How To Become A Favorite In The Club Scene

Ever wondered how to get super popular in the club scene? Fear no more, for these tips will get you friends, discounts, and more!

1. Always tip the bartender. The bartender is your FRIEND, got it? Without a bartending friend, you are much more likely to get kicked out, overcharged, or even just snubbed at the door. 
2. Bring friends if you can. Bring a sexy female or two with you to the club if you're a guy. Girls, just go out there with friends of any gender - the more the merrier. 
3. Don't sleep with the regulars until you really are sure you want to do that. A common misconception in any scene is that sleeping with the right people will get you the props and respect that  you want. Don't be a starfucker. Don't be that person. You'll end up getting a reputation that you can't really repair if you do so.
4. Feeling down? Don't go to the club, and don't let anyone know. This is simple. Misery loves company, but no one wants to be misery's company. 
5. Know your limits. Drinking? Don't black out. Doing pills? Don't black out or get so wasted that you get 86'd or arrested. You will end up having people avoid you if you make an ass out of yourself in public. 
6. Learn and remember a couple of anecdotes for your partying needs. Learn some interesting news statistics and use them as icebreakers. Or, better yet, entertain people with your own crazy stories about life. 
7. Dance! Wallflowers always seem a bit out of place in a club, don't you think? Don't be afraid of looking dumb - just bust a move. 
8. Learn the 5 time rule. The 5 time rule is what I call the rule of regulars. If you visit a club five times or more, you are going to be viewed as a regular. If people are treating you poorly after 4 or 5 visits, drop that scene like a hot potato. 

You Know You Party Too Hard When...

....your daily life can be found on Texts from Last Night
....people don't ask whether or not you are home - just what party you are at tonight
....Ke$ha is concerned about your partying habits
....Neil Patrick Harris stole your car
....the local police know you by your first name
........but won't tell anyone that they party with you too
....you are not the least bit concerned about the fact that you just woke up next to a hooker from Vegas
........even though you're in Wisconsin
....your toilet left your house with a note saying, "After that last bender, I had to resign."
....you have become a legend on Facebook
....your license has been suspended before you even got it
....Tucker Max ain't got ish on you
....fraternities around the world have a shrine to your drinking habits

Drinking Lore And Legends, Part 1

This is going to be a multipart project where the staff at Inky Glow uncovers old school myths, legends, and lore about booze. Think of it as education for the party-minded.

The History Of "Cheers!"

"I don't want to kill you!"

Normally, when people think of clinking glasses together, it's a sign of celebration. We normally think along the lines of, "Yay! I'm gonna make clinky noises to celebrate!" Believe it or not, this wasn't always the case...

Way back when, people used to be a lot more violent. (This has actually been proven since an increase in exposure to lead has been linked with violent tendencies. Many, if not most, plates and drinking utensils were made of lead in these times.) So, since violence was de rigeur, it became pretty normal to want to kill people. If you were part of the royal class, or even just not part of the randomly psychotic class, you didn't want people to know that you needed/wanted to kill your fellow man. Since CSI didn't really exist in those days, the easiest way to dispose of an adversary was to slip something in their drinks and let them get poisoned to death. 

Of course, there was a way to prevent death from poisoned drinks, and that was to make sure that whoever is drinking with you would have a little sip of your beer as well. The way this was accomplished was hitting the mugs together hard enough to make the beer slosh from one cup to another. If the guy wouldn't drink after he gave you a big "Cheers!", you knew he was trying to kill you. So, that means that every time you clink your drinks, you aren't actually congratulating your friend. 

You're just saying you don't want him dead.

Is Absinthe Really A Hallucinogen?

"It's Green!"

Absinthe is the stuff of legend, simply because of its reputation. This light green liquid has been the stuff of rumors and myth for a number of reasons. Artist Vincent Van Gogh was known for partaking in it, people mention that it may cause hallucinations, and others even say that it was the absinthe that caused some of the world's most talented artists to kill themselves. With the reintroduction of Absinthe on the shelves of US stores, many rumors have abated, but some still stay strong. One of the most common debates is over the hallucinogenic qualities of absinthe (also known as "Seeing the Green Fairy"), and this is what Inky Glow will be covering today. 

There is not a single person who would not say that absinthe is a strong liquor. Modern absinthe typically is 45% to 75% alcohol by volume, meaning that it can definitely get you drunk. However, the alcohol itself is not what is supposedly psychoactive. In the 1910's and 1920's, thujone, a compound found in absinthe, was being fingered as the ingredient that made so many people behave strangely on the subject. This caused a huge uproar, and the trace amounts of thujone ended up causing absinthe to be banned in the United States from 1915 until 2007.

A double-blind study was conducted and it proved (once again) that Prohibitionists will do and say anything to stop people from having fun with the Green Fairy. Thujone was found to be non-hallucinogenic, which means that the only reason people were seeing things while drinking absinthe was because they were blitzed out of their minds. 

It should be noted that the absinthe that you see on store shelves does NOT contain thujone/wormwood, so it really isn't the absinthe of Oscar Wilde's days. However, you can rest assured it will still taste good and get people talking. 

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