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I went to see the comedian Lewis Black at the House of Blues last night. Unfortunately, my brother Jeff could not make it due to illness, but my cousin Gale was in town and was his proxy. Lew was on his game and was really funny. Topics included: Thanksgiving, the difference between Christmas and Hanukkah, the Bible, gay marriage, and, of course, the election. We were upstairs and the only flaw was people talking. One was an HOB employee, who should have known better. Here is the scoop on the club.

The front entrance faces Euclid and you have to line up outside before the doors open. Everyone stands out there-VIP, reserved or general admission. Upon entering, you get a wristband that proves you are 21, so you are not carded at the bars inside. Very nice lobby includes a coat check for $4.00. When you finally get to the inside doors, you are wanded for objects. Upon entering, you have a choice of upstairs or down. Downstairs has reserved seating on the sides with a mosh pit in front of the stage. Upstairs has reserved seating around the whole theatre, not many rows though. Behind them is general admission (both up and down), which if you are lucky means you can get a stool or even a table behind the reserved, but you must arrive early as we found out. Those seats went super fast. Monitors throughout the place capture the performing artist. Two bars on each level. Crown Royal and soda was $6.50 and Michelob Ultra (in a can) was $3.50. No bottles or draft beer. If there was a way to get from the club to the restaurant, we didn't look for it. We exited on Euclid and the restaurant is around the corner directly across from Pickwick and Frolic on East 4th.

The food at the restaurant was good. Lots of entrees and only about three sandwiches. The sandwiches were a club, a burger and a chicken sammie. I had the burger. The only other non-big meal item around $10 was a bruschetta pizza that Gale got. Pepsi products from the fountain and bottles of beer in the restaurant. Strip steak and ribs were about $24 and I think pasta might have been around $10. Lots of salads to choose from and a cornbread side looked really good. Happy hour has $2 beers, $3 imports and $4 martinis and margaritas.

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