Tips On Getting Through Packed Places & Dance Floors By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When you go out to bars a lot – as I do – then you learn certain things about how to get around a bar. Some people are irritated by crowded bars, dance floors so packed you can't walk around or seemingly through them and lots of people in a confined … [Read more...]
From The Bar Stool
The Nightlife Blogger: Visiting 18 Indianapolis Bars In One Night
In Researching Indy For The Nightlife Website PubClub.com, The Writer Does The Ultimate Downtown Bar Hopping By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I sat slumped in a chair against a wall in the Slippery Noodle, the iconic live music venue in downtown Indianapolis. It was 3 a.m., and the last set had just been played. The guitar player came up next … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Girl With the Great Body
Great Looks Don't Guarantee A Knockout Personality As This Beach Girl Shows Someone once asked Jimmy Buffett where he comes up with all those great song titles and lyrics that mark his music. "It's out there," The Man replied. "People are very entertaining. All you have to do is listen, watch and talk to them. It's amazing what you will run into if you just pay … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Shark’s Cove Bar In Manhattan Beach Is A Party
The Sharkeez Touch Comes To Downtown MB By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I'm almost hesitant to write how great the bar Shark's Cove in Manhattan Beach is for fear that some do-good citizen or city council member will rise up and say "oh NO, alcohol and fun is BAD. We need to curtail this kind of activity!" But the heck with it and them. I'm … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Cool Things to Know About European Bars
Party Tips For Going Out to Bars in Austria, Iceland and Poland By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger All the world's a party, and here's some really cool things to now about going out to bars and clubs in Europe. Let's start with Austria, which has the world's best ski resorts for ski apres and those who want to party (click the link for … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Prague Has Good Bars But Not Great Bars
It Has Good and Strong Czech Beer But Don't Make Praha Your Top Party Destination By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It has the reputation of being a nightclub mecca, a place of uninhibited debauchery, of Oktoberfest-like beer bars with beautiful women filling men's eyes with scenic pleasure at every turn of the head. And indeed, Prague … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Unfortunate Demise Of A Favorite Toronto Bar
Al Frisco's on Once-Lively John Street Changed The Decor, the Menu and The Attitude. Then It Disappeared By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Sometimes, bars don't know when they have a good thing going. Like Facebook, they are always tinkering. Making changes, though not necessarily improving. Adding things that people don't like while taking away … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: 5 Tips On How To Drink Beer And Lose Weight
A True Story About Weight Loss And Beer Drinking When I got on the scale at my parents' fitness club during the Christmas holidays one year, I was shocked at how far over I had to scoot the little black weight bar on it. Actually, stunned would be a better word. This 5-foot-11 frame, which normally supports somewhere in the range of 175-180 pounds, had … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Watching The AVP Hermosa Beach From A Bar Window
Hanging At The Deck Along The Strand During The Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Bars & Nightlife Blogger Sometimes, when you're at an event, it's better to be around the event than actually at it. Case in point – the Hermosa Beach Open, the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP for short) beach volleyball tournament in … [Read more...]
My Response To Uber Wanting To Identify Drunk Passengers
Patent Application By The Ride Sharing Company Is A Dumb Idea By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger So Uber is pursuing a patent application that will help it identify drunk passengers. That's just great. Let me just state publicly here that Uber, I'll either be drunk when I get into an Uber or I'm on my way to getting drunk. I'm hardly alone. That's … [Read more...]
Next Up On The Social Party Calendar: Mardi Gras & Fat Tuesday
All The World Is A Parade For Carnival Celebration With Beads, Bans & Floats By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Recovery is for wimps! On the heels of Super Bowl Sunday, it's time to start thinking about the next party event. And it's ready to smother you the way the Philadelphia Eagles defensive line smothered Tom Brady on those last two … [Read more...]
The Dumb Guy’s Guide To What Is A Vegan And A Vegetarian Differences
It's Lifestyle, Not Diet, But One Key Question Remains Unanswered By The Bar Blogger, PubClub.com Nightlife Columnist I have a friend, Shannon, who is a vegan. I happen to like cheeseburgers but that's not the point here. The point is that when we were out one night I finally learned what a vegan is thanks to her. I had long assumed it was someone who did … [Read more...]
Le Diner En Blanc Los Angeles 2017 Blogger’s Review
Pasadena City Hall The Perfect Location For LA's Exclusive All-White Dinner Party By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger This year, we arrived early. I wanted to catch and observe the people arriving to Le Diner en Blanc – Los Angeles. After going to this exclusive all-white pop-up dinner at a mysterious location not revealed until two hours before it starts … [Read more...]
R.I.P. Hugh Hefner, The Ultimate Hero To All Us Bachelors
Playboy Founder Was A True American Hero For Single Men He was the ultimate hero to us bachelors, a man who created an empire while surrounded by buxom girls dressed in sexy bunny outfits and never seemed to wear anything but pajamas. A man who found, photographed and, well, slept with, some of the most stunning, beautiful women we have ever seen anywhere. And he … [Read more...]
