Post #321480 by jpmartdog on Fri, Jul 27, 2007 6:30 AM

Hey C & A, I wish I could report that I had a lovely well stocked home tiki bar like so many of the pictures that we see here on TC, however.... the reality of the story is that for those ten years of bartending, booze and babes - me and my coworkers referred to our tips as "funtickets". They went out of my hands as easily as they came in! In my 20's, (after graduating from University of New Hampshire)when I should have been developing a career and a game plan for my 30's, 40's and beyond- I was playing. In the years since I've been jumping from job to job, trying to reinvent myself, trying to be an artist, trying to make a buck. (If you really want to know) -http://www.jonmooers.com/id2.html

My bottles sit on a counter in a corner of my one room apartment at the moment! Most of my Tiki stuff sits in a 5 X 10 storage unit 1 town over! Oh well, such is the life!

I keep all the ingredients for a well made Mai Tai (when I can afford 'em), including a couple of my favorite mugs to drink from! I love Campari and soda - and sip it dreaming of living on a canal in Venice, Italy. Otherwise I keep a mid range vodka. I love a chilled shaken Dirty Martini after a "tough" day, or a refreshing vodka tonic with lime on a hot afternoon. I love a hearty Zinfandel with Dinner. An Icy cold Pabst Blue Ribbon or a Schlitz can always be found in my fridge!