By The Nightlife Blogger Boy, do I really need some boat drinks. And someplace warm to enjoy them. As I sit here at PubClub.com's World Headquarters in the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego, I am not on the balcony basking in the sunshine but inside with the sliding glass doors tightly shut. The temperature is at its daytime high of only 60 degrees, the sky is grey – a big … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: VIP Treatment At Nightclubs Can Be Worth The Splurge
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Sometimes in life, it's worth it to go for it. Live it up, be a king or queen for a day, have your own lifestyles of the rich and famous moments. When it comes to nightlife, that means going beyond the velvet ropes and having a high-end party night and with that in mind, here's why VIP treatment at nightclubs is worth the … [Read more...]
I Need Help For I Am Addicted To Watching College Football On Fall Saturdays
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Help me. I am in serious need of a psychologist, a therapist, a mental counselor. I need an intervention. This is because I have an addiction. No, it's not drugs, alcohol or any really harmful things. It's college football and I'm so obsessed with it that I continually find myself spending entire Saturdays – I'm talking … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: San Diego Comic-Con A Fun Signature Event For The City
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger San Diego Comic-Con is like living in a real-life fantasy world where reality is all in your imagination and what you see, even tho you may not necessarily believe it. The event – the third weekend in July – overtakes the city's Gaslamp Quarter and turns it into a TV, Sci-Fi magical world. I enjoy hanging out on lower … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: San Diego’s Unique Over The Line Beach Party Tournament
By The Kevbeaux, The Nightlife Blogger For years, when when I lived up the coast in Manhattan Beach, I had heard about San Diego's Over The Line tournament, a version of softball with three-person teams played on the hard sand of San Fiesta Island in Mission Bay. It sounded like San Diego's version of the Manhattan Beach 6-man, which at the time was basically a beach … [Read more...]
I Attended Bartender’s Weekend In San Diego For The First Time And WOW!
By The PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Enjoying a few Mai Tais at the Grass Skirt, a San Diego tiki bar in Pacific Beach on a Sunday evening at an event hosted by Diplomatico Rum, is when I first got wind of something called Bartender's Weekend. That event's host, Diplomatico's rum ambassador Evan Charleston, mentioned that I should look into it, which was happening in San … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: St. Patrick’s Day Parades & Celebrations
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I had no real appreciation for St. Patrick's Day until I took a job in Savannah, Ga. This was, of course, the last place on Earth that I figured would be a place that would stir up my St. Paddy's Day juices. But that is precisely what happened for – as I quickly learned – Savannah has the third-biggest St. Patrick's Day … [Read more...]
People’s Refusal To Get Vaccinated Leads New Orleans To Cancel Jazzfest 2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves Louisiana, Or The Good Times Won't Be Rolling For A While By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com Well there you go Louisiana folks. You claim to love your music but your refusal to get vaccinated has caused New Orleans to cancel the biggest music festival in the state Jazzfest 2021. Officials decided not to go through with it due to rising … [Read more...]
Where To Find Cheap Beer When Traveling – Here’s One USA Destination
Franklin, TN, Home Of The Biggest Country Music Stars, Has Incredibly Cheap Beer Prices In Its Bars By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Even in the price-heavy USA, there are several destinations where a thirsty traveler can find cheap beer. College towns are well-known places to find incredible prices and even in PubClub's hometown of San Diego – … [Read more...]
Officials Need To Vaccinate These People Now To Stop New COVID Strains Spread: The Nightlife Blogger
PubClubbers Who Go To Bars & Restaurants Should Be Vaccinated By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com If officials really want to stop the spread of COVID-19 and especially the more contagious new strains from the UK and elsewhere, then they should immediately start vaccinating the following group of people. And that is the PubClubbers, people who are going … [Read more...]