The Loss Of A Friend Brings Sadness But Also Smiling Memories Of Bob Laskowski
Missing A Great Greek Islands Travel Partner By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger I lost a friend the other day. I don't know the details except to say suddenly he was gone. I had not seen or talked with him in a while – perhaps a year – or really hung out with him for several years. But that's the thing about life: you always expect someone you know to be there … [Read more...]
Sometimes, I Just Wish I Were A Hot Blonde Because Life Would Be Easier
Blondes Get Away With Things This Lifestyle Blogger Can Only Dream About Happening There are times, when I struggle through the everyday tasks of life, that I wish I were a hot blonde girl instead of being a guy. Sure, I would get free drinks in bars, free dinners, endless offers of tickets to concerts and events and enough offers for dates that I would need a personal … [Read more...]
Why Hanging Out With Gay Men Can Be Better Than Straight Guys
Hitting On Girls Not An Issue And Puts This Blogger At Ease In A Bar By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Here's something that never really occurred to me but makes perfect sense. Hanging out with gay men can be better than hanging out with straight guys. This was brought to my attention when I was at an event at a Hollywood nightclub. I was very … [Read more...]
Getting Out Of The South Bay Bubble For Splash Night Fridays In Hollywood
Did Someone Say Rooftop Pool Party In Los Angeles!? By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger Sometimes, you have to expand your nightlife wings, get out of your comfort zone and go new places, try new bars or, in this case, soak up a completely different (but also somewhat similar at the same time) scene. In my case, it's getting out of what locals here … [Read more...]
PubClub Weekend Party Destination: Pechanga Casino Craft Beer Festival
Brews, Chili & A Rooftop Nightclub A Great Los Angeles Getaway In Temecula By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Bring on the beer! Of all the things going on this June 9-11 weekend in Los Angeles – pool parties, live music, a beach party with a beer garden – PubClub will be at the Pechanga Resort Microbrew Beer Festival & Chili Cook-Off on … [Read more...]
The Night I (Almost) Cheated On My Girlfriend
A Romance And Dating Blog Confession It was one of my best moments of stealth. I was in a bar as part of a lively pub crawl, my girlfriend at the time so close to me (as she usually was when we were out in public) you would have thought we were entered in a three-legged sack race contest. Sitting up on a stoop was another girl and somewhere in the drinks-filled fun of the … [Read more...]
Road Trip With The Girlfriend Down To Mexico Eventually Ends In Bliss
Of A Bike Ride, Going Bananas, Coconut Drinks & Hot Body Connie I knew it was going to be a long weekend when I entered the rented condo with my girlfriend at the time and the appropriately-nicknamed Hot Body Connie came bouncing toward me in the skimpiest of bikinis and launched herself into my arms. “You made it!,” she excitedly exclaimed as my girlfriend stood … [Read more...]
Jazzfest 2017 Lineup Not Impressive But Remains A Bucket List Party Event
New Orleans Festival Has Beer, Bands & Is A Blast The 2017 New Orleans Jazzfest lineup is nothing to get really excited about, really. There's Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Maroon 5, Trombone Shorty and Harry Connick, Jr. That's good, but hardly anything to really make one jump up and run around the room and start calling and texting friends. Snoop Dogg does nothing for … [Read more...]
The Frustrations Of Getting A New Computer & The Mac OS 10 Sierra
Forgotten Passwords, New Programs & The Irksome Quirks Of The Operating System By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Getting a new computer used to be fun. Exciting! Now, tho, it's a royal pain in the #[email protected])#! I know this because, much to my chagrin, I had to go through the process when my white MacBook Pro died on me. Just died; I had no idea computers did … [Read more...]
Turning A Lemon Of A Day Into A Mardi Gras Party
How A Failed Tequila Drink Event Turns Into A Lively Afternoon In A Venice Beach Bar By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com's Nightlife Blogger Sometimes, things don't work out as you planned or envisioned, which can leave you feeling a bit bummed, angry or even upset. That happened to me but keep reading for how I turned it into an even more fun time than what I likely … [Read more...]
How To Meet Single People At Art Events: 5 Great Tips
Going Beyond The Bars To Expand Your Singles Life By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Let's face it. When we're single and out of our 20s, we need to do things other than go to bars to meet other single people. While bars are still part of the routine, we have to get creative and expand our potential dating pool by looking at other places single people … [Read more...]
How I Got In Shape To Run A 10K Race In 10 Days
Running Days & Miles, Eating Pasta And (For The Moment) Cutting Back On Drinking Beer & Wine By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger This is not a misleading headline. Nothing is, quite frankly, on PubClub.com. So yes it's true. I got in shape to run a 10K race in just 10 days. I started from scratch, ran 1 1/2 miles the first day – a Tuesday – and by … [Read more...]
