Dontcha wish your girfriend was raw like Sushi, Dontcha ...
Some debauchery at the Debauchery party at Kashmir ... now that's what I call some raw fish.
And for more naked people, I found this picture online ... of a girl at BAR Charlotte! Now I fully understand why "Girls Gone Wild" goes there when they visit Charlotte. I wonder if those stickers hurt her nipples when she peeled them off.
And for some cultural enrichment ... Runway for the Ballet. Dancing ... what a much more respectable way to use your body ... just saying.
Speaking of which, the following conversation actually happened between my friend and me.
FRIEND: “Is there a difference between strippers and go-go dancers?”
ME: “There is a hierarchy of dancers : there are strippers, then go-go dancers … then NFL cheerleaders.”
Not just because you get to eat X number of elaborate homemade dinners, but because it's a holiday for giving thanks. So I want to give my sincere thanks to you ... yeah you, the person reading this ... you complete me! I appreciate you! All four of you (including my mom ... Hi Mom!) :) But one or one million, I am grateful for even the one.
But just like we should appreciate and honor our troops every day, not just Veterans Day, we should have the attitude of gratitude every day as well. So perhaps we should celebrate Thanksgiving, every day. Does this mean we can stuff our faces with stuffing every day, too?
And why is it that holiday dinner parties always seem to have balls of some sort ... Cheese balls, spinach balls, meatballs ... that's a lot of balls — perhaps I should send some to my ex.
Happy Thanksgiving party people!
Last weekend I joined volunteered to pass out coats and food to the homeless – so SaturDAY I went to a very popular hangout in this community-less community in Charlotte, “The Wall,” which is an actual wall on Phifer Avenue off Tryon.
Let’s just say this community is highly populated — there are a lot more people living in Uptown than you think. That being said, they are our neighbors ... and to them I shall be neighborly.
As I walked down Phifer, people were staring me down like an uninvited house guest who just walked into their residence … because essentially I just had. But all it took was a smile for them to roll out the welcome mat for me.
While most of them were grateful for the homemade, healthy and hearty soup we were passing out, one woman ... not so much. “You got some cornbread?” she asked. When I apologized for not having any, she responded with, “You ain’t got no cornbread … you don’t even have crackers. I don’t want that.” It made me feel a little bit better about the fact that the person who lives in the bus stop in front of my condo rejected my own homemade leftovers.
Return of the G... Back by popular demand (and by dbraun Promotions) is Video DJ Roonie G. The G returns this Saturday to Mez slash EpiCentre Theaters.
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They are converting the larger theater into a full on night club equip with a dance floor and bars. Big screen... big party.
Wanna go? First two people that e-mail me at brittney.cason@creativeloafing.com get a pair of tickets to the theater ... for the party. Ready, set, send!
Sushi, sake bombs, and a taste of the Big Apple
By Megan White
Unlike Enso and Fiji, Cyros won’t be concentrating on the nightlife and entertainment aspect of promoting their sushi. Sorry guys: No half-naked girls lying in front of you covered in barely there leaf loin cloths with strategically placed raw fish on them. It’s all about the rolls, rice ... and sake at Cyros.
Apparently, someone took a can opener to Cans and its Canteen because the lid has reopened, according to owner/operator Jay Runnfeldt ... for now.
Cans closed quietly, right before last weekend's Panthers home game nonetheless — which seemed suspect to me as that didn't really sound like standard procedure for Cans ... especially the quiet part.
So, they're re-opening tonight for the Panthers game ... and so they can go out with a bang. The lid will remain open until the Panthers' final game on Jan. 3 (because obviously our cats aren't making the playoffs).
Cans will only be open Thursday, Friday, Saturday (nights) and Sundays when the Panthers play. And their big finale will be their New Year's Eve party and the Panthers' last home game.
Come say farewell and drink a can for Cans!
I would like to take the liberty of saying that I am happy that The Liberty Gastropub has replaced McIntosh's on South Boulvard.
I went for lunch this week and upon approaching the table the waiter greeted us and offered us a beer … at 12:30 in the afternoon? I like this place already.
Makes sense because said place not only has a beer monopolized menu, but it’s even decorated with beer. Literally. Even in the dining room there’s a beer mural that kinda–sorta looks like a fish tank, which inspired me to come up with the genius idea of having an actual beer filled aquarium (which I accidently turned into an outside thought).
My friend's response: “Right Britt, then we’ll also have beer coming out of the sink, too. This is a restaurant, not Willy Wonka’s Beer Factory.” Oh, but I beg to differ. The columns are made of kegs (now that’s what I call a keg stand). Wheat grass is used as floral decoration with kegs serving as vases, and the chandelier is made from beer glasses.
