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 players and coaches do in the locker room, I smoke a cigar. There … [Read more...]
From The Bar Stool
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
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 previous day/night and the brain was woozy. I had a bit of a … [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!
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 would rather politely just open the door to wake me but dad, well, … [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...]
Hermosa Beach Bars To Watch With LA Kings And Chicago Blackhawks Fans
North End And Silvo's Are LA's Top Game-Watching Locations For Stanley Cup Playoffs Where's Hockey USA, West Coast version? It's in Hermosa Beach, CA, which is a much more than a long slap shot away from any ice but has two busy game-watching bars for fans of both teams in the NHL's Stanley Cup Western Conference Finals Playoffs. After the LA Kings' improbable run to the … [Read more...]
Hawaii’s Bizarre Drinking Laws Stun The Blogger In A Waikiki Bar
ABC Board Punishes Tourists And Servers With Strange And Silly Restrictions I thought I knew Hawaii's bizarre drinking laws pretty well. You can't have two drinks in front of you at once, so if you are at a bar you must fully finish one before being served another. (If you want a "back-up" beer you can't get one but you can, oddly, order a pitcher. Last time I checked … [Read more...]
Mai Tais At The Waikiki Royal Hawaiian Lacking Original Rum Punch
Scratch The Old School Drink; The New One Is Not As Good Or Strong Perhaps I was spoiled. Well, I was spoiled. And I freely admit it. But when you get used to something and then it changes – and not for the better – you get a little bit out of kilter. I am referring to a changes to the signature drink at the Mai Tai bar at the Royal Hawaiian. That's where I usually … [Read more...]
It’s A Challenge To Take the LA Metro Train To Party In Los Angeles
Lack Of Public Transportation Makes It Difficult To Be Partying In Other Beach Cities There's a lot of partying to be had in Los Angeles. It's just getting to it all that is the trick. L.A. has to be the biggest city in the world with the worst public transportation. You can't go anywhere, really, that's out of your own neighborhood. And that's a shame, because I like to … [Read more...]
Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam Tickets On Sale Now For Panama City Beach Concert
Toby Keith Headlines Inaugural Country And Southern Rock Concert Panama City Beach, Florida, is going to rock on the last weekend of September. It's the inaugural Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam and it features six stages of country and Southern Rock music, and tickets are now on sale. The lineup includes more than 30 acts, highlighted by Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert, Trace Adkins, … [Read more...]
Singles Sex Blog: The Tale Of The Frozen Margarita Trick
The Inspiration Of A Frosted Plastic Cup Leads To The Blogger Getting Laid Every now and then, I write about sexual escapades. Some of them are stories from friends and some of them involve myself. This is one of the latter. And I call it The Tale Of The Frozen Margarita Trick. It involves a girl named Lynn, whom I met through a friend on a Jimmy Buffett party bus. That … [Read more...]
Playing South Bay Tour Guide To Bars & Restaurants In The Beach Cities
Showing Off Manhattan, Hermosa And Redondo Beach On Bicycles I love playing the part of host. Taking people around and sharing my knowledge of an area, entertaining them by taking them to fun place. I've done it in the Greek Islands with some friend who went with me for on a trip, I do if with newcomers to the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach each April and most … [Read more...]
I Never Want To WInd Up Like Those People In Billy Joel’s Piano Man Video
Never Serve Me A Drink Called Loneliness Have you ever seen the original video to Billy Joel's "Piano Man?" It's a great video to an outstanding song. An American classic. But it's also a warning not to wind up like those people in it, individuals past their prime who feel they have nothing to look forward to so they cling to their past by going to the same bar … [Read more...]
When It Comes To Singles Bar Posture I Prefer Standing vs. Sitting
It's Easier To Spring Into Action In Singles Bars When Leaning Rather Than Being Seated I'm not a sitter, nor really a stand-up person when it comes to taking a posture in a singles bar. Instead, I'm more of a leaner. To me, there's something comfortable about taking an arm or an elbow and resting against the side of the bar or a chair, as opposed to actually sitting in … [Read more...]
