July 6, 2008
Poetic farewell for Baja Beach Club, Baltimore's downtown party spot
At 2 a.m. Sunday, Baja Beach Club's final bender -- at least in its current location -- will come to an end.
The club, which has drawn legions of partyers in its 16-plus-year life span, will close its doors March 2. And unless a new home is found, we might never see it again.
That means no more tipsy crowds tripping across Lombard Street, snarling traffic just to stand in line.
Yes, Baja was just a party zone. But it was Baltimore's party zone. And, as such, it deserves a proper sendoff.
For cheap bottled beer
We went to you first
For (sleazy) good cheer.
The girls in short skirts
The guys with gelled hair
And unbuttoned shirts,
You knew they'd be there
To devilishly flirt
And cast off all care.
The beats you would bump
Were heavy indeed
They made our hearts thump
And eardrums bleed.
The chicks would get randy
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