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diff --git a/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md b/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md index c5ce923..3905b90 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md @@ -1,17 +1,16 @@ --- title: "Sober at your own events is underrated" -slug: sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z draft: false excerpt: "The starkest documentation of what happens when the operator drinks at his own event is a NYE incident that I would rather not relive but need to be honest about. … Read more" categories: - - { name: BTS, slug: bts } + - BTS tags: - - { name: format-opinion, slug: format-opinion } - - { name: harm-reduction, slug: harm-reduction } - - { name: sobriety, slug: sobriety } - - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } + - format-opinion + - harm-reduction + - sobriety + - tone-reflective featured: src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/cover.png alt: "Glass of water on a nightclub bar counter, clarity amid red-lit chaos"content: rewrite image URLs from slist.net/wp-content to cdn.slist.net/posts/<slug>/
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md b/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md index 9442518..c5ce923 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: - { name: sobriety, slug: sobriety } - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } featured: - src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d2a8432dafe2.83369708.png + src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/cover.png alt: "Glass of water on a nightclub bar counter, clarity amid red-lit chaos" legacy_wp_id: 16130 ---fix(web): point upload URLs at slist.net (cdn.slist.net not wired up yet)
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md b/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md index cdfa8c3..9442518 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tags: - { name: sobriety, slug: sobriety } - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } featured: - src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d2a8432dafe2.83369708.png + src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d2a8432dafe2.83369708.png alt: "Glass of water on a nightclub bar counter, clarity amid red-lit chaos" legacy_wp_id: 16130 ---feat(web): visually mirror slist.net blog (index + single post)
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md b/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md index 58dcdad..cdfa8c3 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md @@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ slug: sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z draft: false +excerpt: "The starkest documentation of what happens when the operator drinks at his own event is a NYE incident that I would rather not relive but need to be honest about. … Read more" +categories: + - { name: BTS, slug: bts } +tags: + - { name: format-opinion, slug: format-opinion } + - { name: harm-reduction, slug: harm-reduction } + - { name: sobriety, slug: sobriety } + - { name: tone-reflective, slug: tone-reflective } +featured: + src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d2a8432dafe2.83369708.png + alt: "Glass of water on a nightclub bar counter, clarity amid red-lit chaos" legacy_wp_id: 16130 --- The starkest documentation of what happens when the operator drinks at his own event is a NYE incident that I would rather not relive but need to be honest about. Three hours outside a venue. Incoherent messages. Frantic audio calls. The next day: apologies, fast recovery, no victim narrative. But the damage to operational clarity was real and measurable.feat(web): full posts+pages sync, browseable UI, curated pages allowlist
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md b/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..58dcdad --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2026/sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +title: "Sober at your own events is underrated" +slug: sober-at-your-own-events-is-underrated +pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z +updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:49.000Z +draft: false +legacy_wp_id: 16130 +--- +The starkest documentation of what happens when the operator drinks at his own event is a NYE incident that I would rather not relive but need to be honest about. Three hours outside a venue. Incoherent messages. Frantic audio calls. The next day: apologies, fast recovery, no victim narrative. But the damage to operational clarity was real and measurable. + +There have been other incidents. A blackout at TBA where I lost my phone, woke up with a gash on my forehead, and had no memory of the previous four hours. A blackout at an after-party where I lit a cigarette in the middle of someone’s living room. Each time followed by genuine embarrassment and immediate self-correction. But the pattern was clear: alcohol and operational responsibility do not coexist at the same event. + +## The operational case + +A SLIST event is not a party I am attending. It is a deployment I am managing. The door needs monitoring (3,000 guests processed across roughly 20 events with only 2 removal incidents). The bar revenue needs tracking in real time (the difference between hitting a $4,000 bar minimum and missing it by $200 can determine whether the deposit comes back). The DJ transitions need oversight. The venue staff needs coordination. The promoters need direction. The headliner needs managing. + +None of this works if the operator is three drinks deep. + +The financial stakes are concrete. At the Brooklyn Monarch debut in January 2026, $25,000 moved through the room in a single night ($5,000 door, $20,000 bar and coat check). That is not a house party with a cover charge. That is a business operation where a single bad decision — wrong DJ in the wrong time slot, security incident mishandled, bar staff undermanaged — can cost thousands. + +## The social cost + +The underground scene has a drinking culture that treats sobriety at events as suspicious. Promoters are expected to be part of the party, to be visible on the dancefloor, to take shots with the DJs at 4am. Staying sober reads as distant, corporate, insufficiently committed to the culture. +Diff truncated (46 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
