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Friday, May 05, 2006 A Minor Rant About State IDs and Bars After hanging out with some musicians on the South side and grabbing food and gelato at a cozy bakery cafe, I was heading home when some friends called to say they were at the Map Room (a bar in Bucktown). Since one of those friends is someone I haven't seen in a while, I decided to meet up with them. All was good until I tried to get in. My drivers license one of the last of the old-school Michigan variety--it's eight years old, and it's essentially a typed and hard-laminated piece of paper with a sticker on the back that confirms it's valid until August 2006. Unfortunately, since it looks nothing like the credit card-esque licenses most states (and Michigan itself) issue today, more than one bar/club has wondered if it's real. Tonight the doormen at the Map Room decided that I didn't have a valid ID and wouldn't let me into the bar. After a few minutes of arguing, which included them asking if I had another state-issued ID (upon which I managed to produce my voters registration card, which they didn't accept) and then asking if I had a passport (who carries their passport around to bars?), I decided that if they didn't want me to get in, I didn't want to get in. A half hour later, my friends called, wondering where I was--and my irate story spilled out. On the one hand, it's cool that I have one of the last few old Michigan licenses--on the other, it's just as well that I have to get an Illinois ID now, so this won't happen again. It's sad when you can't get into an establishment at the age of 24. ^ Top | 10:58 PM | | | 
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