Industry Night

Also known as Sunday Fun-day. After spending a few of these with my boy Frank and his bartender amigos, I am fully convinced that for a kick-ass, hilarious, no-holds-barred good time, the people who do it the best are the people who run the show themselves.

This is how the industry folks cook hamburgers - Dirty Dancing style.

The thing is, the only time they get a break from serving up V&Ts all night long is during those few quiet days while the common party-folk are recovering from their hangovers; namely on Sundays. When I got the invite to hit up a bartenders-only cookout yesterday (that began at 2, and shots were still being poured when I left at 10), I felt like the gates of a jovial secret society had been opened to me. Behind the scenes with the kings and queens of rock-stardom.

This is why it pays to be kind to your bartenders...because they'll show you what your own pathetic attempt at a good time is missing.