It's early evening, late afternoon, whichever you want to look at it. Which means that, nineteen floors above the street, I can hear the scary we're- going-to-heaven-and-you're-not people singing at the bus stop. They set up a mic and just go out at it. It being singing loudly, or ranting about how all on the street are going to hell. Or both. Neither seems like a very effective way to attract souls.
Which reminded me of another disconcerting thing downtown - an establishment that's recently opened. It's called Detox. What do you think it is? Just guess?
If you said "cafe," (which I bet you didn't,) you'd be right.
If you said "Korean restaurant," (which I bet you didn't,) you'd be right.
If you said "sports bar," (which I bet you didn't,) you'd be right.
Their sign brags of leather couches. I can see a bakery case inside. There are neon beer logos in the window. I find it all a strange combination. And when you slap the name Detox on it, it really makes me wonder if maybe when the owners were flipping through the dictionary, randomly choosing a name, the pages didn't stick together.*
*Like the episode of Friends, where Rachel mistakenly puts beef in the trifle.
Posted by Shokufeh at July 26, 2004 05:16 PMI would've thought Detox would've been a hot new dance club or something like that.
Posted by: bethanie at July 27, 2004 05:30 AMYeah, I was also thinking hip club.
Posted by: +mojan. at July 27, 2004 07:42 AMyeah...like "power to the written word", hrmphmwahahaha.
Its sound reminds me of antiwrinkle shots. Or decontamination showers. Or detergent. Or freckle bleaching. Or a charm against stupidity.
Oh hey, when you read it backwards it makes Xoted. Exoted. Like totally en-strangered by a weird combination or neon beer logos, leather couches and a bakery case. [the hip designers here call it Stilbruch, but whatever.]
Is there any chance of seeing a picture of that place in here? :) Please?
See, they fooled us all.
Anissa, I took pictures, but then decided against posting them because I'm not being nice. Sorry.
Posted by: shokufeh at July 29, 2004 08:41 AM