Mystery night

Friday night has become mystery night here. We pick a bar that none of us have ever been to before and then go there in search of new adventures. It usually works out quite well. We meet new people, sample new drinks, use new and strange bathrooms.

Last night we decided on a bar called The Starlite Lounge. We strolled in the door and took a right and landed in a room that had candle lit tables, nice comfortable seats, a projector beaming videos onto the wall and a cool dance floor with small lights embedded into it. The DJ was playing some Pet Shop Boys song, which was then followed by a George Michael song and then Elton John continued the theme. At this point we were the only people there. Some time later a group of four well dressed gentlemen arrived, and then a group of about six guys, then a guy on his own, then another bunch of lads. If my objective had been to try and meet some ladies then I was quite obviously in the wrong pub. Maybe an hour later, this guy walks in wearing only a pair of jeans. Nothing else at all. He jumped up on this pedestal thing that was literally 2ft away from us and started to dance. Then another guy (less clothes that the first dancer) jumped onto another pedestal and strutted his stuff. The table next to us had emptied their wallets of $1 bills and stacked them on the table. I gather they were going to use them in a strip club kind of way.

We felt more and more out of place as time went on. It's not that we were uncomfortable though, the drinks had helped out with any insecurity we might be feeling. We just couldn't stop laughing at the way the entire time we were there little things kept happening that made us stand out from everyone else. By the time we left it was entirely obvious to everyone that we did not know what kind of bar this was. Someone told me that the waiters were taking bets on when we would leave.

To make a long story short, it was a fantastic night and I look forward to what the next mystery night will bring.