The Beautiful Ones

The hot, sexy rich people are partying it up while you sleep. We'll wake you when they're done.

A A A Comments By Eric Celeste Thursday, Jul 8 2004

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But we'd probably like it better pre-midnight. Sense, compared with Candle Room, is supposed to be a little slower, a little more mature. For mature adults like Shane and me.

"You see that?" Shane yells. "I just saw Starsky and Hutch." He's right. Two decked-out posers in über-hip '70s gear, one with what appear to be sunglasses in a nearly dark bar, are striking a pose and smirking. "Look, there goes Starsky," Shane says. "Let's follow him!"

Mark Graham

Tristan Simon started the swanky semiprivate craze with Candle Room and Sense, two clubs that have stayed hot for years.

Mark Graham

Republic seems to draw the Beautiful People throughout the week. "It's unique for the area," says the manager.

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We giggle and squeeze through folks, after Starsky. Then I walk behind a girl on her cell phone, imitating what it must be like to be on a phone in a club so loud the bass beat could press your slacks. "HEY, BABY! YEAH, I'M AT SENSE. HEAR THAT? IT'S FUCKIN' ROCKING!"

OK, so maybe we don't belong there. We're too immature to handle a brush with the Beautiful People. But the truth is no matter the show they're putting on, they're just like us. They want a beat they can dance to. They want to look good, feel good, get drunk, get naked, have fun. And who doesn't?

They just look better doing it. And they can afford it. And they can go out four or five nights a week. But if it makes you feel better, you can tell yourself that money and good looks and style won't make you happy. Whatever gets you through the night.