All night party at Vino Italian restaurant and lounge

As I said before, my girlfriends Rebecca Flynn, Vivian Matta and I have our weekly ‘girl’s night’ on Friday nights by going to Vino Italian restaurant and lounge for some an all night 80s partying. We love the 80s and what better way to celebrate this eccentric decade by dancing to new wave at Vino.

Vino is quite the elegant club, bright lights flashing on the dance floor that is surrounded by giant columns. Their giant bar has friendly bartenders that never have you waiting for too long. Doug Whorton is the usual bartender we have, he fixes our drinks almost immediately while simultaneously flinging and flipping bottles all over the place like a juggler. He later told me that he has competed in competitions and that’s why he’s so good at what he does, and believe you me, it took more than just one snapshot to capture his juggling act, more like 20 times.

It was pretty empty when we arrived but that didn’t stop us from dancing. We usually get the party started when we arrive at almost 11 p.m and it seems that once people realize that some are dancing its ok for them to join it.
I went around talking to as many people as I could like Alan and Charlie Sicular, the happy couple who’s been together for 20 years that came to Vino to enjoy the club scene. Brad Jackson and Brandon Calloway were two very nice guys who let me take their picture. They had just moved out here from Alabama and trying to adjust to the city life. "It's definitely a city like no other." said Calloway in awe of our ever fascinating city.
A friend I run into often at Vino was Lonnie Prince. If you go to UNR chances are you most likely have seen Lonnie, he’s sort of that guy that everyone knows. With a smile and a toast, he enjoyed his Merlot in the casino outside of Vino chatting with the bouncers, Rick Grow and Mike Emmel.
Three guys I ran into, James Pryor, Mike Hawk, and Gunter Schmit, were pulling my leg the entire time I was trying to get their information. Sure they didn’t mind a picture, but they kept giving me these crazy names rather then their real names. Gunter originally told me his name was Shooting Star and that his parents were hippies and James said his name was Richard Pryor and that his parents adored the comedian so much they named their child after him. I wasn’t that stupid, I know how fools can get after some drinks. Lucky for me Mike Hawk told me their real names, thanks Mike.
One of the most compelling spectacles I witnessed at Vino was Angie Wiggins and her friend Javier, hands down the cutest couple in the whole club. She allegedly met Javier moments before when someone off the street just handed him to her. Don’t worry folks he didn’t have much below the belt, similar to the tragedy of Barbie’s boyfriend Ken.
Just before we left the club went crazy dancing to Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s biggest hit, “Relax”. Always around midnight the club is always bouncing. If you like to go to bed pretty early, you might have a hard time trying to find a busy club, so try BuBinga Lounge on Thursday nights.

However, Vino is the best 80s club in Reno, open Thursday through Saturday night playing New wave, late 80s and early 90s pop. So give Vino a try, have a delicious Italian dinner in the evening and work it off with the excitement dance party afterwards.

Hey! Go to the reader photos and see the rest of the Vino pictures I took on Friday night.