I never liked night clubs, even though my friends and I went to them in our 20s. I’ve never met a decent girl at one, nor have I taken one home at the end of the night. This was mostly because I’m soft spoken, clubs are loud, and I don’t mix well with most girls…

I brought Mary to my lounge for some drinks. She was cute and interesting enough, but maybe eating cherries and orange slices out of the bartender’s fruit tray should’ve been a red flag. In hindsight that’s obvious, but as a young man who found it hard to meet women I gave her a chance. ***…

Nothing says your establishment encourages responsible alcohol consumption like cheap deals for multiple shooters. No customers or groups would take advantage of that to get drunk as fast as possible. No guy would take them to get enough liquid courage to make a move on some girl at the bar. And no alcoholic would slam…

1). You drag your feet… always. 2). You show up to work just on time everyday, only to avoid a writeup.  3). You don’t want to talk to people. 4). You drink, smoke, or eat too much.  5). Your fridge has a constant supply of Red Bull.  6). You consider doing cocaine. 7). You gamble…

“Many people die of thirst but the Irish are born with one.” -Spike Mulligan There’s a scene in Family Guy where Peter and Brian are in a plane flying into Ireland. Peter casually tells Brian “Ireland has more drunks per capita than people.” Brian is outraged and says “I don’t think the Irish drink as…

“Hope is a weapon, survival is victory.” -Dunkirk, 2017 I walked into the piano bar for an interview during the lowest point in my existence. It was 11 years into my career and I couldn’t get a bartending job to save my life. Some of it was due to the state of the industry at…