Friday
03Apr2009
The Box is Cutting Costs
While enjoying ourselves at the Curbed/EDGE soiree last night, a Little Birdy whispered to us that the Box is in cost cutting mode, forcing its performers and freelance staff to take paycuts in what were not huge salaries to begin with. The Box still draws a crowd, albeit not the same $900 bottle crowd from its opening, and is still attracting top notch events, such as the opening party for Topshop last night. But we can't help but think that the little supper club may not be long for this city.
DBTH
Reader Comments (1)
Well this explains a lot...as I stood outside of the Box last night I watched each group enlist their fearless leader to negotiate with the Box Lord and justify why they be let in to what was clearly shaping up to be the "lost and found" of humans aka the Box. The only seemingly common thread of each party being let into the Box was they were, well, going to the Box. Throngs of old people with glasses and not cool, edgy glasses...more like dad glasses were ushered in only to be followed by a group of all guys that looked like their wardrobe was compliments of GAP circa 1996. I swear, I think I saw stonewashed, tapered jeans. Then I observed a group of pin thin, hot, model types get shunned for not having any "connections." WTF? So I politely asked the bouncer what was going on around here and completely picking up what I was throwing down he said, "I've worked here for 3 years and I still don't know." Cash is king y'all even if it's in a frumpy outfit.