Game 101 – Bar and Club over view

Here’s my basic road map when I know want to go out.

So if I’m going to hit the bars at 10

  1.  At 6 am the day of, I start to get hype
  2. I  talk to people on my way to work
  3. I talk to people at work
  4.  I get preliminary intelligence on the bar and the area- WHILE I’M AT WORK.  I’m going to this club, on this street.  What does yelp say about it?  What does google map says is nearby?
    1. chill bars nearby?
    2. Hotels?
    3. Late Night Restaurants.
    4. When things start to pop with me and Ms. Right Now, where can I take her?
  5. No offensive meals for lunch.  So no heavy garlic and hummus for lunch
  6. When I get home – I take a shower and get nice
  7. I head out, park close or have a good spot for Uber to pick me up staked out.  I don’t like catching the uber right in front of the hot spot, because it can be drama.
  8. If there is a line, I talk to folks in line. I talk to guy working the door. I talk to bouncer and security during the pat down. Talk to the chick taking cover charge
  9. Once I get inside I have 2 options-
    1. Option A – After I pass the threshold, quick glance around.  Make a Bee line to the bathroom. Scope out the bar, dance floor, pool table. VIP?
      1. When I’m in the loo, quick smell check and face wash.
      2. Wwalk out, re-scope the place for people.
      3. To the bar, grab a club soda and lime. (never drink)
      4. Meet the bartender and shoot the shit if it’s not busy.
      5. Get intel on the clientele.  Hoods? Preps? 100% vanilla?
    2. Option B – when the place is obviously packed
      1. Open the first set of people I see.
      2. Give value. Stay social.
      3. Grab me a drank and talk to whoever is next to me.
  10. From there the clock is ticking.
  11. If the night is early – I know what happens
    1. Chicks get tipsy first, come in groups, and leave first.
    2. Most guys will either do laps around the club or post up at the wall, until their alcohol kicks in.
    3. Ideally I want to circulate, run little sets, and circle back to chicks with favorable logistics.

So that’s my basic game plan.  I know where i’m going.  I get social all day long.  I get the lay of the land when I’m in the bar, and meet and greet staff.  Make friends with them, shoot the shit, and pump them for intel.  Then it’s talking to strangers – any set of strangers – until I start looking for some company for later.