I guess I’m getting old. My idea of "fun" isn’t what it used to be. I went out last night to a club in San Jose called "Club Oh!" for a Madonna tribute party. There were hundreds more people inside than what I consider to be safe. It was scortching hot and I had to wait in line for a minimum of 30 minutes every time I needed a drink. I had to ditch before the live show even started. But I ended up going back and staying until after 4am. Yikes! No wonder I feel like crap today.

The club itself is really great. Nice sound and light systems, separate VIP section and the owner, Martin, is a great guy. And Club Oh! offers open bar, which when there aren’t so many people there, is a pretty cool thing. For somewhere between $6 and $12 depending on the night and if you’re in the VIP section or not, you can drink ’till you drop between I think 9pm and 1am.

But watch out! "Open Bar" doesn’t mean the same here in Costa Rica as it does anywhere else I’ve been in the world. Here you choose your poison when you arrive and you have to keep drinking the same thing all night. So you can’t start out with (God forbid) a water, otherwise you’ll be stuck drinking water all night! You merely hand your empty bottle or glass back to the bartender and you’re served up another!