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Sulari Club Promoter Edwin Bob will travel to Narikaton and Darnussia
"Burgeoning Club Scene is great Environment to Experiment" said Bob
Sulari Free City, Duchy of Suldanor
April 17, 5577


Edwin Bob, Owner of three major Sulari nightclubs, wants to try hand in Artania

Famed Sulari Nightclub promoter Edwin Bob is travelling to the Dual Republic of Narikaton and Darnussia to work with local investors to open a new Nightclub.  "Our holding Company, Pleasure Unlimited LLC, has reached out to several N&D investor groups who are investing in the entertainment services industry there and we think we can do a deal to bring the Kalistani club model to the newly expanding nighclub scene," said Bob at a shareholders meeting last week.  "The idea would be to open a venue that not only showcases the best Republican DJs in a dance environment, similar to the RF Club scene in Sulari and Kaliburg, but also a venue that can showcase live acts from across the nation and the continent, and can even host a Kalistani band if they ever decide to tour."

Bob said the dynamism of the burgeoning scene in Narikaton is exciting.  "This scene is a great opportunity to experiment on not only business models, concern for which I think I share with the promoters in the Dual Republic, but also in models of customer service.  For example:  What happens when you increase the guestlist in the VIP lounge by 10 people?  Does it increase the quality of service?  Does it increase or decrease the satisfaction of those who are on the list?  What happens when you include different types of drinks at the bars?  Different DJs from different areas, hell:  What happens when you put one more bathroom on each floor of the club?  All of these things we can't really do in Kalistan, because our scene is pretty ossified by now, but we can try in Narikaton, to deliver a truly mindblowing experience to a population who is, by accounts I have read, positively starving for a mindblowing experience."

Bob is very eager to get started working in Narikaton.  "I have turned over the operations of the Clubs here in Sulari to my board.  I'm going to bring maybe ₭25 million with me as seed money, and let's see what kinda parties we can start with that!"  Bob said he intends to relocate to the Dual Republic for not more than 4 years to work with the Artanian investors at developing a new Bannerfafen club that will demonstrate Bob's  vision.  "And yes, I am bringing Michael (Levine, Edwin Bob's husband of 7 years), don't worry!  They don't recognize marriage equality there, but its no big deal, because they also don't really care how we live otherwise.  This will be a spectacular event!"

Bob also noted that he hopes to attract Kalistani bands and DJs to the Dual Republic.  "Of course, we know that Narikaton has their own music scene, but I think the spectacle of a Kalistani band playing, while fairly mundane in Kalistan, would be a treat for club goers in Bannerhafen, if for no other reason than the opportunity to see different things.  In exchange, I hope to get Republican bands to visit Kalistan.  Folks in Sulari crave new things, and bringing in music from Artania would definitely be a smash success, since we are visited so rarely by bands from outside the Empire."

The only potential hurdle Bob sees is Narikaton's policy on recreational drug use.  "I think it will be a real change for me," said the promoter, who was reported to regularly use both cannabis and cocaine on the job.  "The thing about drugs is, they make nights a lot more fun.  They tear down a lot of inhibitions that people have.  But I am confident that we can give people that experience without drugs too:  It will require probably a lot of other sensory stimulation.  Unfortunately, public sexual intercourse is also illegal in Narikaton...  I sort of understand why people need these clubs.  I am confident that working with the republicans, we can certainly give it to them anyway!"

Bob leaves for Narikaton at the end of the month.  "Whatever our club ends up becoming, the local investors will own it, but I want to see it get off the ground.  I am very excited to see what we can do when we work together!"