7 days from now I will be in New York ...

.... a single 40 year old man and need some pointers on nightlife.

Tricky
UK

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"Tricky Dicky" wrote:

... a single 40 year old man and need some pointers on nightlife.

Google for "New York City night life" and I am sure you'll find tons of
stuff.

On Mar 17, 8:01 pm, "Tricky Dicky" wrote:
... a single 40 year old man and need some pointers on nightlife.


In order to get into the mega-clubs around West 27th on Thursday,
Friday, or Saturday, you will need to be in a group with at least as
many women as men. If you are in a group of men, you will probably
need to get a table and agree to buy two "bottles", which cost at
least $250-300 each, in order to get past the doorman. As a single 40-
year old man, forget getting in - if you really want to go, then try
to join with a group who are going. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
are easier, but you still might have trouble as a single man.

The bar scene is much more varied and interesting than the club scene
in NYC in my opinion, and you don't have the asinine door and bottle
policies. Almost all bars will let anyone who wants come in. For
upscale cocktail bars, try Midtown's hotel bars. For the "scene", try
the Lower East Side and SoHo. In hotel bars, the Lower East Side, or
SoHo, expect very high drink prices - $10-15 for a cocktail. For more
casual places, try the East Village, or Alphabet City. There are some
very good wine bars throughout the city, including French restaurants
which become wine bars late at night. There are also a lot of bars
with live jazz (especially in Harlem) and live rock (especially in
Williamsburg). The wilder, lager lout-type bars are on the Upper East
Side around 1st and 2nd avenue, or in parts of the West Village (which
also has many gay bars). For really laid back, inexpensive bars, try
Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

If you can say some more about your specific tastes and budget, I can
give you some particular places to recommend.

"Iceman" wrote in message
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On Mar 17, 8:01 pm, "Tricky Dicky" wrote:
... a single 40 year old man and need some pointers on nightlife.


In order to get into the mega-clubs around West 27th on Thursday,
Friday, or Saturday, you will need to be in a group with at least as
many women as men. If you are in a group of men, you will probably
need to get a table and agree to buy two "bottles", which cost at
least $250-300 each, in order to get past the doorman. As a single 40-
year old man, forget getting in - if you really want to go, then try
to join with a group who are going. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
are easier, but you still might have trouble as a single man.

The bar scene is much more varied and interesting than the club scene
in NYC in my opinion, and you don't have the asinine door and bottle
policies. Almost all bars will let anyone who wants come in. For
upscale cocktail bars, try Midtown's hotel bars. For the "scene", try
the Lower East Side and SoHo. In hotel bars, the Lower East Side, or
SoHo, expect very high drink prices - $10-15 for a cocktail. For more
casual places, try the East Village, or Alphabet City. There are some
very good wine bars throughout the city, including French restaurants
which become wine bars late at night. There are also a lot of bars
with live jazz (especially in Harlem) and live rock (especially in
Williamsburg). The wilder, lager lout-type bars are on the Upper East
Side around 1st and 2nd avenue, or in parts of the West Village (which
also has many gay bars). For really laid back, inexpensive bars, try
Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

If you can say some more about your specific tastes and budget, I can
give you some particular places to recommend.

Blimey. Excellent stuff.

Like live music. Don't mind laid back. Smart but casual. Inexpensive sounds
attractive ;-)

I am staying in Times Square - yeah I know blew most of the budget on the
hotel LOL

Many thanks in advance

Tricky
UK

On Mar 18, 4:25 pm, "Tricky Dicky" wrote:
"Iceman" wrote in message

ups.com...
On Mar 17, 8:01 pm, "Tricky Dicky" wrote:
... a single 40 year old man and need some pointers on nightlife.

In order to get into the mega-clubs around West 27th on Thursday,
Friday, or Saturday, you will need to be in a group with at least as
many women as men. If you are in a group of men, you will probably
need to get a table and agree to buy two "bottles", which cost at
least $250-300 each, in order to get past the doorman. As a single 40-
year old man, forget getting in - if you really want to go, then try
to join with a group who are going. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
are easier, but you still might have trouble as a single man.

