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I'm sure the Beacon show rocked, but......

maccimacci Posts: 1,057
edited July 2008 in The Porch
...how was the open bar!?? =)
My lips are shaking.......
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    NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    macci wrote:
    ...how was the open bar!?? =)


    a bunch of hounds,,jeez people...ya never had a drink b4?
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    maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    a bunch of hounds,,jeez people...ya never had a drink b4?

    Was it even possible to get a drink?
    My lips are shaking.......
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    NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    macci wrote:
    Was it even possible to get a drink?


    yea it was they had quite a few bars set up it only took 10 minutes to get 6 beers right b4 the show started
    then after the 1st set i was able to get more b4 they came back out

    and if u really wanted more all u had to do was go out during a song
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    InHiding19InHiding19 Posts: 2,385
    open bar at a pearl jam show, I would have gotten wasted :)
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    maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    yea it was they had quite a few bars set up it only took 10 minutes to get 6 beers right b4 the show started
    then after the 1st set i was able to get more b4 they came back out

    and if u really wanted more all u had to do was go out during a song


    Oh ok, that's pretty sweet.

    I try not to miss songs - unless Evenflow comes on. Then I have to evenflow in the bathroom & get another beer to evenflow some more later.
    My lips are shaking.......
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    NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    macci wrote:
    Oh ok, that's pretty sweet.

    I try not to miss songs - unless Evenflow comes on. Then I have to evenflow in the bathroom & get another beer to evenflow some more later.


    me neither ,,but i wasnt drinking

    but like i said it would have taken less than 5 minutes during the show
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    SadlipSadlip Posts: 17
    Open bar was a nice touch, but I swear, people weren't tipping the bartenders! Come on people, you shell out minimum $250 a ticket and can't pass a couple of bucks to the bartender!?!

    This two guys ordered two mixed drinks each, were rude as hell, and didn't even leave one dollar!

    You could tell the bartenders were perturbed.
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    firecrotch23firecrotch23 Posts: 586
    open bar dude! gimmie six schlitzs!
    Small my table, seats just 3, its not crowded, its just lucky me
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    NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    yea alot of cheap bastards when it comes to that
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,893
    Drinks were very easy to get but the bar was only open 45 minutes before the show started.
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    NYbenbenNYbenben Posts: 1,020
    it was a nice touch... when was the last time you got a free anything at a show? NEVER! the beer selection was nice... got to try them all over the course of the nite, by accident of course. later in the evening the beer-tenders were just opening bottles and pouring, you had no choice in what they poured.
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    ArcticangelArcticangel Posts: 1,443
    Open bar? Dangerous. It's been a rough morning (and now afternoon) on Long Island... Awesome show and a great night though. The afterparty was definitely good times and happiness.
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    I_Got_ShitI_Got_Shit Posts: 325
    Sadlip wrote:
    Open bar was a nice touch, but I swear, people weren't tipping the bartenders! Come on people, you shell out minimum $250 a ticket and can't pass a couple of bucks to the bartender!?!

    This two guys ordered two mixed drinks each, were rude as hell, and didn't even leave one dollar!

    You could tell the bartenders were perturbed.

    Having attended more than a few open bars in my time, I can tell you that tipping is not only necessary, it's actually the key to navigating a crowded open bar. If you throw down a five or even a ten and make eye contact when you order your first drink, that bartender is going to remember your face for the rest of the night and hook you up before the rest of the cheap bastards. Of course, this is only worth it if you plan on ordering multiple drinks, which I certainly wouldn't be doing at Pearl Jam.
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    Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    blech ......


    entirely too long lines up in the lower balcony.

    then , after fighting off the line, i get up there to see very limited selections of liquor.
    No Jack Daniels ?
    No Heinekens ?

    :eek:

    so i had to settle for Johnny Walker Black-

    :p


    ugh.
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    wendy wrockswendy wrocks Posts: 135
    They ran out of water before the show started. I think they restocked, but they ran out again.
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    CaptainCalli24CaptainCalli24 Queens, NY Posts: 326
    i walked in at about 8...got 2 drinks really quick made my way upstairs to the balcony got another 2 drinks...they shut the bar down on me 3 times during their set...i screamed at the supervisor that i will pay for a water!!...she said you have to go downstairs...my answer was this bullshit im going back to my seat...all in all great show but they should have had more bartenders...
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