Author: Andrew Wright
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The Wrong Door
“In an Irish pub, you’re not just buying a drink, you’re buying a story.” -An old Irish proverb I have a messed up sense of humour. I’m that person who finds ridiculous, out of place, even stupid things, hilarious. Only my best friends share this humour, or more likely pretend to. My mom, who often…
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Some Not so Serious Principles of Bartending and Serving
“Work is the curse of the drinking classes.” – Unknown
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The Threesome That Could Have Been, But Luckily Wasn’t
“Did you fall asleep, or did you pass out?” -Eric “Ah ha ha ha ha, SHUT UP!” -Billy Madison I don’t discuss my sex life. Mostly because it’s personal, no one else’s business, and not a classy thing to do. Much like bartending and war, sex is often boring, sometimes terrifying, occasionally exciting, and often just…
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Bryon’s Brilliant Revelation: A Bar called the Saloon…
“Eureka!” -Archimedes My roommate Bryon was a clever, business-orientated man, but often came up with ridiculous schemes to make money. I can’t remember all of them all but they included: -Divorce friendly housing (how would that even work?) -A dirt removal by summer and snow removal by winter business (hardly original) -A new political party…
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You’re Rarely Hit on by the People you Want to be
“She came, she saw, she dropped her skirt.” I’ve said it before… most bartenders aren’t pursued by the girls they want. There’s exceptions like the best looking guys who work at the most popular bars. But most work at boring and average bars. There’s nothing wrong with that, just don’t expect to get many Kylee…
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The Bloody, Mangled Hand of Justice
“It’s like I always say, you get more with a kind word and a two-by-four than with just a kind word.” -Marcus Cole, Babylon 5 Young men can be such drunken assholes! I don’t mean to pick on any group, bartenders deal with violent pricks from all age brackets. The difference is 19-25 year olds…