Trump, Ness, Buenos Aires and the Titanic
Most of the activity in this board has been in the political threads. Trump this, Trump that. What does it say about the state of Buenos Aires' nightlife? Regreatfully, loads. And not of the good variety. We even have a thread titled "Is Bs As dead?". Its mere existence answers the question.
Reporting on mongering activities, I feel a little bit like the musicians playing on the Titanic's deck after the iceberg hit. With such a spirit is that I steped into Ness last Monday 11th on my way to Hook. I hadn't been inside since my last report (see below), which was before the shut down. I had read that the pole was gone, but swear to God, I did not expect what I saw.
I laughed. Not histerically. Not a mild smile. Just an honest, pure, laugh.
It's a little difficult to explain. Let me see if I can.
Apparently, the intention was to make Ness look like a coffee shop, a regular tea house, the type of bar you would get into at 10:30 or 16:00 in downtown Buenos Aires to get a cup of coffee chit chat with a friend and then move over. But this was intended inside Ness, so the result is so ridiculous ...
They installed tables, but of course, regular size (and height) tables are too large for the place. So they have very small tables, that are also very low. Almost as if designed for midgets.
The chairs, are too low too, in the same scale as the tables.
The tables have red under-tablecloth, and then a regular white tablecloth on top. Just as it was a traditional tea house.
The place is very well lit.
I'd have to assume that this is a strategy to avoid a shut down, on the argument of legitimacy. I can't understand how anyone would bet on this deffense strategy.
Inside there were 6 chicas and a matching number of clients. Coming back to Trump, he would say "solid 2s".
No music that I recall, but maybe there was some and I was just too much in shock. No pole of course, and no place to even try to dance (there were like 6 or 7 of this mini-tables).
The bartender I recall from way back, the white-hair rather old guy, was not there.
And 90 seconds after I got in, neither was I.