Which Is Better: Being A Sports Writer Or A Travel Blogger?
Covering Athletes & Coaches Vs. Being Wined & Dined On FAM Trips in Places Like Switzerland By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger I was doing a Twitter chat on travel when I happened to mention on it that I was once a sportswriter. "That must have been exciting," someone quickly responded to my post. "Well, yes and no," I replied, and then I started … [Read more...]
Off To A Rough Start In 2017 And It’s Only January
The New Year Provides Its Early Challenges – And Maybe Shows A Sense Of Humor Good thing it's only January. Then again, maybe I've got 11 months more of this treatment. The year 2017 has come in punching and I've been hammered as if I were in the ring with Muhammad Ali in his prime. All I can do is play rope-a-dope and hope the flurry ends soon. Things actually … [Read more...]
College Campuses Not The Party Places During Christmas Holidays
The UT Strip, Among Other University Bar Areas, Are Quiet During The Holidays You can roll a bowling ball down Cumberland Ave., in Knoxville TN, this time of the year. This normally busy area is known as "the Strip" at the University of Tennessee, and its three blocks of bars make for lively nights much of the year. But not this time of the year. Even at a … [Read more...]
As Nick Saban Demonstrates, You Have To Keep Evolving To Be Successful
Like Alabama Football, PubClub.com Continues To Keep Pace With The Changing Times By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger It's easy – human nature, in fact – to get complacent. But as Nick Saban, head football coach at the University of Alabama (in case anyone needs him to be identified) has so ably demonstrated, you have to continue to evolve in your professional … [Read more...]
Why Smartphones In Bars Are Killing My Sex Life
Girls Doing Selfies. Social Media & Texting Making It Tough On Single Men By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com's Nightlife Blogger Girls using smartphones in bars are killing my sex life. How? Why? Simple. Before smartphones became an essential part of our nightlife accessories, it used to be that one of the best ways to pick up girls was to establish eye contact. You … [Read more...]
Diner En Blanc Blog: An Overwhelming Experience
Los Angeles All-White Party Causes A Friday Night Scene In DTLA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Sometimes, being a blogger gets you a few pretty cool privileges, including invitations to events to which you otherwise would not likely attend. Or perhaps not even think to attend. But you go because life is better and your blog or website is better because … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Final Irvine Meadows Concert 2016 Blog
A Parrothead Enjoys The Tailgating Scene, The Show & The Last Party Bus By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Parrothead Blogger It would be easy – very easy – to be sad. But why be sad when you can be happy and celebrate!? That was my attitude heading into, during and even after the last Jimmy Buffett concert at Irvine Meadows on Oct. 22, 2016. A developer is … [Read more...]
Irvine Meadows Memories Are Of Jimmy Buffett Concerts
Huge Parking Lot Made For The Perfect Parrotheads Tailgate Party I was introduced to Irvine Meadows - and its gigantic parking lot – during my first Jimmy Buffett tailgate experience. At the recommendation of a friend, our group had gone down early in the afternoon to hang out and have a couple of pre-concert drinks. Or so we thought. Boy, did we get a surprise! … [Read more...]
Why Watching The NFL Is Way More Fun In A Bar Than At Home
Drinking With Fans Of Teams Is A Pro Football Party The National Football League is America's fall pastime, our primary sport and a focus of tremendous marketing to get Americans to watch games and spend money. But watching it at home is boring. I much prefer to be in a bar with fans than sitting at home pretending to be interested in it. Part of this is because I'm … [Read more...]
How To Drink All Day And Not Get Puking Sick
Surviving Major Drinking Events Like Tailgate Parties, Concerts & Festivals We know how it is, you're at one of those all-day events where you might start drinking at, say 8 a.m. – hey kegs and eggs! – and you've still got about eight hours to go before the actual event. So how to you keep your balance let alone maintain a steady pace of drinking without getting … [Read more...]
Bad TV Makes It Hard To Stay Out Of The Bars
Reality Shows & Too Many Channels With Nothing To Watch It's a Thursday night and down the street a bar has 30% off for locals all night, several other bars have Happy Hour and one has an all-nite wine ladies night. Yet I'm trying to be good and stay in tonite because, well, it's not healthy to go out every night, right? But what are my alternative entertainment … [Read more...]
Partying With The Bar Girls In Bangkok And Thailand
Nightlife Blogger Gets A First-Hand Look At What Sexpats Have Known For Years When you mention the word "Thailand" to a certain group of American men, their faces light up as if a spotlight were being shined upon them, they toss their heads back, start laughing and can manage to say but two words: "Oh (brief pause) MAN!" What they are referring to are their experiences … [Read more...]
Nightlife Blog: Thailand To Buccaneer Days (Almost) To A Beer Garden
Party Destinations & Events From One End Of The Earth To The Other I think I overextended myself. In fact, I'm sure of it. But sometimes, you just gotta rock it when you've got the chance. So that's how I found myself on a boat to Catalina Island off the Southern California coast headed for Buccaneer Days, then reversed myself and went to the raucous beer … [Read more...]
