by Jen E. on This place is So. Much. Fun. Went for my birthday, got menus with my name on them, saw some really great performances, dinner was delicious, the dance floor afterwards was poppin and just everyone - from the bouncers to the waiters to the dancers - were really Amazing. Good times!
by judy p. on Welcome to the discotheque, complete with complimentary Eurotrash. It bodes very ill that I did not have fun here, because I'm the kind of person who--under the excellent influence of alcohol--can have explosively good times with nothing but cows in a barn. That came out so, so wrong. Please trust me when I say that I am not into bestiality. I AM into dancing. With or without cows in barns. We went on a techno night. I like techno when I'm driving or studying, because it goes very well with coffee. (Whoa. Cue lightbulb over head-- so THAT'S how my study sessions always turned into furniture rearrangement therapy!) I've had good techno experiences in cars and living rooms, but jury's still out on techno in clubs-- it makes for pretty intense dancing in stiletto heels. I can't keep moving that fast indefinitely! I have alcohol to drink and hair to flip and there are some dresses I just don't like to sweat in. Also, an overwhelming majority of people look like fucking retards dancing to techno. Had I filmed my experience at Vessel, I would have called it "White People Can't Dance: A Documentary." Next time I go out dancing on a techno night, I'll need advance knowledge so I can arm myself with sneakers, hair ties and a personal bubble to deflect the crowds of people loitering on the dance floor. Really, you're going to elbow me multiple times traversing the floor so you can stand there in the center and breathe? I hate you and I hate your face and also you look stupid. Vessel gets one star for looking cool and one more for the bartenders. I should give another star for not waiting very long and getting in free (though that credit goes to my friend for putting our names on the guest list), but I'm feeling stingy this morning. Also the drinks were expensive. It would have been fun to just sit there getting trashed and watching all the dancers try to cope with having been born without rhythm, but the lounge area was reserved.
