Hello Everybody and Happy Turkey Day!
I am not sure if all of you know this by now, but Tonight, Thanksgiving Eve is the biggest and most crowded bar night of the year. Yes, that's right, even more so than New Year's Eve! As a former club bartender and current dive bar(tender) I would like to let you in on some of the secrets to the biggest bar night!
First of all tonight is the biggest bar night because almost no one has to work the next day and almost all the college kids are home for holiday break. This provides two things, all the locals going to their favorite bars and all the college kids coming back to their favorite haunts looking for "long lost" friends, enemies and/or one night stands! So beware, that crush from high school may only want to hook up for tonight!
Secondly make sure you hook up with a Designated Driver or taxi tonight! This is a must. The cops know that score for tonight and will be out in full force. (Lucky for me I am spending this evening at a bar with all my cop buddies!) This is not the night to get a DUI and spend the night in jail!
Third, and this is a BIG one, TIP YOUR BARTENDERS!!!!! They would love to be hanging out with their friends too! But instead they are working pouring drinks for all the ungrateful drunken masses on the other side of the mahogany. Please be generous, if you have ever worked for tips you know what I am talking about, if not these people generally make 2.13 an hour and they are busting their butts, not for the joy of your drunken, sloppy pick up lines for the joy of your beer soaked ten dollar bills!
To sum up, tonight can be a great and magical night of awkward reunions, drunk dialing, vomit induced, falling down(literally) drunk fun, just one last tip, Use the Buddy System!!! Cause beer goggles are real folks, trust me I see them in action every weekend, and friends don't let friends take home "mistakes"!!! Have a Great Turkey Day!!!
3 comments:
Lacy,
I really enjoyed reading this assignment. I never would have thought this would be one of the biggest days for people to be out in the bar drinking. I myself will be getting all my rest so I can get up in the morning to wrestle all those other crazy people in the stores. I agree with you, friends definitely don’t let friends drive drunk. For all those who do decide to go out tonight, I also encourage each and every one of you to be safe. I as well wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!!
Lacy, I would not have thought that the night before Thanksgiving would be a big night for bars, but I admit that it makes sense to me. I am sure it is a help for the cooks of the world to have less distractions around the kitchen. I am quite sure that I get in the way myself sometimes. I enjoyed your summary.
I have bartended before, but not in a big club so I guess I never really thought about Thanksgiving being a happening night. Interesting, maybe I have to hit the scene next year.
Tom
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