New Thing #18: Izzie Pop's Amateur Night

Uncle Ollie’s Penthouse in DTLA is my new favorite bar and they had an Amateur Night that I decided to check out. About 15 seconds into the first dancer, I called bullshit on the “Amateur” angle unless there are a lot more people who just casually take pole dancing classes than I realize. All in all, it was a fun night. A lot of positive people celebrating people going out and doing their thing and the performers were impressive.
Uncle Ollie’s also has Gong Shot Karaoke on Wednesdays which I’ve done - you sing, three comedians watch and either gong you or give you an American Idol-style review when you’re done, the highest score of the night wins a bong - and that’s fun. It’s also just a cool looking bar so I recommend people check it out.