Cubs 2013: At Least Getting Tickets To Wrigley Field Will Be Easy
Lovable Cubbies Predicted To Lose 90-100 Games So Let The Party Begin in Wrigleyville It's going to be a banner year in Chicago with the baseball team on the North Side. For the party scene in Wrigley Field, anyway. No, the Cubs are not predicted to win the World Series, make it to the Fall Classic, or even win any pennant. In fact, Sports Illustrated has picked then last … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday Is A Good Party Weekend For Single People
March Madness, A Keg (Not Egg) Hunt And Champagne Brunch Offer Fun Partying Opportunities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Party Blogger It is a time, I know, of reflection, to look at our own mortality and to understand and appreciate the sacrifices of others for us. But that also means it's a time of celebration. And for singles, Easter Sunday makes for an … [Read more...]
World’s Most Dangerous Canadian Starts The LA Beach Party
Watch Out South Bay Beach Cities He's Back In Town Bring it on. I'm ready. I've been bracing for this for a couple of weeks now, ever since my friend said he was coming to visit me in California. He's The World's Most Dangerous Canadian, and I say that with the utmost respect. And fear. He is a former bartender and is currently a manager of a high-end restaurant. And … [Read more...]
My March Madness Bracket Strategy: Get Drunk And Make Picks
Forget Over-Analyzing Teams, This Year Is A Toss-Up Tournament I'm going to win our March Madness pool this year. That's because I have the perfect strategy for picking the teams. I'm going to get drunk first! This is no half-court shot buzzer beater attempt. It's as skillful as Syracuse's zone defense, as solid as Florida's three-point shooters. After all, there really … [Read more...]
The Many Benefits Of Allowing California Bars To Stay Open Until 4 a.m.
Longer Drinking Hours Mean Less Problems And More Revenue A proposal has been put before the California legislature that would allow cities and counties to petition for extended alcohol serving hours. Currently, bars must close at 2 a.m. This would allow them to stay open until 4 a.m., if the cities and counties so choose. And it should pass quicker than you can down a … [Read more...]
Johnny Manziel Headed To Cabo San Lucas For Spring Break
Cheers To Johnny Football For Tweeting His Trip If you didn't like him before, here's a great reason to like him now. Johnny Manziel, the slippery and elusive Heisman Trophy winner from Texas A&M, is going to Cabo San Lucas for Spring Break. While there's nothing unusual for a football player to be doing something fun, it is highly unusual in this day and age for a … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach City Council Needs To Approve Smackfest
Council Members To Vote On Future Of Popular Beach Volleyball Event Smackfest, the whacky and fun dress-up beach volleyball tournament held each July, is in danger of becoming extinct. The Hermosa Beach City Council is discussing its future in its weekly meeting on Tuesday, March 12. This takes place at the Council's chambers at City Hall on Valley Drive, just south of … [Read more...]
Santa Anita And Horse Racing Tracks A Throwback Fan Experience
Laid-Back Atmosphere And Plenty Of Beer Stations Make For A Fun Day Every time I go to a horse racing track, I feel as if I'm stepping back in time. The Roarin' 20s, of flappers, jazz, the Charleston, and men in wide-brimmed hats. An age of prosperity and overall sports mania. This is especially the case at Santa Anita Racetrack in Los Angeles (specifically Arcadia, just … [Read more...]
My Favorite Margarita Party Drinking Experience
After A While There Was No Booze In The Blender, Just Tequila It's National Margarita Day as I write this, and just thinking about that great drink that makes us do wild and crazy things is bringing to mind all kinds of great memories involving it. Perhaps my favorite story involves a house party I ran into on sunny Southern California day. And stumbled (quite … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Bar Owners Should Give A Big Cheers to Jerry Buss
Owner Brought Showtime, Championships And Packed Bars To L.A. Los Angeles Bar Owners should do a big "cheers" to Jerry Buss. The former Lakers owner – who died at the age of 80 – has been responsible for a lot of business for bars in L.A. For decades. When teams win, fans go to the bars to watch the games. And when it's an NBA team, that's a lot of games, 82 in fact in … [Read more...]
Hey Single Girls Here’s Things You Need To Know About Single Men
Singles Bars Brings Out The Differences In Men And Women I am always baffled when girls say they don't understand guys. We are easier to read than a Facebook post. Twitter? We don't need 140 characters. Sixteen will do just fine. "Wanna have sex!?" There's a funny joke about what a girl should to do win over a guy. The punchline is "show up naked. And bring beer." It … [Read more...]
