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« Previous EntriesThe Anatomy Of Seduction - Chapter One
Sunday, August 26th, 2007I make the approach to the velvet-roped entrance of the Skybar at the Mondrian. It’s a brutish scorcher of a night. The lustful allure of the evening hangs in the air dense like sea mist off the San Franciscan coastline. Here, the femme fatales mingle and dance with blithe spirits, the faintest aroma of Malibu […]
Chicks with Sticks
Monday, August 6th, 2007I have a friend who, like The Todd in Scrubs, is most likely gay but refuses to admit it. Furthermore, he (call him Shane) makes up for it by relentlessly and rather garishly hitting on every woman he meets, and frequently speaking of his heterosexual exploits. I and a few of his other well-meaning friends […]
The Cockblock
Monday, August 6th, 2007Every chain has a weakest link, every football team has a kicker, and every group of friends has a member whom everyone else thinks is the biggest loser in the world. In my group, the loser was named Wayne. Not only was Wayne completely incapable of getting chicks on his own, but he had a […]
Drunkest Ever Story: UT
Monday, August 6th, 2007My first college road trip was a classic drinking Triple Play: belligerence, fighting, and police involvement. When we arrived at my friend’s cousin’s house at the University of Tennessee there were about 15 people milling about and waiting for a keg to arrive. I grabbed a cup and half-filled it with Bacardi and topped it […]
21st Birthday Story: There once was a man from Greenwich
Monday, August 6th, 2007I had a roommate (call him Ekim) who liked to get drunk about six nights a week, common for a college student, but the volume which he drank and his subsequent behavior (and also the fact that he’s from Germany) earned him the title Blitzkrieg. He would pregame with ten shots of vodka and a […]
The Perfect Storm
Monday, August 6th, 2007One weekend last spring, all the elements came together to form, as I’ve come to coin, the Perfect Storm of hooking up. The weather patterns indicated a potential storm of chicks was brewing: there was a weekend-long concert that all of my friends were going to attend and get very drunk at. I was still […]
Local Noise! The Boyz Next Door: DATH
Monday, August 6th, 2007By Maureen Brown
Dear and the Headlights have been referred to as “the best local band you’ve never heard of,” as well as the next best thing out of Arizona since Jimmy Eat World. And yes, all of these descriptions are true, […]
Drunk Sex: What’s the Point?
Sunday, August 5th, 2007 www.tickingboxes.com
We’ve all done it and most of us regret it - drunk sex. Oh sure, for two people who love and trust each other, putting on the ol’ Beer Goggles now and then can ignite a raging fire where there usually burns a lowly pilot light. Even between strangers trysting in a dark bar, […]
A Calorie-Sensible Approach to Getting, Ahem, Saucy
Sunday, August 5th, 2007By Jen Wolfe
It’s happy hour! Imagine you are at your favorite watering hole, pub, bar or nightclub. The server approaches and asks what you would like to drink … and now the agony begins. What can you order that won’t balloon your butt or inflate your thighs? And just so you know, a six-pack of […]
Scottsdale vs phoenix: You Make the Call
Friday, August 3rd, 2007SCOTTSDALE NIGHTLIFE
By Nate Burns
While the five clubs reviewed here are very different, you really can’t go wrong with any one of them. None of the five places I reviewed is any more or less exclusive than any other. PCL, being the smallest venue but equally popular, is the most difficult to get into if you […]