Step Inn and Rics

So last night was pretty fantastic. We took the bus and train to the Valley to see Tom’s band. We got there a little late and only heard about 3 songs, but what we heard was pretty good. They’re called Wipedoubt, but they aren’t a surfer music band.

When we first met Tom and he invited us to the gig he promised Kylie, Erin and I a free drink each if we showed up. After they finished, he paid up. I was lucky enough to get the free drink that each band member gets for playing the show. It was a Mexican beer so nasty that they give it away to the people who play there because no one will buy it. After trying it Erin proclaimed that she would give me $20 to finish it, WHICH I DID! Boom! I about had a reversal of fortunes, but I finished all except for a last bit of foam which was stolen from me, so Erin offered 15. I graciously accepted.

After the Step Inn (where the band played) we left with Marco and Tom to go to another club. First we went to this one that was sort of like a hookah bar minus the hookah. It’s illegal in Brisbane to smoke inside, so that’s why it was minus the hookah.

We were there all of five minutes before we left and met up with two more of Marco and Tom’s friends to go to another place, I think it was called Rics or something of the sort. This place was crazy fantastically awesome. It was two levels; the first floor was nothing to write home about but upstairs was basically this open room. It had a DJ and a bar and a few seats, but most of it was just an open space for dancing. The floor was a little sticky and the crowd fluctuated from too close to just enough space and everyone was just dancing.

The dancing here is not like the dancing I’ve seen in the US. It isn’t grinding and close and sweaty, its I-don’t-care-I-just-like-this-song-and-want-to-have-fun dancing. The music the DJ was playing was absolutely perfect. A few samples of the songs played: Fat Bottom Girls (Queen), Hard Day’s Night (The Beatles), Pork and Beans (Weezer), and a bunch of other just really fun get-up-and-move songs. There were a lot of songs that everyone knew and would shout the lyrics to, and some that we knew but didn’t sing to, we just moved. Where in the heck can I find a place like this in the States, please and thank you?

We stayed there until 3:30. My ears were buzzing because the music was so loud, but it was the most fun I’ve had in quite some time. We grabbed a cab home and zonked out. A pretty great night.

No koalas today, we woke up too late. Sorry kiddos, it will happen, I promise!