British Virgin Islands Bars By Boat Is A Dream Realized
Pain Killers at the Soggy Dollar Bar, Feeling Fine at Foxy's and Getting Naked at Willie T's All Part of the Ultimate BVIs Sailing Experience It has always been a fantasy of mine to bar hop – by boat – to the bars in the Virgin Islands. The appeal is obvious – rum drinks on tropical beaches. Warm weather, the water right there to jump in and cool off, and beaches in … [Read more...]
Why This College Football Fan Is Not Ready For 2016 Season
The Good 'Ol Summertime Gives Way To Heart-Stopping Saturdays By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger I'm a college football fanatic. Each fall Saturday, I turn on the TV to catch the games on at 9 a.m. (I'm on the West Coast) and pretty much stay glued to the TV until after the ESPN FInal college highlights show. And I hope that show returns to is previous glory … [Read more...]
Mr. Sorehead: Nightlife Blogger’s Top Pet Peeves About Bars
Fake Lines, Too Few Bartenders And A Place For Your Beer In The Bathroom By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Okay, I love going out to bars. Pubs, clubs, dive bars, nice lounges, you name it. But sometimes certain things just drive me crazy. And while I'm normally a mild-mannered take--it-as-it-comes kind of guy, here's my pet peeves of bars and … [Read more...]
A Week Of Partying Before Memorial Day Weekend
L.A. Bar Awards, Taco Tuesday & Wine On The Queen Mary Let me just say that it's not really my fault. This is hardly the way I wanted to go into Memorial Day Weekend, beat up from a full week of partying activities that has me looking at the unofficial start of summer saying, "oh gosh, a three-day holiday!" But when you are a blogger and reporter for PubClub.com, … [Read more...]
Why It’s Hard To Have A No-Drinking Day In L.A’s South Bay
Blame It On The Happy Hours, Daily Bars Specials & Sunsets By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger I'm a drinker who is a product of my environment. When there's no environment, I'm not a drinker. But when there is an environment, then I'm holding a beer, ordering a drink, toasting with wine or making or consuming margaritas or boat drinks. And this is one of … [Read more...]
Properly Preparing For A Long Day Of Drinking
Pre-Party Checklist Involves Hydration & Food It's 10 o'clock on a Saturday morning and I'm in preparation mode for a long day of drinking. Today it's the Beach Cities Wine & Beer Festival in Redondo Beach, CA, and even though PubClub.com is co-hosting it, I know it will involve lots and lots of drinks of fine wine and good craft beer. In fact, one of my … [Read more...]
Dear PR People: Include Photos With Your Press Releases
Bogs, Websites & Media Need Images To Post Stories By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger This is a plea to PR people around the world to please – please! – include photos with your press releases. It drives us media people crazy when we get releases that we want to turn into a post but have to spend 20 minutes clicking through your website or searching the web … [Read more...]
Camping Out At The Temecula Wine & Balloon Festival
Experiencing The Camaraderie Of The Campground The best way to go to an outdoor festival – and Southern California is full of them – is to stay in an adjacent campground. This way, you can fill yourself with beers and wine throughout the day and simply stagger back to your tent. But it also provides for a nice post-event party to have a few nightcaps with your … [Read more...]
This Gringo Learns About Cinco de Mayo Only After Moving To L.A.
Manhattan Beach Single Neighbors Showcase The Celebration And Provide The Education By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger When I first moved to Los Angeles – from the South, I must point out – there was a lot I had to learn about Southern California culture. One of those involved Cinco de Mayo. I was in Manhattan Beach outside of Los Angeles when … [Read more...]
Vestal Village: A Fun Party Event I Should Have Attended
Coachella Meets Spring Break At This Desert Oasis Festival I messed up, screwed up, dropped the ball, whatever you want to call it. This from a guy who lives in fear of being woken up one morning by a group of laughing friends telling me I should have been there last night. That sort of happened when I was sent photos from an event called Vestal Village. It took … [Read more...]
Twitter Travel Chat #JAChat Co-Hosting Fun & Educational
Nick Saban Would Appreciate The Preparation And 'The Process' When the opportunity came up to co-host the popular travel Twitter chat #JAChat (Fridays, 1 p.m., ET), I jumped at it. After all, this would be a great way to build the brand of PubClub.com, PubClub's Twitter audience and to connect with people on the chat as a kind of "authority" position, rather than as … [Read more...]
The Flora-Bama Mullett Toss – Where I Want To Be This Weekend
The Flora-Bama Bar's Annual Beach Bash By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Party Blogger They drink – on the beach and in the bar – they party and they throw fish. For charity. This is where I would like to be the weekend of April 28-30 in 2019. And the last full weekend of April every year thereafter as long as I'm able to lift a beer held by a branded … [Read more...]
