I'm posting this as basically just a lesson in total failure, and want to let all you aspiring PUA's know that it's part of the game and doesn't ultimately matter...

So I'm out with my wing, not really feeling the vibe of this particular club. He's making one more round on the dance floor, and I'm waiting for him so we could leave. I see a HB7 standing across from me checking her Blackberry, and say to myself "fuck it, what's one more [open]" and walked up to her and said "did he get back to you yet?" to which she replied "yes". I said "good, because you seemed to really be into checking your phone" and she goes "we txt all the time, it's my husband". I reply "you go out to clubs dressed like that and leave your husband at home?" and she goes "yeah, I work here". D'oh! I made a nice recovery talking about the vibe of the place, made some smalltalk, and excused myself.

No harm, no foul, despite a significant crash & burn in the process. Every open is practice for the next one.