Polly Esthers in San Antonio wore thin pretty quickly. Kind of like the "Hard Rock Cafe" of dance clubs. Generic. Full of people trying WAY too hard to "get down."

Pulled out the Sidekick, did some surfing, and found a club that sounded exactly like my kind of place. Sin 13. Got directions. Jetted out and BAM, I'm in a fantastic little club with some live bands playing and excellent ambiance. Best band I heard was "Man Alive." Bought their CD. Ripping it right now and uploading it to my iPod so I can listen to it on my plane home to Boston tomorrow afternoon.

Some interesting pix. Me in the Sin 13 bathroom, which is covered in sheet metal. A pic of the Sin 13 logo on a T-shirt that I purchased from a friendly bartender. Obligatory murky pic of the club.

Coolest bit is that the club has a whole wall covered with little drawings that people have made of the club logo (a black cat with wings). Whipped out a sharpie and drew my version. Got a pic of it. Signed it "-C0" and wrote "BAD KITTY" on the top. If you're ever at Sin 13, look for it on the wall near the entrance, and you'll see that I was indeed there and left my mark...

Sin 13 website: http://www.sin13.com

Man Alive website: http://www.man-alive.com