It is so hot and steamy in Duke's Original Roadhouse -- one of those prefab drinking barns that are ever so popular in that north of LBJ sort of way -- that you can almost imagine all of that sweat dripping down between the numerous fake boobs on display. It's hot and steamy in this Addison watering hole because an open-air bar on one side of the building serves the crowd both inside and out, and the combination of high humidity and too much humanity has left everyone drinking a ton of beer while ogling the proceedings.

And the proceedings at Duke's last Thursday were very hot and steamy. Duke's was the home of the inaugural Girls Night Out, a new twist on Sports Radio 1310 The Ticket's massive promotion machine. Every six weeks or so for the past four years, The Ticket has sponsored Guys Night Out, kind of like a high-school dance for the physically grown-up, but emotionally immature, where the station's ardent listeners show up and make like bad boys in their favorite tree house. This time though, the girls are formally being allowed into the clubhouse for the first time, and the boys like it.

The Ticket's promotion this night involves six women who are trying to win a free trip to Costa Rica and participation in an offshore sports betting service's beauty contest. As part of the deal, the women, most of whom seem to be named Courtney, are dressed in ripped t-shirts and black micro-miniskirts, with the obligatory belly piercings and tattoos on the small of their backs, the standard uniform for the typical North Dallas 20-year-old Courtney. NEXT »

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