Spring Breakers Need To Party, Not Act Like Capitol Rioters
From The Nightlife Blogger: Get Back To Bar Parties & Wet T-Shirt Contests By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com Spring Break is supposed to be about partying, dancing to music amped up by a DJ, too-drunk dudes doing things their parents warned them about, girls in bikinis on the beach and wet t-shirt contests. However, it seems as if some college students … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: It’s Time For Some Good Bars & Party News
Closed Bars, Canceled Events & Changes In Partying Policies Make Me Thirsty For The Good 'Ol Days By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com I don't know about you but I am ready for some good news when it comes to nightlife, pubs and clubs and the party scene. And it's just not all the closures of bars and canceling of events because of COVID. It's other … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Amsterdam Without Its Red Light District Hard To Imagine
Top Tourist Attraction Is A Big Part Of The Party In Europe's 'Sin City' By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com The city of Amsterdam – the Sin City of Europe as I like to call it – might be on the verge of doing something so hard to believe it may shake the canals from their very foundations. It is considering shutting down its famous Red Light District in the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Bourbon Street Bars Closed For Mardi Gras
The Good Times Aren't Rolling In The Big Easy For Fat Tuesday Weekend By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com Pinch me. Wake me up from the bad dream. Splash come cold water on my face. Actually, make it a Hurricane and keep doing it because with this news I may go insane. There's no bourbon on Bourbon Street for Mardi Gras in New Orleans this year. There … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: What To Do For New Year’s Eve 2021 The Coronavirus Era
Finding My Own NYE Party Fun Even In A Pandemic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger In the past, I've been to New Orleans, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami and the Caribbean. With a distant eye looking across the globe from Berlin to Sydney. I've been to promoter parties (one on a boat cruising around a harbor), house parties, pubs and … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Mardi Gras Without Parades Is Hard To Imagine
New Orleans Celebration Will Be Missing Its Key Element In 2021 Celebration By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com's Nightlife Blogger I did not plan on going to Mardi Gras in New Orleans next year. Heck, with this COVID thing, I'm not sure where I'll be going and what I will be doing in 2021. Still, it's a big blow to hear the New Orleans mayor has canceled all … [Read more...]
How Girls Can Be A Good Wingman For Their Guy Friends From The Nightlife Blogger
5 Top Criteria For Being An Awesome Female Wing Person For You Single Guy Friends By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com Not all wingmen are men. Some of the best are women and here's five ways a girl can be a good wingman for their single guy friends. 1.) You Both Must Be Friends With No Romantic Interest In Each Other There's no way a girl can be a good wingman … [Read more...]
Girls Can Be A Great Wingman, Too, And Here’s Why From The Nightlife Blogger
5 Reasons Why Women Are Often Better Wingmen Than Men By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com There is a great misnomer about wingmen and it goes like this: only a guy can be one and that girls make terrible ones. While largely based on many mens' experiences, it's not entirely true. In fact, if you're a guy, you could be missing out on a lot of singles action by … [Read more...]
Consuming Booze On A Plane: Alcohol Amateurs Ruining It For Us Cool People
The Nightlife Blogger Bashes Idiots Who Don't Know How To Be Discreet By The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com Leave it to a few idiots ruining a good thing for all of us cool people. A bunch of alcohol amateurs are taking their own booze onto the plane since airlines are not serving it anymore in coach during the COVID-19 era. They are bringing it on on board … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: College Students, Please Wear A Mask In Public
Continue The Campus Lifestyle Or Face Online Classes Back At Your Parents Home By Kevin Wilkerson, The Nightlife Blogger While others have posted or reacted to social media photos and videos in extremely critical ways, I have been a staunch supporter of college students being, well, college students. I have rolled my eyes at others going ballistic when you were … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Hey Officials, Closing Bars Earlier Only Means We Drink Earlier
Clueless Lawmakers Fail To Understand The Bar Culture By Kevin Wilkerson, The Nightlife Blogger, PubClub.com Ohio is the latest state to close bars and restaurant/bar at 10 p.m. Which, of course, makes it the latest state to do something really stupid by officials who have no clue about the people who go out to the bars. As any Pubclubber knows, if you close … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Of All The Bars & Restaurants Restrictions This One Is The Most Annoying
The No Drinks Without Food Policy Increases The Tab With No COVID-19 Benefits By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Of all the COVID-19 restrictions for bars and restaurants – no standing, not sitting at the bar (in a bar, no less), outside-only service, pre-midnight closings and the social distancing which practically kills any potential … [Read more...]
Why Are Bars Taking Such A Beating In Reaction To Rise In COVID-19 Cases?
Knee-Jerk Reactions Like This Don't Help The Serious Coronavirus Threat To People By Kevin Wilkerson PubClub.com Bars & Nightlife Blogger There's a rise in coronavirus infections so of course, officials respond by closing the bars. They have no real statistics to prove bars are the culprit, yet they make the watering holes and those who go to them take … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Going Out To Bars In This COVID-19 Era Sucks!
