Author Archives: MikeQ

Like everyone else, I have an alarm clock.  Like everyone else I hate when it goes off, and all I want is to continue to lay there in bed.  I hate it so much that my snooze-bar has a finger … Continue reading →

I’m taking a week off from our usual posts.  Typically I write about the bar life — free beer, naked women, lousy tippers, and patrons over-indulging.  I like stories about gangsters and strippers, or those who just behave like them. But … Continue reading →

It’s a bar room tradition with  a long history.  It’s such a part of this business that some establishments include a reference in their name — The Last Chance Saloon, Second Chance Bar, and Heinold’s First and Last Chance (still … Continue reading →

From the swankiest nightspot . . . to the seediest, run-down tavern in America, every restaurant or bar has rest rooms. So it’s not surprising that most bartenders have at least one good tale about their establishment’s facilities. I remember … Continue reading →

This week’s post will be a day late — so in the meantime I thought I’d throw in this quick update on someone who’s leaving Johnny D’s. As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Oliver Simosa has been a … Continue reading →