Man,
I really put my blog on the backburner. I decided to excel my career for a while, so I have let time and responsibilities get away from me. So sorry, my trusty followers! However, I will be revamping this site...finishing up with some old posts, adding lots of new stuff....so hang in there my peeps....

A new and improved famous martini site will be coming soon to a computer near you!

A man walks out to the street and manages to get a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the Cabbie says, 'Perfect timing. You're just like Frank.'
Passenger: 'Who?'
Cabbie: ' Frank Feldman. He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time.'
Passenger: 'There are always a few clouds over everybody.'
Cabbie: 'Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the Grand-Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy.'
Passenger: 'Sounds like he was something really special.
Cabbie: 'There's more... He had a memory like a computer. Could remember everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out. But Frank Feldman, he could do everything right.'
Passenger: 'Wow, some guy then.'
Cabbie: 'He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid Traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too - He was the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Frank Feldman'
Passenger: 'An amazing fellow. How did you meet him?'
Cabbie: 'Well, I never actually met Frank. He died. I married his f*@%in widow!'

A group of girlfriends is on vacation when they see a 5-story hotel with a sign that reads: "For Women Only." Since they are without their boyfriends and husbands, they decide to go in.

The bouncer, a very attractive guy, explains to them how it works. "We have 5 floors. Go up floor by floor, and once you find what you are looking for, you can stay there. It's easy to decide since each floor has a sign telling you what's inside."

So they start going up and on the first floor the sign reads: "All the men on this floor are short and plain." The friends laugh and without hesitation move on to the next floor.

The sign on the second floor reads: "All the men here are short and handsome." Still, this isn't good enough, so the friends continue on up.

They reach the third floor and the sign reads: "All the men here are tall and plain."

They still want to do better, and so, knowing there are still two floors left, they continued on up.

On the fourth floor, the sign is perfect: "All the men here are tall and handsome." The women get all excited and are going in when they realize that there is still one floor left. Wondering what they are missing, they head on up to the fifth floor.

There they find a sign that reads: "There are no men here. This floor was built only to prove that there is no way to please a woman."

Alice and Frank were Bungee jumping one day. Alice says to Frank, "You know, we could make a lot of money running our own Bungee-jumping business in Mexico."

Frank thinks this is a great idea, so they pool their money and buy everything they need: a tower, an elastic cord, insurance - the whole nine yards.

They travel to Mexico and begin to set up on the square. As they are constructing the tower, a crowd begins to assemble. Slowly, more and more people gather to watch them at work.

When they finished, there was such a crowd, they thought it would be a good idea to give a demonstration, so Alice gears up & jumps.

She bounces at the end of the cord, but when she comes back up, Frank notices that she has a few cuts and scratches.

Unfortunately, Frank isn't able to catch her, and she falls again, bounces, and comes back up. This time, she is bruised and bleeding. Again, Frank misses her. Alice falls again and bounces back up. This time, she comes back pretty messed up - she's got a couple of broken bones, and is almost unconscious.

Luckily, Frank finally catches her this time, and says, "What happened??? Was the cord too long????"

Barely able to speak, Alice gasps, "No, the Bungee cord was fine...it was the crowd!....What in the HELL is a Piñata??!!"

So, obviously you want to be a bartender, but do you know where? Do you have experience at all? The easiest and most effective way to getting what you want is by getting your foot in the door. Start out as a barback/cocktail waitress/server/hostess, etc.
Start making it known to everyone – especially the management – how badly you want to be a bartender, how it has been your lifelong dream, etc. (But don't harass people to the point of annoyance, this will only get you avoided!)
Most establishments will offer opportunities to their current staff before hiring someone new. In my background, a fresh person with no experience was much easier to train and deal with than an experienced bartender. The experienced ones wanted to debate every drink recipe and start every sentence off with, “ That's how you do it? Well at my old job,.....” Blah Blah Blah.
You may just be pleasantly surprised at how fast you are able to move up the food chain.

TIPS

1.Always go for what you want. Even if you feel insecure, like you are not good enough, they will never hire you, etc. Do not listen to the negatives. You are valuable, and have a lot to offer. Show the world that.
2.When you do get in the door, always do your best. Show that you are an asset to the company and deserve to move up. Always be on time, maintain customer satisfaction, uphold integrity, and do your job to the best of your ability, every time. Put your success stamp on it, as if to say, “ I was here. Look at my excellent work ethic.”
3.When at first you do not succeed, try and try again. Remember this: There are thousands of restaurants/bars/clubs/hotels/casinos in every city. The service industry has the highest employee turnover rate than any other industry. That means that bartending jobs are everywhere, and always available.