tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post2312250411215853784..comments2024-03-18T10:29:46.055+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: Stirred and ShakenKen Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-2507151684124717722022-06-12T12:33:57.508+01:002022-06-12T12:33:57.508+01:00Ah Ken thank goodness you went into a different ca...Ah Ken thank goodness you went into a different career. Still if the lid had stayed on I am sure it would have been lovely... 😋 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-25832535352005165992008-08-04T04:09:00.000+01:002008-08-04T04:09:00.000+01:00Hahahah Ken, that's hilarious. It's nice to see th...Hahahah Ken, that's hilarious. It's nice to see that all novice bartenders make the mistake of trying to shake something fizzy ;P Um.. that guy is so wrong: a Bloody Mary does NOT have anything but Vodka and Tomato juice in it. WTF?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-37228921721439720932008-08-01T14:19:00.000+01:002008-08-01T14:19:00.000+01:00too funny - my short and illustrious bartending ca...too funny - my short and illustrious bartending career was ended due to my 'one for them, one for me' motto....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-40240991984132205292008-08-01T12:22:00.000+01:002008-08-01T12:22:00.000+01:00Fantastic story Ken, beautifully told, with no unn...Fantastic story Ken, beautifully told, with no unnecessary show - the sign of a great story teller, knowing when to shake and when to stir!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-73740546079894947002008-07-31T23:32:00.000+01:002008-07-31T23:32:00.000+01:00Thanks guys. :)I was actually quite a good barman...Thanks guys. :)<BR/><BR/>I was actually quite a good barman, in my day... 'never a megastar with the old cocktails though.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-51573009826670025812008-07-31T15:38:00.000+01:002008-07-31T15:38:00.000+01:00Well you did give them a good show :)Well you did give them a good show :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-76407252854736730702008-07-31T06:25:00.000+01:002008-07-31T06:25:00.000+01:00Very funny, especially that last image, the top of...Very funny, especially that last image, the top of the shaker flying across the room, heading toward the American with the Bloody Mary.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it was best to be back at the public bar.jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959874504681715396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-84611131309298503732008-07-31T02:25:00.000+01:002008-07-31T02:25:00.000+01:00Another great tale from the master.Another great tale from the master.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096057521160935889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-36605682699344499422008-07-31T02:09:00.000+01:002008-07-31T02:09:00.000+01:00Very funny! I never worked in a bar, but I've wai...Very funny! I never worked in a bar, but I've waitressed. Apparently dropping a plate of spaghetti with the right amount of force will send sauce flying in every direction.<BR/><BR/>It was a short career!Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673945616719205743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-25336010576802218022008-07-31T01:41:00.000+01:002008-07-31T01:41:00.000+01:00Just goes to show a a person should stay with the...Just goes to show a a person should stay with their root's. I laughed so hard with your story, I forgot all my troubles. <BR/><BR/>It sounded like a scene from "Cocktail"Eric S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13214969358950690069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-91659952672948719062008-07-30T21:55:00.000+01:002008-07-30T21:55:00.000+01:00so funny! I think something like this is EXACTLY w...so funny! I think something like this is EXACTLY why I've never been brave enough to try tending bar! :)Chat Blanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049275050536199230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-21514121543889752832008-07-30T21:14:00.000+01:002008-07-30T21:14:00.000+01:00I have 4 years of the restaurant working experienc...I have 4 years of the restaurant working experience. All I could say is - this is simple awesome.J. C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09845426562424925708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-88093393173592996782008-07-30T20:03:00.000+01:002008-07-30T20:03:00.000+01:00I can so laugh at this because I remember my move ...I can so laugh at this because I remember my move from cocktail waitress to behind the bar without being given training and making some mighty hilarious mistakes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518964123008830311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-612541008621889312008-07-30T17:36:00.000+01:002008-07-30T17:36:00.000+01:00What can I say, Ken? I had to get my wife to expla...What can I say, Ken? I had to get my wife to explain the photograph to me.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-35409024690562677892008-07-30T16:52:00.000+01:002008-07-30T16:52:00.000+01:00I busted out laughing on this one. So hilarious, a...I busted out laughing on this one. So hilarious, and you relayed it so beautifully.tashabudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707659728810975773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-23100358889313882072008-07-30T14:56:00.000+01:002008-07-30T14:56:00.000+01:00Ken, I literally just spit coffee all over my keyb...Ken, I literally just spit coffee all over my keyboard.ROTFLMAO! <BR/><BR/>I was never a barmaid, however, I did waitress.....briefly. I was fired when I poured a plate of fettuccine in a rude customer's lap.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-59938599366307298472008-07-30T12:11:00.000+01:002008-07-30T12:11:00.000+01:00Sometimes life can be too much of a cabaret...I wa...Sometimes life can be too much of a cabaret...<BR/><BR/>I was a rubbish barmaid too...could never uncork wine under pressure...Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-60321595723727652872008-07-30T11:06:00.000+01:002008-07-30T11:06:00.000+01:00Another Ken classic!And as a former bar maid mysel...Another Ken classic!<BR/><BR/>And as a former bar maid myself, all I can say it that I'm glad I never had to make cocktails back then. Although I'm not too bad at it these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-38797357016293540912008-07-30T03:43:00.001+01:002008-07-30T03:43:00.001+01:00That cracked me up Ken, really you're still the ra...That cracked me up Ken, really you're still the raconteur. ha ha ha.<BR/><BR/>This lightened up my otherwise gloomy morning. Thanks for sharing.Jena Islehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609925272840089993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-69465949036219203582008-07-30T03:43:00.000+01:002008-07-30T03:43:00.000+01:00Lol, great story. I worked in a bar in a family re...Lol, great story. I worked in a bar in a family restaurant and we were taught bar flair as well, throwing bottles around etc - only a good idea with empty bottles.<BR/>I remember, thanks to being so well trained, having to be taught by a customer how to poor a beer correctly. Such fond memories...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-59831133675763656882008-07-30T00:15:00.000+01:002008-07-30T00:15:00.000+01:00Ok... I fat fingered and put my comment on the wro...Ok... I fat fingered and put my comment on the wrong post. I also tended bar at a tender age. Trying to be sophisticated... what fun! Thanks for bringing back fun memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-4989881943211349572008-07-30T00:09:00.000+01:002008-07-30T00:09:00.000+01:00Very funny, Ken. I just knew when you picked up t...Very funny, Ken. I just knew when you picked up that shaker, that something was going to go wrong. Reminds me of a Monty Python sketch, or more likely, a Basil Fawlty predicament. I loved how you said, Pat "magically appeared". Isn't that always the way?<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-43972454638866904742008-07-30T00:06:00.000+01:002008-07-30T00:06:00.000+01:00As a former restaurant general manager, and a bar ...As a former restaurant general manager, and a bar manager, I just have this to say:<BR/><BR/>ROTFLMFAO!Matthew S. Urdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423237354496730048noreply@blogger.com