Friday, April 24, 2009

DID WE HAVE A FULL MOON LAST NIGHT?

Last night was one of those nights where you'd find yourself constantly asking "Did that just happen?" or "WTF?" Whether it be due to the actions of a particular patron or an odd sighting on the street or on the television, it was definitely one of your more peculiar nights.

For starters, there was our dear old friend, BILL THE HAND (called BILL THE HAND because he always wants to shake your hand). His M.O. is a simple one: He'll walk into the bar and immediately shake hands with every person in the bar. If you're lucky, he'll stop at one handshake. However, chances are that you'll be greeted by more than one handshake from the guy. He's harmless for the most part, but for some reason he's grown smitten with the female bartenders of late. He'll stare at whoever is working behind the bar and if he sees the female bartender talking to another male patron, he'll make a sourpuss of a face.

Well last night he proceeded to make his way to the bar, shaking everyone's hand along the way. Once he settled in at the bar, he began making small talk with AMY SMART, who happened to be working behind the bar. He really has a thing for her I think because not only will he shake her hand, he'll actually go one step further and kiss it, which drives the poor girl nuts.

After about an hour or so, we began to notice that he was becoming increasingly grouchy, especially when a male patron came up to the bar near him. He'd throw an elbow here, make a snide comment there, yet when a female patron would come up to the bar, he'd try to hug them. Weird. At one point, BILL THE HAND actually barked at AMY SMART, scolding her for talking to one of our male regulars, referring to him as "garbage". Finally I had to shut him down when he got too touchy feely with a unsuspecting female patron and chasing off a group of patrons who tried to place an order. Bizarre.

Then there was the couple who was having a spat out on the sidewalk. No big deal. Couples argue all the time. However, this couple were getting way too dramatic with their quarrel; one minute they would scream at each other, then one person would try to walk away, only to be yanked back by the other. I was on the phone when things started to get heated when a cop car pulled up at the light. I motioned to the cops over to the fighting couple, who had retreated up the block at this point, their squabble escalating by the minute. The cops quietly pulled up to the couple and after observing the situation for a few minutes, got out of the car and took care of the situation.

We also had a sighting of sorts. Our dear friend STIFFLER is in town on business and stopped by the bar with his bromance partner, JOHN CUSACK, who hadn't been seen anywhere near the bar since Super Bowl Sunday. They hung out briefly before shuffling off into the night, feeling no pain of course.

In between all of that, many interesting faces and personalities that made you say to yourself, "WTF is in the water tonight?". And to make things worse, AMY SMART did something with my ice coffee that made me do a mad dash to the "executive washroom". And that's all that I will say about that.

LOTS GOING ON TONIGHT....

We're celebrating the 250th Anniversary of Guinness with the introduction of the Anniversary Stout, now available in limited quantities. Make sure you get an opportunity to try one out as it is definitely unique!

NY RANGERS VIEWING PARTY

The Blueshirts have the Washington Capitals up against the wall and with a victory, they will move on to the next round of the Stanley Cup. Game begins at 7pm and I strongly advise everyone to get there early to get a good spot.

NY YANKEES/BOSTON RED SOX

The storied rivalry kicks back into gear this weekend in Beantown with bragging rights at stake. Game begins at 7pm as well.

AFTER-WORK HAPPY HOUR begins at 5pm with $4.00 drafts and mixed well drinks! It's going to be a gorgeous weekend so kick it off right by enjoying Happy Hour with us!


More to come....


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