Schadenfreude

Clear Ultra Lounge

Chic

Classy

Contemporary

Closing?

This Stella’s for you?

What will be the far-reaching consequences if InBev is successful in it’s merger with Anheuser-Busch?

For one thing, the ad-guys will have to come up with a new jingle. On the other hand, if the Belgians have any sense of humor at all, they’ll keep the singing frogs just to piss off their buddies to the south.

On a more serious note, what are the implications for Dallas?

One couldn’t help but notice…

that Downtown was a little quieter this last weekend. I for one am glad that downtown Dallas was not considered a 4th of July destination.

Even our infamous ultralounges weren’t doing their normal business. Not bad, mind you, but not the normal boom. With one exception, that is.

Clear Ultra Lounge, maintaining a current trend, seemed particularly desolate.

A Slick Way to Fool TABC

You know, it’s illegal to over-serve a patron in a bar. The bar owner can avoid liability if the bartender is TABC certified and the owner/manager is not personally aware of the violation or does not order the bartender to over-serve. I think it would be criminally negligent for the owner/manager not to be aware of his employees actions.

New Dart Train Scam

I swear, if the homeless people spent as much time pursuing a real job as they spend dreaming up schemes to separate people from their spare change, they wouldn’t be homeless.

This is interesting…

So, I finally signed up for online banking with Wells Fargo. I know, I’m retarded. I’m hooked now, so everyone quit bugging me about it, okay?

It’s scary when you can easily see where all your money goes. I eat most of my meals at home, or at least at someone’s home, but check out that Restaurant column! Click! Oh, well, bars are considered restaurants, also. I never drink alone, so most of the alcohol I consume is from a bar. That makes more sense now.

But, hey, here’s something interesting… by comparing my debit card receipts against the charges I can see online, I see a discrepancy.

You Don’t Call, You Don’t Write…

The only Dallas patron more fickle than a restaurant patron must surely be the club patron. The so-called ultralounge scene Downtown is very young, about a year old. Before you remind me that obar has been here forever, I’ll comment that I don’t consider obar to be truly an “ultralounge” even though I’ll occasionally include them in the list. It looks like we are already witnessing the passing of one of the herd.

Dastardly Deeds Downtown

I’ll share the story of a recent tragedy that I opine is a direct result of the ultralounge scourge.

It’s Clear to Me

Saturday, it is easy for thoughts to drift to Friday night.

I believe that one of the major hurdles Downtown has to clear is one of achieving critical mass. There are perhaps two masses that we must optimize.

Mourn a Passing

Parting is such sweet sorrow. This month marks the passing of a Downtown legend.