I have no earthly idea why this title popped in play. I recognize it as something from an rss feed I read a while back, so it is not truly random. On Google Reader, I "shared" it. But that does not explain, why so much time later, it shows up as auto fill when I am writing an effin blog post. But it still amused me, so I kept it. After all, its ONE DOLLAR A POUND!
I can't believe its been two weeks since I last wrote. Time flies when you're not doing much.
Krapaoke, was pretty big this week. Horse Sales are going on, which brings in an influx of international buyers. They have a local ring leader that brings them to Le Splat on Mondays. They are wild, unruly, and many are inebriated. They fit right in. One particular, high roller, was stumbling around climbing on stage each chance he got. But as part of the "astronomical tipping fraternity" I gave him a wide berth. My helper was about to puff up on him, and I motioned for her to cut him some slack. She began to play nice, and he ended up tipping her $50. I think I made my point.
As the short bus unloaded all the buyers, there was a mad rush to sing. To call out requests. To interrupt me for a question, while I was talking (or singing) on the mic. Drunk people can have such misplaced senses of urgency. Charo, one of the bartenders, later told me it was the same way ordering drinks. They'll be waiving their money as if their very life depended on it, then when asked for their drink order, they acted surprised they had to make up their mind. Not unlike game show contestants so intent on hitting the buzzer first, they don't hear the question.
Eventfully the rush moved down to the local Irish bar, and we had some breathing room. During the big crush times, you can really only mark time. Reminds me of marching band and marching in place. I was ready to cut it off at 2:00 because all of a sudden, no one was coming up when I called. All the urgency, apparently was because they only planned on staying so long. But I had some late comers that were attractive and rich. Guess what. kept going for 45 minutes.
- Papa's got a brand new Splat
