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New York Nightspot Really Pushing 21st Century Thing

Aired April 11, 2002 - 11:55   ET

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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: A New York nightspot is really pushing this 21st century thing. You see, It is combining reality television with Cold War spy methods, all in the name of love.

Here is our Jeanne Moos.

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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Remember the days when the standard opening line was, can I buy you a drink?

(on camera): That's an interesting hair cut you have. Right up to the camera. There we go.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Bingo.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Cute boy, right there.

MOOS (voice-over): It's just another night out at the Remote Lounge.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You might not find what you're looking for, but you will find something.

MOOS: Sit yourself down in front of what they call a cocktail console.

(on camera): Very Jetsons.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, that was part of the idea.

MOOS (voice-over): Check out the view from some 50 cameras. Spot someone you like, send a message to their monitor, and hope they pick up the phone.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Would you like it say hello to what you are looking at.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, not that boy. We want the other boy.

MOOS: Cruel as high school.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, we love this guy.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, he's cute.

MOOS: And eventually they got talk to him.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hey, how you doing?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm an amateur at this.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: So you speak Czech? That's nice. Actually, my first language is Croatian, so we can bond on Slavic tongues.

MOOS: Not being face to face is supposed to lesson the fear of rejection.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We sort of see the cameras and cocktail consoles as being a bit of a social lubricant.

MOOS: Some were already lubricated enough.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Can you rip your shirt off.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Can you bring my friend a cigarette.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The hair dresser is going to deliver.

MOOS: And how about a light?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Here is comes.

MOOS: If the camera on your console moves, someone is watching you.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Could you take the glasses off, because I can't see your eyes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Wouldn't it be easier it wave across the room and say, hey.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I remember one night some girl lifted her shirt, you know, was doing something crazy, and there was a group of guys around, and even though she was right next to them. They were watching her on the monitor.

MOOS: Check out the control room.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This actually generates all of our 77 channels of video.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The three owners are looking for investors so they can open remote lounges in other cities. Forget privacy. A sign warns you waive that right at the door. At least there are no cameras in the restrooms.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right. Do some tricks, girls. Can you give us some tricks? There you go.

MOOS: You can use your joystick to pan the cameras, but there is no zoom. nevertheless...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You are checking out breasts. That is so bad.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Get off my bobs, dude.

MOOS: You can even press a button to take photos. They end up posted on the remote lounge Web site.

Even the jokes here are remotely funny.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What does the Dalai Lama say to the hot dog vendor?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Make me one with everything.

MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

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