Live from The Den and Hooters
9:15 PM, The Den, second floor
Blogging live with Special K and Miss P from the brand new second floor of The Den, which the staff inform us - with some arm twisting - we are the first to patronize. Special K had the first Carlsberg poured. Unfortunately, no one else is upstairs to celebrate with us, but the first floor is packed. Susan, the lone employee up here, is incredibly friendly, in case anyone from The Den’s management is reading. She informs us that more people will soon be up here and, lo and behold, customers four and five just showed up.
By the way, we just left Hooters, which was also packed.
The crowd was diverse, with plenty of younger Chinese and numerous families, and had a good vibe. I think this place is easier to grasp if you consider the Hooters girls simply as cheerleaders who occasionally smack into one other when they do their collective dances. By the way, they almost have “Mickey” down.
We stuck to beer, although you get ten free wings if you order a bottle of Dom Perignon - we recommend the crispy-skinned ones for your champers. We watched televised sports included women’s softball, women’s nine-ball, and guys racing cars with trailers attached to them.
All in all, better than I expected, though Special K was upset about something that we can currently and possibly never ever talk about (more details later).
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The Den was raw for the England vs France rugby match and still swinging downstairs at 7am. Although the place had curiously emptied of Frenchmen. Curious ;-)
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Timing is everything. Having read about the upstairs section at the Den, this punter and two Australian friends hit the Den on Monday night. “Let’s try upstairs” I said. “No” said the waitress. And for one very good reason. It was closed. The waitress maintained it was closed for the fact that it was Monday night, but I think they were still recovering from the visit of the Boyce entourage Saturday night.
Dave,
Swinging at 7 AM at The Den ain’t a bad place to be - they do a nice (though heavy) breakfast.
8 Songs,
I hear it helps to place a 20 (kuai) in a red envelope. I’ll have to try that when I can no longer get by on my good looks.
Cheers, Boyce
Boyce,
quick, stock up on envelopes in that case….
8 Songs,
Either that, or wear a bit more makeup.
Cheers, Boyce