Quikie Entry

It's a complete change from the past few weeks, with the snow finally falling. It's very pretty and I like to sit here and watch it from my desk. The Pub was unusually busy last night. I hadn't seen it like that since maybe the holidays. It was a strange crowd though. Full moon makes things a bit batty and like riding a rollercoaster with the ever changing sea of emotional crap that people can aim at you. Especially if they been drinking or stars know what else. I took some shots today. There was a very calm gray light coming through the bathroom window hitting the mirrow on the medicine cabinet. The mirror is beveled and I discovered that a tight zoom on that bevel really alters what one normally sees in this world. I will have to experiment more with that. I gotsta work at the Muthers tonight. I'm a bit tired, so I'm hoping to wake up by then LOL. My mood is a pensive one at the moment. That will definately have to change before I go in and dance around in my skivies LOL!

Coffee Coffee Coffee

It turned out to be a pretty good night last night. I just got up an half hour ago, coffee not in my system totally yet. . . It's unusally warm out for this time of year. It's 51 degrees :) and the sun is shining right through my window as I type this. I'm in a bit of a strange mood. A little melencholia I guess. Shawn's been working late shifts yesterday and today so I haven't seen him much at all. I miss him when that happens. My mind is filled with strange and non-connected thoughts so I'll make this short cuz it won't make sense to go on LOL. I NEED TO WAKE UP!

Mary Tyler Moore

I got home from work about an hour ago. I worked the Avenue Pub tonight. It was a pretty good night considering January. I had a lot of fun. Unusual amounts of beer got spilled all over me tonight. Never had that happen before in the 7 years I've been doing this LOL. Last week everyone else was spilling beer on themeselves, tonight they spilled it on me :) I'm watching the first season of Mary Tyler Moore on DVD right now. I never watched it when it was on tv, but I kinda like it now. It seems so much more gentler than some of the stuff on tv these days. I downed my dish of penee and pork sauce and will be heading off to bed shortly. Tomorrow is my day off! Yippee! But I'll spend most of the afternon at the gym. I'm just babbeling now, blah blah ROFLOL

OOoooooh It's Late.

It's a real late night. I've rearranged my office to make it more suitable for use when I go back to school in two weeks. Nervous, excited, tired LOL.  I've got my ol' smooth 70's music playing on my ITunes.  I like my office now... It feels nice and comfortable.  I haven't worked on an image yet cuz I spent most of my time downloading Widgets for my 'puter. I'm good at wasting time. . .


Hasn't been much snow here in Rochester since a week before Christmas.  Kinda blows,  but I know we will see more than our share in a few weeks.  I just hope we have as great as a summer as we did last year.

I've had to give up my Thursday nights at the Bachelor Forum until May. One of my photo classes is on that night. Ooooh it sucks.  It's been a good night for me. I'm hoping that I can awaken Wednesdays to something comperable.  I really would like to make it Classic Rock night.  I did it impromtu last week and it seemed as if everyone rather liked it better. 


Oh well... soo  tired.  Gotta sleeep now...

I Dumped Myspace

Oh well, I dumped my MySpace account. I found out the other day that it was owned by Rupert Murduch. I wont' go into much on that, 'cept he's a media mogul and greedy beyond beliefe. I was always annoyed that everytime I went to the site I was bombarded by cookie requests for ad tracking and stuff. Now I know why. The site poses as a community building effort when in reality it's nothing more than an ad tracking dust bin. No more for me.


Anywho. I start school in three weeks. I have 36 credits left for my BA in Studio Art/Photography, then I'm on to my Masters. I'll be dropping my Thursdays at the Bachelor Forum as a result. I have a class that night. But it's only for the semester.

Workin' At Muthers Starting Saturday :)

So much, so much LOL. . .

Well first off, I gotta note a little bitty thing that was so nice that happened while I was working at The Avenue Pub this Monday. Three young guys came in and of course I had to proof them. I hate doing that, but I have no choice. They stayed for a few cocktails and seemed to enjoy themselves for a bit. But the nicest thing was when one of them (Johnny was his name), thanked me for my hospitality just before they left. A lot of people thank me from time to time, but it was just so nice to hear it in that way. I almost was speechless, it made me all glowy inside :)


Anywho... It's official, I'll be working at Muthers starting this Saturday nite. Three bars at once is going to be a hoot. I'll see how well I can handle this six night a week thing. I've bartended for six years and have never done more than four nights a week, or two bars at once. The bar it'self is simple beyond beliefe. The cash register is something new to me altogether. It's one of those touch screen thingys. I hate them... but I'll have to adjust :)

I'm going to be doing "OZ" nights at the Forum starting Wednesday, March 23. I've never seen the show myself, but I've had a lot of people express interests in it. I'll run 3 episodes a night from 9:00 PM and run $2.25 well cocktail specials as well. I'm hoping we can rent a digital projecter and show the dvds off a large screen, but even if we can't we have the four tv's which will work.

