Sure, I'll take credit for this fantastic idea. ;^)  The Friday Night Skaters knew for a while that we're are at least somewhat welcome at the Rouge Night Club on Broadway and Polk, roughly at the halfway point on the Friday Skate.  But for whatever reason it never really caught on as a rest stop despite my pointed questionings to the contrary.  So, last night I recruited enthusiastically and convinced my cohorts Princess Nine, Hip Hops and Valkyries to make a surgical strike on Rouge's bar before skating through the Broadway Tunnel.

The second we skated in I knew this mission was going to be a success.  The place is gaudy and red-velvet foofy... or "like being in a bad rap video" as one Yelp review put it.  It was full of Russian Hill types wearing makeup, designer labels, and shoes without wheels.  We received a small "wooo wooo skaters!" cheer from the patrons upon entry.

I rolled up to the bar and ordered three cran-vodkas and a Coors Light.  The bill?  $12!  O-yeah. That's cheaper than most places in the TL.

The girls weren't alone for long before the prowling douchebags made their moves:

Prost!

I definitely foresee this becoming a regular stop on The Skate.