I am going to start training @nopantsdance how to be a bartender: I have about 10 years of experience under my belt, and thought that while I was sharing some of my knowledge with her, that I would jot some stuff down here, incase anybody should ever find the need to want to start bartending.
Now let me give you a little idea of my kind of bartending.
1. I’m not the greatest bartender in the world, in fact I always tell people I am the worst. I don’t know anything about beer, I don’t drink beer, I’m not up on the latest of the proper etiquette of wine and pouring, I drink it right out of the bottle, it’s easier to share with your friends.
2. I personally like to have fun and mingle with people. This is why I do like to bartend. I like to make drinks, however I do not know a lot of fancy things. I can make all of the basics, and if you have a drink that I don’t know of, if you can tell me the basics, I can pretty much make anything you need.
3. I like to work hard, and I love to be challenged. Throw the entire kitchen sink my way, and I will dig in and won’t give up until I have control over the masses again.
4. I love everybody, and will treat everybody just about the same, regardless of how much you tip me. Now if you come in and run me ragged, and boss me around, and then don’t tip, I will still love you, but my guesses are when you come in again, I might find myself a little busy and will not be waiting on you hand and foot. (even if you tip me a bazillion dollars!!!) I like nice people, who are kind, and who treat me like a person, and understand that I am human, and that there is only so much you can ask of somebody in the service industry. There is only one of me, and a bazillion of you, and while in bartending shoes, I am serving and tending to more than just my customers, the entire establishment is on my shoulders. I need to make sure my cooks are happy, my servers are happy, and tending to their needs as well. (i.e-shots and treats to keep all of us smiling and grooving along.) so please understand, we need to share the love and spread it all around so that everybody, and I mean everybody is having the best time ever.
5. I get overwhelmed at times, and if I am not smiling, it usually means that I am a little in the weeds, or things are not going as smoothe as I would like them too, please don’t yell at me and tell me to smile (this does not help), simply flash your boobies, cock, or pussy, and it will reboot my system, and all things will return to smiles. (there was one night when I really was not feeling well, so yucky, that life was hard to manage, but I still finished out my entire shift, and did the best that I could possibly do). a little flash goes a long way!
6. I’m not into wearing uniforms, and although at times you have to give a little to get, I have worked my way up yet again to getting my way. I love to wear short shorts, boobies shirts, and little dresses. Winters are so tough, I have too wear so many clothes and it really bogs me down. :) Yes this is my excuse, and I use it proudly.
7. Currently I am a spoiled little bartender. I am surrounded by so much love. I have a work husband, a work crew, and the best entertainment possible on my tues and wed night shifts at the amendment 21 here in Reno, NV. We play it normal for a couple of hours to blend in with the normal folks, and then once 10pm comes around, we take over, turn the lights down, bring out the hula hoops, strum up the dj’s or the emcees, and we go for it! We are there as long as the party is there, and sometimes this means until the sun comes up! Shone is always by my side, either sitting out in the crowd talking with friends, or behind the bar with me learning how to tend bar himself, and help me out with dishes and such. We truly spend 24/7 together regardless where we are at. I couldn’t imagine life any other way.
8. I LOVE tuaca! I have turned so many people onto tuaca that one might think that I worked for them. When I love something so much, I share it! :) If you ever want to come down on one of my shifts, and you have not tried tuaca before, let me know, I’d love to pop your tuaca cherry! I’m quite good at it you know.
9. I learned how to be a bartender while working at Bully’s Sports Bar and Grille. When I started working there we didn’t have computers yet. I started when there were only 2 in existence. Yes, I am dating myself, but those years of experiences have permanently altered my life. I can be a Bully when I need to, so please don’t push me to that point. :) I asked nicely, please don’t ever forget this.
10. I have seen it all. From friends jacking off at the bar, to people getting it on, to flashing my own, bar fights, food fights, craziness, I have seen it all. :) Regardless, I just love to have fun, and make it the best I possibly can. I work 8-10 hour shifts each time, and that is plenty of time for so many things to happen. You might have been on one of my shifts and it was mellow, trust me, you just did not hang out long enough. :)
next post, we’ll get into more…..have any questions?