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Important.  Read this if you read my previous post.

I wrote:
> 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.

Well, as they say, "ooops."

Recently a club called the $20,000 Club was closed down in San Jose.
This club was closed for a number of reasons, but ultimately because
it was the gathering place of San Jose's gang bangers and hardened
ex-cons.  You win a prize if you realize here that these scumbags are
going to need a new place to party.

I went to Excess last night, and you guessed it, it was absolutely
full of gang bangers.  I've never seen a club's atmosphere change so
quickly.  My homies (cops & COs in the state prison) recognized many
of the patrons as bangers and former Guests of the State.  Unlike
Studio 47, the Excess bouncers are not nearly tough enough to handle
this crowd -- management seems to have been caught unawares that the
bangers would invade their place.

Mind you, I have no problem with tough clubs.  I hung out at Studio 47
when knife fights were common there, and I hung out in some tough New
York clubs when I lived there.  But gang bangers are too much, unless
you're looking to get shot.  I have no idea how long they plan to
stay, perhaps they just came for one night -- I certainly don't see
San Jose's criminal class setting up permanent camp in Cupertino.
However, unless you're a gang banger or want to be like one, stay away
from Excess for now.  Look in the door before you enter!


Joe
jat@cup.hp.com