Last
night I decided that I wanted to go out for awhile to relax - and admittedly promote
the "Steppin in Style"
event that will taking place next Wednesday evening at the Radisson.
I decided
to go to a very popular "upscale" nightspot that is frequented by many
- and even some of you readers.
Although I will not mention the name of this
nightspot most of you will be able to guess which one I am referring to.
Firstly
I arrived there at 7:15 PM because they had an admittance policy of $10 before
7:30 and $20 afterwards.
I parked my vehicle
in the adjacent parking structure at a cost of $8. This is about
normal for the area and class of Venue that I was attending.
When I arrived
at the door I was then informed that the admittance policy had changed and that
the new cost was $20 all evening. I paid the lady at the door and
went inside.
Once inside I went to the bar to get a drink. I ordered a Cognac
from the bartender (my usual drink) and was presented with a bill for $15.
I paid him and proceeded to walk around the club.
About 30 minutes later I
began to get a little hungry so I walked over to their buffet set up. They had
4 different entrees to choose from all costing $15. I ordered the
entree that I wanted, paid the attendant and went to find a table to eat. I must
say that the food was very good.
After finishing my meal I was a little thirsty
and to be honest a little bored. The crowd was trickling in .. and the live entertainment
for the evening was a band that I had not heard of before. I figured that my water
would settle me down a bit and make me a little more patient.
So I went to
the bartender and ordered a bottled water. I was presented with a bottle of "Crystal
Geiser" water (about the most inexpensive of the bottled waters available
locally) .. and oh yeah .. I was also presented with a bill for $5.
At
about 8:35 I had finished my water I decided to leave and go to another nightspot
that I was intending to go to.
The total cost for my 1
hour visit to this "Upscale" Nightspot .....$63 ...just for
me.
I said to myself " There has got to be a
better place to go on Wednesday Nights!".
Then I remembered
... there is!
For that same $63 someone
could:
* Attend 3 -"Steppin in
Style" events which have food included; or
* Attend "Rose
- Colored" Wednesdays for 3 months (3 monthly memberships)
Unless
I missed my guess .. the Steppers have a great deal.
JUST A THOUGHT
....
Mike