Aged 3 years, my first craig-ployment gig

A toast to my very first craig-ployment gig. CHEERS!


In the summer of 2007 I answered a craigslist ad to be a Vino 100 bartender. Knowing little more about wine other than that I liked how I felt after a few glasses of the stuff, I survived the hour long interview and made it onto the well-oiled staff.

Three happy years later, I have put (most) of my bullshitting skills to rest and I can now educate newbies as well as hold my own with the know-it-alls. And for 12 hours per week you can still find me chatting about body, flavor, and how IT IS actually possible to describe a wine as having hints of tar or leather. Delicious.

I'm pleased to report that hundreds, maybe thousands of customers have enjoyed the gentle buzz of wine and local craft brews on my watch.
And like Cheers, several patrons have become friends, including one lucky bastard who became a 4 month blip on my romantic radar screen thanks to... drumroll... a craigslist missed connection ad posted by yours truly and read by fore-mentioned customer.

(Would have been a great story if it had worked out. Oh well, over it.)

Moving on...
(Clears throat) So CHEERS to you, Vino 100! You were my first craig-ployer and you'll always be my favorite.

Enough mushy stuff. Stick a cork in me, this post is done.

P.S I wish someone on craigslist would post that they wanted a talented artist to make this cool cork suit. I'd be all over that.