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| - Is it a club? A show? A bar? A restaurant..?
I was confused before arriving, and I think I'm even more confused now that I've been.
At one moment, I'm in a study sipping on a hand crafted $16-plus-tax-plus-tip Mark Twain in "The Study", and the next I'm being swept into a private room by a young version of the Mad Hatter for story time.
After being given some punch which "aids in forgetting" about the story that I'm about to be told, I'm presented with a blindfold from a silver platter, which by the way, also holds an old school revolver. The story, which is told by the Mad Hatter's counterpart, is deep and interesting, yet difficult to follow. My heightened senses of hearing and scent are stimulated with various sound effects including the sound and smell of burning fire. When I'm asked to remove my blindfold, there is a contorted woman in the room, doing a handstand, holding a bow & arrow with her feet, and aiming it at the Mad Hatter who is playing the piano on the opposite side of the small room. After he is shot by the arrow and dragged out of the room, we're asked to quickly evacuate as well.
The level of weirdness and wonder doesn't change much throughout the night, as there is constantly something interesting going on. Tap dancers on the bar, a guy playing a saw like a violin, singers, a female beat boxer, and more are just a few examples of the entertainment that seemed to pop up randomly both in context and location throughout. I never knew where to comfortably take it all in, as at some points I was either behind the stage, hovering in the dining area, saddled up to the bar.. I always had that feeling that someone was going to tell me "you're not supposed to be here"; but they never did.
All these experiences occurred within a few short hours, and I was (almost) completely sober. I'd definitely like to come back for more!
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