To get past the bouncer and make it into the nightclub, mind the
5 aspects of the GET IN club entry system: girls, expenses, trouble, +
2 more.
The worst club entry experience I’ve had was at a place in Las
Vegas. I found myself stuck outside the venue, pushed to the side,
while everyone else in line – who’d gotten there much later than I had
– was allowed to march right in past me. I was dressed well (better
than many of the people who got
in) and looked good. But I’d made the fatal mistakes of getting there
too early, and talking to a poorly dressed, low status guy in line...
And the
bouncer exiled me to the side of the queue as a result. After standing
to the side watching other people march in for twenty minutes, I
finally stooped to bribing the bouncer to get in – something I’d never
done before and haven’t done since.
After this incident, back home in San Diego, I made getting into the
clubs I wanted a priority. I picked up a VIP card that let me
cut the lines at most of the venues in town. I rolled with people who
knew people. And I went out of my way to befriend bouncers and club
staff again, something I’d neglected since my early days in clubbing.
Before long, my outings often consisted of the opposite of that Las
Vegas experience. Throngs of other club-goers would be stuck in a
slow-moving queue as I marched past them, flashed my ID at the bouncer,
and stepped right in. Some of those club-goers – girls especially
seemed to hate watching me get in while they had to wait – would yell
about fairness, or spoiled elites, or how assholes like me needed to
wait in line like the rest of ‘em. And I’d just chuckle and bear these
folks no ill will, because I’d been in their positions plenty of times
before.
If you enjoy the nightlife regularly, in any major metropolis,
entering the club will be a major concern of yours. So today, we’re
going to cover all the various ways you can gain entry, or even skip
the cover charge, and not have to worry about getting stuck outside.
