Anthony’s Time to Shine
I was in a friend’s wedding on Saturday, so I had the whole weekend off, since the rehearsal was on Friday evening and the...
And Your Name Is?
Names are important. If you’re arbitrary and contrary like I am, the words “Fat” or “Daddy” in a bar’s moniker almost guarantee I’ll never...
Rooster Still Roosting
Maybe it was because I went to California last week, or maybe I just didn’t sit in front of Facebook all day like I...
Food Goes in Here
About a month and a half ago, a woman came into The Boiled Owl Tavern on the Near South Side during my happy hour...
Continue?
At some point in life, a person quits going out during the week, whether it’s a matter of funds, kids, ankle monitors, or any...
Wonderful World
Whenever I’ve been asked or allowed to make up my own special at a bar I’m pouring at, I usually try to make it...
Look Out, Keller
My inspection sticker is out of date again, and I feel a little exposed, which is why I’ve been mostly staying in my neighborhood...
More than 50/50
Two friends were celebrating their birthdays on Saturday, and their combo party teamed up with another friend’s graduation celebration, the resulting booze chimera taking...
Upward to The Basement Bar
Have you read the big (long-winded?) cover story yet (pg. 9)? Well, speaking of live music venues, have you been to The Basement Bar?...
Time to Fly
On Sunday the Star-Telegram ran a story about Marcial Ortega, a man serving time for murder after he got drunk, got behind the wheel,...
