Never Serve Me A Drink Called Loneliness Billy Joel's Piano Man is one of the great American songs, and its music video brings the characters to life. But every time I watch it, I have the same reaction: I never want to become one of those people. I've seen similar characters sitting in real bars, and they remind me of something important about life. There's a big … [Read more...] about The Nightlife Blogger: Why I Never Want To Be Like The People In Billy Joel’s Piano Man Video
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The Nightlife Blogger: What it’s REALLY Like to Live in L.A.
From The Archives: The Quirks, Weather & Lifestyle Of Living In Los Angeles When I lived in Los Angeles, people I met while traveling – and friends and family back home – were always asking me what life in L.A. was really like. So I wrote this column about its quirks, traffic, people and one glorious reason we put up with all of it: the weather. It's from the PubClub … [Read more...] about The Nightlife Blogger: What it’s REALLY Like to Live in L.A.
The Nightlife Blogger: Why Your Digital ID May Not Get You Into A Bar
The Rise Of Digital IDs Has Created A New Nightlife Problem Taking advantate of technology, I have started going walletless by using Apple Wallet to pay bar tabs. That part is easy. Using it to get into a bar it isn't, however. As I learned, there is one important element that every nightlife pubclubber should know before relying on a digital driver's … [Read more...] about The Nightlife Blogger: Why Your Digital ID May Not Get You Into A Bar
The Nightlife Blogger: I Had A Beer With Maverick In San Diego’s Top Gun Bar
The Story Behind My Unexpected Encounter With A Movie Hero At San Diego's Kansas City Barbeque Walk into Kansas City Barbeque in San Diego and you're stepping into a piece of Top Gun movie history. But I wasn't expecting to find "Maverick" himself sitting at the bar, wearing flight gear and those unmistakable aviator sunglasses. Naturally, I pulled up a barstool and joined … [Read more...] about The Nightlife Blogger: I Had A Beer With Maverick In San Diego’s Top Gun Bar
My Greatest Jimmy Buffett Concert Moment At The Santa Barbara Bowl
A Long-Time Parrothead Recalls His Single Greatest Moment at A Buffett Show Of the roughly 70 Jimmy Buffett concerts I attended over the years, one moment stands above all the others. It happened during an intimate show at the Santa Barbara Bowl in the 1990s, when Buffett unexpectedly cleared the stage, picked up his acoustic guitar and took the audience on what felt like … [Read more...] about My Greatest Jimmy Buffett Concert Moment At The Santa Barbara Bowl