Meanwhile, the bar is lined with 20 beers on tap … and another 60 in bottles. They even have PBR on tap… and Jewish Brew He'Brew and Big Hoppy Monster … and the apricot-flavored beer I ordered on my lunch meeting. The Liberty’s beer selection rivals that of Revolution in NoDa and Mac’s BBQ right down the street.
They even rotate their beer selection …
According to owner/operator Jay Runnfeldt, Cans has closed its doors. This is not a rumor, the lid on the can is officially closed. I wish a can opener would open it back up thought because Cans has been a staple of Charlotte nightlife for the past few years, and we will miss it more than MC Hammer misses money and David Spade misses Chris Farley.
But when one door closes another one opens. Such as ...
• Dandelion Market ...
A small plate party place brought to us by the management team of Madison's, Connoley's, Tyber Creek Pub and The Attic. Opening in mid-December in the old Latorres restaurant location between Fiji and Basil, Dandelion Market will have 2 levels, 2 full bars, 24 craft style beers on tap, and 30 menu items ranging from $4-$15. Oh, and a coffee shop.
• The Wooden Vine is coming soon to a bar near you ... as in Zink on Tryon.
• Speaking of wines and vines, The Grape at Northlake Mall is now Forte and they offer live jazz every Wednesday.
• Cyros Sushi and Sake Bar is opening soon in South Park.
• Twenty-Two in Plaza Midwood and The Liberty on South Boulevard both recently opened, too, which you can read about on Creative Loafing's new comprehensive nightlife blog @LARGE
My girlfriends joke that their periods last longer than my relationships … so I’m not really inclined to celebrate anniversaries. But I do tend to celebrate a lot of bar anniversaries. That, or there are just a lot of them this month.
From oldest to youngest …
• Cosmos Cafe is turning 12, and they’re celebrating all week. Do you remember turning 12? Boy, were those years awkward and adolescent. I wonder if Cosmos is going to start their period this year … because that’s about the only thing I remember about turning 12.
• Dixie’s Tavern is turning 11, and they’re celebrating this Friday with a free buffet from 8 p.m.-10 p.m. with all new menu items – which you can wash down with drinks so cheap it’ll almost feel like open bar.
• On the Roxx at the Lake is turning 5, and they’re celebrating next Saturday, Nov. 21 with live music from The Pursey Kerns Band, free food courtesy of Matt's Chicago Dog, UFC 106 Pay Per View and a special guest DJ TBD. (As in To Be Announced … that’s not his DJ name. Just clarifying because that’s totally what I thought upon first read.) And … it’s a charity cover. $5 Donation Benefiting Huntington's Disease Society of America
PS- There's also an On the Roxx AND Cosmos in Ballantyne as well.
• Wild Wing Café in University is turning 1 … not to be confused with its red-headed stepsister in the EpiCentre. And they’re celebrating this Friday and Saturday with live music with The Brent Cates Band on Friday and The Aristocrats on Saturday. There is a picture of a cupcake in the ad, and I think they should give out those as well. … just saying.
Whenever you see the words “Anniversary” next to a bar’s ad, you can already assume that there will be good deals and a good time. It is their birthday party after all!
Why don't I just tell you what I'm doing this weekend and you can join me if you like ...
Thursday:
I'll probably work out after work just so I can justify going to Cosmos Uptown and gorging myself in a 3-course meal for $12 to celebrate their 12 year anniversary. After I eat myself into a coma, I'm going to migrate south to South Charlotte for the Ballantyne aloft and wxyz bar's grand, grand opening party. And I may go check out Cosmos in Ballantyne while I'm at it for their inaugural '90s night ... and maybe even eat some more.
Friday:
Debate over which outfit I'm going to wear for entirely way too long for as much as it matters, and then show up late to meet my friends, who thankfully are probably running late, too. You know, I wish Virginia Tech offered Time Management 101 courses because I am pretty much late for life.
We'll probably start at Kashmir for the Debauchery party hosted by my homeboy Mike Palladino. We'll then mosey on over to Madisons to bid adieu to my fellow paid partier, Charlotte Observer's Paid to Party Sarah Aarthun who has taken a job with CNN in Atlanta. And then we'll, as inevitably and always, end up at the EpiCentre ... this time for ELEVATE Lifestyle Magazine's 6th anniversary party at Suite. (I write for them too, you know).
Saturday:
Leave Uptown and really going out on the town ...
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