Playboy Enterprises Is For Sale; Say It Ain’t So Hef!
The End Of The Bachelor Life Fantasy In The Prime 'Playboy Era' By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger The bunnies are up for sale. On the verge of Easter!? That hardly seems right. But sure enough, Playboy Enterprises has been put up for sale in a deal that could total around $500 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. For a bachelor whose … [Read more...]
A Bicycle Built For Beer
Cruising The South Bay Strand In Style On A Kona Brewing Bike By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger I am now the proud owner of a brand new Kona Brewing Company bicycle. She's a beauty, baby blue and as pretty as a tall glass of Fire Rock Pale Ale sitting on a bar over Waikiki Beach. With a thick crossbar splashed with the Kona Brewing Company logo, a classic … [Read more...]
A Report On The State Of Hermosa Beach Report
A California Beach City Resident's Observations About A Small Town Meeting By The PubClub.com Blogger I attended my first State Of The City address recently and because I'm a trained reporter, decided to jot down a few notes from it. Let me state that I am not into politics or city affairs and have attended exactly two City Council meetings in my life – one when I had to … [Read more...]
Rock & Brews LAX A Great Place For Food & Drinks
Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley Just Part Of Terminal 1 Bar & Restaurant's Rock Stars By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger I always love press events put on by Rock & Brews because I get to eat great food, drink very good beer and have rock music playing in the background. Plus, I get to hang out with a couple of mega rock stars, Gene Simmons and Paul … [Read more...]
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2016 Has Lots Of Bikinis
Models On Beaches With Few Words & No Articles By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue arrived in the mailbox the other day, and it was interesting to note that in its 208 pages there were pictures of 30 models in bikinis – and sometimes not in bikinis – and no text. That's right, not a single word of copy is in the magazine, … [Read more...]
A Tip For Waitresses – And Customers – At Happy Hour Bars
Nightlife Blog: The Disappearing $5 Margarita Here's something that happened recently that ticked me off a bit while out with fiends at a restaurant/bar for Happy Hour. I asked the waitress if the place still had the fresh-made margaritas (I hate it when places use the pre-made mix in a bottle) for $5. This was something it had previously advertised on a sandwich board … [Read more...]
Why Valentine’s Day Is A No-Win Night For Single Men
The Greatest Challenge Of Bachelor Life There is little a single man can do right – and a lot he can do wrong – to please a girl on Valentine's Day. The best thing he can do is simply survive it. This is because girls get emotional over things, and Valentine's Day is one of their most emotional times of the year. It's when their man is supposed to show all his great … [Read more...]
Bachelor Life: There Are No Blondes In Chinatown
Asian Girls Vs. Blondes: The Unfair Dating Advantage It's not fair. I have several male friends who like Asian girls. And I've come to realize that they have an unfair advantage over me because, well, this gentlemen prefers blondes. When my friends want to be around Asian girls, they have lots of places to find and meet them. When I want to be around blondes, well, I just … [Read more...]
The Blonde Pickup Didn’t Work But It Worked Out OK
The Blogger Didn't Get His Waitress But He Got A Lifelong Friend I never envisioned it turning out this way. Had you told me that some 10 years after meeting The Blonde, I would still be involved with her, I would have told you we would be married, driving kids to grade school, attending soccer matches and spending our nights drinking wine in front of a … [Read more...]
Phoenix Open Birds Nest And 10K A Super Bowl Weekend Party Challenge
Two Cities, Two Parties; Here's How To Make It Happen One of these days, I'm going to do it. I'll go to two wild, fun party events taking place the same weekend in different cities. Call it the PubClub blogger's Party Challenge. The first of these – and the biggest – is the Phoenix Open. That's a golf tournament in Scottsdale. It's the craziest tournament on … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Pier Bars Bring Out The Wild Child In Girls
The Movie 'Blind Date' Comes To Life In L.A. What is it about the Hermosa Beach Pier bars that bring out the wild child personality in wild child girls? What is it about the pier that turns previous seemingly mild-mannered girls into Kim Basinger's character from Blind Date, wasted and out of control in a matter of a mere couple of hours? I've already chronicled the … [Read more...]
A Christmas Story: Family A Priority For PubClub’s Blogger
Presents Are Nice But Being Present Is The Best Holiday Gift One of my earliest memories of Christmas is of being in the living room in Cumberland Estates, a subdivision in Knoxville, TN, and receiving the gift that I really, really wanted that year – a sled. We even had a white Christmas that year and I wanted to charge out the door, find a hill and put it to immediate … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Concert The Highlight Of 2015 Party Year
Irvine Meadows Parking Lot Tailgate Top A Year Of Fun Events Of all the events, happenings, bars, travel and other activities that made up 2015, the unquestioned party highlight was the Jimmy Buffett concert at Irvine Meadows. The fins were up, the feathers were out, the tiki bars were churning blenders and boat drinks (and spinning drink wheels for the girls) and the … [Read more...]