Northern Trust Open A Great Place To Meet Singles In Los Angeles
Golf Tournament At Riviera Brings Out More Swings Among Single Spectators Than Golfers It's a "fore" gone conclusion. The Northern Trust LA Open is a great place to meet single people in Los Angeles. In fact, with blue skies, sunny weather and temperatures in the 70s, this year there are likely to be far more swings taken by the spectators than the golfers on the … [Read more...]
Recovering From A Slight Fat Tuesday Hangover
The Quick Cure For Mardi Gras Morning Madness I awoke with what felt like a big pair of pliers squeezing my head and my brain ready to pop out the top of my skull. The problem was obvious: I was dehydrated. So I stumbled down the hallway and into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator door and took several swigs from a water bottle. I felt better, but not completely … [Read more...]
Transition Time The Best Time To Pick Up Girls In Bars
The Guard Goes Down And The Odds Go Up When Daytime Transitions Into Nighttime Speaking from experience, the best time to pick up girls in a bar is not at the peak party times or even last call. It's during the period which I refer to as "transition time." What the heck is "transition time," you ask? And what makes it such a good pickup time? Well, transition time is … [Read more...]
I’m Blaming Tiger Woods For Lindsey Vonn’s Injury
America Needs Her To Be Single For Next Year’s Winter Olympic Games Lindsey Vonn, America’s sweetheart on skis, tore up her knee and broke her leg in a massive accident in the FIS Alpine Ski Championships opener. There’s a chance she’s out of next winter’s Olympics, which start in exactly a year. (In a statement, Vonn says she is optimistic she will be back for the Sochi … [Read more...]
First-Time Germany Travel Lessons: Pilsner Beer & An Ex-Girlfriend
The 7-Minute Beers, Karlsruhe And Finding The Correct Restroom The memories flowed as quickly as the beer. Well, a heck of a lot faster than the Pilsner was poured. But more on that later. I was at a media luncheon in Los Angeles hosted by Tourism Germany for us Southern California travel journalists. The new German public relations representative, a friendly frau by … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Sorry California Girls, Chivalry Is Dead In The Golden State
Men Need To Improve Manners When Opening Doors And Ordering Drinks For Women By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The bar area of the popular restaurant was crowded, as is always the case on an early Friday evening, when in walked a couple on a date. Both were in their late 20s, the guy well dressed and the girl flat-out gorgeous. They walked up … [Read more...]
Heidi Klum Tells Jay Leno She Prefers Men In Their 40s
Here's An Open Invitation For Her To Join Me In Manhattan Beach Studly young guys in your 20s with popping pecs and tattoos on the arms (and elsewhere), step aside. You may rule the pool parties in Vegas, but you have no chance with Heidi Klum. The sexy Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated model is not interested in you. She prefers guys more like, well, me. At least … [Read more...]
Microbrew Beer Festival Part of Santa Anita Track Party Schedule
Horsing Around Involves More Than Watching Horse Racing In L.A. There's a microbrew festival at Santa Anita Racetrack in Los Angeles this weekend – specifically, Saturday, Jan. 26 – and the mere thought of this brings back some side-splitting memories. It was a few years ago that I was first introduced to what was previously the strange sport of horse racing. And, as I … [Read more...]
Manti Te’o Should Consult A.J. McCarron On How To Get A Girlfriend
Alabama QB Gets Katherine Webb While ND's Linebacker Has An On-Line Fake Alabama's A.J. McCarron apparently schooled Manti Te'o worse than 42-14 in the BCS National Championship game. He schooled him in dating, as well. Can the differences in Alabama and Notre Dame be measured not just in the final score of the game but in the girlfriends of the stars of the two teams? … [Read more...]
Like Natalie Wood, I Fell Off A Sailboat in Catalina’s Two Harbors
The Harbor Reef Bar and Buffalo Milk Cocktails Make For A Fun Party Location Natalie Wood remains a mystery 30+ years after she drowned off Catalina Island and she's back in the news after a Los Angeles coroner changed her death from "accidental drowning" to "drowning and other underdermined factors." There's a lot of speculation about exactly what happened that Nov. 28 … [Read more...]
Binge Drinking Vs. Social Drinking: Definining The Difference
Six Drinks Does Not A Binge Drinker Make There's a lot of media coverage now about girls and binge drinking, but it's time to put a little perspective on things. Because the mass media doesn't always understand things, and also likes to create attention by, well, creating attention, it's easy for the general public to be confused. Fortunately, there is the Bar Blogger to … [Read more...]
