Ten tips to surviving Tim's
Friday, February 01, 2008
If you haven't been to Timothy's Bar on Brown Street, you're probably not a University of Dayton student. It's the only real "dance club" within walking distance unless you count your living room, and it's always an experience. So here, from one UD student to many, are 10 tips for surviving a night at Tim's.
1. Wear closed toed shoes. Ever had Tim's feet in the morning? If not you don't want to experience the gross black crud all over your toes.
2. Rubbing alcohol takes off the black marker on your hands (or other places after you fall asleep).
3. Get there before midnight and you'll get in free. Stay for a little while then leave and come back with the crowd. Just don't wash off those hand marks or you'll be back at the end of the line.
4. If you have to go to the bathroom, do it before you order another drink. They now won't let you take drinks into the bathroom.
5. Don't leave an open tab. If it's not open you won't forget to close it at the end of the night, and it will help you spend less money.
6. Memorize every word to the song " I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston.
7. When they announce that the back bar is open, get your drinks there. It will take way less time.
8. Wear shoes with traction...the dance floor gets pretty slippery.
9. Girls, bring a ponytail holder, and both guys and girls bring a travel deodorant if you can. Dancing can get pretty intense.
10. Always arrange a "help me" look with your friends. This way if you find yourself dancing with someone you don't want to be, you can give the look and get help. Maybe have your friend come up and say they want to introduce you to someone. For ladies a bathroom trip always works.
Mandy Murphy is a University of Dayton student who can frequently be found breaking her own rules on the Tim's dance floor.
Comments
By Tim
April 8, 2010 3:04 PM | Link to this
I agree, dont have more than 2 walls… I had 4 and it messed be up big time!
By schmeagle
March 30, 2010 7:08 PM | Link to this
guys, take a dump before you go.. theres no stall in the mens bathroom
By jim
February 7, 2010 4:12 PM | Link to this
this bar is the biggest hole in the wall in the world…bouncers are hardasses who treat people like they are pieces of s**t while at the same time most of the workers dont have a GED…the gay black bouncer is the biggest dbag in the world…s**t place, s**t people, shitty times
By '07 Grad
December 30, 2009 3:27 PM | Link to this
never, ever, ever, never, never, ever have more than 2 walls in a night. seriously.
By kelly
September 24, 2009 1:52 AM | Link to this
back to back “Laid” closed us out every night, 2001!
By aj
July 8, 2009 10:02 PM | Link to this
Do they still sell “buckets” of beer? In the mid 80’s they put the bucket under all the taps and turned on the cheap ones to fill it up. Then you served yourself and your friends out of it. A good night was when you finished the bucket before someone vomited back into it. Did they ever wash those buckets? How was I ever that stupid?
By Jack Yamada
May 26, 2009 6:37 AM | Link to this
best night hands down is a thursday. also, the “it” song the last time i was there was “poker face.”
By Brian
February 10, 2009 12:06 AM | Link to this
This article is ridiculous. It shows how UD students are so sucked into Dayton they have no idea what is beyond it. 1. NOT a dance club. It’s a shitty bar with a DJ. Any major city will have a DJ at every bar. 2. People dance for 20 minutes at a time because UD students can’t do anything without a drink in thier hand. 3. Tim’s is only fun because UD doesn’t have anything but some of the shittiest bars you can find…anywhere. Imagine if there was an a Wild Bills, Tango Sed Cantina, or a Sullys?!
By Jen
December 5, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this
What’s this with “I wanna dance with somebody?” When I was there 1994-1998 it was back-to-back “Laid” by James. If they didn’t play it twice in a row, you weren’t at Tim’s!
By Anonymous
November 12, 2008 4:41 PM | Link to this
If you haven’t broken any bones, face planted, done shots with the owner, lost your ID, debit card, shoes, or jacket, made out with a random person’s face, harrassed Tyson at the door to let you in for free after midnight, threatened the DJ if he didn’t play “I wanna dance with somebody” or “Take me home tonight”…and then got lost on your way home…or your way to open The Hills…You’ve never fully experienced Tim’s…but its impossible to avoid all of this anyway!
By Kevin Rosso
April 9, 2008 11:58 AM | Link to this
I graduated from UD in 1976 and Tim’s was “the” place to go on a Friday or Saturday night even back then. From the sounds of things it hasn’t changed too much. I drank more 3.2 beer there than anywhere else. The dance floor back then was small and very crowded and more than once became the spill over area when brawls broke out. In the 70’s the football players pretty much ruled Tim’s and were the cause of 99% of the fights. If you had pals on the team then you were okay, if not look out!
By Katie
February 4, 2008 3:16 PM | Link to this
Carry as little as possible! A big purse and coat majorly get in the way on the crowded dance floor.