Bars with lines

There is only 1 bar in the city of Chicago (a certain bar that will remain unnamed to maintain my dignity) I am ever willing to wait in line for and that happens on the rarest of occasions (those of which I am in the mood to do some late night dancing on a make-shift stage in a dark-shady overpacked basement). I often question those people who are okay with waiting in lines whenever they go out. Also, if I am forced to pay a "cover charge" there better be some sort of entertainment such as live music, free drinks, or midget wrestling involved.

Why is it that on those occasions which I am convinced by a friend to wait in a line for some lame bar and upon our entry we discover it's mostly empty? This false "hype" seems to be the main culprit behind the bar line. This lame bar needs to make people think that it is SO cool that it needs a line (which are usually also comprised of 90% males). I also enjoy the bouncers/doormen that control the lines with their bluetooth in their ears who are probably being paid little more than a McDonalds fry cook, yet act like they own the world. Oh and thanks also for staring at my ID for 2 minutes in case it's fake... you think I'd actually wait in line for 30 minutes for this crappy bar with a fake ID!?

I was recently told by a non-American that Americans LOVE waiting in lines... and know what - he's completely right. For example - go to the airport security area. The line is probably extremely long, yet you could walk 50 feet down the hall to another security area with no line. Americans just look for the first line they can find and get in it. Maybe that's the main reason I continually drive by people waiting in lines for bars.

Even though Americans love lines - I think it's UN-american to wait in a line to get into a bar. It should be written in the constitution. In fact, I think we need to ammend the 10 commandments - "Thou shalt not wait in lines for bars."

Happy 4th of July.