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Wayan’s DC Photos ^[2]

Back in the day, I loved me some Blue Room. It was my best back-up plan as almost always scored a phone number or a kiss. Then I met the Betrothed Butterbean ^[3] and my life changed.

So did the Blue Room. It’s gone, replaced with Bourbon ^[4]. But just like I am the same guy, now with a new focus, Blue Room didn’t undergo too much change to be Bourbon. In fact, when the BB and I ^[5] went there last night, we failed to see any difference. They even kept the massive chandelier ^[6]!

Bourbon has changed it style a mite bit. Last night was The Modernist ^[7] meet-up, “another evening of intellectual / libidinal stimulation.” And with free Belvedere Vodka for the first hour, everyone got the libidinal stimulation going, even the two clueless & overdressed sorority girls who came in for one round of non-vodka shots.

The intellectual stimulation was high-brow, with The Modernist promoter ^[8] even throwing out “pretentious” as Porochista Khakpour ^[9] read from her debut novel, Sons and Other Flammable Objects and denied romantic relationships with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Sadly, she did not comment on the Iranian President’s sartorial sacrilege. It may have enlightened a few fashion victims in the room that it’s still a little early to break out the winter leather boots.

Still, the Blue Room Bourbon did not disappoint. Talent was impressive and wanting. Men were even hit on while going for free vodkas, with their girlfriends standing next to them! So men, leave the newspapers ^[10] and head over to Bourbon on a Thursday night.