Did LA’s Mayor Really Party With Charlie Sheen In Cabo San Lucas?
If Antonio Villaraigosa Can 'Party With The Best Of 'Em,' Well, Let's Party! Perhaps I misjudged Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. I always looked at him as being a typically poisoned politician, to be trusted only as far as as I can toss a beer bottle. Well, I still feel that way but if what Charlie Sheen says is true, I would like to be close enough to the mayor … [Read more...]
Transforming From A Mild Christmas To A Wild New Year’s Eve in Vegas
The Strip And Sin City Bars Await The Blogger's NYE Arrival It's almost party time again. After nearly two weeks of being with the family for Christmas Las Vegas awaits. Las Vegas on New Year's Eve. The past couple of weeks, my lifestyle has been as mild as the weather here in Siesta Key, FL. Going shopping, bike riding, driving around with backseat drivers all … [Read more...]
Holiday Time With The Family Tames This Party Animal
Even With New Year's Eve In Las Vegas On The Horizon, There's No Place Like Home The party awaits. It's just that now, it will have to wait. My New Year's Eve destination is Las Vegas. The Strip. The bars, the clubs, the casinos. It's all there waiting on me, like a freshly-made drink sitting on the bar. But I'm letting the ice in it melt for now. Allowing the drink to … [Read more...]
Bananas Are An Effective Hangover Cure Remedy
Pills, Bottles And Even Patches Can Help But Always Have a Banana In the House Sometimes, I feel like a hangover guinea pig. Because of PubClub.com, I am sent all kinds of anti-hangover cures and remedies to sample. I have pills (two types, actually), a little disc you drop in water that fizzes like Alka Seltzer and, most recently, a bolt-of-lightening drink in a small … [Read more...]
BCS National Championship Game Is Not In South Beach Or Miami
Alabama-Notre Dame Game Is Played At Sun Life Stadium Far From The Glitter Of South Florida For the next month, media are going to be writing and broadcasting stories about the BCS National Championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame. Many of them will include headlines or TV teasers using the words "South Beach." All glitter and glamor. As if the game is being … [Read more...]
Tips For Not Drinking And Driving For Holiday Parties And Events
Take A Cab, Public Transportation Or Have A Designated Driver I am, for the moment, standing on the soap box, going to Speaker's Corner, standing up and shouting in Hyde Park. It's the time of the year for me to stand up and take a stand, to put out the plea, to pull the plug on the party to get your attention. With all the holiday parties, holiday events, holiday … [Read more...]
I Drink And Am Partying More Because Of Daylight’s Savings Time
Winter's Early Darkness Leads To Earlier Drinks, Which Leads to More Drinks Getting dark before 5 o'clock – as is the case with Daylight's Savings Time – is too early. At least for me. I would rather be out doing things in the daylight rather than tucking myself in for a winter's night. Okay, I'm not exactly tucking it in a five in the evenings, but it getting dark so … [Read more...]
Imagine If We Had Indisputable Video Evidence In Our Party & Sex Lives
Singles Lifestyle Would Be Dramatically Different With Instant Replay You know how in sports – particularly in the NFL and college football – there's thing known as "indisputable video evidence." It's a product of instant replay and requires that the replay officials have clear evidence to overturn the call on the field. And while it's fine for football (although the time … [Read more...]
Looks Like The Las Vegas Strip Again For New Year’s Eve Party
Fireworks And Fun Once Again In Sin City For NYE 2012 While I was considering going to Las Vegas for New Year's Eve 2012, I didn't exactly expect it to be decided until a few days before Jan. 31. I would what I've done many times in the past – including last year – decide a few days beforehand with a few friends and drive out from Los Angeles on NYE. Then my plans changed … [Read more...]
Reasons Steamy General Petraeus Love Affair Was Doomed to Fail
Guys Will Be Guys And Widening Sex Scandal Takes On Drama Of Old Melrose Place TV Show It was a nice try. Your military background served you well and your secret plan of operations was working to perfection. You were having a love affair but were intelligent and savvy enough not to leave a trail of e-mails or pull a Tiger Woods and have her number in your cell phone and … [Read more...]
Single in San Francisco: A Visitor’s Best Pick-Up Lines Tips
What You Need To Know When Talking To Girls In the City By The Bay It was a late sunny Sunday morning, and my friend was telling me about the political difficulties of being single in San Francisco. No matter where he goes, he said, he keeps running into ex-girlfriends and when interest peaks in a potentially new romantic interest, it turns out she is friends with, or is … [Read more...]
