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Monday, August 04, 2008
Friday, August 01, 2008
Bartenders, Hide your tip jars!
College football season is just over the horizon. The Gators are ready to make another run, Tebow is striking fear into the hearts of his opponents and Gainesville area bars are anxiously awaiting an influx in business after a summer slowed by a lack of students and a sluggish economy.
I know Urban Meyer would have us not look beyond the first game of the season (Hawaii 8/30) but for fans of Florida football, the match up the following weekend against in-state rival Miami has our "Rama-Jama" goin'.
This brings me to the title of the post. The last time that the thug-life contingent from south F-L-A rolled into town I was bartending at a downtown hotspot. The class of of our usual demographic decreased significantly on the night before the game. The ghetto-fabulous Miami fans made the night almost unbearable. A smattering of fights broke out throughout the evening due to the inability of Miami fans to conduct themselves in an adult manner. Glassware was broken, furniture trashed, cocktail waitresses harassed and above all...MY F**KIN' TIP JAR WAS STOLEN!
From right off the bar top, some classless moron got away with a couple of hours worth of tips which could've easily meant a month's car payment, the purchase of a pair of tickets to the game, or enough beer to fuel the next day's tailgate!
So I've just come across a web page that identifies the start time of this years UF vs. Miami game. Since ESPN is picking it up, it's going to be an 8:00pm game! This means area bartenders will be inundated with green and orange-clad douche-bags for 10+ hours on September 6th.
Watch your tip jars...keep 'em on the back bar out of reach of any Canes. They're NOT TO BE TRUSTED!
GO GATORS
I know Urban Meyer would have us not look beyond the first game of the season (Hawaii 8/30) but for fans of Florida football, the match up the following weekend against in-state rival Miami has our "Rama-Jama" goin'.
This brings me to the title of the post. The last time that the thug-life contingent from south F-L-A rolled into town I was bartending at a downtown hotspot. The class of of our usual demographic decreased significantly on the night before the game. The ghetto-fabulous Miami fans made the night almost unbearable. A smattering of fights broke out throughout the evening due to the inability of Miami fans to conduct themselves in an adult manner. Glassware was broken, furniture trashed, cocktail waitresses harassed and above all...MY F**KIN' TIP JAR WAS STOLEN!
From right off the bar top, some classless moron got away with a couple of hours worth of tips which could've easily meant a month's car payment, the purchase of a pair of tickets to the game, or enough beer to fuel the next day's tailgate!
So I've just come across a web page that identifies the start time of this years UF vs. Miami game. Since ESPN is picking it up, it's going to be an 8:00pm game! This means area bartenders will be inundated with green and orange-clad douche-bags for 10+ hours on September 6th.
Watch your tip jars...keep 'em on the back bar out of reach of any Canes. They're NOT TO BE TRUSTED!
GO GATORS
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