St Elmo's Tavern

Holy crap, this is one of the weirdest places I've been in years.  I think I kind of love it, in the right mood. . . .

From the outside it appears to be a goth/indie/biker dive, but, wait, . . . what??! . . . you step inside the typically neon-lit interior and it's a roomy little hall with of all things a DJ on the low stage playing house-style dance music, complete with a laser show??  Not only that, but there's a group of fratty-looking types in the side room with beer pong set up on the ping-pong table, and an air-hockey table in the back along with some second-hand sofas.  

Sooo, odd mix of stuff, but it works beautifully.  There's something about the limited choices of small town hangouts that brings all types together.  It's tolerance and diversity by necessity, and I kinda secretly love it.  

It's in the same half mile stretch of road that includes a pretty great beer bar, and the diviest dive I have ever in my life experienced.  There's defi some magic to these southern college towns.  Actually looking forward to coming back next year!