Drinking Swiss Wines Outside Of Switzerland A Rare Luxury
Travel Blogger Gets A #WineLovers Treat The best places to drink Swiss wines, of course, are in Switzerland. I've been fortunate enough to be able to do that in several places – along a trail in sight of the Matterhorn, in the Alps, at restaurants overlooking rivers in cities, from a winery above gorgeous Lake Geneva, aboard trains traveling from one beautiful … [Read more...]
The Daily Distractions Of Working In Hermosa Beach
Bikinis, Babes And Beach Volleyball Here's the problem with working from home in Hermosa Beach, CA. And living on The Strand in particular. You are working in the living room, laptop on a tiki bar, writing stories for PubClub.com. And then a group of girls in bikinis appear on the beach in front of you. They start hitting around a volleyball and they are all very … [Read more...]
Steve Sarkisian-Level Drinking Hard To Relate To For Blogger
There's A Big Difference Between Social Drinkers & Alcoholics I drink. I party. I go to bars, festivals, beer gardens, wine tasting rooms, sporting events and Jimmy Buffett concerts. I get tipsy, buzzed, drunk and hammered. But it's hard for me – as well as most of what I call us "social drinkers" – to relate to what goes on in the minds of people who are … [Read more...]
One Tequila Two; The Alcohoic Drink That Makes You Do Wild Things
Margaritas & Shots Inspire Crazy & Impulsive Behavior Blenders of margaritas at a Jimmy Buffett concert are a good inspiration at the tailgate party. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com What is it about tequila that makes us do such wild and crazy things? Things we could not possibly think of sober, or with any other alcohol in our system. Things that just come to us … [Read more...]
The Differences In Women And Men: Household Items & Decorations
Singles Life Facts From A Bachelor, The Decorative Fish Edition Sometimes, I venture off-topic with this blog to write about not about bars and events, but what is in bars and at events. And that, of course, is women and men. This particular post focuses on household items. Specifically, how they differ from a women's viewpoint and a man's viewpoint. Being a man, I'm … [Read more...]
Transition Time Is The Best Time To Pick Up Girls In Bars
Singles Life Is A Lot About Timing The best time to pick up girls in bars is when they have their guard down, which is to say off -peak nights and off-peak times. That's why I've had my most success not in a packed bar on a Friday or Saturday night but at what I call "transition time." This is the time when the girls have stopped in a bar for a drink or two after … [Read more...]
The Early Early Afternoon Cocktail Dilemma
It's Just Past Noon On A Weekend; Time For A Drink. I want a drink but then again I don't want TO drink. You see, it's a little past noon and I'm in the dreaded early afternoon cocktail limbo. On the one hand, I know I'll be drinking today so why put off the inevitable? On the other hand, I want to have some measure of responsibility, even tho it's a Saturday and … [Read more...]
Top Criteria For Choosing The Perfect First-Date Restaurant Or Bar
Solving The Biggest Issue Of On-Line Dating Encounters A friend texted the other day asking for suggestions on where to meet up with someone he met on-line for a first date. It was a Sunday morning and he wanted a place for brunch that was good but not too expensive. Because I run PubClub.com, he trusted my expertise in this area and knew I would offer him a … [Read more...]
Good-looking Girls Can Get Away With Anything
That's The Ticket For Us, But Not For The Blonde With The Bronze Legs The inspiration for this article came from sitting on the porch in Hermosa Beach, CA. A girl came off the beach but left her dog on it, went walking down The Strand, and held the leash over the two-foot-high wall while the dog walked on the sand. It is illegal for a dog to be on a beach in most of … [Read more...]
A Night In A Los Angeles Tiki Bar With A Big Rum Drink
Curing Island Fever At The Purple Orchid Tiki Lounge In El Segundo Whenever I get island fever and can't get to an island, I go to a tiki bar. And when I go to a tiki bar, I can't help but having the most potent, rum-laced drink on the menu. And when I have the most potent, rum-laced drink on the menu I can't stop having it, at least not until my eyes start acting … [Read more...]
Alabama-Tennessee Rivalry Special For UA Alumni & Knoxville Native
Roll Tide & Rocky Top On The Third Saturday Of October Rocky Top is home, sweet home to me. After all, I'm a native of Knoxville, and in high school, sold Cokes at UT games in Neyland Stadium. But make no mistake, when the Vols take the field against their most hated rival, I don't do the Tennessee Waltz. I roll with the Tide. When Alabama wins, I do as the … [Read more...]
Rob Ford Is The Mayor Of Toronto Not ToronTo
For The American News Media Here's How To Properly Pronounce the City's Name Hey American media, if you are going to make fun of Rob Ford, at least make sure you pronounce the city properly. And they are making plenty of fun of him because – and this is so funny it's more like a sitcom rather than reality – Ford said he was too wasted to remember if he had smoked … [Read more...]
