REVIEW (2008.03.18) World of Drum & Bass '08 @ Caprice Nightclub

[arXael]

Not trying to sound like an ass, but although the music was hella sick, the visuals need some serious improvement. And they should they throw in another bartender or two. Only 3 was working, and yes, the tatooed guy is the only fast guy and I only buy drinks from him at the end. The other two female bartenders are eye-candies but just weren't that fast. Still, not really complaining about that. The sound could be better, but I dont mind last night's sound so much if it wasnt for so much microphone sqeaking. But still, it was a wicked show, props to all.
Personally I like DJ SS, I think he totally killed it.
Just my two cents.

[ash1ee]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

Female bartenders are not supposed to be fast. If you want a fast drink go to the angriest looking guy working behind the bar. They are generally far faster.

-HAVE YOUR GOD DAMN MONEY READY! We all know that eventually your going to have to pay for that, and you should have a general idea what your order should cost. Why wait till he reads the total to you to reach into your purse and pull out your money?

-TIP TIP TIP!! This isn't the time to argue the fact that you have to tip in society. You have to, it sucks sometimes, but the other option is to have all the prices raised, and pay the bartenders more, so you'd lose out either way. If you tip well, you will wait less. If you want to make sure he knows your tipping well, give him all your money and say keep the change. IE- $6.50 beer, give him a ten and say keep the change. Chances are if your sitting at the front of the bar complaining about how long you have to wait you don't know how to tip.

These all seem like common sense, but most people don't do this.

-I'm one of, if not the fastest bartender at my work. Which is why i'm always behind the well. And the last time i checked...Yup. Girl.

-You know approx. how much drinks costs. yes please. Have it ready. Especially if there is a line. You have time to get it out and decide what you want. I can usually serve the whole line in less time that it takes you to dig to the bottom of your fake Louis.

-I'll serve you again if you have tipped me, well before some random who is snapping his fingers at me. EVEN if he has waited longer. Any one who tips deserves to be served first. Suck it up. If you can't afford it, sit at home and buy a 6 pack of Wildcat. I have to pay my bills too.
The chances of the bartender having your beer cracked in your hand without you having to ask are very high if you show us a little love at the beginning of the night.

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by ash1ee

-I'm one of, if not the fastest bartender at my work. Which is why i'm always behind the well. And the last time i checked...Yup. Girl.

-You know approx. how much drinks costs. yes please. Have it ready. Especially if there is a line. You have time to get it out and decide what you want. I can usually serve the whole line in less time that it takes you to dig to the bottom of your fake Louis.

-I'll serve you again if you have tipped me, well before some random who is snapping his fingers at me. EVEN if he has waited longer. Any one who tips deserves to be served first. Suck it up. If you can't afford it, sit at home and buy a 6 pack of Wildcat. I have to pay my bills too.
The chances of the bartender having your beer cracked in your hand without you having to ask are very high if you show us a little love at the beginning of the night.

If you have an angry look on your face when you work, I'll accept that you are really fast.

[NinjaBoy]

And I want to add, don't use your credit card for one drink, unless you are starting a tab or willing to write 300 times on the blackboard "I will remember to take money out of the ATM next time I go to a club"

[cubed]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

We, the plaza busboy's, would like to end the rumor that we are all slow and lazy. This is a stereotype that originated from Jim's days as a busboy. These days we are 25% less drunk, 25% faster, and 25% sexier.

This is the only true portion of this statement.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

These all seem like common sense, but most people don't do this.

There's a Michael Mann g-spot rant that everybody on this forum needs to hear.

I've skipped so many lines just by making eye contact with the bartender waiting for douchebag in front of me to finish babbling to the chick he's standing with, and just saying what I want. In fact I think that once happened at Plaza. It was great. I think the guy in front of me didn't even realize I'd been served before him, as I was done my transaction and gone from the bar by the time that he looked up from the girl's tits and was ready to order.

I also remember at Pete Tong many years back Jim tipping the bartender a 20+leftover change for 4 drinks, and from that point forward she overpoured for us all night.

Getting bar staff on your side has a million perks.

