A
few Long Island Ice Teas in Sakana
kick-started a Saturday night on Peter St. Small and classy, the
Japanese restaurant's bar makes a good starting place. We moved on to
the recently opened Albert's Schloss, under Albert Hall and in the unit
that once housed Brannigans. The décor of the club has been scraped
back to the bare brickwork and the disco balls and lights give it a
blend of 70s dance club and German-styled beer hall. Unique and with
size and presence, (and Arabian-style performance dancers) it's a
great starting place. The only problems I had were the 20-minute
queues at the bar and the smelly cross dresser. Seriously, what the
hell. Anyway. Oh yeah, and there's a bookable seated area that isn't
properly cordoned off, and we strayed into it at one point in the
night resulting in evil looks and a few stern words from the
customers. The security should have been tighter.
Playing
that night were The Turbans.
We
then moved next door to Club Liv, the
local celeb haunt. Great club. I didn't recognise any famous types
but my mate pointed out footballer Tom Cleverley,
who I'm assuming was the recipient of the giant wooden crucifix that
the bar staff were carrying flat across the club. The frame's design
held 10 bottles of Dom Perignon in circular holes cut into the wood paneling, each bottle adorned with a club sparkler.
I
was not big-balling to that extent, being on a BSO's wage, so I was
buying £5 shots of Wild Turkey instead. This isn't too bad a price,
considering I payed £4 for a shooter and £12 for a shot of obscure
whisky in Sakana a while back.
Re
the title of this blog post: most clubs now allow you to pay on card.
This means that you don't have to walk around with a huge wad of cash
in your trousers / purse (you may need some on the door, I don't
know. It depends on the establishment). It also means that you'll get
home with a series of receipts detailing exactly where you've been
and how much money you've spent. Just don't throw them away and
you'll piece together every part of your night. Having said that,
even if you do your bank statements will hold testament. If all you
do is draw out cash, that's the only record you have. Everybody's
memory gets a bit hazy after a few scoops, but if you've got memory
difficulties like I have it's much easier to just log onto internet
banking the next day and see where your money went. It also stops you
from spending your taxi money (unless you're using Uber, which is
contactless payment anyway). The only reason you'd need cash is
perhaps for the entry fee, or food after leaving the club. Or if,
say, you drunkenly spill someone else's drink and you want to give
them the money for another.
It's
perhaps not so good if you're the type who needs a limit on how much
they spend.
LIV's
Facebook pics from the night are here.
The
Facebook Snapchat video of the night is here.
I
went with someone I met in the Party People group, showing the Meetup site
works and allows you to meet the right people for you.
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