Comments on: Cover Charges r Lame! http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:08:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: celebratelife http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81172 celebratelife Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:37:34 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81172 <blockquote>As for <strong>NY</strong> clubs being well ventilated, well <strong>y’all</strong> never have a sold out crowd</blockquote> Something funny about reading NY and y'all used in one sentence lol. It's like being a city folk :)

As for NY clubs being well ventilated, well y’all never have a sold out crowd

Something funny about reading NY and y’all used in one sentence lol. It’s like being a city folk :)

]]> By: shifta http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81153 shifta Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:27:22 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81153 Nol actually is a permanent VIP at any DCABESHA.COM events but as i had told him i didn't have any extra cards that day... i agree with the fact that the same toons were played all week long and i kinda know why, maybe it's because everyone had dj Mamush as a dj at every party... thanx for the pointer tho, we'll fix that issue next time around. As for NY clubs being well ventilated, well y'all never have a sold out crowd, your half full clubs are usually deserted :) Nol actually is a permanent VIP at any DCABESHA.COM events but as i had told him i didn’t have any extra cards that day… i agree with the fact that the same toons were played all week long and i kinda know why, maybe it’s because everyone had dj Mamush as a dj at every party… thanx for the pointer tho, we’ll fix that issue next time around. As for NY clubs being well ventilated, well y’all never have a sold out crowd, your half full clubs are usually deserted :)

]]> By: wudnesh http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81148 wudnesh Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:09:52 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81148 Aha, Avenue! I didn't even know it had 3 floors....after that long queue, we only went in coz it was too late to go anywhere else. Well, I wouldn't have waited in line but joined my friends who got to the front after waiting for so long (hmm, sometimes coming late is better)And I don't know how many DJs you have in DC (never mind 3 different DJs at Avenue, if that was the case)the whole week, the same tunes were played (okk, maybe not same order :P ) hence why I didn't realize there were three at Avenue) Ow, another thing, I couldn't believe Nol didn't get a VIP card , kemirr, LOL, though my friend somehow got in with a VIP card...I actually asked Nol why the heck he told us to come there...Fifteen of us came there at my insistence, Because Nol said Avenue was the place. Shifta, You said NY parties are lame....but I don't think DC ones are any better. At least NY clubs/lounge are well ventilated. Aha, Avenue! I didn’t even know it had 3 floors….after that long queue, we only went in coz it was too late to go anywhere else. Well, I wouldn’t have waited in line but joined my friends who got to the front after waiting for so long (hmm, sometimes coming late is better)And I don’t know how many DJs you have in DC (never mind 3 different DJs at Avenue, if that was the case)the whole week, the same tunes were played (okk, maybe not same order :P ) hence why I didn’t realize there were three at Avenue)
Ow, another thing, I couldn’t believe Nol didn’t get a VIP card , kemirr, LOL, though my friend somehow got in with a VIP card…I actually asked Nol why the heck he told us to come there…Fifteen of us came there at my insistence, Because Nol said Avenue was the place.
Shifta, You said NY parties are lame….but I don’t think DC ones are any better. At least NY clubs/lounge are well ventilated.

]]> By: shifta http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81109 shifta Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:30:45 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81109 NY sucks, abesha parties there are lame... where did u pay 40? Avenue was 40 but they had 3 floors with 3 different Djs. Elaborate please... NY sucks, abesha parties there are lame… where did u pay 40? Avenue was 40 but they had 3 floors with 3 different Djs. Elaborate please…

]]> By: wudnesh http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81108 wudnesh Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:23:57 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81108 I agree, DC sucks! You pay $45 to see Mahmoud live (worth it!)and pay $40 for the same DJ who plays the same music as in yesterday's party! MTS I agree, DC sucks! You pay $45 to see Mahmoud live (worth it!)and pay $40 for the same DJ who plays the same music as in yesterday’s party! MTS

]]> By: meron http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81026 meron Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:12:42 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-81026 [quote comment="62322"]dear author, you would love new york then...you have to pay cover to pay cover to get in line to pay cover to see if you know someone on the list. if you do then you can pay cover and get in...maybe i exagerate a little..[/quote] hey leave my city alone!!! i have never paid for cover in NY!! its DC that sucks! [quote comment="62322"]dear author,

you would love new york then…you have to pay cover to pay cover to get in line to pay cover to see if you know someone on the list. if you do then you can pay cover and get in…maybe i exagerate a little..[/quote]

hey leave my city alone!!! i have never paid for cover in NY!! its DC that sucks!

