What you're paying for...

First of all to my loyal reader(s) I apologize for disappearing off the Intertubes for so long. I'm back... I think. We'll see. Prometheus has left us and so I'm resorting to using my phone and seeing the typical length Of my posts I find this a bit tedious. So again, we'll see. In order to loose as much weight as possible before opening in my next show I gave up drinking. There were some exceptions: Monday nights, social reasons, WeHo. It wasn't a serious pact but something to augment my intense dance rehearsals. (there may be a more serious plan coming up soon, stay posted) With that stated I've come to se conclusions and realizations. I'll start with the bar setting. I hope all you reader(s) out there that it'd be extremely cheaper to buy a bottle and drink at home. A lot cheaper. For example: say for a night in if one were to buy a bottle of Absolut vodka and a mixer it would come out to about $20. Now, my bar has amazing drink prices let alone specials. On Friday nights you can an Absolut cocktail for $3.50. Just because I work there lets say $5.00 with tip. Now for that aforementioned $20 you'd only be able to get four drinks at the bar and that's my cheap step-above-a-dive-bar bar. You know how many "drinks" is in a bottle of vodka? Hell of a lot more than four. Take a moment to prices that. Welcome back. Now let's discuss possible reasons with people go out. Essentially what you, the bar patron, is paying for: -the bartender. Expertise and knowledge of drink recipes and mixology. -drink selections. My bar alone has over 30 types of vodka and we get new promotions all the time. No reason for you to have that much booze at home. -music/environment. We have a lot of the latest dance and pop music which we blast creating a fun place to dance -people. Let's be honest. Not all of the people you drink with you'd want at your house. -security. Hah! Sometimes. -cleanup. The dirty glasses, cigarettes and trash, annoying g puking girl, all that's taken care of. Those seem to be the big ones. Let alone the social setting period. So that's what the bar goer is paying for with the extra each cocktail. I always find it interesting when people complain about rude bar staff. Not only do you not have to be a bar, but there are three more on that street alone. You know how your drunk friend is kind of annoying and hard to deal sometimes? Multiply that by 200 then think about being bitchy to a bar staff or not tipping. Just a friendly reminder. Oh, and while you're here, ask your heterosexual Hal friends why its cool to hang out at the gay bar. I'm dying to know. I'll be back soon, miss ya!