I am not, nor was a goth/emo, etc. I grew up a typical pop princess and loved whatever was on MTV at the time. My friend is/was a goth girl asked if we could go there one night and I decided why not?
The first night was kinda dead, but that was our fault for getting there so early. But the bartender was super cool and we had a good time chatting with him. I also discovered my love for Jameson shots, had I not known if I hadn't gone there. Then my friend noticed that the next night it was Industrial, EBM, etc. She tried explaining to me what that meant, so I said why not try it out tomorrow?
What I noticed is that everyone is really friendly and the locals have been there for years. I didn't get any weird looks due to my jeans and T-shirt lol. I was fascinated by how much time people took into their outfits.
And you know what? By the end of the night, I was the one wanting to keep on dancing because I was having such a great time. Would I ever imagine I'd be the one dancing in a goth bar to EBM? Nope. So glad I came!