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1610 Pavilion Place Wilmington, NC 28403
We rolled into Fibber's a little late after spending an hour at Banks Channel, the new bar and restaurant located where the old Savannah's used to be. The experience at Banks Channel is a story for another time; we have to give them another shot because it had to be an off night. Anywho, we just wanted to watch Mets vs. Yankees because no matter what the "purists" say, baseball on a large, high-definition television is better than going to the game.
Since we were going to be at Fibber's anyway we figured we'd watch the final innings there. Now just like the baseball thing, there's probably a group of people that love karaoki and a group that cannot fuckin' stand the ear piercing screeching or the spoken-word version of popular songs. When the team you are rooting for is blowing it (AGAIN), karaoki is like Billy Mays listening to himself scream all day; it's going to kill you. It looks like the Japanese won WWII because karaoke has taken over some nights at American bars and that means it's near the end for us. But everyone except for a few sports fan was having a great time so....we could be wrong.
Anywho, once the game was over we moved on to the best part of Fibber's Sunday night, which is the hip-hop sounds of DJ Battle in the lounge room. The room is set up nice with seating along one of the
walls, a bar along the length of the opposite wall, and a really good sized dance floor. It's up-to-date look and lighting, while maintaining a cozy feel, is one of the best parts about this room. It's not so huge that it takes too long to leave when it's packed, and the bar is easy to get to and walk away from once you get your drink. Feng-shiu. Freedom of movement. Very important.
DJ Battle spins for Coast 97.5, which is the local urban station, and it's always nice to listen to someone who can count beats and easily sync up songs so that there's no breakdown in the beat.
The crowd in the dance lounge is an integrated UNCW crowd. That's pretty much the side of Fibber's where people who can dance hang out. Battle sticks mostly to the Atlanta-style rap and r&b, which by the crowd reaction, is what they are there to hear, but he was smart enough to throw in some psuedo-house versions of many of the song which made dancing there fun.
****It's important to note that Sunday is half price bottles of wine night, so there were plenty of ladies.
The crowd mostly stayed until the lights were turned on, and then they stepped outside to order hot dogs at the Sabarett stand right outside the door before heading home. No fibbing about Fibber's, it is good fun on Sunday nights.
Next: The Sweat Of A Man
1610 Pavilion Place Wilmington, NC 28403
We rolled into Fibber's a little late after spending an hour at Banks Channel, the new bar and restaurant located where the old Savannah's used to be. The experience at Banks Channel is a story for another time; we have to give them another shot because it had to be an off night. Anywho, we just wanted to watch Mets vs. Yankees because no matter what the "purists" say, baseball on a large, high-definition television is better than going to the game.
Since we were going to be at Fibber's anyway we figured we'd watch the final innings there. Now just like the baseball thing, there's probably a group of people that love karaoki and a group that cannot fuckin' stand the ear piercing screeching or the spoken-word version of popular songs. When the team you are rooting for is blowing it (AGAIN), karaoki is like Billy Mays listening to himself scream all day; it's going to kill you. It looks like the Japanese won WWII because karaoke has taken over some nights at American bars and that means it's near the end for us. But everyone except for a few sports fan was having a great time so....we could be wrong.
Anywho, once the game was over we moved on to the best part of Fibber's Sunday night, which is the hip-hop sounds of DJ Battle in the lounge room. The room is set up nice with seating along one of the
walls, a bar along the length of the opposite wall, and a really good sized dance floor. It's up-to-date look and lighting, while maintaining a cozy feel, is one of the best parts about this room. It's not so huge that it takes too long to leave when it's packed, and the bar is easy to get to and walk away from once you get your drink. Feng-shiu. Freedom of movement. Very important.DJ Battle spins for Coast 97.5, which is the local urban station, and it's always nice to listen to someone who can count beats and easily sync up songs so that there's no breakdown in the beat.
The crowd in the dance lounge is an integrated UNCW crowd. That's pretty much the side of Fibber's where people who can dance hang out. Battle sticks mostly to the Atlanta-style rap and r&b, which by the crowd reaction, is what they are there to hear, but he was smart enough to throw in some psuedo-house versions of many of the song which made dancing there fun.
****It's important to note that Sunday is half price bottles of wine night, so there were plenty of ladies.
The crowd mostly stayed until the lights were turned on, and then they stepped outside to order hot dogs at the Sabarett stand right outside the door before heading home. No fibbing about Fibber's, it is good fun on Sunday nights.
Next: The Sweat Of A Man
