Category: Strange Situations
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Ninth Circle of Hell (but at least there’s a bar)
Sunday. Century City Mall, Century City, Los Angeles, California. After a couple of hours at the Cheviot Hills kid’s park, the next step in my day off was to meet up at the Century City Mall, most notably, the shoe section at Nordstrom’s, which broke my vow last year of never, ever, going to said…
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An All Hallows’ Eve Tale
For many years in a row, in my hometown of Burlington, VT, there was always HalloWEEN. Yes, the band Ween would come and play at a local venue, we would all dress up and get shitfaced and dance. Cocktails weren’t a thing back then. I may have had a classic highball every so often like…
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Passionfruit Vermouth Secondary Ferment?
Yeah. What the hell? Sometimes weird things happen that aren’t supposed to. There’s deep sea animals that live not only in extreme depths but also alongside hydrothermal volcano vents. Each time a rule appears, nature breaks it in some way. Same goes for the Rustic Canyon Bar Program apparently. On my way into work this…
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Size 2025
Let’s review: Newton’s Third Law: Action & Reaction. His third law states that for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. If object A exerts a force on object B, object B also exerts an equal and opposite force on object A. In other words, forces result from interactions. Murphy’s Law:…
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Awkward Situations
Behind the bar, I’ve been privy to many awkward situations, including being threatened with death, having three guys waiting outside to beat the shit out of me, and I’ve even been mooned. Aside from the occasional viewing of butt cheeks, and potential violence, however, there’s usually only one or two general scenarios that occur: 1.…
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Full Moon Saturday in Santa Monica
I got to see a grown man’s buttocks last night. Twice. Now, I have been know to practice proctology as a pastime, but I’ve been neglecting my homework and due to my own laziness haven’t been following up on all the latest medical jargon and scientific articles. So, excuse me when I’m unable to properly…