Playing Dress-Up

I wrote yesterday about getting all dressed-up for an event. BTW--the HB chose the Tabasco tie.

The event was OK, but poorly planned. First, it was $95/person, and that didn't include parking or wine with dinner. Second, there were only two bars for about 250 people which was far short of what was necessary.

Afterwards, we took advantage of the free babysitting (the HB was at the nephew's) and went looking for a bar downtown. In LA this is tougher than you would imagine. One place was jam packed since the nearby theater just got out, and another place about a block away was closing up, even though it was close to the theater (this was before 11pm). So, we went to the bar at the Biltmore. It's got great wood floors and a fabulous ceiling. The band was OK (better if you are into Sade and the like), but it was cool and the drinks were good.