When Will This Thing Finally End!? By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger We have to stay at home about 80% of the time and when we do go out, we have to wear uncomfortable masks, stay six feet apart from others and can't go to a nightclub. On those rare times we do go out, we encounter bars that are often so empty because of social distancing rules … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Why Returning To Bars & Restaurants With Social Distancing Not Appealing
Bars Are For Socializing, Not Social Distancing By Kevin Wilkerson, The Nightlife Blogger With restaurants and bars re-opening across the USA and other places around the world, you might think I'm going to charge out the door like a high school student at the start of the summer break. But not so fast. The prospect of sitting in a half-empty bar or … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Why People Going Back Into Bars & Nightclubs Need To Be Tested
We Need To Know Other Patrons Are Free Of The Coronavirus By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Like most people around the world, I am itching to get back out to the restaurant/bars, bars and nightclubs to have a few drinks with others, to mingle and meet new people. But I won't feel comfortable doing it until everyone in the establishment is … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger Describes The Perfect Type Of Singles Bar
A Combination Of A Pub And A Club Provides The Best Of Both Worlds By Kevin Wilkerson, The Nightlife Blogger The name of this website, PubClub.com, comes from combining what a lot of people around the world do when it comes to nightlife. They go to a pub before going off to the club. But it is the combination of the two that, at least for me, makes for the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Discovering An Appreciation For Gin Cocktails
Drinking In This New Love For An Old Spirit By Kevin Wilkerson, The Nightlife Blogger Years ago, in my just-beginning-to-drink days, I had a nasty introduction to gin and pretty much swore it off at that time as an alcohol choice. So off I went in the tequila and rum world, occasionally mixing in vodka for Bloody Marys and Jello-O shots. (Primarily, I am a beer … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Why I Wish Guys Hated Me In Bars
Those Slick-Looking Dudes Don't Have To Work At It To Get Women's Attention By Kevin Wilkerson, The Nightlife Blogger Sometimes, I wish I were the guy that I hate in the bar. You know the type, the one who looks as if he just popped in because his yacht is over in the Mediterranean for the summer season, he of the pronounced pecs, flat stomach, tall stature, … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Beast And The Beauty
How A Gorgeous Girl In Switzerland Turned Me Into Prince Charming By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger A press packet was waiting for me at the Bern hotel and attached to it was the card of a Tourism Bern representative. The card had a picture of the person and once again, it was a very attractive girl. This is unbelievable, I thought! During my … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Accepting The Bars & Restaurants COVID-19 Shutdowns
Dealing With The Coronavirus Lockdown With #StayAtHome Personal Parties By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I don't like it. But I accept it. I don't like having to #stayathome, not being able go out to the bars or nightclubs, not being able to sit at the bar of a restaurant having a beer, enjoying a lively Happy Hour and, well, flirting with … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger Seeks Out Fun At Home With Bars & Nightclubs Closed
Adjusting To Life During The Coronavirus Pandemic By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I did something entertaining today – my laundry. Normally this would rank only on my non-fun meter, but stuck at home with bars, restaurants and nightclubs all closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, I am seeking what those in the sports world call "small … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Settling Into Life With Closed Bars, Restaurants & Nightclubs
Encountering Full Grocery Carts And Missing Socializing While Practicing Social Distancing By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger With bars, restaurants and nightclubs closed, there are some changes to my daily life and one of the first things is that I am now encountering the "normal" people in our society. By "normal," I mean those with 9-to-5 … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Coronavirus Fears Won’t Ruin My St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Irish Bars To Be The Focal Point For 2020 St. Paddy's Day & Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger No St. Patrick's Day parade? No Irish festival with bands and a beer garden? No nighttime block party? Even with all these canceled events, I'm not going to let the coronavirus scare ruin my St. Patrick's Day celebrations. After all, the bars … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Bars & Nightclubs Suffering From Coronavirus Effects & March Madness Cancelation
Bartenders & Waitresses Having Shifts Cut As Customers Stay Home By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The bartender poured drinks at a popular San Diego Gaslamp Quarter bar, glad to be at work. "They've cut our shifts in half," she said, "and then added "we have no barbacks and there's fewer wait staff... "I'm starting to panic." With all … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Low-Alcohol Drinks May Be Trending In 2020 But Not With Me
Pour Me A Good Stiff One When I'm Out In The Bars & Nightclubs By Kevin Wilkerson, The Nightlife Blogger For PubClub.com One of the top trends for bars and nightclubs for 2020 – according to some industry experts – is low-alcohol cocktails. Low alcohol cocktails? If you're like me, you complain when a bartender short-pours your drink. I despise those auto-pour … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Running To The Fun Super Bowl Sunday Funday Parties
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger My Super Bowl Sundays usually start early. And no, it's not because I keep going from the night before, it's because I start my day with a run. And not just any run, but with the Super Bowl 10K, a Super Bowl Sunday tradition in Redondo Beach, CA. With runners and groups of people in costumes and a beer garden at the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: 5 Rules For Drinking Without Being A Drunk (Or An Alcoholic)
How And Why I Party With A Purpose! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger With the name of The Nightlife Blogger and writing for a site called PubClub, you may assume that I go out every night to the best (and worst, I mean how else do you find out the best ones) pubs and clubs around the world. That's a noble cause and finding out those … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: My Dry January Ended Before Noon On Jan. 1
Blame It On Bama And Roll Tide! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Well, I didn't plan on having a Dry January anyway. My version of Dry January ended before Noon on Jan. 1. I had my first beer of the New Year – and of the new decade – at 11 a.m. Yes, after partying on New Year's Eve. Now if you think I have a drinking problem, you're … [Read more...]
