For the better...

Why oh why must a person wait in line to go into an empty club? For the perceived value of the exclusivity of entrance? They are overcapacity? In my opinion, neither. Montreal is saturated with restaurants and clubs and many of them don’t withstand the three year trial period. Those that do, have a friendly “let everyone in” attitude as long as they aren’t too full. Those places seem to strive in the long run – Gogos, Tokyo, bars on crescent, etc. This past weekend I went to a club with a little doorman who flaunted his iPad when checking for guest list. Not only was he rude but the door woman had the nerve to tell a friend of mine that “it’s too bad not all your friends are as good looking as you”. My pride takes the best of me when I have to stand a second longer than necessary in line so I made a comment along the lines of “I bet no one is inside yet”. The little doorman responded with “oh now I don’t feel like letting you in”. Good. My money will go elsewhere. We continued on our journey and ended up at another nearby club. Our group of twelve decided to get two bottles which we fortunately finished by 2am. Roughly around the same time, the Montreal police force felt that it was necessary to bombard the club and stand around rather than save cats from trees and issue jaywalking tickets. Everyone was asked to leave immediately. That being one of the few moments in life when my friends agreed to listen to every word of the police - regardless, if the bill was paid. 