eight of us were hungry as hell, so we headed towards Downtown Fullerton for food and booze.
Scratch that, make that nine of us. We managed to convince Dr. Peterson, our choir director, to tag along with us.
Mission: Get Dr. Peterson wasted.
So our first destination was Heroes Bar & Grill, which is probably the place to go if you're in DTF. We were starving so we wanted to sit down and eat, but we were told it would be a two-hour wait for a table. Screw that. We walked over to the Old Spaghetti Factory and within a couple minutes the hostess put together some tables for us right in front of the bar. Within half an hour, we were singing drinking songs and getting dirty looks from patrons at the bar. Can't speak for everyone else, but I was pretty happy. The garlic mizithra was delicious, the wheat hefeweizen wasn't bad so I had two, and I had a perfect view of two TVs with ESPN and ESPN2. About 5-6 bucks for a beer and $11-12 for the pasta. Dunno what Peterson had but he had a little buzz goin' on so he was happy. The hours flew by, and after dessert we gave Heroes another try.
This is where the fun really started. Everyone who's been there on a busy night knows what's up: loud music, no personal space, good range of beer, and peanut shells all over the damn place. Long wait for booze but it was worth it. As soon as the shots were poured, things picked up fast. Here are just a few highlights from those precious hours:
1. Nikita approaches a circle of four girls, gets in the middle, turns to face the one with the big ass and proclaims, "DAAAAMMMNNN, girl! I'd marry yo' brotha just to get into yo' family!" Crazy Russian.
2. Zack gets hit on by two older women. To put this in perspective, Zack is barely drinking age and these two ladies were both in their forties. One was average, but the other one fell off the ugly tree and broke all the branches with her face. Zack didn't care, he made out with both of them. They followed him out into the parking lot as we were leaving and we sorta left him behind. Not sure how he got home.
3. Jason tries to convert a drunk girl to Buddhism. No B.S. It was super-loud so I don't know how well that went. Who am I kidding? She was wasted, I don't think she remembered diddly.
4. Crying black girl charges at me, grabs my jacket, and screams in my face, "TELL HER YOU LOVE HER!" She kept repeating this until her friends found her and dragged her away from me. She also knocked over my beer in the process. My friends were laughing, but everyone else looked just as confused as I was. Bartender felt sorry for me and gave me another beer. Still can't wrap my head around this.
All in all, a pretty fun night. By the way, you're probably wondering what happened to Dr. Peterson. Well, he ended up sleeping in his car. Mission accomplished.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Roxbury Hollywood
Last night's group: Two hot girls
Time of Arrival: 11:00 pm
Wait time: 5 minutes
Saturday night at the Roxbury was very promising as we went with a club promoter who literally promised us a table and free drinks for the night. We had just taken a cab over from Beso, Eva Longoria's restaurant, where we sipped vodka sprites at the "Kiss" lounge. The lounge had a sexy vibe and very beautiful guests to match the decor. Already a bit buzzed, we passed the long line of men in our mini dresses and heels to get to the door at the Roxbury. The first room in the place feels like an arboretum but I couldn't tell if the plants were actually real or fake, much like the majority of the boobs that I saw that night. We went upstairs with our promoter and saw that the space up there was more of a club atmosphere but still maintains the arboretum theme. We walked up the stairs with our promoter who took us to a table which we promptly got kicked out of 5 minutes later. I took my friend straight to the bar and ordered two lemon drop shots which were served without a sugar rim and tasted way more sour than normal. Worst and only $24 I spent that night.
We spent the rest of the night wandering around dancing with strangers. Met interesting people from all over the place. Some self-proclaimed singers from Spain with a table and tequila. A director from Hollywood with vodka. An investment banker from New York with gin. Overall, there was a good ratio of men to women, about half and half which is probably the reason the line was so long outside (poor guys). The music was my favorite, house and radio hits. Although the DJ looked like he was 50, the music was definitely for 20-somethings who just want to dance until they can't feel their feet. Don't try dancing alone in this place though, you will get pounced on by several over-confident guys who want to take you home.
So what happened last night? With a group of two girls, it was easy to have a great time, but I don't think the place would be very accommodating to a big group of guys and girls. The drinks aren't cheap but we weren't paying. The crowd was big and the rooms were small. That's the whole point of a club so if you are a girl looking to party and dance, this is the place for you! If you are a guy, I would look for another spot.
It is nearly impossible to take pictures in the Roxbury because they are pumping fog through the air at all times so you can't see what your drinking or who your going home with, but here are two attempts for your viewing pleasure:
P.S. That cowboy probably felt pretty out of place.
Roxbury Hollywood Homepage
Beso Hollywood Homepage
Yelp Review - Roxbury Hollywood
Time of Arrival: 11:00 pm
Wait time: 5 minutes
Saturday night at the Roxbury was very promising as we went with a club promoter who literally promised us a table and free drinks for the night. We had just taken a cab over from Beso, Eva Longoria's restaurant, where we sipped vodka sprites at the "Kiss" lounge. The lounge had a sexy vibe and very beautiful guests to match the decor. Already a bit buzzed, we passed the long line of men in our mini dresses and heels to get to the door at the Roxbury. The first room in the place feels like an arboretum but I couldn't tell if the plants were actually real or fake, much like the majority of the boobs that I saw that night. We went upstairs with our promoter and saw that the space up there was more of a club atmosphere but still maintains the arboretum theme. We walked up the stairs with our promoter who took us to a table which we promptly got kicked out of 5 minutes later. I took my friend straight to the bar and ordered two lemon drop shots which were served without a sugar rim and tasted way more sour than normal. Worst and only $24 I spent that night.
We spent the rest of the night wandering around dancing with strangers. Met interesting people from all over the place. Some self-proclaimed singers from Spain with a table and tequila. A director from Hollywood with vodka. An investment banker from New York with gin. Overall, there was a good ratio of men to women, about half and half which is probably the reason the line was so long outside (poor guys). The music was my favorite, house and radio hits. Although the DJ looked like he was 50, the music was definitely for 20-somethings who just want to dance until they can't feel their feet. Don't try dancing alone in this place though, you will get pounced on by several over-confident guys who want to take you home.
So what happened last night? With a group of two girls, it was easy to have a great time, but I don't think the place would be very accommodating to a big group of guys and girls. The drinks aren't cheap but we weren't paying. The crowd was big and the rooms were small. That's the whole point of a club so if you are a girl looking to party and dance, this is the place for you! If you are a guy, I would look for another spot.
It is nearly impossible to take pictures in the Roxbury because they are pumping fog through the air at all times so you can't see what your drinking or who your going home with, but here are two attempts for your viewing pleasure:
P.S. That cowboy probably felt pretty out of place.
Roxbury Hollywood Homepage
Beso Hollywood Homepage
Yelp Review - Roxbury Hollywood
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