Bar Blogger Reflects On His Month-Long Australia Travel Adventure
Sydney, Surfer's Paradise, Byron Bay and Brisbane – And Mates – Entertain This American Traveler I didn't fall in love with Australia, or with an Australian. But after spending a month Down Under, I sure did LIKE Australia and spending time with Australians a lot. In four weeks, I traveled to Sydney, Surfer's Paradise, Byron Bay, Brisbane and back to Sydney. In many … [Read more...]
A Final Salute To Australia In Sunny Sydney
Opera Bar, Soldier Of Fortune Pub And Harbor Views Are On Blogger's Last-Day Agenda Thank you Australia, for ending my month-long trip here by making it super-sunny on my last day in your country. There's not a cloud in the blue sky of Sydney and I'm taking full advantage of it. I began the day with a run from the Opera House to and through the Botanical Gardens, cooing … [Read more...]
Lack Of Hot Australian Girls Blogger’s Biggest Australia Trip Disappointment
Beautiful Babes Largely Missing During Trip Down Under Where are the girls!? The hot Aussie girls!? One of the reasons I've wanted to come to Australia for years has been the women. I've imagined them to be everywhere and heard they love Americans. But with a couple of notable exceptions – when the deck was stacked in my favor as I was working with the Miss V8 Supercars … [Read more...]
Brisbane Shows Good Potential As A Fun Party Town
The Blogger's Australian Adventure Continues In Queensland There's a river cutting through town with scenic pedestrian bridges and bars lined up along its banks. An eclectic community that has pubs and a few nightclubs that are all but hidden in the daylight but you just know come alive at night. And a downtown area that's ripe to explore. So to say that Brisbane looks … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Still Seeking That ‘Wow, I’m In Australia!’ Moment
Despite Being Down Under, It Feels As If I Never Left America Perhaps I should have gone straight from the airport for a brief walkabout in the bush or the outback. Seen a Crocodile Dundee movie before I departed for this trip. I've been in Australia nearly a week now, and I feel pretty much as if I haven't left America. Sydney is like a compact Los … [Read more...]
Discovering Sydney: A Free Tour, Opera House Bar And A German Beer Hall
Another Fun Day Down Under Includes Finding Oktoberfest In Australia If this keeps up, then my friends' predictions of me never returning to America may come true. Day 2 in Sydney had me taking a free walking tour, going back to my favorite (to this point) bar that again was the most happening place in the city, and then a new discovery that previously had not even … [Read more...]
All Is Forgiven With This Anti-Hangover Remedy
A Big Night Of Drinking Leads To This Morning Cure What happened last night!? Oh, yeah, I did shots. Jagermeister shots. And several of them. You can't blame me. I was at an Oktoberfest celebration and a friend kept putting them into my hand. He had with him a female friend, a bombshell of a blonde in a full-on fraulein outfit who was not only easy on the eyes but made … [Read more...]
With Lane Kiffin Fired, I Can Finally Root For USC Football Again
Long-Time Trojans Fan Can Again Cheer 'Fight On' Even before moving to Los Angeles, I liked USC football. It had Heisman Trophy winners, a legendary coach whose wise-cracking comments kept reporters laughing and who drank "see throughs" at booster cocktail parties, games played in sunshine in November and, of course, fielded the Song Girls with their pleated skirts and … [Read more...]
Venice Music Crawl Returns To L.A With 70 Bands And Artists
Indie Rock and Experimental Electronic Featured Along Lincoln Blvd. It's World Peace Day on Saturday, Sept. 21, but Venice, CA, will be rockin' loud with the second installment of the Venice Music Crawl. This event, which attracted more than 4,000 people to its inaugural event in June, features more than 70 artists on stages at nine venues. It occurs along Lincoln Blvd., … [Read more...]
Bali Hai On Shelter Island Has San Diego’s Strongest Mai Tai
Scenic Restaurant Serves Up Strong Drinks That Impress This Rum Drink Veteran I wanted a margarita. Instead, I found a Mai Tai. And whoa, what a Mai Tai! I learned of Bali Hai on San Diego's Shelter Island from a couple of local gents having a smoke outside a dive bar. I was looking for a place on the water – and had margaritas on the mind – and they told me of Bali … [Read more...]
Meeting Up With My Ex-Girlfriend
Would A Business Lunch Rekindle An Old Flame? My ex-girlfriend called me recently. It was completely out of the blue – I wasn't even aware she had my number because it's been a while since we went out, more than a dozen years, I dare say – but I must admit I was as pleased as I was surprised. We had parted on good terms, as I have done with all the girls I have dated … [Read more...]
San Diego Wine & Food Festival 2013 Tickets Now On Sale
Use A Special Code And Receive a 10% Discount Don't file this under the "yeah, I'll get to it later" category. Do it now. That way it's done, finished, completed. You won't have to worry about it, start to panic as the event draws closer wondering whether or not it's sold out (which is most certainly will, by the way) and then start scrambling to try and work your way … [Read more...]