]]> By: shifta http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63664 shifta Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:59:40 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63664 Sorry for the info it's actually free for ladies before 12AM Sorry for the info it’s actually free for ladies before 12AM

]]> By: shifta http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63570 shifta Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:33:36 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63570 Heritage Lounge is letting all ladies in for free till 1pm this Saturday July 28th... Heritage Lounge is letting all ladies in for free till 1pm this Saturday July 28th…

]]> By: really http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63541 really Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:34:18 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63541 Speaking of show time, my husband and I bought our tickets online for Teddy Afro concert. It said 7PM so we decided to be fashionably late (Ethiopian style) and arrived at 8PM and waited and waited and waited... for the show to start @ 11PM. If it was not for my enthusiasm for Teddy, we would have been long gone. I don't mind waiting for an hour but 3, 4 hours? What gives? Didn't we learn the concept of time? If it starts at 11PM, then say so on the ticket. We would have used our time accordingly. I don't think this would even happen in Addis. Speaking of show time, my husband and I bought our tickets online for Teddy Afro concert. It said 7PM so we decided to be fashionably late (Ethiopian style) and arrived at 8PM and waited and waited and waited… for the show to start @ 11PM. If it was not for my enthusiasm for Teddy, we would have been long gone. I don’t mind waiting for an hour but 3, 4 hours? What gives? Didn’t we learn the concept of time? If it starts at 11PM, then say so on the ticket. We would have used our time accordingly. I don’t think this would even happen in Addis.

]]> By: shifta http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63445 shifta Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:57:50 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63445 Didn't that happen for the D.C. Teddy Afro show??? i guess it worked once so they kept doing it... like i said in one of the comments above, some promoters switch up their company names and come back the next year. Didn’t that happen for the D.C. Teddy Afro show??? i guess it worked once so they kept doing it… like i said in one of the comments above, some promoters switch up their company names and come back the next year.

]]> By: tsedu http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63443 tsedu Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:27:27 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63443 I feel you nefesu. I feel you nefesu.

]]> By: celebratelife http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63442 celebratelife Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:26:06 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63442 Shifta, [quote comment="63439"]celeb what makes you think they still don't do that??? trust me they still try...[/quote] Now that's sad you get scammed all around? That shows I've been out of the club scene for too long. Well let me share one more wonderful scamming story. At the Teddy Afro concert in San Jose the wonderful HNIC decided to sell some tickets in advance and it sold out. He opened the door at 9pm instead of the printed time of 7pm. Some ticket holders showed up and got in the rest were sold tickets at the door. Around 11pm the rest of the ticket holders showed up and were told to go home because the hall had reached capacity. YES and to add insult to injury they were told no refunds because they didn't show up on time. Try this same exact scheme at an AA event and let's see how it would've turned out. Yeah Rodney King riot all over again. LOL Problem is you guys need to start boycotting these places/events and show them who's really in charge. Cause from the sounds of everyone's comments they are taking you for a ride over, and over, and over again but you keep going back for more. So what encourages them to change? Nothing! Shifta,
[quote comment="63439"]celeb what makes you think they still don’t do that??? trust me they still try…[/quote]

Now that’s sad you get scammed all around? That shows I’ve been out of the club scene for too long.

Well let me share one more wonderful scamming story. At the Teddy Afro concert in San Jose the wonderful HNIC decided to sell some tickets in advance and it sold out. He opened the door at 9pm instead of the printed time of 7pm. Some ticket holders showed up and got in the rest were sold tickets at the door. Around 11pm the rest of the ticket holders showed up and were told to go home because the hall had reached capacity. YES and to add insult to injury they were told no refunds because they didn’t show up on time. Try this same exact scheme at an AA event and let’s see how it would’ve turned out. Yeah Rodney King riot all over again. LOL

Problem is you guys need to start boycotting these places/events and show them who’s really in charge. Cause from the sounds of everyone’s comments they are taking you for a ride over, and over, and over again but you keep going back for more. So what encourages them to change? Nothing!

]]> By: shifta http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63441 shifta Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:20:34 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63441 Not necessary i keeps the red carpet in the trunk babe, u feel me? Not necessary i keeps the red carpet in the trunk babe, u feel me?

]]> By: tsedu http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63440 tsedu Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:09:29 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63440 shifta, such a gentleman you are ,kebede should let you in with no cover charge.lol shifta, such a gentleman you are ,kebede should let you in with no cover charge.lol

]]> By: shifta http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63439 shifta Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:00:54 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63439 celeb what makes you think they still don't do that??? trust me they still try... celeb what makes you think they still don’t do that??? trust me they still try…

]]> By: celebratelife http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63436 celebratelife Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:56:24 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63436 This is the most entertaining blog at the moment. Some of you are out right funny. Whatever happened to the time when some Abesha clubs had free entrance but the price of the drink increased with the quantity you consumed? First two wines were $4.00/ea then 3-5 was $10.00/ea then 5-7 was $15.00/ea and so on...you may be paying 20.00 for a glass and not know it. They used to do this when you went with a big group. Those were the good ole days when you got scammed without knowing you got scammed cause you got a bill with the total hand written. So no break down to know what the charge was for. See they should've kept that up instead of trying to switch to the "in your face" scamming. LOL. (btw: this is not an encouragement to scam) Money Mek, <blockquote>ANyways One more thing, all you bastards need to fucking dance, when you go to these parties. </blockquote> hahahahaha Thanks for the good laugh. I'm still laughing at the above comment. hahahahah This is the most entertaining blog at the moment. Some of you are out right funny.