Why I Won’t Do A Dry January: The Nightlife Blogger
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I don't think I'll be doing a Dry January this year. Just like every other year. Dry January, for those of you who don't know, is a New Year's resolution with a trendy name to stop drinking booze for the month of January. Headlines tout a Dry January can be "amazing for your health" and has "benefits for your mind … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Choosing The World’s Best New Year’s Eve Party Places
Finding The Top NYE Celebrations Around The Globe By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There are big bashes, high-dollar DJs at hot nightclubs, promoter events with a thousand-plus people and events at bars big and small all across the globe. But the world's best New Year's Eve party places are those that are the huge public celebrations in city … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: A Roll Tide Weekend For An Alabama Football Game
PubClub LIVE Goes Live From The Bars & Nightlife In Tuscaloosa By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I went back to school. And, like most alumni, loved it. I rocked it in the Tuscaloosa college bars, partied on the Quad, saw some of the Crimson Tide football game but mostly mingled from a box at Bryant-Denny, and went back out to experience … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: College Football Season And Sports Bars
Rabid Alumni Gather Together To Watch Their Favorite Teams By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Oh, for the good 'ol days of summer, when Saturday afternoons were filled with long runs, bike rides along the beach, playing volleyball and doing any other number of exercises, while then casually rolling into a bar for a cold beer and some … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: I Had A Beer With Maverick In San Diego’s Top Gun Bar
Movie Character Brought To Life In Kansas City Barbeque By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Great Balls Of Fire, you won't believe who I ran into at the Top Gun Bar in San Diego. Call sign Maverick. Hanging out at Kansas City Barbeque, dressed in full flight gear and sporting those signature shades, Maverick was sitting at the bar having a … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Coronado Island A True Sunday Funday In San Diego. Wow!
Bottomless Mimosas, A Beach Bar & Wais Music At The Hotel Del By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Wow! Apparently, the last time I spent significant time in San Diego, I did not give Coronado Island enough of a look. I passed through a time or two on my bike and did not really see much to make me stop in my tracks. But more recently, I not … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: I Need To Put On My ‘San Diego Smile’
Friendly People Help Make This Great California City Even Better By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I need to have a bit of an attitude adjustment, get in the right mindset and readjust my mentality. No longer am I in Los Angeles, where you walk past people without giving them a glance. You don't say "hi," to strangers as you pass them, nor do … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: A Day At The Del Mar Races & Summer Concert
A Sensational Saturday In San Diego By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I caught the Coaster up the coast, boarded a double-decker bus at the Solona Beach train station and a few minutes later rolled up to the gate to spend a day at the Del Mar races. Such is the ease of living in San Diego. What a perfect day it was at Del Mar, too. The great … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Smackfest XXV Hermosa Beach Is Another Fun Party
Daytime Beach Bash Celebrates 25th Anniversary In Southern California By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger In all my years at Smackfest, I do not recall seeing so many beautiful bikini bodies, an observation confirmed to me by co-organizer Nick Macko. It started the moment I walked onto the beach at 11 a.m., continued when I had the "Rise & … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Fourth Of July Starts The Summer Of Party Fun
Festivals, Crazy Events And Hot Nightlife Hits A Peak In July & August By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The summertime fun does not end when the Fourth of July fireworks fade into the night sky. Rather, it is the signal of the beginning, the start of two months of events and activities carrying over through Labor Day Weekend. The 4th of … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Lake Travis The Best-Ever Memorial Day Weekend
Having A Devil Of A Good Time At The Devil's Cove Boat Tie-Up Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There were $1 beers on 6th Street, a walk-through beer cooler at a convenience store, boats tied up in a cove and girls in bikinis wearing cowboy hats. I had not died and gone to party heaven, but was living in a real-life dream. I was in … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Experiencing LA’s Sunset Strip And Its Legendary Bars
Acting – And Partying – Like Rock Stars In The Rainbow Bar & Grill And Whiskey A Go Go By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger We were rolling along Sunset Blvd., top down and jammin' to the Rolling Stones. The neon lights were just coming on, as we had arrived at dusk, and we could literally feel the energy of the area coming through the open … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Diner en Blanc Los Angeles 2019 Is Oct. 12
