Author Archives: MikeQ

“VENGEANCE DOUCE” (sweet revenge)

I like what I do for work.  I love tending bar.  Hell, I’m in a good mood today even after working extra shifts this week. I certainly don’t have the complaints most workers have about their jobs, but that doesn’t … Continue reading

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A BARTENDER IS LIKE A SHARK

Well, I had to work an extra day this week.  One of the bartenders asked me to work for him Thursday because his mother and younger sister had flown in from Venezuela.  He hadn’t seen this little sister in over … Continue reading

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CALLING THE COPS

There was a news story on the internet this week about a man who called 9-1-1 because the prostitute he was in bed with tried to charge him extra money. In the bar business we also have our share of … Continue reading

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LOOKING BACK . . . personal photos from 9/11

Last year at this time, we talked about the “Quiet Heroes of 9/11” and reprinted a story about the death of Osama Bin Laden —  a post titled, “Men with Brass Balls chasing Ghosts”. Like most of us, I watched from … Continue reading

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“EDDIE C” . . . an old-school guy

(I’ve changed the names and some of the details of the exact location in this . . . don’t want to piss anyone off, if you know what I mean.) I met “Eddie C” (as I’ll call him) at a … Continue reading

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