Bubbles And Booze Chases Away Sickness Blues By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger It's winter here in the Northern Hemisphere and for many that means we're fighting off colds with the hope we don't catch the flu. Many of us want to still maintain our fun and active lifestyle – and the Ski Resorts are always tempting us – but those darn coughs and … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: Finally Experiencing That ‘Wow, I’m In Australia!’ Moment
Aussie Outlaw Provides The Spark On Trip From Surfer's Paradise To Byron Bay By Kevin Wilkerson, PuClub.com Travel Blogger The adrenalin rushed through my body and my toes began to tingle. It took abbot 10 days of being Down Under, but I finally had my "wow, I'm in Australia!" moment. It was a small thing, really, but not insignificant. I was traveling on a … [Read more...]
How I Snuck Into The Governors Ball, The Top Academy Awards Post Party
From The Red Carpet To Red Treatment At The Oscars By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Here's a funny story about when I went to the Oscars out of curiosity and wound up at the prime post-awards show party. My girlfriend at the time and I were watching the Academy Awards red carpet show on TV in Hermosa Beach when I said, “well why don’t we just go to … [Read more...]
I’m A Guy And I Don’t Care About The Academy Awards
A Man's Viewpoint Of The Oscars: Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give A Damn By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger My friend is having an Academy Awards party. She's so excited she's giddy. It's all she's talked about for a week. To attend, she requires everyone get there before the red carpet, that they toss $5 into a pot and fill out ballots for the winners of all … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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
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...]
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...]
Surfer’s Paradise Blog And The Miss Supercar V8 Girls
The Party Blogger's Australian Adventure Continues In The Gold Coast After two days in Sydney, I've now arrived for a week in Surfer's Paradise, and at first glance I know I'll love this place. In fact, I knew that as soon as the plane broke through the clouds to reveal a beach lined with high-rises and lush vegetation behind it, the latter reminding me of the … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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!
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Bucket List Top 10 Party & Best Nightlife Destinations For 2019
From The America's Cup to St. Moritz To Hottie Toddie, Here's The Year's Prime Party Destinations Here's where I want to go and what I want to do in 2019. If the world were wide open to me, these are the places and events where I would party, for they are part of my all-time Bucket List. Some places I have already been to and want to go to again, while some … [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...]
New Year’s Day Can Be As Much Of A Party As New Year’s Eve
Diehard Partiers Cut Loose The Day After NYE With A More Casual Attitude I love New Year's Day almost as much as I do New Year's Eve. In fact, in some places, I like it even more than NYE. Why? Because the pressure is off, lifted like the monkey off Steve Young's back. The pressure for what, you ask? The pressure to have a great time for New Year's Eve, to … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
James Hinchcliffe On Pole Of 10 Friendliest Indy 500 2019 Drivers
Seeking Someone To Cheer For In This Year's Race? Look No Further Than These 'Good Guys of IndyCar' By Kevin Wilkerson, Pubclub.com Sports Blogger Don't know whom to cheer for during this year's Indianapolis 500? Not familiar with the names, don't know the drivers? You want to root for someone who's cool, nice and, in general, a good guy, right? Not some jerk … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Hey Starbucks, Stick to Coffee Instead of Serving Beer & Wine
Coffee Chain Announces Plans to Sell Alcohol at Night in Chicago as Potential Prelude to National Rollout By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Normally, I would hold up a glass and give a big "cheers" to any business that decides to sell beer and wine in addition to its standard offerings. More places to drink and socialize? I'm all for it, of … [Read more...]
Anaheim Ducks Game & Talking Telluride Ski Resort
The View From A VIP Box at an NHL Contest, Skiing And The Hapless Habs 2011-12 Montreal Canadians I went to a hockey game and wound up talking about skiing. Ice and snow; once you think about it, they do go together. Not quite like pucks and power plays, but there is a certain similarity between the two. I was in a VIP box at the Honda Center for the Ducks and the … [Read more...]
Daisy Dukes A Hot Summer Fashion Beach Trend For Girls
Cut-off Jeans Shorts Made Famous by Catherine Bach's Character Are Taking Over Southern California Beaches, To the Approval Of the Bar Blogger Of all the casual fashion trends that have become popular the past few years – trucker hats, baggy clothes, shorts practically to the ankles (which really don't actually qualify them as shorts) and body-covering tattoos – … [Read more...]