My birthday was exactly what I wanted it to be yesterday. Back in ’06 the gang threw a big party for me at EP’s, with a cake and everything. This time I told them that I just wanted business as usual – Sunday brunch with my friends – and that’s what I got. We started the day at McGuinness, then moved to the Saucer a little after 1.
About 2:30 I pretended not to see the Nuh-Uh Girl and the Nuh-Uh Sister sneak in the side door holding a pan. The Nuh-Uh Sister had baked me brownies… she put candles on them and brought them out to the pool room, where I was kicking ass and taking names. Unfortunately Mikey the Camera Nazi didn’t confiscate my camera until later in the day to start shooting pictures, so we don’t have pics of the birthday brownies.
A beer also showed up around that time – a biggie glass of Dos Equis Special Lager, with a whole lime in it. One of my running jokes with the waitresses is that they never give me enough limes to squeeze in my beer, so they overcompensated this time.
There was an employee meeting at 4, which meant all the Saucer girls were there, including annoying “buy me a shot, buy me a drink” girl. So after the meeting I turned the tables on her, and said “Buy me a beeeeeeeerrr!!!!!”
“I’m not buying you a beer, Paul,” she responded. Then she informed me that she and her little sidekick were going to Hooters. She sounded like she was bragging about it. Who the hell brags about going to Hooters? Then again, she does live in Cordova. I know she reads this blog from time to time and I have the following message for her:
Fortunately some of the other Saucer girls are much nicer. In fact, one of the waitresses bought me BOTH $30 beers! That was one of the sweetest gestures ever, but I’m not surprised because she’s one of the sweetest girls ever. Here’s a pic of me with one of the Saucer managers holding the two beers:
More birthday beers started rolling in and things started to get out of hand. Here’s a pic of me doing an Irish car bomb with one of the off-duty bartenders:
Since yesterday was also The Romanian Sensation’s birthday, I wore my “I love Romanian girls” shirt in her honor. Every time I wear that shirt I hear new and interesting stories about her.
Here’s a pic of me doing a car bomb with Air Traffic Control Mike:
Here’s a pic of me visiting the beer recycling station:
Somewhere amidst all the beers, I still managed to hold on to the thought that I needed to be a responsible person, and if I kept letting people buy me beers I’d get so wasted that I wouldn’t be able to make it to work today. So I left about 8:30, stopping by Sawaddii for take-out on the way home – curry fried rice with beef, really good. 8:30 is extremely early for me to leave the Saucer on a Sunday.
Thanks to everyone who made my birthday a great one, with special shout-outs to Melissa, Lauren, Patrick and Deni, Ken, Air Traffic Mike, and the Nuh-Uh Family. And to Mikey for coordinating the whole thing. I’m probably forgetting to thank a few people… when I got ready to leave I found out I didn’t have a tab, despite drinking over $100 worth of beer.
Here’s the photo album (65 pictures). Again, apologies for not getting the camera out earlier in the day – all the photos were taken between 6:00 and 8:30.
Coming later today – the post I’ve been promising about upcoming events at The Majestic Grille.
Tonight: Pint Nite, of course! I hope I didn’t run them completely out of Dos Equis Special Lager yesterday, because I plan on having about 10 more of them tonight.