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Cavelife
I apologize for the recent stagnancy in bar stories. My old computer died at the beginning of this month and I had unfortunately been left without the luxuries of the internet. It was rough. No checking e-mails, stocks, news, weather, … Continue reading →
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Tagged bar stories, bartenders blog, blogosphere, facebook, google searches, imac, netflix, pandora radio, tales from a bar, you tube
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Twelve Hours
New Years Eve is by far the busiest shift of the year at my bar. I have worked this night for the last ten years in a row and have a very good understanding of the mayhem that is going … Continue reading →
Infectious Environment
Bartenders should get hazard pay. We are exposed to hundreds of people and the millions of nasty germs that accompany them every night we work…we clean glassware laced with saliva, we treat the bar rag as if it’s a magical … Continue reading →
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Tagged bartenders blog, bartending stories, calling in sick at the bar, Google, nyquil, porcelain god, tales from a bar
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Twelve Dollars
When I started Tales From A Bar around nine months ago…I had no idea what a positive influence it would have on me as a bartender. I have learned all kinds of jokes, quotes, trivia, new cocktails, random bits and … Continue reading →
The Gentler Scent Of Two Day Old Urine
My favorite reader is back in action. This time, instead of verbally pissing on Tales From A Bar, he is defending his favorite libation…The Old Fashioned. I have to give him credit for being passionate about his cocktail of choice … Continue reading →
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Tagged bartenders blog, bourbon, jagerbomb, mojito, old fashioned, tales from a bar, top ten most annoying cocktails
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The Gentle Scent Of Day Old Urine
Last week I posted a link to Tales From A Bar on The Webtender forum asking what other bartenders thought of my blog in an effort to gain some creative criticism. This is the only response I have received: I read … Continue reading →
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Tagged bartending blog, creative criticism, old fashioned, tales from a bar, The Webtender, top ten most annoying cocktails
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Two Cents Worth
I really enjoy playing practical jokes on my fellow employees when at work behind the bar. It helps to break up the stress and monotony of the night, and there is nothing wrong with entertaining yourself at another persons expense. … Continue reading →
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Tagged bar humor, bar pranks, bar stories, bartending, Coke, practical jokes at work, tales from a bar
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