We sure couldn’t, and apparently never will. We already spent a poor man’s fortnight talking about it on the podcast, but here’s a little bonus content in GIF form if you just couldn’t get enough. The key to being a good bartender is… the ability to multi-task and make it look like you’re having a blast while you’re doing it.The Room is the greatest bad movie of all time. They closed? OK, then Nick’s Original Roast Beef at 20th and Jackson. If you’re taking me to dinner, let’s go to… Matyson. One Philly bar I won’t be caught dead in is… Howl at the Moon. One mistake most professional bartenders make is… sleeping with the customers. When I’m bored on the job, I usually… watch TV. And the most expensive beer we serve is Guinness or Sculpin for $6. The cheapest drink is a PBR for $2 during the day. The most expensive drink you can get at Bob & Barbara’s is… a high-end martini or Basil Hayden Manhattan. In the Bob & Barbara’s movie, the actress who should play me is… Traci Lords.įireball is… sticky and gross and for amateurs. The worst tippers are… people who say, “I’m gonna hook you up” or “Can you make that strong?” If you want to buy me a bottle for my birthday, make it… Scotch. My biggest tip at Bob & Barbara’s was $100, also on my birthday. It was at All in the Family, and it was for my birthday, which is a week away. Hey, look, it’s the drunk bartender from Bob & Barbara’s.īest cure for a hangover is… club soda and bitters and some greasy pizza from Randazzo’s down the street. The worst part about working here is… that when I want to go out in public and get drunk, people recognize me sometimes, which is very annoying. When Bob & Barbara’s went non-smoking… I was really happy even though I smoke. And yes, the drunk girl wanted to fight me when I threw her out. The last time I caught people having sex in the bathroom was… about two years ago, and there was a hole in the bathroom door from me kicking and screaming. The weirdest thing I’ve ever seen at Bob & Barbara’s was… some people who came in dressed as food at two in the afternoon. How does that make you feel?” He actually got thrown out, but not for that. The lamest pickup line I ever heard behind the bar here was… when a really, really, really drunk guy leaned into my space and said, “I find you sexually appealing. Most people are respectful when you point out the rules to them. If you want me to kick you out… disrespect the bar, other patrons, or me. Our busiest night is usually… Thursday for the drag show with Miss Lisa, which has been going for more than 20 years. If you want to get my attention when the bar is busy… be polite, have your money out and your order ready. When I want to have a drink, I go to… somewhere with a pool table such as Tops. If you’re putting money in the jukebox, please don’t play… Journey. Actually, it’s $3 during happy hour and it goes to $4 after 9pm, which is still quite a bargain. When people complain that the cost of the Special has gone up… I giggle because the Special was $3 for 20-plus years and it’s still a deal at $4. If you want to find me behind the bar… I’m here Wednesday and Sunday nights and Friday and Saturday during the day. There is no average Bob & Barbara’s customer. I see people who are 21, people who are 71, people from other countries, black people, white people, gay, straight. Over the years, the crowd at Bob & Barbara’s has really… diversified. I’ve heard from many other people that the Special was their idea, but I know it was Rick’s. Rick was a wonderful guy responsible for Tritone - which is now Cambridge - and before that, Nick’s on 2nd Street, where he booked some of the best music in the city. There’s a lot of false history out there, but the Special was invented… by Rick D. The most specials I have ever consumed was… probably five. It’s Pabst and a shot of Jim Beam, and it’s a rite-of-passage at Bob & Barbara’s. That’s the thing you kids call a Citywide. They died, I think.Īlmost everybody who comes to Bob & Barbara’s orders… a Special. When people ask me if Bob or Barbara is in… I think, well, I’ve only heard that ten to twelve times today. If I wasn’t a bartender, I would probably be… a psychologist or wet nurse. The owner, Jack Prince, asked me and I said hell yeah. I started working at Bob & Barbara’s in… June of 2005. You could wait on two people or 40 people, and you’d make $20 in tips. No matter how many people you waited on, you made the same $20. My worst bartending job was at… Centerfolds. I started working there in 1992 when I was 22, and it was fantastic and surprisingly wholesome. My first bartending job was at… All in the Family, a classic go-go bar on 13th Street. The worst part of living in South Philly is… parking. I know what’s going on just by what it sounds like. These days, I live in… South Philly’s stadium country.
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