Remember that Seinfeld episode when George couldn’t have his “worlds colliding?” That’s a bit how I feel about this new development: Bottle Service is coming to Austin, Texas.
Now, I love Austin. I went to school in Austin. And now I live in New York and love bottle service. I like both these things.
I’m not sure I like them both together. Austin nightlife is about live music, tailgating for the Longhorns, and pitchers of cheap Shiner Bock. Now, apparently, it’s also about Grey Goose. From Austin360.com:
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Pangaea nightclub, the ultra-upscale lounge set to open in the old Alamo Drafthouse location on Colorado Street this November, aims to usher a new era of glitz and glamor into Austin nightlife.
In his article previewing the club, writer Michael Barnes poses the question, “How will Austin respond to the velvet-rope treatment, de rigeur in Los Angeles and New York but confined to just a few local clubs here on the busiest nights?” |
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