All-White Dinner Party A Fun And Classy Event By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The party is on again for 2019! Diner en Blanc returns to Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 12 and I could not be more thrilled about it. Note: it was held at the Santa Monica Pier. Wow! This classy-but-not-snotty dinner party is a nightlife experience unlike any other … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Recalling The Glory Days Of San Francisco’s Bay To Breakers
The Heyday When B2B Was A Moving Street Party Like Mardi Gras By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Creative floats. Beer pong tables in the middle of the street. Shopping carts full of kegs. Upside down beer bongs hits. Elvis singing on a platform. All this was an annual part of Bay To Breakers, the whacky, crazy, … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: It Doesn’t Matter What Bands Play At Jazzfest, It’s Still A Party
New Orleans Event Is Always A Music Lover's Bucket List Event By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and now Social Distortion. That's the descending order of bands that have been scheduled to play the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage – more commonly known as JazzFest – this year in New … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Initial Thoughts Of The Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts 2019
5B Artists + Media, Which Represents Punk & Metal Bands, Takes Over Free August Shows By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Here's some good news for those of us living in the Los Angeles Beach Cities: the free Hermosa Beach summertime beach concerts will indeed take place in 2019. There was some question about that when the city and former … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Blonde At Barnacles In Hermosa Beach
This Hot Girl Can Drink Like An Irishman – And I Like That In A Hot Girl By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I was chasing down another blonde – Tiffany was her name and she looked every bit the part – when I was stopped by this particular blonde. She was parked at the bar at a place called Barnacles, a locals-mainly dive a few blocks from the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Fired Up On Old Tony’s Fire Chiefs On A Friday Night
When This Group Gets Together, It's A Fun Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When my friend Suzanne sent out a Facebook invitation inviting her friends to Old Tony's for her going-away gathering – she's moving from here in Los Angeles to Atlanta – visions of Fire Chiefs began dancing in my head. Fire Chiefs are this classic old-fashioned … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Insane Scene Of St. Patrick’s Day In Savannah, GA
River Street A Flood Of Partying People By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The battle in the sports room for us writers at the Savannah News-Press was over which day to take off – St. Patrick's Day or the day/night before St. Paddy's Day. It was a spirited discussion, with veterans of the Savannah St. Patrick's Day experience making valid points … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Bet You Didn’t Know This About The New Orleans Mardi Gras Parades
Answers To The Questions You Need To Know By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger You've heard about them, seen them on the news and – perhaps if you're lucky – have even been to them. And I've been in them, and I'm here to tell you a few things about the Mardi Gras parades you may not know about, but which are very interesting things to know about … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Jimmy Buffett Is Coming Back To LA And So Is The Party Bus
It's Not Irvine Meadows But We'll Settle For A Honda Center Concert Tailgate Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Buffett is back! And so will be the PubClub.com party bus, headed to the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, on Saturday, Oct. 12, for tail end of the Jimmy Buffett 2019 concert tour. So it's not Irvine Meadows. That perfect … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Robert Kraft Proves To Be A Loser At This Game
Patriots Owner Fumbles At The Orchids Of Asia Day Spa By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger He can win Super Bowls but he has to pay for his jollies. What kind of loser is this guy anyway!? Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, was charged with first degree solicitation of a prostitute in the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Palm Beach, FL. He … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Feeling Like A Celebrity At An Academy Awards Gift Lounge Party
Rafi Gift Lounge Is Like A Classy Cocktail Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger From drinking champagne out of the frame of an antebellum dress, to the red carpet, the gorgeous people and the fun & lively atmosphere, I felt like a celebrity while covering the Rafi gifting lounge at the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills two days prior to the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: A Closing Cheers To BridgePort Brewing, Portland’s Original Craft Brewery
City's Oldest Craft Beer Brewery Closes Its Taps By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Before the craft beer craze with breweries popping up like flowers in springtime, there was Portland. This Oregon city is, as far as I'm concerned, the original craft beer location. And the original of the originals is BridgePort Brewing Company. Or was, shall … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: In Love With Switzerland As Fast As My First Alps Apres Bar
