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Is our long hot summer VOLUME 24 - ISSUE 2 · September 2012 over yet? BLUE SKY PUBLISHING P.O. BOX 41723 Phoenix AZ, 85080 We can only hope! Ask me next month, Publisher by then we Dr. Jack billiardstabletalk@yahoo.com should know 623-340-0481 if this weather is going to Assistant to the Publisher continue into Tamii Schrum October and dethkitn@gmail.com 602-366-9415 November. I’m sure the strong will survive. Art Director Mike Barthel blueskyartdept@gmail.com Sales Ken Schwab ken7.ks@gmail.com 602-405-1995 Marilyn Bludworth 602-541-6966 Contributing Writers Tamii Schrum Ken Schwab Dr. Jack Distribution AJ & Lynda Fernholz
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A HORSE, A CHICKEN, AND A HARLEY
This goes out to all my biker buddies Down on the farm lived a chicken and a horse, both of whom loved to play together. One day the two were playing, when the horse fell into a bog and began to sink. Scared for his life, the horse whinnied for the chicken to go get the farmer for help! Off the chicken ran, back to the farm. Arriving at the farm, he searched and searched for the farmer, but to no avail, for he had gone to town with the only tractor. Running around, the chicken spied the farmer’s new Harley. Finding the keys in the ignition, the chicken sped off with a length of rope hoping he still had time to save his friend’s life. Back at the bog, the horse was surprised, but happy, to see the chicken arrive on the shiny Harley, and he managed to get a hold of the loop of rope the chicken tossed to him. After tying the other end to the rear bumper of the farmer’s bike, the chicken then drove slowly forward and, with the aid of the
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powerful bike, rescued the horse! Happy and proud, the chicken rode the Harley back to the farmhouse, and the farmer was none the wiser when he returned. The friendship between the two animals was cemented: Best Buddies, Best Pals. A few weeks later, the chicken fell into a Mud pit, and soon, he too, began to sink and cried out to the horse to save his life! The horse thought a moment, walked over, and straddled the large puddle. Looking underneath, he told the chicken to Grab his hangy-down thingy and he would then lift him out of the pit. The chicken got a good grip, and the horse pulled him up and out, saving his life. The moral of the story?? (yep, you betcha, there is a moral!) When You’re Hung Like A Horse, You Don’t Need A Harley To Pick Up Chicks !!!
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Reasons to Get a Tattoo (and Reasons Not To)
• Memorials. If a friend or family member recently died and you loved that person very much, you may want to consider getting that person’s name or portrait tattooed on your body. Every time you look down at that tattoo, you will be able to relive all of the good moments that you shared with that person. • Celebration. You may want to get a tattoo to celebrate the birth of your child. You can get the name of your child or a portrait of your child tattooed on your body, along with the birth date of your child. You may not be appreciated for that tattoo when your child is young, but as he or she ages, your child will realize how much love you have to give. • Special Events. Tattoos are a great way to commemorate special events that you have been a part of. Special events that may be worthy of a tattoo include getting married, receiving a big promotion at work or achieving a milestone in a hobby that you participate in. • Spiritual Status. If you are a religious person, you may consider getting a tattoo that references your spiritual status. While it varies by religion, tattoos that contain the religious cross are very popular.
Bad Reasons for Getting a Tattoo • Your Boyfriend/Girlfriend – Unless you’re married (or in some other committed relationship), don’t go getting Mary Beth’s name on your shoulder. Dating relationships have a 99.9% failure rate, so you’re against some pretty hefty odds. So, wait until there are rings on fingers before you start getting the tattoos, please. • Your Favorite ‘Vice’ – This has got to be one of the dumbest tattoos ever conceived. I’m talking about the guys with the logo of their favorite beer or (worse yet) a big ass pot leaf or something. Getting a tattoo of these types of things will make you look like a dumbass. And if you actually get something like this, you probably are a dumbass. • “I just really like the design” (a.k.a., No Reason at All) – Even if your tattoo is in reference to something stupid, at least it’s in reference to something. Tattoos that have absolutely no meaning whatsoever (I’m looking at you, guy-with-tribal-band) are, to say the least, not recommended.
