Acoustic Drive Magazine Issue #3 | Page 12

(Continued) Todd hired good people at his bar and almost no one that worked for him ever left. Todd was loyal and knew how to show appreciation to his friends and we all loved him for it. At present day, there are five female bartenders who are all hard-working, good-looking, no-nonsense girls who can hold their own against a bar-room full of drunks any given Saturday night. There’s the sisters, Halley and Savannah...the redheaded Lauren, and last but not least, Emily and Whitney. They’ve all worked there as long as I can remember and are like kid sisters to me. They don’t act like they are too hot to serve a decent drink in a timely fashion. They can all take a joke from the best of them, but not a one of them takes shit from anybody. The other bartender and day-to-day manager of the bar is the only male Todd hired, Mickey Gross. Mickey is the biggest Boston Red Sox nerd I have ever come across in my life and that includes people that are actually from the city of Boston, MA. Mickey is from Saginaw, Texas and yet every stitch of clothing he wears promotes the Red Sox in some form or fashion. It is inexplicable to me. However, Mickey couldn’t give two shits what anyone else thinks about him and that’s what I like about him the most. Come to think of it...it might be the only thing I like about Mickey. He’s definitely my least favorite bartender at The Basement. Jk Mick....sort of. Well, this last paragraph concludes my first and probably only review of a venue in a magazine. I hope you enjoyed it. The Basement Bar is my favorite bar in the metroplex, bar none. If you are looking for a good time around good people who know how to party without being a complete asshole, then the Basement Bar is for you. I didn’t include this in the article so far...but it is the God’s honest truth...I have spent at least 500 weekends worth of time in the Basement Bar and I have yet to see a fight. For real, though. See if that’s the case at any other bar in the Fort Worth Stockyards. I bet it’s not. Oh yeah...I almost forgot. The coolest music acts in the metroplex play there regularly (including me), and I will guarantee you that you won’t hear any versions of “Copperhead Road”, or “Wagon Wheel”. Thank God. 16 | Acoustic Drive