Bar Coaster Drink Ordering App Can’t Replace The Bartender
Using Smart Phones And I-Pads At Bars Not Practical, Though It Does Possess Dating Potential A friend went out in San Francisco recently and came back to Los Angeles telling of a new phone application he used in a bar. He was at the launch party of a friend's friend's – don't worry, that's as complicated as this gets – new product. It's Coaster, in which you order and pay … [Read more...]
A Tribute To A Fallen South Bay Beach Cities Party Friend
Here's Cheers To A Bar Buddy Who Kept An Entire Area Entertained I don't remember the first time I ever met Joe Anderson – that's a pretty common thing among the single people in the Los Angeles Beach Cities of Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach – but I most definitely remember the first time I partied with him. It was during the Manhattan Open, a local event that is … [Read more...]
After Drinking the Lane Kiffin Kool-Aid USC Fans Need Tequila Shots
Win Or Lose We Booze Really To Test Trojans' Top Party School Ranking With Cal Tailgate Party They set themselves up like an open bar at a wedding. Cast aside any doubt like a sailor on shore leave. And now they are as deflated as a beach ball after Labor Day. Well, that's what happens when you believe the hype, ignore your coach's past– let alone his character flaws – … [Read more...]
New Orleans Is Wet After Isaac And Will Be Wild Again
Laissez Les Bons Temps Roule Attitude Keeps The Party Rolling In The Big Easy Let the good times roll. And they do in New Orleans, even when a hurricane rolls through town. Katrina was a devastating punch but eventually the city recovered. Isaac dumped rain on a swamp and more than half the city's residents lost power. But Bourbon Street will be Bourbon Street again … [Read more...]
Nick Saban Makes It Impossible For Bama Fans to Relax During Season
Yet Another Championship-Caliber Team Keeps Tide Fans On The Edge of Their Seats For 2012 After winning National Championships in 2009 and again in 2011, Alabama football is back where it belongs. Tide alumni like myself enjoy winning. With 14 national titles, we're used to it and at the very least expect to be competing for it most every year. And with Nick Saban, that's … [Read more...]
Time For College Football Season I’m Ready to Party
The Mizzou Fan's Survival Guide To The SEC Puts The Ball in Play For College Football I'm an elephant ready to stomp. A Bengal Tiger ready to roar out of the cage. A white horse ready to run through the end zone. A big steer ready to charge onto the field, a Sooner ready to boomer, a dignitary ready to dot the 'i." I thought I could hold out for a while. It barely … [Read more...]
Jordan Larson Is USA’s Hottest Sexiest Olympic Athlete
Volleyball Vixen Is a Tall, Thin Blonde From The University of Nebraska The hottest female athlete for Team USA in the Olympics is Jordan Larson. Larson is on the women's indoor volleyball team. She is #10, a tall, thin blonde with a ponytail and has long, tanned legs. Her rear looks great in those tight blue shorts, too. There's no finer female for the States than this … [Read more...]
The Thrill of Drinking Beers in the Streets of Zurich
Unlike in the USA, It's Legal To Consume Alcohol in Public in Switzerland I'm doing a toast to Switzerland. Holding my arm high in the air, cold beer in hand, and giving the country a big Proscht! Kissing her on the cheek – three times, of course – and walking hand in hand with her along the Limmat River to the lake in Zurich. Down the cafe-lined Steinvorstadt street in … [Read more...]
The Swiss Do Party in Switzerland
Shedding the Stereotypes To Go Find the Fun Partying People There's a rumor going around that the Swiss people are not exciting. That they are too methodical in their methods, as stiff as a flagpole, as unemotional as as Spock on "Star Trek." Well thank goodness I've not met any of those Swiss people! The people I have met from Switzerland are just the opposite of their … [Read more...]
Lake Travis In Austin, Texas Is A Top Memorial Day Party Destination
Looking for a place to party for Memorial Day? Or Labor Day? Want to find a place that's a wild three-day weekend that's somewhat off the beaten tourist path, where hot locals know to go to party? Then look no further than Lake Travis. Yes, lakes are awesome spots to be for holiday weekends. Boats, brews, hot babes and more dudes without shirts than beer cans in … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Baja Cantina, The Demise of an LA Legend
Once-Happening Sunday Venice and Marina del Rey Bar An Empty Taco Shell of Its Former Self By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I should be at Baja Cantina in Marina del Rey, CA, right now instead of writing this blog. Having a margarita, chatting it up with friends and strangers. Loading up on the chips and salsa because I want the party to … [Read more...]
