There they are, those free-living starlets, one an actress, the other a singer, and both of dubious talent. In fact, the long-stemmed vixen who greets you at the door is one Paris Hilton, whose only discernible gift seems to be an ability to draw photographers like so many moths to a flame. But when you visit Bar on Church this Wednesday, you'll see the likenesses of Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, and the aforementioned hotel heiress out in force throughout one helluva dizzy (and ditzy) evening. Infamy is as good as fame, it would seem these days. And the deliriously delish drinks named after each celebutante will call to mind their more notorious characteristics and activities. So we say go with the flow, bathe yourself in vicarious FAME, and live like a star at its glimmering zenith (before it hurtles down to earth in a heap of dust).
To attend FAME–and bask in all the fretfulness, debauchery, and raw hope that you're accustomed to on, say, a night of birthday bingeing–is to love it. Well, maybe lust for it.
Bar on Church is as louche and licentious as ever, but with each weekly iteration, it also feels more and more like a warm blanket. It's kind of reminiscent of the Kit Kat Club from "Cabaret" when that kinky Weimar Broadway show slinked its way into a refurbished Studio 54 in New York. Here in San Francisco, the atmospherics will certainly be decadent enough on Wednesday night: Live (almost) nude girls! Live (almost) nude boys! Drag queens! Go-go dancers! Oh my! But the place also feels, well, inviting.
Credit Greg Willis, the young Energy 92.7 FM radiohead who cooked up FAME in the first place. He (along with miss Hilton) coaxes you down the red carpet and down the rabbit hole...where the wild things run rampant. Willis is an ideal Pan-like guide–and that's not just because of his slightly elfin ears and cherubic looks. He knows his way around a club, and directs the festivities with ease. Meet him. Introduce yourself. He's an up-and-coming gatekeeper to the SF/EB's percolating club scene.
Translation: You'll all dance (tomorrow's DJ is Jim Hopkins); you'll all drink (cheaply, too–free rail bevs and specialty cocktails under $10); and you'll all wake up the next morning, kohl-eyed and smiling like you've got a secret to tell. We'll tell it for you: GO TO BAR ON CHURCH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Leave your troubles outside. At FAME, life is beautiful.
To RSVP for the VIP open bar, from 9-10pm, email flavorsyoucrave@aol.com. There's no cover (in more ways than one) and the party doesn't end till 2 a.m. And to put you in the mood:
