If you consider yourselves “Festive Boozing Consultants” and write a book with the title The Man Who Scared a Shark to Death and Other True Tales of Drunken Debauchery, my guess is you’re qualified to compile a list of the Top 10 Coolest Bartenders of All Time.
Noel Boivin and Christopher Lombardo, authors of said book and list, sobered up just long enough to post Part 2 of their list today, and they’ve included some interesting choices.
You have to love the inclusion of Georgie, the battered bar jockey from The Sopranos (definitely check out the video compilations of Georgie beatings), and “Joe” the bartender from Sinatra’s “One For My Baby”. And the nods to Nick from “It’s a Wonderful Life” and Al Swearengen of HBO’s Deadwood are inspired.
But naming Moe Szyslak from The Simpsons the number Coolest Bartender Ever? Either complete genius, or in their drunken stupor they didn’t realize he’s a cartoon character.
Read the complete list here. (This link takes you to Part 2. You’ll find a link to Part 1 there.)
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