Author Archives: MikeQ

I’m sure you’ve seen Meg Ryan’s famous antics in When Harry met Sally–she fakes an orgasm so well in a restaurant that a lady seated nearby tells her waiter “I’ll have what she’s having.” It’s a great scene, hysterically funny … Continue reading →

These two short events happened late last Sunday night. During closing duties at the nightclub, one of the waitresses scrubbed the stainless steel counter of the service station. Only she was using an industrial steel scruffie! “Stop!!!” I shouted. The … Continue reading →

Drinks … maybe as many as one-hundred-thousand and counting. “How do you do it?” a young coed asks as I frantically work behind the bar. “How do you remember all the drinks?” With the place packed and me struggling to … Continue reading →

Sad news in the Boston area music world. Owner Carla DeLellis announced last weekend that the legendary nightclub Johnny D’s will be closing. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Emmylou Harris and Bruce Cockburn once shared the billing at Johnny D’s … all … Continue reading →

(Just finished a big project and will be back next week with new stories. In the meantime, here’s a repost …this issue keeps coming  up.) We’re taking a break today from our usual bar stories.  Something has been bugging me … Continue reading →