Bang = Not Cool

Ms. Jamboree and I ventured into C-ville last night to stroll the downtown mall and have a drink somewheres. Having never spent more than 10 minutes in Bang!, the asianish-tapas-martini-bar just off the mall, I suggested we go there to whet the ol' whistles.
What was striking, upon arriving, is how no longer hot this once hot spot is. I recall trying to eat here on numerous occasions in the past, only to find the crowds too daunting. But on last saturday night, the place was maybe half-full at 8:00 p.m. on a saturday, and the patrons were almost eclusively family-types. Not a hipster in sight.
Indeed, Bang! seems to have lost whatever cultural cache it once had, and I suspect the Charlottesville scenesters have decided that Bang! is out, and are now sipping their $9 cocktails at The X-lounge, or maybe still Zocalo. That's probably for the best. The girly $9 martinis at Bang! do kind of suck.