Captivated By A Beautiful Blonde Bartender In Saas-Fee By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When I went to Switzerland for the first time, I figured I would see a few pretty girls that would quickly catch my eye, but this was ridiculous. I was mere moments arrived in the Swiss Alps village of Saas-Fee, just in time for ski apres, and there she was, … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Daytime Drinking In A Dive Bar
Getting An Early Start To The Weekend By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was the end of a long week – a lot of work, a lot of successes – and I had just completed a bike tour (one of my side occupations) with a visiting journalist from Vancouver and a cute tourism PR rep from Toronto. By the time I finished giving the two Canucks a tour of … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: President’s Day Weekend Mammoth Mountain Memories
The 'Babushka Incident' At The Yodler By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger So we were at the Yoldler on Mammoth Mountain, at the time one of the most fun ski apes bars in the world (alas, now, it's slid downhill, so to speak, since they built the Village) when a friend slid his hand up the shapely rear end of someone in our group while she was … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: With Super Bowl Over, Next Up Big Party Event Is Mardi Gras
Beads, Beers & Fat Tuesday Create An Early March Madness By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I hope the Super Bowl party or bar event you were at was not as big of a thud as the game. If it was – and where I was for the game was just okay – unlike the Los Angeles Rams, you have another chance to be a winner, for Mardi Gras is just around the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Manchester, UK Named ‘Wildest City In The World’ – Really!?
Survey Is A Good PR Stunt But Has Some Flaws By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Manchester, UK, has been named the "Wildest City In The World." Really!? I'm not saying it isn't but one has to consider the source. As well as the reasoning behind making such a claim. It is from an international relocation company called MoveHub so it's … [Read more...]
The NIghtlife Blogger: Crap, I Forgot About The Pardi Gras Party In New Orleans
Jimmy Buffett Parrotheads Flock To The Big Easy For This TropRock Paradise By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger A few months ago, Eric Babin of Radio TropRock asked me if I was going to New Orleans for the annual Jimmy Buffett migration of Parrotheads known as Pardi Gras. It's a multi-day event of Buffett-style musicians playing at bars all around the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: My Cure For The Common Winter Cold Is Jacuzzi And Tequila Shots!
Bubbles And Booze Chases Away Sickness Blues By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It's winter here in the Northern Hemisphere and for many that means we're fighting off colds with the hope we don't catch the flu. Many of us want to still maintain our fun and active lifestyle – and the Ski Resorts are always tempting us – but those darn coughs and … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Best New Year’s Eve Party & Nightlife Destinations
Why NYE Fireworks & House Parties Top Bars & Promoter Events By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I was packed into a tight area near Jackson Square in New Orleans, with several thousand people around me and more arriving every second. I had a six-pack in my hand, pulled out a beer and gave a "cheers" to my buddy Luau Larry. Right about … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Why New Year’s Eve Is Amateur Night For Non-Drinkers Who Want To Party
If You're Going To Drink, Drink Often! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Watch out partying veterans, there's a lot of imitators out on New Year's Eve. The one-night wonders. Drinking amateurs. Squids. This is the night when those who don't drink the rest of the year suddenly toss 'em back as if they are at a Jimmy Buffett concert. Try and … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Unplugged At The Slip Bar In Redondo Beach, CA
Blues Rock Singer Shari Puorto Sings On A South Bay Night By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was a cool and slow night in the South Bay Beach Cities of Los Angeles, yet I wanted some live music and a couple of cold beers. I'm sure you can relate. I was in Redondo Beach and knew that my friend Shari "El" Puorto was singing at a place called … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Hermosa Beach 12 Bars Of Christmas 2018
Annual Event Is A Holiday Highlight In The LA South Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The 2018 Hermosa Beach 12 Bars of Christmas pub crawl is on Friday, Dec, 7. Yes, on Pearl Harbor day. And I can say with the greatest confidence that several of us will be getting bombed. The key to surviving a pub crawl, I have discovered after much … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Preparing For The Fun Holiday Party Season
12 Bars Of Christmas, Boat Parades & Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks On Tap By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I'm taking deep breaths. Doing a few sit-ups and going for runs. And putting on my game face. It's the holiday party season and that means it's time to find my red shirts, Santa hat and to be prepared for all the libations I … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Wine & Food Festival Events Highlight A San Diego Weekend
Another Sensational Time In This Rocking City By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was a grand time at the Grand Decant, an even grander time at the Grand Tasting and by the time I left the Taco TKO, I was pretty much TKO'd by another fun weekend in San Diego, CA. I was in this grand city for the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival, 2018 edition, … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The USC-UCLA Party Bus
