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Location: Bar Knoxville (a little about the World Grotto for the Oscars)

Event: Just another Thursday and Saturday night

Drink (s) of choice: Jager Bombs, Coors Light (because Bar doesn't have Bud Light!)

Friends: Megan, her brother, Bekah, assorted others

So, I had heard so much about this "Bar Knoxville" through my friends and face book groups, I knew I had to check it out. Thinking it would be highly overrated, I set out one Thursday night, college night for those of you unaware, armed with only a group of my friends to conquer Bar Knoxville. I also returned on a Saturday night to see if it was any different than college night.

Bar Knoxville is located at 1820 Cumberland Ave. on "The Strip," where many businesses have come and gone in a blaze of glory. This same building has housed famous establishments such as Moose's and Liquid. Despite what friends had said about Bar Knoxville, or Bar as they call it, I had low expectations due to one experience I had at Liquid. The key word is one, because it was so disgusting, I never returned!

Having played at Bar on a Thursday night and a Saturday, I feel I have a pretty good feel for a club that takes on a totally different atmosphere each night it is open. Thursday night is extremely crowded. You can hardly even dance, which is upsetting, because I am the Dancing Queen, after all. Drink specials on Thursday night, the infamous college night, are unrivaled. Ladies above the age of 21 also get in free! $3 Jager Bombs and $1 beers simply can't be beat! Although Bar was crowded, the bartenders moved people along quickly. If you want fun with more drunk college students that you can handle on a Thursday night, Bar Knoxville is the place to be!

And then you begin to wonder why it's even called BAR Knoxville. It is very much a club, however, on Saturday nights, it takes on more of a bar atmosphere. The dancing is not lacking, however, you just have more room to dance. Also, there are more people simply hanging out, drinking, and talking. The music is mainly R & B, although I do recall (slightly) some "Sweet Home Alabama" coming from the DJ. I only slightly remember "Sweet Home Alabama" because of all $3 Jager Bombs. Don't worry, I wasn't the designated driver for the night!

Bar Knoxville is a lot of friend and some of my friends have made it a Saturday night tradition and others have made it a Thursday night tradition. My advice: only go if you are willing to be knocked down by all the people on Thursday nights. Also, don't go if you're not in college. I am pretty sure after I graduate, I would not find it to be too much because they are there to cater to a college crowd.

I hope everyone had a great Oscar's weekend! I watched the Oscar's at World Grotto in Market Square, where they had a J Law fashion show during each commercial break. Check out J Law, a local Knoxville fashion designer on his my space page.

In my last blog, a comment was made that Donnamite is going out of business! This saddens me deeply. This store has been opened for seven years and Donna is a wonderful person. Knoxville is really losing out by Donnamite closing. You better get over there in the next two weeks or you'll never get to see it! Sad times...

Thanks for keeping me around last week and I hope that I earned your vote again!

XOXO
~Dancing Queen