Sunday Brunch With Bottomless Mimosas Is Good Bar Business
Every Bar and Restaurant Should Offer Bottomless Mimosas on Weekends By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Where I live, and where I travel, one thing I always love is a champagne brunch. Consider me a product of my environment. Where I live – the Manhattan and Hermosa Beach area – this is as common as sunshine. As regular as the waves. As … [Read more...]
American Junkie Is Hermosa Beach’s New Hot Bar
Great Location, Big Patio, Big-Time Happy Hour and Super Service Make The Former Sangria an Instant Player in The South Bay Beach Cities Nightlife Here's how to have a successful bar. 1.) Be sure it's in a great location with a built-in crowd. 2.) Hire a friendly staff that can smile even if the bar is packed in the early days of opening. 3.) If you're in a place that … [Read more...]
Kidnapped To Ride on the Hermosa Beach Party Barcycle
Locked Up Not Abroad But At Local South Bay Bars By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger I was kidnapped. Locked up not abroad, but in the South Bay. And this is the South Bay. Hermosa Beach. So all started and ended well. I was planning on a busy day of writing several articles for this blog – among them a review of a new rum, actually – when I … [Read more...]
Drunk on Hand Sanitizer? Just Raid The Liquor Cabinet
Get Buzzed The Old Fashioned Way, Not From Ingesting Harmful Chemicals of Household Products A handful of teenagers in LA's San Fernando Valley have had to go to emergency rooms recently after drinking, get this, hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizer!? Apparently, they are able to separate the actual sanitizer from the alcohol, making for the equivalent of a shot of hard … [Read more...]
Secret Service Scandal in Colombia Hardly Unexpected
Hookers in Cartagena Are Cheap So Arguing Over the Price Is The Advance Team's Biggest Shocker By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger My big question when I heard about Secret Service agents hiring prostitutes in Colombia was probably not the same as the rest of the USA. Instead of asking "how could they do such a thing!?," my response was, "why were … [Read more...]
Hanging Out With My New Aussie Mate Miss Indy Australia
Showing First-Time Visitor to America Kirsten Dee Around Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, CA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger First, I received a text. Then a knock on the door. And suddenly, she was here, Miss Indy Australia, new "mate" Kirsten Dee, taking me up on my offer to crash at Casa de PubClub in Manhattan Beach while she was … [Read more...]
Baseball’s Hottest Wives From An Unlikely Source
Adult Website Name Jennifer Utley, Wife Of Chase Utley, The Sexiest Spouses in Major League Baseball Baseball players have long been known to attract attractive women. So it's not surprising that someone would conduct a Hottest Wives contest. What's surprising is the source of this one: People who go to the adult website Pornhub. That's right, a free … [Read more...]
Casting Call Information For Playboy TV Show
'Foursome' Show Seeking Girls And Guys For 5th Season Are you jealous when you see "The Bachelor" with all those babes in those exotic locations, wish you could be one of those people put up in a mansion to live out dramas on reality shows? Perhaps you can be now, as producers are conducting a casting call for season five of "Foursome" on The Playboy Channel. "Blind Date meets … [Read more...]
My Night Out With Miss Grand Prix
The Tale Of Time With A Beautiful Girl in the Bar in Sharkeez Hermosa Beach, CA My heart started pounding, my arms went into automatic "hug" mode and my knees, well, they collapsed faster than Duke in March Madness. Miss Grand Prix had arrived. There are certain involuntary things the male body does when we encounter a beautiful girl. We twitch. Our insides start … [Read more...]
The Party’s Not Quite Over For Red Sox Players
No Beer in Boston's 'This Ain't No Bar' Clubhouse Doesn't Mean Team Will Quit Drinking Beers and baseball go together like bats and balls. Peanuts and Cracker Jacks. "Take Me Out To the Ballgame," whiffed on this one. And that's just not for the fans, but for the players, as well. Last season, of course, the off-duty Boston Red Sox pitchers took it to a new, unacceptable … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Nightlife Is Not As Party Wild As City Council Claims
There Are Not Too Many Bars On The Pier And Placing Restrictions on Nightlife Is Foolish If you're someone who likes to party, who gets wide-eyed at the prospect of a Spring Break-type atmosphere, and listen to the Hermosa Beach City Council, then you would dream of bolting to the bars on and around the Pier. If you're the parent of, say, someone who's just out of … [Read more...]