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playing guitar. Michelle Branch is also from Arizona and I love her unique voice. She inspires me because the fact that she made it big, leads me to think that I may be able to make it big one day as well. Alanis Morissette never hides anything in her lyrics and I love how she puts her heart into her songs. Her writing style and her boldness has inspired me. IF YOU COULD JAM WITH ANYONE ALIVE OR DEAD WHO WOULD IT BE? I think it would have been awesome to have had the opportunity to jam with The Beatles during their sitar phase. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE "CHEESY" SONG OF ALL TIME? I would have to say my favorite ’’cheesy’’ song is Don’t Stop Believing by Journey. Everyone knows the words so it’s always fun to sing, not to mention, I think it’s a great song.
MONTH? I currently do not have any gigs planned within the next month because I just started working a full-time job, but if anyone knows any places that have open mic nights on a Friday or Saturday, let me know! DO YOU HAVE A STORY ABOUT YOUR BEST SHOW EVER? I have opened for the last four Annefests and every one of those has been the best. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING A MUSICIAN? My favorite thing about being a musician is being able to take a blank page and fill it with a song. I believe that art in it’s truest form is creating something out of nothing. DO YOU READ TABLE TALK AND DART STARR NEWSPAPERS? I honestly don’t read printed newspapers. I get a lot of news and information online, although I would like to start reading more newspapers.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY AT YOUR NAME AND/OR THE NAME OF YOUR IN AZ? BAND: Sara Moody Any one that they’ll let me play at! But in all honesty, Libations was a cool venue to play at INSTRUMENT YOU PLAY: Guitar because it’s on the west side of the valley and it Briefly describe your band/music: My music has a had a very chill atmosphere. pop/folk/alternative sound. However, my words cannot adequately describe my music. Come and WHATS YOUR POISON/DRINK OF CHOICE? hear it for yourself! Heineken is usually my go-to beverage of choice.
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HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU LEARNED WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST TO PLAY AND WHO INSPIRED YOU? SONG YOU PERFORM?
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I first started to learn guitar when I was 15 years old. My father had bought me a blue Fender Squier for Christmas that had matched my hair at the time. Michelle Branch and Alanis Morissette have been inspirations to me since before I started
Destiny is my favorite song. I originally wrote the song to cheer myself up when I felt that things weren’t going my way. I find it to be an uplifting song for anyone to hear though.
YOUR NAME AND/OR THE NAME OF YOUR BAND:
WHERE ARE YOUR GIGS FOR THE NEXT
Dutch Rosenberg and/or Dutch Rosenberg Theater
DO YOU PLAY PRIVATE PARTIES AND ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING? I have never played a private party, but I am willing to do so and I am available for booking.
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INSTRUMENT YOU PLAY: poorly
DO YOU READ TABLE TALK NEWSPAPERS?
BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR BAND/MUSIC:
No! Ragrabbit! I flunked the interview! I promise to WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST read them from now on. SONG YOU PERFORM? DO YOU PLAY PRIVATE PARTIES AND ARE I try to put my best in all i play. YOU AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING?
Briefly? You mean people are still reading?
Yes. I play Texas Hold ’em, 3-Man, NFL Trivia, Risk, Make This Tecate Disappear, Make All The Beer In That Cooler Disappear, and Jenga. And Yes. CONTACT/BOOKING INFO:
My poisonsss; PBR, Jager, Beam, and its always 420.
WHERE ARE YOUR GIGS FOR THE NEXT MONTH? The 22nd of Sept. @ Blooze only so far, lotta songs we got to get together but with both bands ya’ll be hearing from us soon!
If you haven’t learned how to use Facebook by DO YOU HAVE A STORY ABOUT YOUR BEST now, you deserve to have me play at your party. SHOW EVER? Best gig would be Whiskey a go-go in L.A. HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU LEARNED YOUR NAME AND/OR THE NAME OF YOUR TO PLAY AND WHO INSPIRED YOU? BAND: Age is just a number. Learning to play is an Dirty; Bottom Shelf Bourbon & Hellrancho, both ongoing process, if you allow it. Inspiration is just founded by Shadrach Heartattach. some baloney sandwich you saw in the trash that reminded you of a phrase you heard somewhere in Kalamazoo at a hippie convention when the Irish bagpipe player wanted an-- oh, wait, briefly. Right. Sorry. Um, really it was Wink Martindale.
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING A MUSICIAN? EVERYTHING. DO YOU READ TABLE TALK AND DART STARR NEWSPAPERS? Occasionally. DO YOU PLAY PRIVATE PARTIES AND ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING?
IF YOU COULD JAM WITH ANYONE ALIVE OR DEAD WHO WOULD IT BE?
Yes, of course.
Anal Cunt.
CONTACT/BOOKING INFO:
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE "CHEESY" SONG OF ALL TIME?
Find DURDY JONES on Facebook. Arizona Dirty on Reverbnation.com.
My entire discography. INSTRUMENT YOU PLAY: WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY AT Bass/backup vocals IN AZ? Yes. BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR BAND/MUSIC: WHATS YOUR POISON/DRINK OF CHOICE? You mean now? Depends on what I’m holding at Ones a lil country, Ones a lil rock n roll. the moment, which will be different with every new HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU LEARNED reader who has got this far through the interview. TO PLAY AND WHO INSPIRED YOU? WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST Started playing at age 14 ,Cliff Burton & Geezer SONG YOU PERFORM? Butler. "Thank You!! Goodnight!! Get ready for Motive!!!"
IF YOU COULD JAM WITH ANYONE ALIVE OR WHERE ARE YOUR GIGS FOR THE NEXT DEAD WHO WOULD IT BE? MONTH? Who would i like to jam with; Gene Krupa or Buddy Rich. I’m drinking myself into an unintelligible stupor. DO YOU HAVE A STORY ABOUT YOUR BEST WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE "CHEESY" SONG OF ALL TIME? SHOW EVER? Lately it’s been “Act Naturally” by Buck Owens. Yes. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY AT IN AZ? BEING A MUSICIAN? I’m not a musician. I’m a customer service Maverick Saloon...any porch is good ‘nuff. representative.
WHAT’S YOUR POISON/DRINK OF CHOICE?
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480-833-9839 Meet the September Bartender of the Month: Bar: Steel Horse Likes/Turn-Ons: Beards, music, true people Dislikes/Turn-Offs: LIARS, face stubble, monsoon season Hobbies: Cooking for friends, going on a good bike run Favorite Color: Purple & Green Tattoos: I have several but my faves are my hammer over my heart, my moon that someone special drew so I got it inked it on my rib cage, and my newest one on my forearm of my Rooster. Favorite Drink To Make: I like to make foofoo shots like grape sodas and Chocolate cakes, and just slingin’ beers! Favorite Drink To Drink: Pabst Blue Ribbon!!! Occasional shot of Jim Beam Best Pick-Up Line You’ve Ever Heard: A few years back a really hot guy walked up to me while I was working behind the bar and said, So...ya think you’ll have time to bake me a cake when were done? that one threw me for a loop!!! I didnt know what to say!!! I never did bake any cake!!!! Days/Nights @ Work: 1 am to 6 pm Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays, Saturdays 11 am to 6 pm, Sundays I cook at the Horse from 11 to 8 Drink Specials: All drinks are special (some are just short bus special), but we have Happy Hour from 3 to 7 week days 2.00 domestics bottles, wells and PBR are always on special $2 cans $2 PBR 20oz Drafts all day every day! We also pick a V.I.P. for each shift every day so come enter your name and drink even cheaper!!!!!
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RENT, ELECTRIC BILLS, PHONE BILLS, & MORE BILLS LUCKY YOU! LUCKY ME! Yes, lucky you, times are tough for everyone but if you look around you may find some quick relief, one of those is Lucky Gold & Silver Exchange. If you’re like me you probably got broken chains, rings, bracelets and god only know what laying around your home, now I personally don’t wear much jewelry anymore but I too have it laying around, I might be surprised at how much it’s worth.
Jim has told me that so many people have ask him about jewelry and why he doesn’t sell the good pieces he buy from his clients, so after a few years and some provoking from others he has decided to do just that. I was impressed at what he has done with his shop at 35th Ave and Northern (SE) side of Northern. If you have special occasion coming up or you’re just trying to get in good with your lady or mate stop in and check him out. He also has a jeweler on staff, so So, if you’re running a little short if you have any broken jewelry, of cash this month or whenever, just bring it on down. I checked sack up that old jewelry and take out his prices and ended up down to Jim at Lucky Gold, he buying a few pieces myself. will give you an honest appraisal Don’t forget the holidays are of what you have. Jim has been coming, and now is the time to in the same location for quite start looking. Get more for your some time now so that should money buy now. say something about him.
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Faces From The Past
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A Touch of the Old West Rex’s saloon located at 24202 w mc 85 in Buckeye has a small hometown vibe. The woodwork on the walls, the railroad tie foot rest and the wood bar top makes the old west come back to life. The staff is friendly and the drink prices are reasonable.
We are a biker friendly establishment. Next time you drive on by stop in and say hello. We are interested in becoming a stop for pool tournaments and bike runs. If you know anyone that can help with that please give us a call at 623-386-2340.
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A FEW LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT BILLIARDS
Billiard Origin
The origin of all billiard games is an outdoor game similar to croquet, used to be played in France on the 14th century. Due to the game popularity among royalty as well as common people and thanks to the capriciousness of the European weather, the billiard game was born as an indoor game. Billiard was played on a table covered with green felt in order to resemble the lawn on which the ancestor game was played.
of American billiards, when the term “pool room” was still a synonym for horse betting parlor, the game was illegal in many states. Even Thomas Jefferson had to hide a billiard table in his residency. 1st World Championship
Nevertheless, the first world championship in sports history was the 1873 World Billiards Championship. William Cook won the title. John Roberts was the runner up.
Billiard and the Law
Billiard and Celebs
The billiard game was outlawed for many years and in different countries: still at the early days of billiard, the game was accused of being immoral. Therefore, this faulty activity and its devoted players were chased by the Church. On the early history
Other historic celebrities who had owned a billiard table include King Louis XI and Mary the Queen of Scots (whose billiard table cloth was used by her assassins as cerements). Captain Mingaud, whose responsible for inventing the leather cue
tip, had a billiard table in his prison cell. Pool halls History
The first public pool hall in history was built in England during the end of the 18th century. The pool hall featured one billiard table with one pocket. The biggest pool hall in history was built in Detroit in the 1920s; it featured more than 100 tables in addition to an exhibition room attached to a 250-seats theatre hall.
Billiard’s French Origins The term “billiard” is derived from the French word for mace – billiart. Before the cue stick was invented (the term “cue” also has French origins. Queue, is tail in French), a wooden mace with a handle, similar to a tail, was used to shoot the balls. For a long period after the cue stick invention,
only men were allowed to use it; women billiard players were automatically accused of misusing the cue and ripping the table cloth. Billiard’s 1st Female Champion The first woman who won in World Billiard Champion was actually a man. The woman billiard champion, who was known by the name of Frances Anderson and for outplaying (almost) every man and woman in both the American and European billiards world throughout the first centuries of the 20th century, came out as a man that was born under the name of Orie and created quite a stir on the 1920s billiards circle.
