点评:My husband and I met at the Little Bear at one of their annual Halloween parties. We have gone back every year, in costume, to celebrate. Sadly last night will likely be our last Halloween trip to the Little Bear. The event seems to have struggled over the past few years, but last night was an enormous disappointment. Rather than being part of a large enthusiastic crowd, we were part of a very limited number of patrons. Several years ago we would need to arrive early just to ensure we could get into the Little Bear. Those days are gone. The cover charge for the Halloween event has increased to $15 per person. Not a bad price for a good evening. Way too much money for the event we experienced last night.
The band was a mediocre cover band and appeared to struggle with their sound system most of the night. One of the band members served as emcee for the costume contest and could not seem to keep the contestants straight. After announcing that one couple was a winner of the first round, he changed his mind and proclaimed another person a winner.
Rather than have different contestants participate in each round of the contest as normal, the judges selected many of the same contestants repeatedly to participate in multiple rounds. Even the bar staff was selected to participate. Obviously there was an objective of having certain individuals win the contest which was a trip to Mexico. As people began to notice what was happening, they began leaving early to go to other bars.
Things have sure changed at the Little Bear and it appears s to be an end of an era. At least it is for us.
翻译:我和丈夫在 Little Bear 的一次年度万圣节派对上相识。我们每年都会穿着万圣节服装回去庆祝。遗憾的是,昨晚可能是我们最后一次去 Little Bear 过万圣节。过去几年,这个活动似乎一直举步维艰,但昨晚却令人大失所望。我们不是众多热情人群中的一员,而是少数顾客中的一员。几年前,我们需要早点到场才能确保能进入 Little Bear。那些日子已经一去不复返了。万圣节活动的入场费已增加到每人 15 美元。对于一个美好的夜晚来说,这个价格还不错。但对于我们昨晚经历的活动来说,这个价格实在是太贵了。
乐队是一支平庸的翻唱乐队,似乎整晚的音响系统都在挣扎。乐队的一名成员担任服装比赛的主持人,似乎无法让参赛者保持整齐。在宣布一对夫妇是第一轮的获胜者后,他改变了主意,宣布另一人获胜。
与通常的比赛方式不同,评委们反复挑选相同的参赛者参加多轮比赛。甚至连酒吧工作人员也被选中参加。显然,他们的目标是让某些人赢得比赛,也就是去墨西哥旅行。当人们开始注意到发生了什么时,他们开始早早离开去其他酒吧。
小熊酒吧的情况确实发生了变化,这似乎是一个时代的结束。至少对我们来说是这样。