‘101 Places to Party Before You Die’ Recap: ‘Richmond’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Three of ‘101 Places to Party Before You Die’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.

When we last settled in to discuss the wondrous and fun, new truTV series, 101 Places to Party Before You Die, we talked a little bit about how the show is doing something that no other party themed show out there is doing right now. In that, it is helping us to discover the fun in locations that we simply don’t associate with the party lifestyle. For the series premiere did a wonderful job of showcasing what wonders were hiding within the city limits of Denver, Colorado and well… that’s pertinent to our discussion today, because the show managed to pull off that feat once again during last night’s adventure.
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Courtesy of the fact that Adam and Jon ventured to the good city of Richmond, Virginia and well… let’s be honest, you just don’t think of Richmond as being a party town. After all, it’s one of the original colonies, it has a lot of history over anything else. Stuff that really isn’t synonymous with partying hearty. But leave it to this duo to prove to the world that you can go to Richmond and have an amazing time and one way that you can do that… is by getting lit while taking a Tuk-Tuk tour of the city. One that transports you to some amazing bars and even the Edgar Allen Poe Museum, where the ‘Do Not Touch’ signs might not matter, because of a lot of shots. Like, so many shots. 

But once the lads introduced us to that wonderful aspect of the city and how it definitely helps to loosen one up and set the tone for a fun weekend, their Saturday was spent just exploring the wonder of the town, and the various places one could eat. Which allowed for Adam and Jon to enjoy some amazing freakin’ barbecue and some delightfully delicious burgers. The kind that Jon believed he would be addicted to if he ever decided to move there, and they also got to take part in the local concert scene by joining a local band in the basement of a nearby home to just rock out and have a good time and crack jokes about the venue. Because the location of this mini concert was a little odd.

However, when they weren’t making up platinum songs and chowing down on incredible food, Adam and Jon were also checking out the local sights. Such as the local taxidermy shop in Richmond. Where Adam almost lost his lunch and where Jon was able to get a bat souvenir for his wife back home. Plus, they also took the time to check out Barky’s. A record shop and religious artifact shop, that defied all the odds and has been in business for well over sixty years, and it was just cool to see a local fixture in town and learn about its history, before the lads dropped by another independent restaurant to enjoy The Last Supper in a city, that turned out to be quite the party town.

Because Richmond really did have a lot to offer our intrepid hosts, and honestly, who knew there were so many awesome bars and indie restaurants in this town? Also, who knew that it was totally an acceptable thing to get obliterated in a Tuk-Tuk because of the laws out there and most important of all, it’s quite amazing that basement concerts take place on a Saturday night there. If anything, this was just another eye-opening episode, one that was a lot of fun as well. Because Adam and Jon were able to once again just let loose and riff during this episode, leading to a bevy of hilarious moments and well, now that this adventure has come to a close, we are once again counting down the minutes until next week’s tale. So, we can discover what other incredible party locations are hiding around the world, that we never knew existed. Until next time.

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