Cross-Town Rivalry Is More Than A Football Game By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I was sober. Nobody else was tho. It was the USC-UCLA college football game and, as usual, there was a party bus from the Los Angeles "party cities," otherwise known as the South Bay Beach Cities of Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach. Normally, I would have … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The San Diego Wine + Food Festival 2018 Is Heavenly Fun
Annual Event Always Provides Laughs Fun Memories By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger In the heavens of wine and food festivals, there is the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival. It is an event that never fails to put me on Cloud 9, sending sending me into a kind of starry-eyed stratosphere that starts a few days beforehand and lasts until several … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Wines Of Spain Event Gets A Big ‘Salud’
Reviewing An Event Featuring Spanish Dozens Of Spanish Vinos By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Spain came to Southern California for one wonderful afternoon and brought some of its most treasured items with it – wines! It was the Wines From Spain event at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills and it was a full afternoon of tastings features wine and … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Please Promoters, Not Another Halloween Party Event!
Huge Number Of Costume Private & Bar Parties Can Be Overwhelming By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I don't often get overwhelmed – especially when it comes to nightlife and parties – but enough already. I am being bombarded from all corners of the Internet and e-mail about yet another Halloween party. By event promoters -who are relentless … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Having Cold Beers In LA’s Smallest Bar On A Sunday Afternoon
The Harbor Room In Playa Del Rey A Good Place For A Cold Beer On A Warm California Day By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It was a sunny Sunday afternoon here in Southern California (yes, another one) and a couple friends of mine and I were finishing up our champagne brunch on the deck of Whiskey Red's overlooking the boats in Marina del … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Traveling On Cruise Ships With Wine, Beer & A Mixologist
On-Board Brewery, A Mixologist And Wine On The Rhine & Along California's Coast By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Now this seems a fine way to travel to me – on a boat with a glass of wine or a European or craft beer in hand. Or how's this – a mixologist making frozen and other concoctions on board? Or rum on a Caribbean cruise?? It's all … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: San Diego Beer Week 2018
A 10-Day Celebration Of Southern California Craft Brews By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There's a beer week? In San Diego!? This a pairing of perfect proportions, a hot bed of home-style brews in one of America's best and most fun cities. I picture beer falling out a thousands taps, like rain from the sky in so many other cities this time of … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Experiencing LA AX The North Hollywood Axe-Throwing Bar
If You Have An Axe To Grind, This Is Your Place By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When I told a friend I was going to a hatchet-throwing bar, he deadpanned, "oh what could possibly go wrong here!?" That's kind of what I was thinking. It seemed a bit of an odd combination – I mean sharp objects combined with booze – but after conducting some … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Blown Away (Again) By Diner En Blanc Los Angeles In 2018
Classy All-White Dinner Party Again An Impressive Event By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Fine champagne and caviar. A classy band and entertainers on stilts. An outdoor setting in a grass courtyard surrounding a large fountain. This is what greeted me at Diner en Blanc Los Angeles in 2018, and it hit all the marks of excellence. … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Moorings Interline Regatta BVIs A Boat Party Scene
Island-Hopping Around The Bars Of The British Virgin Islands By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Rum, warm weather and boats. And women! This is what was promised to me when by buddy "Ice" suggested that I go to the Moorings Interline Regatta, a 10-day party flotilla in the British Virgin Islands. That was akin to throwing chum in the water … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Running, Then Running Wild At The Hometown Fair Beer Garden
Manhattan Beach Singles Event Again A Big Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I did not know if I was in shape for the 10K, but I KNEW I was in shape for the beer garden. In the end, I finished both, and it was another great party on the first weekend of October. I am referring to the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, one of the best times … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The 2018 San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival
Grand Tasting The Highlight Event Of Several Fun Events By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When it comes to wine and food events, the perfect pairing of wine, food, spirits, craft beer, location (location, location!) and fun all comes together at the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival. The 2018 event is Nov. 12-18 and yes, it's a multi-day event. … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Finding The Best Bloody Mary In New Orleans