Not Every Night Is A Wild Night For The Party Bar Blogger
Revealing The Secret To Keeping Nightlife Fresh I'm sitting at home watching the Dodgers-Yankees game ( LA wins!) thinking of what I want to post on this blog. There's a few things floating around in m head – the Madison Square Garden company today announced it is investing a whopping $100 million in the Los Angeles Forum to make it a concert venue to rival … [Read more...]
WSOBV Beach Volleyball Bud Light Beer Garden Bikinis & Babes
Bud Light Girls, Bikini Contest And A PubClubette Enhance The Party Scene When there was not action on the courts, there was plenty of it in the Bud Light beer garden at the inaugural World Series of Beach Volleyball, a week-long tournament held in Long Beach from July 22-28. There were two big, portable bars brought in just for the event, beer (of course) and a full bar … [Read more...]
Disputing The Study That Says Mosquitoes More Prone To Bite Beer Drinkers
Rum Proves To Be Like Repellant In The British Virgin Islands If what the National Center for Biotechnology Information released is correct, then I had not better go camping. Step into the woods, go to warm and tropical climates or ever go back to my home in the South in the summertime. Because I would get eaten alive by mosquitoes. I would be their prime … [Read more...]
Joining Tour de France Spectators A Party Bucket List Item
Blogger Wants To Be Drinking Wine And Nibbling Cheese At A French Village Cafe I have a vision, and it is of me being in a small French village in the countryside or the Alps, sitting outside at a cafe table – one of those tiny round ones, with narrow chairs made of wood – with a plate of cheese and a glass of wine in front of me. At any moment, a large group of athletes … [Read more...]
Putting The Hangover Remedy Forgiven To The Saturday Morning Test
Getting A Morning Boost From This Alcohol Recovery Shot Saturday morning came earlier than I would have expected, considering I was out all day Friday, starting with a liquid lunch that spilled over into Happy Hour and then into the night. I might have been expected to sleep in until, oh say noon, but for some reason awoke around 8:30. I was still a bit buzzed from the … [Read more...]
Bahamas Breeze Drink Recipe And Swimming With A Shark in ‘Jaws’
Rum Kept Film Crew Buzzing During Spring Break And Filming Of Movie Guest Blog Post By Walt Clayton, Author, The Strykes Buns Guide www.bunsguide.com/ JAWS The Revenge, filmed on location in Nassau – dat be in da Bahamas, mon – was a terrible flick but a terrific gig to work on for us crew members. For three sweltering months I toiled as part of the underwater film crew: … [Read more...]
A Busy Party Saturday For The Bar Blogger In L.A.
Bayou Festival, Chicago Stanley Cup Game, CD Release Bash & A House Party This is turning into one busy party Saturday! I have a festival to attend, a hockey game to watch with the WACCOs, a CD release event put on by my good friend and now have just learned of a house party. Well, it's just another summer day in L.A.! The start of the day is the Bayou Festival in … [Read more...]
Silvo’s Hermosa Beach Shows Good Customer Service With A Cold Beer
Manager Makes A Warm Budweiser A Cold Bud With A Simple But Impressive Solution It's often the little things that impress me the most, small gestures that go a long way toward making me loyal to a person or a place. Silvio's, a small restaurant/bar in Hermosa Beach, CA that specializes in sizzlin' Brazilian food, did one of those small things for me recently. I'll … [Read more...]
Father’s Day Moments And Memories: Thanks For Everything Dad!
Father-Son Moments Are To Be Treasured And Remembered The first memory I have of my dad is of me laying in a tub while he tickled my feet. My feet are very ticklish and he was taking full advantage of that, getting as wet from my splashes as I was by being in the water. Later, he used those same feet to yank me out of bed to get me moving for school. My mom … [Read more...]
Patrons The Unsung Heroes Of Shuckers Miami Bar Deck Collapse
Those Running To Rescue Of Victims Deserve To Be Recognized As frightening as the collapse of a deck at a sports bar in Miami was during the Heat-Spurs came was, it could have been a lot worse. While there were two serious injuries that put people in the hospital, most people suffered cuts and bruises. The huge relief is that there were no fatalities. And while we should … [Read more...]
New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Summer Fun Tour Promotion
Commission Giving Away Trips, Prizes And Merchandise Here's a big cheers to the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets Commission. It is holding a multi-month promotion called the Summer Fun Tour which gives away not just merchandise but prizes and trips. The big prize is an Iron 883 model Harley Davidson. There is also trip for two a Napa Valley winery (at the Francis … [Read more...]
June A Gloom Month For Party Events And Fun Festivals
Highlight Is The Start Of Summerfest, The World's Largest Music Festival In sports, the term " tweener" is used to describe an individual that is between two sets of skill levels and thus, cannot quite excel in either. The player is, say, too small to play forward in basketball but not quick enough to be a guard. He's a "tweener." And that's what I think of June. It's a … [Read more...]