What’s with all the late-night violence anyway? A tragic shooting at Liquid Lounge, reported incidents at the Disco Rodeo on
Before you check your maturity at the door and elect to settle your differences in a bar, take a chill pill, watch Dr. Phil, and go say something nice about your enemy. Leave us out of it.
My bio references my crime-fighting after dark, but I am not omnipresent. Even Spiderman has to sleep every once in a while, you know.
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While we usually embrace tax season with all the affection of an annual prostate exam, it is awfully kind to this nightlife columnist. As an independent contractor of Charlotte.com, I have no expense account. Accordingly, my business expenses are tax-deductible.
A shoebox full of receipts indicates another busy year on the Crawl, with bar tabs accounting for—you guessed it—research. For the record, 2005’s total checks in at $2,909, and that’s just what I can document.
Doing the math:
$55.94. Average spent per week, which seems low.
727. Rough estimate of total drinks purchased, at average $4 each. (I’m a cheap date.)
$1,000.00? Undocumented behavior, like cash tabs, Panther games, out of town trips, etc.
$0. Amount I will deduct for parking, due to crappy record keeping, with many thanks to those Bobcat games eating in to our prior garage freedom.
3. Other deductible expenses associated with this gig (internet service provider, mileage, Observer subscription).
I’ll let my accountant take it from here…
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Capitalizing on brisk business thanks to word-of-mouth (and, perhaps, a prior plug on this page) Loft 1523’s Adam Whalen is experimenting with a weekend DJ to freshen up the audio.
Adam’s a savvy young
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Hoops & Dreams is putting up drywall, and appears to be heading in the right direction with an interest in moving the projection screen to the back room.
Admittedly, I’ve been a bit vocal over the current display, which is blasted right on the drywall and obscured by every patron that walks in front of it. During the daylight hours, it’s nearly invisible.
It’s a terrible setup, and a waste of an expensive piece of video equipment. A sports bar should know better, but then again, “H&D” is probably better suited for pre-flight drinks at
On a lighter note, does anyone else notice that their Lazyday.com weekly emailer has a lot of exclamation points!! !!! !! !
It's a journalistic sin surpassed only by TYPING IN ALL CAPITALS. It's the equivalent of yelling, and it's worthy of breaking the copywriter's fingers. I don't need you to exclaim that Tyber Creek has $2 Guinness pints on Tuesdays!! !! (But the management probably loves the enthusiasm.)
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