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An unCMJ night at XPO 929

What can I say about the re-vamped XPO 929 that I couldn't say about the former Party Expo?  Well, there's a chandelier

An unCMJ night at XPO 929

What can I say about the re-vamped XPO 929 that I couldn't say about the former Party Expo?  Well, there's a chandelier

What can I say about the re-vamped XPO 929 that I couldn’t say about the former Party Expo?  Well, there’s a chandelier.  And the walls are black!  Matte black. As if everything was covered in gaffer’s tape.  There’s a pool table.  There’s what I would describe as a clear “standing-pod” off to one side, in which you could stand if the mood struck.  But most importantly, there’s large bar running the length of the left wall.  That’s a huge improvement for anyone who visited the old Party Expo in it’s waning prohibition days, a time when patrons were viciously foo-fooed for BYOBing but then fuck it you’ve already bought a six pack of tall cans so like secret frat boys or teens at a Young Life retreat you periodically sneak off to the bathroom to shotgun a can or two. 

Tonight, the guy at the door was nice enough to lay a couple drink tickets on me so I hit the bar first. Glancing around back there for the beer…

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