Tuesday, June 10, 2008

HOLY HEATWAVE, PT. II

It's 12:45am and as I write this, it's still 86 degrees outside. Hot, humid and funky. What a way to enjoy a Monday night. According to my weather goddess, HEIDI JONES, we will have to endure near 100-degree weather for one more day before we are hit with a deluge of rain that will break the heatwave. I only pray that our air conditioning system holds up until then.

CHEAP INTERNS RULE THE NIGHT

I stopped in a short while ago to check in with the staff and to see how things were going. It was obvious that the night was a good one: plenty of beer mugs all over the place; cluster of small groups engrossed in conversation and music, having a good time. The majority of the crowd that was still there when I arrived were definitely interns. Some of them were still wearing temporary ID cards on their chests.

As I hung out at the bar, talking with FIRE MARSHALL ED, I couldn't help but to notice during the few transactions that took place that none of the big time spenders were leaving any tips. One group in particular would stroll up to the bar, order a fist full of mugs, pay for their bounty, and simply tuck away their change- with no thought whatsoever to leaving a tip. What's up with that?? It was bad enough that they didn't even bother to think about leaving a tip- what made it worse was some of the attitudes these kids had. As if they were doing you a favor. Where do they think they are? England??? Talk about nerve.


THANKS, DEE DEE....

During the course of the recent NHL Playoffs, I had the pleasure of meeting a lot of great hockey fans. One fan in particular was a young lady by the name of DEE DEE. She was a diehard Detroit Red Wings fan, from Detroit who was not only cute, but knew her hockey too (a very nice combination, I must say). She came by the bar for every Red Wings game, sat in her same seat each time and never complained the few times we didn't have the sound on for a game.

Saturday night I found myself working as a last-minute replacement for FIRE-MARSHALL ED (he got called away for duty). While in the middle of a conversation with another employee, imagine my surprise when this hot chick came walking through the bar with a small bag in her hand. It was DEE DEE. She caught me off guard because quite frankly, I've never seen her without her Red Wings jersey before. She turned out to be hotter that I thought.

DEE DEE walked over to me and presented me with the small bag. She said it was a token of gratitude for us being so nice to her and her friends during the hockey playoffs. To be honest, I was quite taken aback by the gesture. It's not very often that a patron would go out of their way do that for me. It was a nice feeling, I have to admit.


EURO 2008 UPDATE:

Monday saw our first upset of the tournament as the pesky Dutch squad of the Netherlands decided to put aside their differences to put on a masterclass display on the favored Azzurri of Italy, trouncing them 3-0. It wasn't even close. The Italians are probably wailing in the streets of Rome as we speak.

The other match featured Le Bleus of France and Romania, the "weakest" team in this group, otherwise known as the Group of Death. That match, on the other hand, was a bit of a snooze-fest, as each team played tentative soccer, resulting in a 0-0 tie. Whoopie.

TODAY'S SCHEDULE:

Spain vs Russia (12 noon)

Greece vs Sweden (2:45pm).

$4.00 Carlsberg Drafts during the matches!!!


That's it for now. I'll be working the day shift tomorrow, so you won't catch me online. Try to stay cool and if you are around during the afternoon, stop in and say hello!


Dollar Draft Madness tonight!!! ($1.00 Bud/Bud Light MUGS)


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