I showed up at 8 pm...

I showed up at 8 pm and nobody was at the club. Nobody. So I sat in the parking lot and waited. About 8:17 people started showing up - all of a sudden. I saw two white girls, whom I wrongly assumed to be strippers, head in, and figured it was time to enter. The bouncer was amenable to a brief conversation and was knowledgeable and friendly. He explained that the club was late in opening because the manager "was running 20 minutes behind." The manager actually showed up around 9:20 pm.

The club looks like a dump from the outside. The business sign outside still has enough letters left over, apparently from October of last year (or even a prior year) that I can tell they were advertising some kind of Halloween event - "_a___ween P__ry." However, once you get inside, the place is warm, open, inviting, and, at least as far as physical plant goes, nicely upscale.

The room is wide open with a pair of TVs broadcasting sports. There are sweepstakes machines, electronic bar games, and a pool table. There is a prominently-displayed ATM. There are dozens of small, round tables with an average of three plush, rolling easy chairs surrounding each, along with a series of the same chairs up at the central dance stage. There are lots of graceful amenities in the club, from being allowed to skip the cover charge because I had waited outdoors to the free mints at the door. The music itself was worth attending the club for, as it was a mixture of rock (Jefferson Starship, Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, Journey, and Blackfoot were just a few of the bands I heard) and a slight dash of hip hop. One of the complaints that I have with the modern club is that they all seem to be, by default, hip hop clubs, which is not only jarring to those who have musical taste, but attracts a thug element. In short, the atmosphere, from the comfort, the music, and the friendliness of the non-dancer employees, was among the most positive I have experienced.