The bar scene is much more varied and interesting than the club scene
in NYC in my opinion, and you don't have the asinine door and bottle
policies. Almost all bars will let anyone who wants come in. For
upscale cocktail bars, try Midtown's hotel bars. For the "scene", try
the Lower East Side and SoHo. In hotel bars, the Lower East Side, or
SoHo, expect very high drink prices - $10-15 for a cocktail. For more
casual places, try the East Village, or Alphabet City. There are some
very good wine bars throughout the city, including French restaurants
which become wine bars late at night. There are also a lot of bars
with live jazz (especially in Harlem) and live rock (especially in
Williamsburg). The wilder, lager lout-type bars are on the Upper East
Side around 1st and 2nd avenue, or in parts of the West Village (which
also has many gay bars). For really laid back, inexpensive bars, try
Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

If you can say some more about your specific tastes and budget, I can
give you some particular places to recommend.

Blimey. Excellent stuff.

Like live music. Don't mind laid back. Smart but casual. Inexpensive sounds
attractive ;-)

I am staying in Times Square - yeah I know blew most of the budget on the
hotel LOL


A few of my favorite bars in the general midtown area (any of them are
a short cab ride or a 15-30 minute walk from Times Square) are K
Lounge (Indian statues, Bollywood movies, and Indian-themed
cocktails), La Bateau Ivre (French restaurant/wine bar), Divine Bar
(wine bar), Casa North (Egyptian restaurant/bar with tents inside the
restaurant, Middle Eastern-themed cocktails, and you can smoke a
hookah pipe), and Sakagura (Japanese restaurant/sake bar). K Lounge
and Casa North are expensive; the others are moderate. At the ones
which are restaurants also, it's no problem getting drinks at the bar,
or getting a table just for drinks if you are there late.

Some good low-key places downtown are Decibel (sake bar), Shebeen
(they invent their own cocktails), Otto's Shrunken Head (tiki bar),
Mehanata (a Bulgarian bar/club), and Circa Tabac (a cigar/cocktail
bar).

I don't really know the live music scene well, but I did enjoy the
Lenox Lounge jazz club in Harlem.

On 18 Mar 2007 in rec.travel.usa-canada, Tricky Dicky wrote:

Like live music. Don't mind laid back. Smart but casual. Inexpensive
sounds attractive ;-)

I am staying in Times Square - yeah I know blew most of the budget
on the hotel LOL

Iridium, Broadway and 51st. NOT inexpensive; on Mondays you can hear Les
Paul play:

http://iridiumjazzclub.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul

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Joe Makowiec
http://makowiec.org/
Email: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe

Joe Makowiec wrote:
Tricky Dicky wrote:
Like live music. Don't mind laid back. Smart but casual.
Inexpensive sounds attractive ;-)

I am staying in Times Square - yeah I know blew most of the
budget on the hotel LOL

Iridium, Broadway and 51st. NOT inexpensive; on Mondays you can
hear Les Paul play:

I knew he was still playing in spite of his arthritis but didn't know
where. Before "How High The Moon" hit the charts in '51, he and Mary
Ford had a fifteen-minute afternoon program broadcast from their home
.. . . well, the basement, by the Columbia Broadcasting System.

He described the equipment he had and how he was using it so when
"How High The Moon" hit the charts, I knew exactly how it was done.
His explanations, although technical, were clear. I should thank him.

http://iridiumjazzclub.com/

Nearby on 44th, there's a Big Band at Birdland

Nearby at Swing 46 (on 46th) is the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra
where dancers go and the food's excellent

And, of course, the Village Vanguard.

At least the above was true when last I was there. Probably still is.

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"Joe Makowiec" wrote in message
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On 18 Mar 2007 in rec.travel.usa-canada, Tricky Dicky wrote:

Like live music. Don't mind laid back. Smart but casual. Inexpensive
sounds attractive ;-)

I am staying in Times Square - yeah I know blew most of the budget
on the hotel LOL

Iridium, Broadway and 51st. NOT inexpensive; on Mondays you can hear Les
Paul play:

http://iridiumjazzclub.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul

--
Joe Makowiec
http://makowiec.org/
Email: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe

Sounds really good.

Many thanks for this.

