[SFG-A] Thank you for coming to the first After Dark!

[Dark Sparkle]

Even though there was almost a comical amount of things going wrong last night, we really appreciate the turnout and positive and constructive feedback we've received so far.
With any new place you really can't tell what works and what doesn't until you've done a test run, but no one could have predicted that I'd basically wipe out my entire track collection from my laptop right as the club started! This as you can probably guess turned into my big focus for the rest of the night.
Thanks very much to our friend Josh (DJ FACT.50) for helping out Margo and myself as we tried to make sure you were having a good time, distributing CD's and addressing the other issues that arose during the night.

So here are the critiques we've heard so far...
1. Drinks were kind of pricey - We've spoken to the bar about this and agreed that the drink specials were not adequately advertised. This will be resolved next time. The drink prices are honestly on par with just about every other club in the city and definitely cheaper than a lot of venues. The advertisement and posting of the drink specials will help.
2. The dance floor was kind of bright - We can do without the intellibeams next time and see how that goes. It was a little disco inferno in there when compared to the two static cans we used to have at Dark Sparkle.
3. You couldn't hear the music very well in the lounge area - We plan on having a monitor or two in the lounge next time so that the music is clearly audible, but not intrusive. We want you to be able to talk and hear yourselves think, but still enjoy the music even if you're not dancing.

Here are some of the positives...
1. People liked the space, both location and the interior - We agree that the space has a lot of potential and the staff at Julie's is interested in only making it better. Next time we should have even more positive changes to help set the mood and make the space that more cozy and intimite.
2. Having parking available was a big help - Julie's does have parking available in the Jiffy Lube lot next door and we will continue to be able to offer free parking with available parking passes (just ask our doorperson for one or you could get towed).

I hope you managed to get one of the CD's. With everything else we were dealing with I'm afraid we weren't very good at distribution.
If you see Miz Margo out at a club in the next week see if she can offer you one of the remaining stock. It's a much better indicator of our sound and what we want to do sonically than the actual club turned out to be last night (due to our technical difficulties).
We're really excited to get the few issues we ran into last night ironed out and plan to make the next one that much better!

The next After Dark is Saturday March 17th (yes, Saint Patrick's Day) be there!
We can't wait.
Sage

p.s. If you have any other feedback, please let us know. We can only get better by knowing what you think worked and what didn't.

March 17th, 2007
After Dark
Musique Non-Stop
DJ's: Miz Margo & Sage
9:00PM - 2:00AM
FREE before 10PM, $5 After
21+ with ID
Julie's Supper Club: 1123 Folsom Street @ 7th.
San Francisco, CA / 415-864-1222
www.darksparkle.com
http://tribes.tribe.net/afterdarksf