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Before heading to Martini Ranch, we decided to stop by Anderson's to get some our 80s dance music on as well as lounge with some friends. At first impression, I'm pretty sure I was frowning. This was def. an older crowd, an average of 33-and UP dancing. A large bar on the right, a two-tiered dance floor with seizure inducing strobe lights, assorted staired levels leading to small bars throughout the space, I thought...um. This was a mistake. Turns out there is another room! So head back towards teh front and it snakes into a small room that was playing Matrix on large screens, a small cozy bar where the tenders were fast and friendly, drinks about average (5 for G&T-and STRONG) and people as of now are still smoking there (and you can step outside for fresh air...and more people smoking). We sat on the long velvet couch against the wall and had ottomans on wheels we centered around a small coffee table for drinks. The dance floor is small with four random platforms, two with poles, with a fog machine happening. A mostly goth crowd writhed to mode, joy division, she wants revenge, interpol, smiths and the dj was inconsistant but when hit a stride the floor was crowded. And hot.
I stopped by the other large main room and Salt n Pepas Push It was playing...and everybody looked like they had to go the bathroom instead of dancing. I left immediately back the other room which had kind of died out dancing wise around midnight.
I actually liked the small room, it was comfortable, not too loud and people were into the music-and def. didn't feel like I was in Scottsdale...I mean, until the fog machine kicked in....
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