Are our privates going limp? Street word has it that the new Phil Romano/Joe Palladino private nightclub Medici is undergoing a concept tweak due to slumping sales. Not so says Palladino, though state alcohol sales records show Medici revenues slipping 9 percent in January and 6 percent in February. "We aren't changing it so much, just maybe trying to make it a little friendlier," he adds. This warm and fuzzy campaign consists of loosening the dress code and easing door restrictions a little, now that warmer weather is breathing down our skivvies. It also means promoting Medici as a private party venue with full menu options from the Romano/Palladino restaurants Nick & Sam's and Il Mulino. But its old fashion booty shaking that may prove the biggest fortune-booster. Palladino says they've changed the music mix to stimulate bum-bumping. "People seem to be dancing all over the place," he boasts. To help out with the motion, Palladino and company have constructed a huge low-riding table and installed it on the bar floor. "There's like 30, 40, 50 people dancing on that table," he says. "It looks like you're on a bar top, only its only 3 feet high, and 30 feet long, and everyone's dancing on top of it." We suggest the dress code be tightened to require lamp shades.