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SAVING A DOLLAR COULD COST YOU THOUSANDS by Chuck Franklin
The insurance industry today spends millions of dollars in TV and print ads telling the general public that they can save you “hundreds of dollars” over your current insurance rates if you just “give them a call”. Well let me tell you, various insurance companies can, and will probably save you hundreds of dollars a year in premiums, but at the expense of having the proper coverage and the right amount of coverage. Let me explain: The State of Arizona mandates that each and every driver carries $15,000 per person in liability insurance for a total of $30,000.00 per accident, as well as $10,000.00 in property damage coverage. This means that if you pull a bone head move, your insurance carrier will pay the injured party up to $15,000.00 for the injuries you cause and a total of $30,000.00 if there is more than one injured party. It also means it will cover up to $10,000.00 of property damage you cause. Most people think this is “Full Coverage”. WRONG!
consider the most important part of insurance coverage, that being UM/UIM. I recommend liability limits of at least $100/300,000.00 and matching UM/UIM limits. The money you save in not having this extra layer of protection is nothing compared to what you will experience if you’re involved in an accident, especially on a motorcycle, and spend a couple of days in the hospital.......or worse! The average damage claim in my office in a bike accident is $100,000.00. If you get involved with someone with the above mentioned coverage and do not have UM/UIM coverage that’s all you get. No way around it.
The insurance industry does not like to write UM/UIM coverage because what in essence they are doing is insuring you for the mistakes of others unknown to them. They don’t make money on the unknown risks other drivers pose to you, and the premiums they charge. When they write your liability coverage, they know they are insuring you and have done the proper investigation to set the If you are in an accident that is premium amounts, unlike UM/ someone else’s fault and they UIM premiums. have the above coverage or none at all, and you sustain injuries The bottom line is do not let or property damage that exceeds anyone talk you out of Uninsured the State of Arizona’s mandatory and Underinsured coverage just minimum, then you’re simply to save a few bucks and beat the out of luck UNLESS you carry other companies prices. If you do, Uninsured and Underinsured you’ll be sorry when some idiot (UM/UIM) Coverage. This is how turns left in front of you and says the companies save you money. “I just didn’t see him”! They talk you out of having what I
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WORKING TOGETHER
Well, here we go again. I have covered this material before but repet it ion is the key to success. We are all in this thing, called life, together. If we are going to make a go of it we will all have to work together, whether we like it or not. This great nation of ours has always put its petty differences aside, at times of great strife, and come together to make things work out. After the task is over, we go back and pick up these differences and go back to business as usual.
What would happen, if just once, we left them alone and just went on working as one. Can you imagine what we could really accomplish if we tried. We should try it just once. We, as a people, have proven over and over that we can overcome any adversity if we only pull together. We should learn from our prior efforts. A Chinese proverb states; “The gem can not be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
It is time to stop and figure out what that kind of thinking has accomplished. The answer is obvious, nothing. With all the infighting, we have forgotten the main factor in all of this, the player. What kind of example do we put out there for our players as a model to use for their growth. We want our sport to grow but we keep giving the young new comers a very bad path to follow, one of failure. We have to put a better picture out there and show these new additions to our sports that we are more interested in the growth of the sport than we are of our own receipts. We have the ability, so let’s get to work on making these people know that we are interested in them. If the industry grows, do we not all benefit? I have played for the APA, BCA, local in house leagues and now the UPA. They all have their place and fill a different need in the players. Let’s get it together and help one another and make it better for everyone. The players may get the idea and start trying to help the bar owners and league operators instead of trying to see what they can get from them in the way of prizes and money. Guys, they need us as much as we need them. We have got to have each other or NO ONE WINS.
We, as a sporting society, should follow this example as a whole. The only thing that ever gets in the way is personal gain and ego. I’ll be back next month, y’all come. Trust me when I tell you that there is enough to go around here in Your Tennessee Country Boy, Phoenix. Leagues here in the valley Chuck Webb have been fighting with each other for as long as I can remember.
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CHEERS TO CHEERS TAVERN
CHEERS TAVERN - At the time of this article Cheers Tavern has been open now for 54 days, so I thought it would be a good time to revisit Leesa & Tim the new owners of Cheers Tavern. When I asked Leesa & Tim how their first couple months of being open has been, they were just as excited as the first week when I spoke to them. ‘Awesome, really awesome’, they both replied. They have had a great time meeting new customers and building new relationships. ‘I truly love chatting and getting to know people…I enjoy hearing what they think about the new Cheers, but I also enjoy hearing all the stories about the old Cheers. People have been very positive about the changes we’ve made and although they were very fond of the old Cheers, everyone has been very receptive to the new Cheers.’ Leesa went on to say that she is surprised how fast that customers have become ‘regulars’, which she thought was flattering, since there are so many other bars around.