Then there's St. Patricks day. I couldn't all the things I wanted to do, but I got some things. $1.00 green jello shots, $2.25 well, domestics, Labatts and Molsons. I can do the green beer thing too if I want and I just might. No draft so I'll have to be pouring it from bottles into pint glasses.

Gotta run...

Tony

Snowy Snowy

I just got back from the gym. . .I'm a bit woozy :) I got some chicken and some potatoes frying with a little oregano and black pepper and I'm starving.

Last night was a real good night, there was about 12 to 15 people in the bar at any givin time. I managed to stay in my clothes until rougly 10:00 PM LOL. Then it was done to my boxers and doing boxer shots. It's an interesting thing - running about in nothing but your boxers and a pair of boots. It really means nothing to me, It's all for the sake of fun. I love giving people a good time if I can. Even though I can be up on the bar having someone with their head between my legs grasping for the shot glass thats on the bar, it's probably the least sexual thing for me. I think it's a hoot. Sometimes I feel like Mae West or Madonna. Nope I'm not comparing myself to them (there is no comparison LOL). It's just that my attitudes about sex are pretty laid back. I know what my boundaries are. I've never nor do I ever plan on "exposing" myself. But I've learned that many people apporach sexuality with some taboos still in thier heads - even us homo's :) Go figure.

Anyway, the point of this is that, it is never to offend. I've learned early in the game, that despite what you do or how hard you try - your going to offend someone. So, I no longer assume responsibility for anothers level of comfort when it comes to bawdy behaviour or sense of humor. Common' I was raised in an Italian family - we joked about everything and I mean EVERYTHING!

I guess I mention this, cuz a few guys came in a couple nights ago and got "offended" cuz I was doing the boxer shot thing. LOL, it's hilarious. Oh well... there's always the Public Library or Church, but I think they'll have a hard time ordering a martini in those places. . .

But last night was a lot of fun. Some new people, some regulars and I did what I could to make 'em laugh. I think I succeeded, they laughed alot.

Anywho... gotta go. I can smell my chicken burning :)

Tony

Long Time No Postings. . .

I have to apologize for the long lapses and inconsistencies in my entries. No excuses, just lazy and the last thing on my mind. . .

It's been about five months now, my partner and I having moved here. I'm beginning to see more and more things as I become more familiar with the place, mostly very favorable. I've met so many nice people, especially working in the Pub and the Forum. The two are very different and many myths exist about them both (now isn't the time to go into that). I would say that 9 out of 10 people I meet are genuinely friendly. That is a very high ratio of people and it lightens my heart. But there is something that bothers me terribly. There is some very strong negativity amongst people, particularly about the city itself. I can understand it, but it grates on my nerves. At first I shrugged it off, but lately I've been afraid that it might be contagious. Misery does love company, and thats no lie. But one thing I hate, is comiserating. I've always felt if ya didn't like something, then do what you can to improve it or move on. Complaining is useless. I've grown irritated at the self-loathing - it's aggrevating. I guess it's cuz I'm not from here and I see things here that some take for granted. I've seen worse places and I've seen better. The worse places are worse because the people and culture is, well. . . kinda self loathing, complaining, blah blah blah. The productive places well, the people "do" things. . . And if I hear one more fella say "I'm Bored" on Gay.com I'm gonna scream! If your bored, your boring. Find something to do - ain't no one else gotta entertain ya. Sheeesh already - stop with the whining!

Anywho.... I've done my venting. I had a quiet nite at the bar... did some virus checking on the 'puter there, polished the beer coolers and then had a late night group of people that I know come in and really made my nite. They're lots of fun - Lonnie, Kathy and the guys. I like people who like to have fun. If ya ever read this guys, hear me! THANKS!

Gotta head to bed. My sis is coming out here early in the a.m. so I'm a needing some serious sleep... zzzzzzz

Tony

Catching Some Down Time :(

The past few nights at the Forum have been real kewl, gettin' busier. I can't tell if it's because of the holiday's or because maybe I'm beginning to get to know more and more people who can tolerate my insanity LOL!

