Free is the Top-est Shelf of All

When you think “hip, happenin’ new nightclub,” what do you think? Warehouse district? Downtown? A 100-year old church converted into 4 floors of dancing heaven? No, dummy, you think of a mall, in particular, a mall in the suburbs, nestled in among the movie theaters, chain restaurants and Home Depots.

Yes, friends, a few of us related to Alternate got to go and witness the VIP night before the opening of Avalon, Denver’s – er- Lone Tree’s – newest nightclub.

Well, I guess it’s not that new, as a club used to be there before. And before that I think it was a roller-rink. And before that I seem to remember it being a giant JCrew store.

I think above anything, it was the lure of free wine, beer and well that drew us down there; we were all pretty wary of a 9,000 sq ft nightclub set in a stripmall. And maybe it’s just really easy to impress the Press (haha) and whoever the term VIP represents, but this place was nothing short of very boring. The DJ was awful and played a ridiculous mix of wannabe-hiphop to a crowd of admittedly beautiful but seemingly bored people. By the time the drinks ceased being free, we were headed back to the Big City to find someplace open to eat.

Next time you feel like driving 30 minutes on a freeway that has traffic at all times of night, drive west on 6th and end up at Colorado Mills Mall. I hear they have ice cream there.

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