going to be the place to be this football season. Cheers is NOT a designated team bar like so many other bars are, so ALL football fans are welcome. Each one of the Plasma HDTV’s and the huge 80” LED/HD TV all have their own DirecTV receiver, that way each TV can have on a different College or NFL game. The food & drink specials are the perfect compliment for a great game day. Even though the games are going on, they will still have two TV’s dedicated to NASCAR every Sunday. Again, they have another special for football that I can’t print, but let’s just say it has something to do with Touchdowns and really cheap beer!! (You’ll have to get all the details when you visit)
Tim is still holding Blind Draw Dart Tournaments every Sunday ~ except due to football, he has pushed back the start time to 5PM. Cheers didn’t want the dart players to feel neglected, so they bumped up the payback to 300% - That’s a nice payday for someone on As I mentioned in my first article about Cheers a Sunday afternoon. They also mentioned that Tavern, it’s new, laid out well and it’s clean, really Cheers is still looking for more pool players clean, so what’s not to love? I asked Leesa & Tim for leagues and Medalist dart league players as what they do to attract and keep their patrons well, so if you’re interested in playing on a pool coming back, they both agreed that providing or dart team for Cheers please talk to Leesa or their customers with a comfortable and relaxed Tim. atmosphere, while treating them with respect and making them feel appreciated was their top Friday & Saturday night are Ultimate Karaoke priority - When you walk into Cheers you are and draws quite the crowd I’m told. There have greeted with a smile and a hello, we want our been lots of requests to add Wednesday night customers to feel truly welcome. As we talked, to the Ultimate Karaoke schedule. Guess your Leesa & Tim expressed their satisfaction with wondering what “Ultimate Karaoke” is? Well, I did too, but I’m told that while someone is how the bar was coming along. singing a song, the music video for that song They swore me to secrecy before they would tell is playing on several of the TV’s…so you get me about their Happy Hour Specials – WOW! that Rock Star feel. Tim said, ‘having the music I think I’m going to become a regular here too! video playing while they are singing has been a All I can say without being shot is: Happy Hour huge hit with the Karaoke crowd since nobody is from 10am - 6pm Monday thru Friday…BUT else does it, we are the first. Even veteran you MUST go in and ask Rhonda about the Karaoke hosts were impressed by the pairing of “Grandfathered Rule & also the Happy Hour the two.’ Loyalty Club”. It’s no wonder why Cheers has With all the football, karaoke, promos and built a regular customer base so fast. such, Cheers still has an interesting lineup Tim noticed me staring at a mountain of every night of the week: Moonshine & Monday Nachos that went by and smiled, ‘looks good Night Football, Trailerhood Tuesday - $2 huh? We have had nothing but praise about Tall Boy PBR’s, Cornhole Tourneys, & Adult our food, we have some amazing cooks and Sex Trivia, Whiskey Wednesday & Karaoke, for a little bar we have some awesome food. Thirsty Thursday & Football, Sunday thru Everyone loves the deep fried Cheers Burger - Thursday 6pm -2am S.S.I.N. ~ Student & some have even said it was the best burger they Service Industry Night - $2 Domestic & Well. ever had,’ which you can tell pleases Tim. With football season starting next week Cheers has It’s very clear to me why Cheers Tavern is put together a special menu just for football becoming the talk of the town…with Leesa & and the wing specials during football games Tim’s attitude towards their customers and all are unbelievable. (I promised I wouldn’t print the great specials Cheers has to offer, I stand the price in this article) Tim stated he’s really by my comments from my first article. Cheers excited about the upcoming football season Tavern is becoming the hotspot on Bell Rd in since they have ESPN GamePlan for all the Glendale and will continue to be for a long time college football fans and NFL Sunday Ticket for to come. all the NFL games. Monday Night, Thursday Cheers to Cheers! Night, Saturday AND Sunday mean Cheers is
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