XPost: rec.music.funky, alt.music.trance, alt.music.dance.euro   
   From: dale@sorted.org   
      
   On 12 Nov 2003 12:44:56 -0800, worldboy@hawaii.com (worldboy) wrote:   
      
   >Hi all,   
   >   
   >I'm a 16 year old american who's heading for London and Amsterdam for   
   >winter break. Can anyone recommend any night spots for me to head? I'm   
   >not aiming to get drunk stoned or laid but rather to burn some energy,   
   >meet some cool people and maybe have a beer or two. Is it easy or even   
   >perferred that I try to fake being 18 or is the all-ages scene   
   >actually worth looking into? if I do have to fake it, anyone have any   
   >good tips?   
      
   For London, so far as I know, aside from the underground party scene   
   (where pretty much anything goes), there is no 'all-ages' scene.   
      
   Faking ID probably won't help much. The security I see that do check,   
   check hard so you'd be better off with a good story than fake ID but   
   for the most part, if you stay away from the touristy areas or   
   concentrate on smaller, less well known clubs, you shouldn't have too   
   many problems (unless you're one of those 16 year olds that look 15).   
      
   There are a lot of afterparties (usually 6am start) that tend not to   
   have any alcohol for sale. Chances are, the age licensing rules don't   
   apply there so you probably won't have any problems at those places.   
      
   As for the choice of party, check out my pages at   
   http://london.sorted.org. Should be something that'll suit your   
   tastes. Can't say which ones have the lax doormen though. You'll have   
   to work that one out for yourself.   
      
      
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