Entries from September 2007

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

The Ladies Love Big Ass

If you have seen a donkey dressed in green overalls walking around downtown, he is “Big Ass”, the mascot for The Green Burro. We took him out for a stroll to Green Queen Bingo and he made a lot of friends. He doesn’t usually don the wig and apron. Just this once…

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Aloha!

We just went live with a new computer system this week, so please don’t hate your bartender or server if they are a little frazzled. The switchover was not as smooth as we had hoped. We really are trying to serve you better in the long run.
As Benjamin Franklin once said,
“Beer is […]

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Full Moon?

I was sitting at the bar when two women approached the bar and ordered drinks, one in her 50s, the other her 20s. Ross, the bartender, asked the younger one for ID and the older one said, “What, you don’t need to see mine?”
Ross, clearly embarrassed, said, “No, ma’am.”
She started yelling at him, “Do […]

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Brotherly Love

I was headed to The Green Bean for my latte when I heard a lot of commotion on Elm St.  There was a guy sitting on the corner of Elm and McGee handcuffed and screaming obscenities at one of our bike cops.  I was very impressed at how calm the policeman remained while this obviously inebriated man […]