[LastWerd]

hands down. was awesome. I was in the best mood ever, so good to see everyone.

Was happy it happened at Plaza over Caprice as Caprice doesn't have a stage and we would have lost so much of the dance floor there.

On a note from the bar - we were not expecting that many people; was more walk up then expected - otherwise we would have had more bartenders and prob opened the upstairs.
Yes Jason (the guy with tattoos, only guy bartender last night) is awesome. He is my favorite. He was actually very sick but did a bang up job anyways. Sorry about the slow gals, but a lot of the tips on here about why things go slow are very true. Have money in hand and know what you want!! I am bad at that sometimes - I admit.

All in all, everything went great and the vibe was bangin. Yes a bit loud at times but I rocked my lil heart out on the dance floor and so did everyone else!

Love the dnb scene - if you EVER want g-list to Plaza - please hit me up; anyone!

[TrixX]

yeah i love plaza.........i swear i have never waited longer than a couple minutes for a drink there......your bartenders are awesome normally.

annnnnnnnnd i didn't expect that kind of turnout either so i understand the lack of bar staff.

all in all plaza has some of the nicest club staff ever........don't get me wrong......girl was a sweetheart.....*edit* blah blah blah blah.

yeah LOVE YOU GUYS :love:

[benyamean]

Last night was really good!!!

Too much to say really, but Tali was awesome!!! She really knows when and where and how to spit. Really refreshing to not hear some bullshit ruin a track.

Enjoyed hearing everyone last night, particularly Bryan Gee and Ed Rush and Optical. Smashing stuff from Ed Rush and Optical!!!

Sound was a bit weird at times, and that mic shit didn't happen all that much (still really loud though).

Anyways, thanks to everyone who put this on, I enjoyed it. There definately shoulda been more bar staff. Good seeing everyone I saw last night.

[cinist]

i thought the guy with tattoos was a dick, and i am an excellent tipper. i hardly ever saw anyone who he was taking orders from first bother to tip him. The chick next to him near the sound guy was better, the other girls were useless.

[LeeBrat]

Originally Posted by alla

and hope there will be tons more DNB shows in 2008!

me too!!! wicked night, I'm so glad that I made it out last night. great sets all night long! It was nice to see some familiar faces. I guess I'll have to make it out to a few more shows now to get back in touch with everyone.

^ it was so good seeing you honey.. u look beautiful! <3

[LeeBrat]

Originally Posted by alla

^ it was so good seeing you honey.. u look beautiful! <3

and it was wonderful seeing you too! we should try to get together lots this summer!

[inside]

Best DnB show I've been too.

Tali is so awsome, it was cool to see the preformers enjoy themselves as much as they did.

Thanks for the support Revolver. Yeah man life is crazy good right now.

ppcock, the trance is all in your head. I thinkl you've played "out of the blue" a few too many times.

Nice to meet Trixx and Last Werd in person.

Hope you like the demo Alla.

Jungle Soilder of the night Award goes too, drum roll.... Shell. Wow were u ever sick, get better=)

next up, Melente!!!

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by inside

Thanks for the support Revolver. Yeah man life is crazy good right now.

always man, anytime.

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by cinist

i thought the guy with tattoos was a dick, and i am an excellent tipper. i hardly ever saw anyone who he was taking orders from first bother to tip him. The chick next to him near the sound guy was better, the other girls were useless.

Him, everyone here seems to agree he was rad. I've rarely heard a complaint against him three years...

A lot of the times, the fact that nobody is tipping has little to do with the bartender, and more to do with the people. If your going to tip, you'll tip cause your not a dick. You might tip more if the service is better. But you'll still tip. You must have caught him during a bad time.

Excellent tipper = 25-40%
Great = 20-25%
Good = 15-25%
Alright = 10-15%
Grrrr = Anything less then 10%

[jomama]

Originally Posted by arXael

Not trying to sound like an ass, but although the music was hella sick, the visuals need some serious improvement. And they should they throw in another bartender or two. Only 3 was working, and yes, the tatooed guy is the only fast guy and I only buy drinks from him at the end. The other two female bartenders are eye-candies but just weren't that fast. Still, not really complaining about that. The sound could be better, but I dont mind last night's sound so much if it wasnt for so much microphone sqeaking. But still, it was a wicked show, props to all.
Personally I like DJ SS, I think he totally killed it.
Just my two cents.