Coop's In The French Quarter Tops Daisy Duke's Drink In NOLA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger If there's one drink you need in New Orleans to get you going in the morning after the night before, it's a Bloody Mary. And so I went searching for one and found it. It is at Coop's Place, a dive bar and restaurant if ever there was one, in the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Blasted By The Hand Grenade Drink On Bourbon Street
New Orleans' Strongest Drink Lives Up To Its Billing By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I don't know what it was about this time, because I've had it before with it causing any damage. But on this trip to NOLA, I got blasted by the Hand Grenade, billed as "New Orleans' Strongest Drink." The only difference is that this time, I was in the bar … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: How I Spent $30 In 30 Seconds In A Bourbon Street Bar
The Shot Girl Blondes Get The Best Of Me By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Blondes. If you are wondering how in the world I did what I wrote in the headline, or even if it's true, my one-word response is blondes. I'm a sucker for a pretty blonde and when one pulled me into a bar on Bourbon Street, and then I was surrounded by three more, … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The 5 (Funny) Things I Fear About Being In New Orleans
Fear And Loafing In The Big Easy By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Ahh, New Orleans. The French Quarter, "Sweet Home Alabama" pouring out of a Bourbon Street bar, multi-colored drinks and Mardi Gras beads, even when it's not Mardi Gras. I love it. But, in a way, I also fear it. The partying is so open, so available so, well – there – that … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: My First Experience At Catalina Island’s Outdoor Harbor Reef Bar
Two Harbors And Not Avalon Wins My Affection By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger My first introduction to Catalina Island – "26 miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a'waitin' for me" as a 50s song from a group called The Four Peeps says – was when my girlfriend at the time suggested we go to it. Her father was the sheriff on Two Harbors and she … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: It’s College Football Season And There Go My Saturdays
Every Game Counts On Every Weekend In This Sport By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It's a Saturday morning and normally I'm sleeping off Friday night, but it's college football season and I reach for the remote and turn on ESPN just prior to 9 a.m. I want to see Lee Corso's pick at the end of College Game Day. What he picks has nothing to do … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: You Can Still Party In The Greek Islands In September
Mykonos, Ios And Santorini Top Places To Travel In Greece By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There's still paradise on Paradise Beach, a tropical vibe in the Tropical Bar and a far out time at the Far Out Cafe. The calendar may say September but PubClub.com says the party is still on in the Greek Islands. In fact, September is nearly as lively … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Craving A Buffalo Milk Cocktail On Catalina Island
No More Of The Signature Drinks At The Airport In The Sky – What!? By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The frothy drink with the whipped cream topper has been playing in my head like a Jimmy Buffett song. Actually, it's more like an Eric Stone song; Eric sings a lot of tunes like Jimmy and has one that mentions this non-frozen concoction: "too … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Finally Experiencing That ‘Wow, I’m In Australia!’ Moment
Aussie Outlaw Provides The Spark On Trip From Surfer's Paradise To Byron Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PuClub.com Travel Blogger The adrenalin rushed through my body and my toes began to tingle. It took abbot 10 days of being Down Under, but I finally had my "wow, I'm in Australia!" moment. It was a small thing, really, but not insignificant. I was traveling on a … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Los Angeles Party Bus Pub Crawl Adventure
Pirates, Wenches & School Girls A Dream Theme For This Crew By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I was buzzed at the first bar. Actually let me correct that - I was buzzed before the first bar. Rum tends to do that to a pirate. I was on a pirates and wenches (and school girls; hey I don’t get the connection either but who’s going to argue … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: When Life Gives You Lemons, Have Champagne!
An Aborted Flight To Catalina Island Lands Us Instead In Hermosa Beach By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger We were an hour late for takeoff due to a pilot keeping my friend's plane for an hour past his scheduled rental agreement – I can't stand it when people have zero consideration for others – and by the time we got airborne, clouds had covered the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: 80s DJ Party At The Slip Redondo Beach, CA
Party Time With Fun Music In The Southern California Beach Cities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I was on my 3rd last beer when the DJ played the Beastie Boys song "Fight For Your Right To Party." So I continued partying. I was on my 4th last beer when two good friends walked into the bar and the DJ played "Living On A Prayer" and then, … [Read more...]