Whatever happened to the time when some Abesha clubs had free entrance but the price of the drink increased with the quantity you consumed? First two wines were $4.00/ea then 3-5 was $10.00/ea then 5-7 was $15.00/ea and so on…you may be paying 20.00 for a glass and not know it. They used to do this when you went with a big group. Those were the good ole days when you got scammed without knowing you got scammed cause you got a bill with the total hand written. So no break down to know what the charge was for. See they should’ve kept that up instead of trying to switch to the “in your face” scamming. LOL. (btw: this is not an encouragement to scam)

Money Mek,

ANyways One more thing, all you bastards need to fucking dance, when you go to these parties.

hahahahaha Thanks for the good laugh. I’m still laughing at the above comment. hahahahah

]]> By: Money Mek http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63435 Money Mek Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:55:05 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63435 Bitching is spelled like this Kebede. Bitching is spelled like this Kebede.

]]> By: shifta http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63433 shifta Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:53:44 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63433 I bow me laidy... sorry for misjudging your comment, you are in fact right. I bow me laidy… sorry for misjudging your comment, you are in fact right.

]]> By: tsedu http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63426 tsedu Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:23:38 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63426 shiifta ,i understand but I was trying to make the connection of the business atmosphere in some abeshas owned establishments ,aren't some restaurants turned into club at certain hour? correct me if i am wrong . shiifta ,i understand but I was trying to make the connection of the business atmosphere in some abeshas owned establishments ,aren’t some restaurants turned into club at certain hour? correct me if i am wrong .

]]> By: shifta http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63420 shifta Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:02:08 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63420 tsedu we're talking about night clubs not restaurants... yes some restaurants are really terrible and have bad service, sometime i find myself going to restaurants for the food and get bad service, sometimes the service is good but the food is bad... tsedu we’re talking about night clubs not restaurants… yes some restaurants are really terrible and have bad service, sometime i find myself going to restaurants for the food and get bad service, sometimes the service is good but the food is bad…

]]> By: tsedu http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63415 tsedu Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:40:31 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63415 I am just trying to figure kebede out ,why are you so touchy more so than others ? do you happen to own one those clubs/restaurant.I live in philly,but i have been in dc several times .to be honest with you I found, even the ethio.restaurants service terrible .the wait staff[most] have bad attitude ,the funnest thing happened . I went to this ethio restaurant with my sisters ,One of them just came from addis at that time ,and we had this terrible service ,waiting to be waited and after we ordered it took an hour and half ,even that it was okay if the restaurant was busy but it wasn't and the waitress was very nasty non apologetic ,anyways my sister turns around and stated oh I miss home even the service in dc is like addis(at least in addis there not nasty but they can work on their customer service ) .we just laughed off and many incidents occurred .so don't give me that we abeshotch want more,yeah don't take advantage of us if you do give a good service. I am just trying to figure kebede out ,why are you so touchy more so than others ? do you happen to own one those clubs/restaurant.I live in philly,but i have been in dc several times .to be honest with you I found, even the ethio.restaurants service terrible .the wait staff[most] have bad attitude ,the funnest thing happened . I went to this ethio restaurant with my sisters ,One of them just came from addis at that time ,and we had this terrible service ,waiting to be waited and after we ordered it took an hour and half ,even that it was okay if the restaurant was busy but it wasn’t and the waitress was very nasty non apologetic ,anyways my sister turns around and stated oh I miss home even the service in dc is like addis(at least in addis there not nasty but they can work on their customer service ) .we just laughed off and many incidents occurred .so don’t give me that we abeshotch want more,yeah don’t take advantage of us if you do give a good service.

