Neighbors — anything goes at alternative local bar
The friendly, welcoming atmosphere is a departure
from the expected, typically overcrowded bar scene
BY DAI M FISCHER
PULSE REPORTER
Typically, when a person enters a
bar or a club, they can usually find
people drunk and on the verge of
puking, wallflowers standing in the
corner waiting anxiously for some
one to approach them and couples
grinding up a storm on the dance
floor. Neighbors, however, is quite a
departure from the expected.
I entered the bar to find myself
engaged in a friendly, welcoming
atmosphere. While the bar focuses
on attracting the gay/lesbian/bi
sexual crowd and while it seemed
that everyone at the bar attends
regularly and knows one another, I
strangely did not feel out of place
or unwelcome. While the venue
and crowd at Neighbors is signifi
cantly smaller than other bars near
campus, such as Rennie's or Tay
lor's, everyone present at the bar
appeared to be socializing or danc
ing merrily to hits such as Michael
Jackson's “Billie Jean.” On the
small but accommodating dance
floor, it was possible to find girls
dancing with girls, guys dancing
with guys, girls dancing with guys,
a guy sandwiched between two
girls, and overall, people having
fun and being carefree. Nobody in
the crowd, even by midnight,
seemed overly drunk. It appeared
as though people were there to
meet others, dance and relax rather
than get wasted.
“Everyone at Neighbors is friendly
and accepting. It is a better crowd
here. There are no fights like in other
bars,” Neighbors' doorman and DJ
Brian Letsom said. “This is the most
alternative bar in town. You can be
gay, straight, whatever, and not have
to worry about not being served.”
Robyn Landis, a 21-year-old
Neighbors customer, said she
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