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by Ronaldy M. on Shangrila has nothing on Gameboi at Rage in West Hollywood if you want to compare. Shangrila was tired, old, and paunchy. Despite the throngs of Asian boys that filled up the club, which, by the way was next to a freeway- big red flag, there was no actual energy in the crowd. Shangrila at The Endup was simply not youthful. And the music had the same oontz-oontz beats that I could hear at Abercrombie.
by Amit S. on The last time I danced Bhangra to true Bhangra beats was at my sister's wedding back in India in 2001. And I remember it being a true workout! Since then, my body and dance rhythms got accustomed to club music (which is nice and different change but the basic beat is different from the bhangra "tol" beat) and my shoulders (the most integral part of any bhangra move) kinda-sorta went dormant. So, I find myself at the Rickshaw Stop with my buddies and as the music kicks off, my knee jerk reaction is to dance like I'm dancing to club music (feet first)... but wait! an itch begins at the base of my neck and slowly spreads to my shoulders and my arms go up, my shoulders heave up and down, my knees bend slightly and I start loosing myself to the bhangra beats and I'm back home in India!!... and the rest was history. I don't sweat easily and I was drenched in sweat after just 2 hours of dancing. So be prepared to really move every part of your body AND sweat AND have others around you sweat as well. You're not going to be able to stand still or dance slowly (lest you want to get bumped by the rest of the crowd). This is a true workout! The class at the beginning is helpful if you've never danced Bhangra. The best advise I can give you is the advise the instructors gave - don't focus on getting the move right, focus on just being there and letting the music flow through you. It's a very mixed crowd, diverse racially and age wise too and the music is SUPERB! You cannot NOT dance when you have such lively music that just touches you to the core playing. And now, why did I give this 4 stars and not 5? 1. Akin to Badlands in the Castro, after a while the sweat does start getting on your nerves. Even if you accept it as a part of going out dancing. When it rains, it pours. Yes, I agree a bigger space would definitely help or not cram so many people in at one go by watching the count at the door. Or get the fans going. 2. The cover charge of $15 online and $20 at the door is a bit steep and then add drinks to that (transport - take the underground Muni to Van Ness and walk two blocks, folks), makes it an expensive night. 3. The first two hours were awesome but as the place got more and more packed, dancing the bhangra became virtually impossible due to : a. Cramped space b. Folks who were in the middle of the dance floor standing still with their drinks and not liking getting bumped by those dancing c. Folks who would dive in and out of the dance floor by literally pushing you aside At the end, I definitely see myself going there because the music is great and the crowd for the most part is really friendly and fun to be around. But I'll call it a night after 2 or 3 hours to avoid the bumping around. Kudos to Non-stop bhangra and the Rickshaw Stop for making this a regular event! I was thrilled and rocked to the core!
by Man Willougby on Dear Professor Hawking, I write to you in regards of a gravitational anomaly discovered at 2389 Mission St. in San Francisco (approx. 2200, 09.08.07). A subclass Lorentzian wormhole sent me from the aforementioned location to the interior of a Marina club. I also have reason to believe that entrants experienced some sort of relativistic time dilation, as they charged a $10 cover at the door, but the bar was still crowded and drinks were expensive as if no cover was charged at all. Shocking evidence of numerous event horizons. That they would surround individuals leads me to believe that the patrons are, in fact, black holes themselves, and thus devoid of all matter and light within. And girls still won't talk to me. Can you believe this shit? Please advise, Keane
