She wouldn't recap a bottle of Windex, either--it's wet.

Greg had a show last night for his Reform School improv group (made up from the performance class students) at a new comedy venue a mere two blocks from our apartment--it doesn’t get more convenient than that. We see two other groups and Reform School’s show goes well. Very funny, almost everybody’s on. Great new venue, convenient location, decent space, all goes really well, quite the enjoyable evening. Then comes the bill.

There is a two drink minimum for non-performers. Standard stuff. Now, I had two jack and cokes, which were a mere $6.50 each. This is REALLY good for a comedy club—this place is getting better and better.

Slight problem in that someone else was put on my tab—a friend of Gabi, another performer, who had two bottles of water at $5 each. I approach her about her part of the tab and she’s completely unresponsive, so I go up to the waitress, explain that we’re NOT together and pay my portion of the bill. The waitress approaches this woman, they have a heated chat and then they go out to the front of the club. Five minutes later, the waitress re-enters the room, REALLY upset and yells that someone from Reform School had better get out to the bar, because someone from their entourage is refusing to pay their check and SHE’s certainly not going to pick it up ‘cause she’s got kids to support. Everyone’s very confused, so I fill Gabi in about what’s going on as far as I know. She’ll take care of it while the rest of us exit.

Well, as we pass, this woman is out front throwing a SCREAMING fit about the cost of the water. She’s not going to pay and they can call the police if they want to—they should be arrested for charging so much. (Granted, $10 for two tiny bottles of water is freakin' ludicrous, but welcome to a comedy club in Manhattan, honey.) I continue to walk out—more people involved cannot make this better. Greg and Joe stay behind because they’re in charge of the troupe.

When they exit, they’re totally grim. Evidently, when Gabi and Joe tried to pay, this woman continued her fit—no one should pay this much, it’s ridiculous. In total, the scene lasted for almost 20 minutes. Neither Reform School, nor any member of the troupe, will ever be allowed to play there again.

A really good night, with a lot of potential, is totally ruined, by a haughty self-righteous bitch who can't see beyond her own outrage.