My pal Dan. When I got in the Better Days business he couldn't have been happier. Since then
he has spent hundreds, if not thousands, of hours in the pub both working and partaking. Dan
was a bartender, chicken wing chef, and the original "Closer". In his prime Dan has successfully
completed a number of two week benders, consisting of bottles of vodka and beer. Generally
"Curly" is a congenial drunk until the end when he reminds me of drunken black bear. Lots of
growling, spitting, wild laughter which is usually mixed with slurred babbling. It's not pretty and
lucky for everyone, including Dan, he doesn't get that tight very often these days.
Ole Dan just got a job at Dresser Rand where he claims to be a sand blaster though I would not
be surprised if that is a big story. He's also found a good woman who will put up with him and he
tells me that she's the apple of his eye. I won't mention this young ladies name for fear of
embarrassing her but I will say without any sarcasm at all that she is one lucky lady. The
combination of the love bug and a steady job has curbed Dan's honky tonkin for the most part.
The reason I'm picking on Dan today is to retaliate for his performance Saturday night. He
showed up to the pub with a near bottle of vodka in him from some family party. Before long it
became obvious that he lost his ability to focus on moving objects, started yelling at people in
some drunken language. I warned him to slow down because he was becoming despicable. He
did another Jager Bomb and before long he was grabbing the nearest person to lean on and his
eyes were completely glazed over. So me and the Captain got him out back and almost in the
truck when he hollered "I'm not going home yet" and ran back in the bar. From there it got real
ugly and he finished off the night by squeezing a drink (that he picked up from an empty table) all
over the floor and laughed like a rabid coyote. Barely able to walk he stumbled down to Randy's
for some food. He didn't have any money and was lucky to have his buddy Tom show up to pay
the bill. Ed Gee woke up to find Dan passed out on his couch. What a piece of work.
he has spent hundreds, if not thousands, of hours in the pub both working and partaking. Dan
was a bartender, chicken wing chef, and the original "Closer". In his prime Dan has successfully
completed a number of two week benders, consisting of bottles of vodka and beer. Generally
"Curly" is a congenial drunk until the end when he reminds me of drunken black bear. Lots of
growling, spitting, wild laughter which is usually mixed with slurred babbling. It's not pretty and
lucky for everyone, including Dan, he doesn't get that tight very often these days.
Ole Dan just got a job at Dresser Rand where he claims to be a sand blaster though I would not
be surprised if that is a big story. He's also found a good woman who will put up with him and he
tells me that she's the apple of his eye. I won't mention this young ladies name for fear of
embarrassing her but I will say without any sarcasm at all that she is one lucky lady. The
combination of the love bug and a steady job has curbed Dan's honky tonkin for the most part.
The reason I'm picking on Dan today is to retaliate for his performance Saturday night. He
showed up to the pub with a near bottle of vodka in him from some family party. Before long it
became obvious that he lost his ability to focus on moving objects, started yelling at people in
some drunken language. I warned him to slow down because he was becoming despicable. He
did another Jager Bomb and before long he was grabbing the nearest person to lean on and his
eyes were completely glazed over. So me and the Captain got him out back and almost in the
truck when he hollered "I'm not going home yet" and ran back in the bar. From there it got real
ugly and he finished off the night by squeezing a drink (that he picked up from an empty table) all
over the floor and laughed like a rabid coyote. Barely able to walk he stumbled down to Randy's
for some food. He didn't have any money and was lucky to have his buddy Tom show up to pay
the bill. Ed Gee woke up to find Dan passed out on his couch. What a piece of work.