New Bartender Billy Van Nyes

I will have a Neanderthal with a sharp twist, Swiss on the side.
novice bartender from Ohio, smiled, nodded and rapidly complied.
make me a bull without horns, left foot in the barn.
Bartender shook this guy’s drink in mixer and began a fine yarn.

How do you keep all these drinks straight? I asked new guy at last.
I put a bunch of liquor in each and watch them have a little blast.
You mean you do not have any idea what they want? I asked with surprise.
They want attention, service, a listener and a story, said Billy Van Nyes.
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