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Location: Chili's, Blue Cats, Hannah's, the Pita Pit

Drink(s) of choice: Margaritas, El Presidente Margaritas, Pond Water (seriously, it's a drink at Chili's), Jager bombs, Bud Light, Red Headed Sluts, Michelob Ultra, Jose Cuervo

Event: Bon Jovi cover band ~Slippery When Wet~ at Blue Cats...and the rest was just a bonus

Friends: E, her sister, and many other friends

Last Friday, my friends and I set out to see a Bon Jovi cover band, Slippery When Wet, perform at Blue Cats. We decided to drop by Chili's first for dinner and drinks, because 2 for 1 is always a good idea. We consumed a good number of the 2 for 1 margaritas, which are very tasty.

I also tried their El Presidente margarita, which basically tastes like one big shot of Jose Cuervo. I also tried a new drink at the waiter's recommendation, Pond Water. This drink was pure liquor and although I'm not really sure how it was made, I do know that it was wonderful and I would recommend it to everyone. In fact, I'll do that right now! Go to Chili's and try a Pond Water, don't try an El Presidente!

After we had consumed a sufficient amount of alcohol we headed over to Blue Cats to catch the band. This was around 10 PM, about the time the band was scheduled to take stage. Generally I've found when attending concerts at Blue Cats, my friends and I encounter forty-five minute long lines and a huge crowd once inside. But that was not the case this evening. Our eight dollar cover charge was quickly taken and we were inside were we observed a small crowd that had to be less than 150 people. It was a little disappointing, but we had fifteen people in our group, and when you know 10% of the crowd it's easy to make your own fun.

After a couple of Jager bombs, which is Jager and Red Bull, the band took the stage. Slippery When Wet played all of the familiar Bon Jovi songs like "You Give Love a Bad Name." but the most exciting song they played for my group of friends was "Living on a Prayer." E and her sister are the biggest fans of Bon Jovi who have ever lived.

They rushed the stage as if it was the actual band and even reached out to try to touch the Bon Jovi impersonator. This was one of those "had to be there to be funny" moments and I laughed about it with them for the next 30 minutes. I'm not the biggest Bon Jovi fan that ever walked the face of the earth but I still had a blast.

The people in attendance who are huge Bon Jovi enthusiasts seemed to really enjoy the evening as they sang along to every word. The lead singer kind of looked like Bon Jovi... Well, not really but he tried hard with his really, really tight pants. Seriously, I don't know how he got those things on. And we were pretty sure that he stuffed them, it was hilarious.

There were members of the audience that were enthusiastic enough to take off their bras and throw them at "Richie Sambora." Some of them landed on his guitar. It was truly a sight to see. Slippery When Wet was not the best concert that I have ever attended at Blue Cats, but we made it a fun evening. I even took a few pictures just for you guys!

The concert ended at 1 a.m. with the band singing "Shout," which I'm pretty sure Bon Jovi never sang, but nonetheless, it was a nice touch. We decided it was to early for our night to be over and decided to move the party to Hannah's. Hannah's is a fun club to go to when you have a big group of people with you.

They play eighties music downstairs and rap music upstairs and it is always a 21 and up club, so it caters to an older crowd. As opposed to places like Blue Cats, Tonic, and Cotton Eyed Joes who generally have a good number of loitering minors. It is almost always free for women to get in and guys have to cough up a five dollar cover charge.

Hannah's is the most fun in the summer when you can sit outside and talk. There is usually never a line at the bar outside, whereas, the bar inside the upstairs and downstairs generally have steady lines. We lost E's sister and some friends for a while but rediscovered them just before leaving. Several members of our party also fell asleep at a few of the tables at Hannah's and were threatened to be arrested by police patrolling the Old City, so they say. We finally collected everyone to our various cars to make one last stop at the Pita Pit, which is open until 4 a.m.

The food was amazing and after we ate my friends, who were all plastered by this point, caused a huge scene, which turned out to be quite humorous for those of us who still had part of our intellect intact. The Pita Pit always seems to make for a great stop after a long night of partying.

Derived conclusions are:

(1) The best band to see at Blue Cats in the Breakfast Club: an eighties cover band and they will be back in March

(2)Hannah's is a fun stop if your friends don't get arrested, and always finish up at the Pita Pit.

(3) Go try a Pond Water!

I hope you decide to keep me around for a little longer because I enjoy sharing my stories with you! That's it! Thanks for reading my blog.

XOXO~
Dancing Queen