Top 10 Reasons Why This Bachelor Is Still Single
Unlike Some, This Blogger KNOWS Why He's Not Yet Married Or In a Long-Term Relationship There comes a time in everyone's life when you turn around and say, "hey, what happened!?" Everything is moving along smoothy – you've got a decent job, great friends, go to fun events and have a healthy and long-term romantic situation – and then you suddenly notice one (or … [Read more...]
Tequila Can Make The Clothes Fall Off But Can It Cure Being Sick?
This Flu Remedy Calls For Tequila Shots and a Jacuzzi. Hey, it Works! By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger My neighbor is feeling ill. Has had the flu a couple of days. Still, she's considering coming to Happy Hour with me. Perhaps these were the inspiring words: "You need tequila." Hey, it's my cure. Whenever I'm feeling ill, I take a shot. Or … [Read more...]
Gas More Expensive Than Wine Or Beer? Then Drink Up!
Drink Don't Drive But Also Be Wary of Suspicious Minds By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger What can you do when gas prices get more expensive than our favorite beverages? There's these funny Internet reports that wine is now cheaper than glass. "Drink don't drive," it says. That IS funny. But is it true? Well, I just spent $3 for a 750 ml., … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Finding Shangri-La at the Shangri-La Bar in Santa Monica
Art Deco Rooftop Bar Provides More Than Spectacular Sunset Views By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Sometimes, you find a party or a good time when or where you least expect it. You stumble upon it like a finding your golf ball in the fairway. Or it surprises you like the always-cheap guy who suddenly buys a round. And that is how I wound up … [Read more...]
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Review Kate Upton Is Hot
The Good, Bad and Beautiful From SI's Annual Babes in Bikinis Magazine The 2012 SI Swimsuit issue has arrived in my mailbox, and I owe the postman a "thank you" for gently placing it on top of the tiny slot and not trying to jam it into the box and ripping it. Kate Upton is on the cover and it would be shame to have any of her body tattered. She is sensational, … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day 2012 Is On Taco Tuesday
Single People With No Valentine Should Do Like Californians And Go Out For These Cheap Eats Don't have a date for Valentine's Day? Don't want a date for Valentine's Day? Want to kick the expensive, fancy dinner to the curb, but still want to go out on Valentine's Day? Then head to your nearest cantina and celebrate Taco Tuesday. Taco Tuesday is a weekly event in … [Read more...]
Patriots Players Partying Deserve Super Bowl Celebration
Don't Criticize Rob Gronkowski and Matt Light For Dancing After Loss to Giants Ever heard of blowing off steam? Ever have a bad day at work and and at the end of it say, "man, that was rough. I need a drink!" That's what Rob Gronkowski and offensive tackle Matt Light were likely doing after Super Bowl XLVI at a post-game party. For some, this is a slap in the face. … [Read more...]
Having More Than a McNuggetini With Alie and Georgia
Food Network's Merry Mixologists Mix It Up at the LA Times Travel Show Why hasn't this happened to me? (Yet!?) A pair of creative, whimsical girls named Alie and Georgia decided they would do a goofy YouTube video about making a cocktail out of a McDonald's milkshake garnished with a chicken McNugget. They called it the McNuggetini and, like the guy who ate … [Read more...]
Red Tails Movie Review: Not Epic But Mostly On Target
George Lucas' Film About The Tuskegee Airmen Mixes Slow Moments With Riveting Combat Scenes I went to a movie theater instead of a bar. This is highly unusual for me, as I'm a blogger of bars and not movies or theaters, but it was a rainy Monday at the beach and I was anxious to see this film about a once-neglected part of American history. I saw Red Tails, the tale about … [Read more...]
Taking a Party Break in Tennessee
Not Every Day is Party Day at PubClub.com But Fear Not, For New Year's Eve Is Next When I'm out whooping it up at a bar, festival, pub crawl, Jimmy Buffett concert or any other of the countless party events I'm at during the year, I sometimes think of that line from Top Gun: "Son, you're writing checks your body can't cash." Somehow, my body always manages to survive. It … [Read more...]