Folklore
Rive's success was synonymous with speculations made on the club for debauchery and illegal activities. Most prominent was that of underage girls being allowed into the club every weekend. Other speculations of capacity violations, drugs, much sex in the private bathrooms by Rive patrons were also made, but no legal action was ever taken due to a lack of substantial evidence. To Rive's patrons, that is what made the club fun. They saw it as a place to go and do anything they want, no matter what morals tell them not to. In many ways, Rive was a modern-day Studio 54.
In early 2002, Chicago nightclub history might have been made when a cocktail waitress successfully sold 72 bottles of Champaigne to a single patron who, as rumor has it, was coaxing her to be his date for Valentine's Day. The bill and tip was for an undisclosed amount and it is unknown if she agreed to the date.
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