Past Entertainment Articles.

Article for the week of 9/13/06

Holy Hoppin Nightclub’s Batman

By, Puns McKenna

So the other night I went out to a local nightclub. First time I’d ever been to this place, and to say I was impressed is an understatement. My other half and I walked up to the door and were carded by the bouncer. I mean this guy was your stereotypical bouncer. Big, burly, and the lovable teddy bear look. You all know what I’m talking about, even if you haven’t ever been to a nightclub, this bouncer has been depicted in many, many movies. Roadhouse, The Mask, Urban Cowboy, etc. So anyway, we get carded and go inside. Inside the lights were, dim blue and the music, provided by a DJ, was hoppin.

Inside this place looked like a cross between a smoky jazz café and a bar. It was already quite late by the time we got there and most of the patrons were already three sheets to the wind. I’ve discovered something rather interesting about that. It’s more fun to watch those that are three sheets to the wind, than to be three sheets to the wind myself. So, I’m watching these people having a grand time, in various stages of blissful impairment, and I hear a group of people doing double dares and stuff that I haven’t heard since I was in grade school.

But this place was great. There were people galore, from the office set to the in off the street casual set. The DJ played all night, and if the music was a bore, you could tune into your favorite entertainment, the Television. There were about several TV’s mounted in the walls behind the DJ, which were showing old re-runs of Flash Gordon, SNL, And a few others. If you’re ever in Reno, I highly recommend this place. It’s called the Sapphire Lounge, and it’s at Harrah’s Reno in downtown Reno. You can Dance all night, Drink, Eat Appetizers, and hang out with complete strangers to your heart’s content.

So if you’re a wallflower, or a rabid partier, this place is for you. Eat, Drink, and be Merry. Or as Robin would say… “Holy Jackalopes, Batman. This place is Hoppin.”