Got turned away from Ricks because...

Got turned away from Ricks because a buddy was wearing sandals.

Walked into flash dancers at about 245. $20 cover, place was packed. Here, they apparently don't discriminate against hobbits.

They found us a table right in front of one of the side stages. Drinks were surprisingly unobnoxiously priced, given that a) this is NY b) this is a SC. But maybe I've just lived here way too long -- 7k/month for a three bedroom also sounds about right... sigh.