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rohwerwd@netcom.COM (W. David Rohwer) writes:
> valentin@public.BTR.COM (Valentin Pepelea) writes:
> >What (where) are good singles' bars in the south Bay Area?
> >
> 
>      You could check out Paradise Beach in San Jose at 175 North San Pedro
> Street.  The last time I visited Paradise Beach, the ratio was not in
> our favor, between 3 men to 2 women and 3 men to 1 woman.
> 
>      I would like to hear about other places, also.
> 
>      Happy Holidays!!

I was never really impressed with Paradise Beach.  The crowd is attractive,
and I always expect lots of competition for women, HOWEVER, competing
with the bouncers also is just too much.  Expect lots of attitudes
and high hair.  The club has changed a bit since I last went there,
according to a bouncer I know who works there.  However, I assume the
music is still the same:  mostly high-energy dance, with some hip hop
and rock sets mixed in.

Oasis in San Jose is really interesting on Wednesday and Thursday
nights, the music is modern and the crowd is weird.  Women occasionally
outnumber men on these nights.  Oasis on Friday or Saturday is good,
but nothing special.  No dress code.

Studio 47 in San Jose has two sides, an over 21 side and an 18-21
side.  It definitely has the best hip hop music in the south bay,
and often has good hip hop and dance artists playing live.  The crowd
is mostly black and latin (I was usually one of the few white guys
in there).  Studio 47 was fairly dangerous back when I used to go there,
but things appeared to have quieted down a bit.  Still,  watch your
back if you decide to go over to the 18-21 side (in fact, watch your 
back on either side).

Excess in Cupertino and Heartbeat in downtown San Jose are standard
dance / hip-hop fare, attractive crowds, good music, some high hair;
I tend to like Heartbeat a bit better.
DB Coopers in San Jose is the same, though there's less high hair and
more college students.  DB Coopers gets way too crowded inside,
but there's an outside part also.  I haven't been to Bentley's
in Sunnyvale for a while, but it too fits in this mold, and is
pretty fun on Saturday nights.

Baxter's in Cupertino is a nice little club.  Mostly dance music
with some hip hop, rock, and modern sets thrown in.  The club is 
small but the crowd is *much* friendlier than in most clubs.  I
really like this place.  I wish it was bigger, but then if it was 
bigger it would probably lose the qualities I like.

The Saddle Rack is the premier country and western club in the
area.  I personally can't stand the crap but I have many friends who
love it.  There's a mechanical bull, punching bags which measure
punching power, and upside-down margaritas.  This is a must see if
you're into this kinda stuff.

Currently, the hottest danceclub in the area is Phantom, which
I haven't been to yet (boo, hiss).  You might want to check it out,
I heard it's great.


As you can see, I tend to favor hip hop clubs, and in general I only
go to dance clubs these days.  All of the clubs I mentioned above are
okay, with special mention to Baxter's, Oasis (on Wed. or Thurs. night),
and DB's (go outside!).  Studio 47 is a must if you're
into hard core hip hop.  Phantom is currently the hottest club around,
though I can't recommend it as I haven't been there.

I've met fun and intelligent women at all these clubs, so no worries
there.  Most of the dance clubs tend to have very attractive crowds,
so no worries there either.  Baxter's is small enough so that there
are occasionally some Ugly Nights, but usually it's about as good
as any other place.

Joe
jat@cup.hp.com