BAR GAMES Liven up the place with some short games and contests. Do these on the fly (for no good reason) or as part of a theme night. Whatever you do, make sure the room energy is up before getting started; if not, even the best game on earth will flop. Once again, these are quickie activities and clubs usually either do a lot of them, or they do relatively few. Those that do, place a premium on a high room energy level and spontaneity. They also tend to have a clientele that's under 35, but their clubs crackle with excitement because nobody ever knows what's going to happen. They only know something is. Even if your guests are older, format permitting, you can use these. You'll just have to be judicious. Impromptus are little contests that guests participate in, which may or may not be related to any general theme you might have for the night. They're unadvertised and usually related to a bar manager's perverse sense of humor. See how many guests you can cram behind the bar (turn off the liquor guns & lock the registers first; guests love this because they've always wanted to be behind the bar) Contest to find the shortest woman in the house... tallest guy... person with the biggest nose Shortest skirt in the house Banana eating contest for women or for men in gay bars Watermelon eating contest for men; supply garbage cans for "accidents" Fake orgasm: women try to do Meg Ryan one better (from the film, "When Harry Met Sally'') Huge game of "Twister": tape several game mats together or use dots cut from construction paper Sexiest table dancer- female guests imitate erotic dancers Contest to find the worst singer in the house Hula Hoop contest; very good late night contest First person to DJ/band with piece of women's lingerie First person to DJ/band with birth control device Musical chairs with couples circling together Musical chairs with members of couples circling opposite each other, females sit on any available male lap Beer chugging contest (use non-alcoholic beer and, once again, supply garbage cans) Men put on/remove garters from their female partners' legs using only their teeth Women remove chalk marks from their male partners' flies using anything but their hands Men put a frozen lemon inside one of their pants leg at the ankle; female partners move the lemon up that leg (under the pants, over and down the other leg). Her hands are allowed, his are not. First one done wins Dirty Dancing contest Dare as you bare: any apparel except lingerie and swimwear is legal Kissing contest Roll & plunger contest... version 1: men sit on bar stools with a plunger between their knees, women with toilet paper rolls between their knees race to the men, trying to be the first to fit their roll on the plunger handle Roll & plunger... version 2: same idea as version 1, but women stand with the rolls between their knees and men approach them with plungers between their knees Guests step up to the mic and demonstrate their most effective pick-up lines Inviting guests to step up and tell their biggest lie; closely related to a pick-up lines contest Limbo contest (use reggae music) Chair dancing Back-to-back dancing Tightest jeans or tightest buns in 501s (Levi Strauss); C&W clubs can call this Bottom 'n Boots Any body part for men or women (legs, derriere, etc.) Best tan line Because you want to keep the energy level up, try to do these quickly, without killing the music. Want More? The Hughes Company (912) 267-6248, FAX (912) 265-7279