I forgot to mention, that the visuals WERE weak.
I remember one time there was vids of some crappy ass
skateboarding... really, try a little harder than that.

So I agree, that the visuals were as terrible as the feedback from
the mics.

[ppcock]

every bar I go to, except for plaza.

I am constantly skimming the bar tenders, looking for an opening. When i see a bartender look around, I know it's my cue to move right beside everyone who (and it seems this way) thinks standing in line is a great way to let people know you have money.
Therefore, I tell him my drink of choice and that's done. I go back and party my face off.

As an added tip... tip.
When you greet your bartender for the first time. Tip him/her HUGE. After that, if you're standing in line, you'll get served first, then drop your standard $2.00 each drink to give him/her some love.
I've done that many, many, many, many times at various bars, after which, if there's 10 people in line, he'll wave me down, tell me to go to the side if I want any more drinks.
and as an added bonus, He'll even give me a few shots on the house.

[Infidel]

Its been a while since we had a show like that and it was definately necessary. I almost thought we had to switch over to house or top 40 if u want to go to a good party.

Brian Gee's set was SICK!! The start of his set brought back some good old feelings that I just can't describe.

And Ed Rush (or Optical?) throwing down the epilogue remix made my night. Sick... even for wobble.

All in all, wicked good times. Thanks Jamie and crew for putting this on. Looking forward to what this summer has in store for us.

[justShell]

such a great night, on the ride home i had no voice at all. really glad i got my sick ass out of home and showed up, good job, and i really hope there's gon be more shows comparable to ed rush to come! :)

[GSG9]

:cry:

work sucks.

[cinist]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

Him, everyone here seems to agree he was rad. I've rarely heard a complaint against him three years...

A lot of the times, the fact that nobody is tipping has little to do with the bartender, and more to do with the people. If your going to tip, you'll tip cause your not a dick. You might tip more if the service is better. But you'll still tip. You must have caught him during a bad time.

Excellent tipper = 25-40%
Great = 20-25%
Good = 15-25%
Alright = 10-15%
Grrrr = Anything less then 10%

again, i'm an excellent tipper. i think he was just being a prick because the first time i ordered a drink i told him someone was ahead of me and he got annoyed, had a hissy fit and spat out that he didnt care who was first. After that he kept taking orders from people who got there after me.
The only other time i've been to plaza the bartender got pissy because we didnt want a shot with a fruit fly in it.
But yeah, i'm not exactly expecting bartenders to be anything special. I just wish all clubs had those ice chests filled with beer away from the bar, so much faster.
To be fair, service in canadian restraunts, stores, clubs ect is horrible.

[dabbler]

half this review thread is about the bartending at plaza/tipping of bartenders. wtf

[Revolver]

^ jay i really liked the set you played...

you were playin some really heavy 4/4 elctroey type of stuff towards the end...its a was fuckin gold! 24k. :)

anyways it was funny cause...i was leaning against the very back at the bar with my drink watching the bartending fiasco happen when jay auto stands beside me with a 20 dollar bill and says to me..'john,im going to show you how to properly order drinks all nite, im just going to buy a beer and give him this 20 for it with no change'..so, needless to say auto did this, and i never saw him wait for a drink again...even when there was a big line up he went right to the side of the line,bartender spotted him, and got served right away.

so yesterday i did the same thing at lotus longweekend....my first round of drinks i overpaid and tipped the bartender really well.i said to the guy 'ok remember me...im gonna come up right to the side of the bar everytime' and i did...and sure enough even though there was a huge gong show line he spotted me right away and i was served first.

again...tipping him well cause i appreciated the service, and he appreciated my tips and no bullshit ordering. he even comped a full round of drinks for me (heineken,2vodka wterlime,2xjager) for me..

worked like a charm and im gonna do this everytime im out now......