Comments on: One Vodka & Tonic, Hold the Flair

By: Ol' Blackout Drunk

Ol' Blackout Drunk — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:07:08 +0000

I am in total agreement, the faster you get the drinks out the better, my favorite is the bartenders who don’t use cirqu de sole moves, but are so fucking cool that they almost purposely take more time than necessary to make you a drink when theres a huge line, to emphasize they are in control and much cooler than you…much like when you give black people the go ahead to cross in front of your car, and they almost predanaturally slow the fuck down…booo ghetto behavior…boo dipshit bartenders!

By: mixed drink glasses

mixed drink glasses — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:41:22 +0000

Great post – thanks for sharing!

By: Silky Johnson

Silky Johnson — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:10:02 +0000

Thanks for your input Emma, I think I love you…

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:33:10 +0000

It’s hilarious that you say you enjoy it so much, “Silky,” when in fact you deleted it the first time I posted it, June 3. Did it just take you that long to come up with an adequate response? I’m sure that after all those beers and lounging around on your lazy butt, you’ve probably damaged some brain cells. LOL

Why don’t you write a post about stupid names people use when they write an anonymous blog? (i.e. Silky)…Now THAT would be funny.

By: memphison

memphison — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:49:29 +0000

Emma sounds like a hot pepper, and I’ll never forget her.

By: Silky Johnson

Silky Johnson — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:28:53 +0000

Thank you for your hate Emma, it makes old Silky feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It’s a great feeling when you can compel someone to write a mini-novel in reponse to a pointless blog entry. I would also like to thank you for inspiring me to write a new post…it’s going to be about people who lack a sense of humor. Hope I can piss you off in the future, thanks.

P.S. TIWIS is looking for guest contributors, and I like your style. If you’re interested, let me know.

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:26:28 +0000

This is funny…I mean, falling back on the whole Cocktail thing…man, that’s original. I’m wondering what you do for a living? Not to be mean-spirited, although I can see that’s the sole intent of your blog, but do people come to you and criticize your work publicly?

Nonetheless, I’ll be a fan of yours from now on! Because, you can’t have too many idiots’ blogs to use when telling your next bar joke.

By the way, the average flair bartender makes anywhere from double to triple what a normal bartender makes in both tips AND sales for a bar owner. So I’m not sure how you’re coming up with your statistical data on “If you serve drinks and beers quickly, you will have more (& happier) customers, which means you will make more money.” This is skewed in the fact that flair bartenders are actually working while “performing” – i.e. mixing, pouring multiple bottles, talking to customers, entertaining, etc. So to say a flair bartender is slow at serving is simply not true.

Although no matter what I say, you’ll continue to believe this, so why waste my time on that?

Maybe a more hard-hitting approach will be better…

One more thing that doesn’t make sense in your post:
“My intentions when I visit a bar however, have remained the same since I turned twenty-one. I never cared much for socializing or birddogging chicks (which may be a result of having NO game), because my only objective at a bar is getting buzzed up as quickly as possible.”

Why would you go to a bar to pay double (even triple) price for drinks you can buy and/or mix yourself at home? If you’re not going for the socializing or the entertainment experience, then you’re the idiot…because going just to wait in line and buy overpriced drinks is stupid. In addition, most bartenders and servers are instructed and even trained to AVOID getting you so drunk you can’t walk.

In any case – stay home if you want to get sloshed. The rest of the population would probably benefit.

Cheers!