Life Behind Bars
Eileen O'ConnorStories from 35 years (and counting) as a bartender in New York City— a prime location to view a constantly changing city, and the hilarity and heartbreak of... well, us.
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Schlemiel! Schlimazel!
It wasn’t the first time we Laverne and Shirley’d our way through a rough shift, and it wouldn’t be the last. The porter hadn’t shown up for work that day and I was trying to haul a huge, heavy, overflowing garbage bag from the can behind t...
McManus Pride
I originally published this story last year, but it seems a fitting time to share it again.
Back in 1993, in addition to slinging hash, I worked part time at Housing Works (a non-profit providing housing and services for homeless people l...
In the Knick of time
Excitement was already in the air when Mary and I arrived to start the day shift last Saturday. Mary immediately got to work on the chalkboard sign, with a remote text assist from Justin, who was on a plane to Denver. Alex and Laura sitting...
When weirdness reigns, it pours
But I thought my luck had changed a couple of weeks ago; the day got off to a nice start. They were in town celebrating Eddie’s 70th birthday, and though I’d never met them, I felt as though I had. I mean, look at these guys.
Eddie is spor...
An unexpected gift during a busy shift—
It was packed last Saturday, and as I rushed to the back dining room balancing a tray of drinks, Fred, one of our Saturday regulars seated at the bar said, “When you have a moment—I have something to show you.” I nodded and kept working. Tw...
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