]]> By: Zico_Madden http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63400 Zico_Madden Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:45:20 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63400 Shifta, your response makes more sense to me now, and that even made Kebede's generalization more understandable for some reason . . . I do see you point, but I am sure the issue is more complicated than just abeshas feeling inferior (which is normally not a trait associated with our ppl. if anything, we are suppose to have a superior complex, right?!?) . . . the thing is, you have to compare apples to apples. maybe the abesha joint ppl are complaining about is one that is just not well organized , and some abeshas bitch about that and would seem fine with a non-abesha place that is honstly "better" . . . not cause it is non-abehsa, but just because it is just a better place. you need to compare a shitty abesha night/palce to a shitty non-abesha night/place, and a classy abesha place/night to a classy non-abesha place/night . . . and see if there truly is a difference in how ppl react. Shifta, your response makes more sense to me now, and that even made Kebede’s generalization more understandable for some reason . . . I do see you point, but I am sure the issue is more complicated than just abeshas feeling inferior (which is normally not a trait associated with our ppl. if anything, we are suppose to have a superior complex, right?!?) . . . the thing is, you have to compare apples to apples. maybe the abesha joint ppl are complaining about is one that is just not well organized , and some abeshas bitch about that and would seem fine with a non-abesha place that is honstly “better” . . . not cause it is non-abehsa, but just because it is just a better place. you need to compare a shitty abesha night/palce to a shitty non-abesha night/place, and a classy abesha place/night to a classy non-abesha place/night . . . and see if there truly is a difference in how ppl react.

]]> By: dawitm http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63399 dawitm Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:41:46 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63399 kebede, it is not cuz they are habeshas bro. it is cuz some of them are sleaze balls, and they don't even know the business. they are just in the business for the $$ only. you damn right i will go to non-habesha club, not cuz we want to be different, but cuz most of are good. i would rather go to avenue and pay more and enjoy myself than go to scammers who have no clue :) am not saying all habesha clubs are bad. only time i go to hebesha places is either during new year's eve or on special occassion when there a live band or concert i don't wanna miss...... or i am bored out of mind and have no where to go :) and i and my friends just go for laughs. trust me, if they are good at what they do we will all go to our own habesha clubs. kebede,

it is not cuz they are habeshas bro. it is cuz some of them are sleaze balls, and they don’t even know the business. they are just in the business for the $$ only. you damn right i will go to non-habesha club, not cuz we want to be different, but cuz most of are good.

i would rather go to avenue and pay more and enjoy myself than go to scammers who have no clue :) am not saying all habesha clubs are bad.

only time i go to hebesha places is either during new year’s eve or on special occassion when there a live band or concert i don’t wanna miss…… or i am bored out of mind and have no where to go :) and i and my friends just go for laughs.

trust me, if they are good at what they do we will all go to our own habesha clubs.

]]> By: Zico_Madden http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63398 Zico_Madden Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:36:38 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63398 There we go with the generalizations again . . . have you conducted an experiment where you have taken a reasonable amout of sample from the abesha population . . . taken them to an abesha club . . . found them to bitch about paying cover . . . then taken them to a "comperable" place which is non-abesha and found them to pay willingly? Now have you done a similar experiment with a Ferenge, asian (Ayne-tebab), latino or Tikur population and found that abeshas are more likely to complain about paying cover at their own club than they are at an establishment that is not owned/run by one of their own? Could it be the people you have been chillin with are kinda cheap/or wierd or maybe even there is the possibility that you see things that are not there?!?! as in . . . you somehow think that your friends act that way when they totally don't . . . There we go with the generalizations again . . . have you conducted an experiment where you have taken a reasonable amout of sample from the abesha population . . . taken them to an abesha club . . . found them to bitch about paying cover . . . then taken them to a “comperable” place which is non-abesha and found them to pay willingly? Now have you done a similar experiment with a Ferenge, asian (Ayne-tebab), latino or Tikur population and found that abeshas are more likely to complain about paying cover at their own club than they are at an establishment that is not owned/run by one of their own? Could it be the people you have been chillin with are kinda cheap/or wierd or maybe even there is the possibility that you see things that are not there?!?! as in . . . you somehow think that your friends act that way when they totally don’t . . .

]]> By: shifta http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63397 shifta Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:30:09 +0000 http://www.bernos.org/blog/2007/07/19/cover-charges-are-lame/#comment-63397 Mr Zico, at times i'm confused about what the real issue is here but mainly i think the complaint is in regards to abesha parties and abesha promoters... Kebede said it best we never seem to be satisfied, there's always someone complaining, sometimes for no reasonable reason. Some of us tend to look down at our own people when we are in public places and expect things we don't dare request in non-abesha places... some of it is a reflection of our society in general Mr Zico, at times i’m confused about what the real issue is here but mainly i think the complaint is in regards to abesha parties and abesha promoters… Kebede said it best we never seem to be satisfied, there’s always someone complaining, sometimes for no reasonable reason. Some of us tend to look down at our own people when we are in public places and expect things we don’t dare request in non-abesha places… some of it is a reflection of our society in general

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