Friday Part 2
Posted in Life on 11/23/2007 10:26 am by enjanerdAfter the conference on Friday, I met up with some people for the VT alumni happy hour. Didn’t have a very big turnout, but it was fun. One of the guys had some amazing stories — designing yachts for the America’s Cup among others. The happy hour broke up pretty early so people could catch flights out to get home in time to watch the VT-Miami game the next day.
I headed back to my hotel and took to wandering the local neighborhood in search for some postcards. I found a touristy shop about a block away and bought postcards to my heart’s content. I was then so bold as to ask the cashier where I should go to check out the nightlife around there. He directed me a block up the street… to the shops around my hotel.
So, off I went, to wander the restaurants, bars, and shops. There were a couple of cute boutiques and stuff, but what caught my attention was what sounded like a karaoke bar. That seemed like a good place for some dinner and entertainment. So, I went in and two things immediately caught my attention: live band and they were all really good singers. This clearly can’t be a karaoke joint. Or can it? People keep just jumping on stage. But they’re playing the instruments and singing… And there are slips of paper to write down song requests. After the first 10 minutes or so, I figured out what was going on. There were about a dozen musicians who were playing in groups of 2 or 3 at a time — dueling pianos, guitars, a saxaphone… And they would switch out every song or two so they could take breaks or swap in people for specific songs. The entertainment far surpassed what I had been expecting, which was good… because the food was terrible.
Ducked out when they started Rocky Horror Picture Show and went downstairs to listen to another band playing Christmas music. It did seem a little early for it, especially in 70 degree weather, but I do love Christmas. Sat around and finished addressing and stamping my postcards until a couple of smokers set up camp next to me and I decided to call it a night.