Anywho, I was supposed to work at the Pub tonight, but I came down with a nasty case of the flu. I'm stuck like a pig right now. I worked last night, and it was nuts all nite long - I pulled it off with mega doses of Dristan, Sudafed, and Nyquil but I could feel myself gettin' worse as the night wore on. Anywho... I had a lot of fun just the same. Despite the almost nightly running about in nothing but boxers and boots! A bunch of guys got a couple rounds of christmas songs in late in the night - one fella fell from his stool before I got him into a cab home. . . and some rowdy "young' uns" came in late. They were already a bit trashed from somewhere else. . . 'nuff said.


Anywho... I gotta get back to bed, cuz I'm not feeling all that great ;) Catch ya next time!

Where There's Snow. . .

Well now I'm working' five nites a week between both bars. I'm having
fun but I gotta admit, it's the first time I've worked so many nites in
a week - I'm becoming a "creature of the night" LOL!

This Thursday night thing has developed into a thing of it's own.
Thursdays at the Forum were my first nights there until about a week
ago. So naturally I tried to make the most of it I could. Stripping
down to my boxers and doing boxer shots on the bar. . . It's a lotta
fun and people seem to have a good time with it. I like it when
everyone is having fun. I've realized over the years that there is only
so much I can do to help someone have a good time and then it's up to
them. I've also realized that there are times that no matter what I do
or say, there are going to be the occasional "nasties" that can't or
won't have a good time, or just be miserable. Maybe years ago, I would
think it was me - but not anymore. There are just some people that are
looking for "pissiness" and won't stop until they get. Oh well. Sad for
them! I'll just have to use my "Nasty-be-gone" spray!


Shawn and I just spent Tuesday shopping for xmas decorations and
things. So we been decking out the place in glitter and bling bling
LOL. We had a lot of fun - he's my babe! I love the boy :) Something
about the way he smiles can light up a whole room and after six years it
still melts my heart :)

We still have to find a tree yet. So we're heading out probably next
Tuesday for that. It will be the first time since we first met that
we'll have a real one. We thought about actually cutting one down, but
we changed our minds. I'd rather spend the day fighting with it to
stand up straight and then throw stuff all over it. I'm trying to get
my sister to come out here for the day for coffee and stuff. But her
schedule is nuts - so I'm not expecting to see her until xmas eve. Nuts
to that!


Anywho... I'm STILL WAITING FOR SNOW!!!! I know, I know! I hear it
every time I say that. I'll get more snow then I'll know what to do
with and regret my words! Yeah, but I want it now!!!!! (see me stamping
my foot and pounding my keyboard).

Hey, ya can't make snow angels in the front yard, if ya ain't got no
snow!!!!!!!


Until next time!

Tony

Hey Hey - What a Day?

It's raining like hell out there right now and I keep hoping for a bit of snow. I know, I know. . . I hear it all the time. "What are ya crazy"?

Yeah! I am! LOL. It's the holidays and I sure do miss a bit of snow for it. I spent the past few years in Burlington, VT and for some strange reason it really doesn't snow there. So I'm looking for a terrifically WHITE Christmas this year. It can last 'till January and then it's gotta go! I'll be ready for spring by then. :)

I worked at the Pub Friday night. I walked in and the place was hoppin' cuz of the holiday weekend. I love it when I'm busy. Makes things fun :) They had the placed decked out for the holidays, kinda like my mom. She goes nuts every year. Ain't a stretch of wall or floor that don't have some tinsel or garland hanging or laying about. It definately put me in the mood, being as I haven't really been.

Shawn and I just moved here and it's always a bit unsettleing when you relocate. Especially around the holiday time. We don't know many people well yet and so. . . But that has been changing pretty fast. So I expect to be more in the mood as the days pass. Hell, we got some christmas stuff up already, but we're waiting on cutting down a tree.

So far got a bunch of parties lined up over the next couple of weeks. I haven't been to any christmas parties in a few years, so I'm looking forward to them. Party party party. . .sorta :)

I gotta work at the Forum tonight. I've taken over some nights over the past week, and so now I work all nite and sleep all day.... mooo moooo mooooo

My First Blog! Welcome All!

Hey! This is my first blog, so bare with me while I figure out how it works! I hope to keep ya up to date on things as they occur, for those of ya who are interested.

But even more so, I'm much more interested in hearing from you! Comments, suggestions, whatever. Just play nice, that's all I ask :)

Let's play!!!!

Tony