It looks like I will have no end of things to do on an evening

Tricky
UK

"Iceman" wrote in message
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On Mar 18, 4:25 pm, "Tricky Dicky" wrote:
"Iceman" wrote in message

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On Mar 17, 8:01 pm, "Tricky Dicky" wrote:
... a single 40 year old man and need some pointers on nightlife.

In order to get into the mega-clubs around West 27th on Thursday,
Friday, or Saturday, you will need to be in a group with at least as
many women as men. If you are in a group of men, you will probably
need to get a table and agree to buy two "bottles", which cost at
least $250-300 each, in order to get past the doorman. As a single 40-
year old man, forget getting in - if you really want to go, then try
to join with a group who are going. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
are easier, but you still might have trouble as a single man.

The bar scene is much more varied and interesting than the club scene
in NYC in my opinion, and you don't have the asinine door and bottle
policies. Almost all bars will let anyone who wants come in. For
upscale cocktail bars, try Midtown's hotel bars. For the "scene", try
the Lower East Side and SoHo. In hotel bars, the Lower East Side, or
SoHo, expect very high drink prices - $10-15 for a cocktail. For more
casual places, try the East Village, or Alphabet City. There are some
very good wine bars throughout the city, including French restaurants
which become wine bars late at night. There are also a lot of bars
with live jazz (especially in Harlem) and live rock (especially in
Williamsburg). The wilder, lager lout-type bars are on the Upper East
Side around 1st and 2nd avenue, or in parts of the West Village (which
also has many gay bars). For really laid back, inexpensive bars, try
Williamsburg in Brooklyn.

If you can say some more about your specific tastes and budget, I can
give you some particular places to recommend.

Blimey. Excellent stuff.

Like live music. Don't mind laid back. Smart but casual. Inexpensive
sounds
attractive ;-)

I am staying in Times Square - yeah I know blew most of the budget on the
hotel LOL


A few of my favorite bars in the general midtown area (any of them are
a short cab ride or a 15-30 minute walk from Times Square) are K
Lounge (Indian statues, Bollywood movies, and Indian-themed
cocktails), La Bateau Ivre (French restaurant/wine bar), Divine Bar
(wine bar), Casa North (Egyptian restaurant/bar with tents inside the
restaurant, Middle Eastern-themed cocktails, and you can smoke a
hookah pipe), and Sakagura (Japanese restaurant/sake bar). K Lounge
and Casa North are expensive; the others are moderate. At the ones
which are restaurants also, it's no problem getting drinks at the bar,
or getting a table just for drinks if you are there late.

Some good low-key places downtown are Decibel (sake bar), Shebeen
(they invent their own cocktails), Otto's Shrunken Head (tiki bar),
Mehanata (a Bulgarian bar/club), and Circa Tabac (a cigar/cocktail
bar).

I don't really know the live music scene well, but I did enjoy the
Lenox Lounge jazz club in Harlem.

Smashing.

Thanks for all this great information

I have never ever been to an Egyptian bar so that will be a first!

Many thanks

Tricky
UK

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Joe Makowiec wrote:
Tricky Dicky wrote:
Like live music. Don't mind laid back. Smart but casual.
Inexpensive sounds attractive ;-)

I am staying in Times Square - yeah I know blew most of the
budget on the hotel LOL

Iridium, Broadway and 51st. NOT inexpensive; on Mondays you can
hear Les Paul play:

I knew he was still playing in spite of his arthritis but didn't know
where. Before "How High The Moon" hit the charts in '51, he and Mary
Ford had a fifteen-minute afternoon program broadcast from their home
.. . . well, the basement, by the Columbia Broadcasting System.

He described the equipment he had and how he was using it so when
"How High The Moon" hit the charts, I knew exactly how it was done.
His explanations, although technical, were clear. I should thank him.

http://iridiumjazzclub.com/

Nearby on 44th, there's a Big Band at Birdland

Nearby at Swing 46 (on 46th) is the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra
where dancers go and the food's excellent

And, of course, the Village Vanguard.

At least the above was true when last I was there. Probably still is.

-- __________________________________________________ ______________
A dancing San Franciscan who sometimes just listens.
http://geocities.com/dancefest/ --- http://geocities.com/iconoc/
ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 ------- IClast at Gmail com

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