December 17, 2024 • 33 mins
Carrie, our very first female guest and an expert airport bartender, joins us for a memorable episode that promises laughter, insight, and a few surprises. Ever wonder what it’s like to transition from a bustling cantina to a snug bar nestled near regional gates? Carrie spills all as she takes us through her journey that began just as the world started to reopen in August 2020. With her captivating tales, we explore the vibrant and occasionally chaotic world of airport bars, from serving a myriad of travelers to navigating a cashless environment without losing her cool.
Brace yourself for some hilarious and jaw-dropping airport bar stories that Carrie shares with us, painting a vivid picture of her unpredictable workplace. We chat about the delicate art of managing drink limits, handling wild patrons, and the bizarre episodes that seem to be a regular occurrence in this unique setting. From police interventions to marijuana mishaps, Carrie's anecdotes highlight the tightrope walk between maintaining order and ensuring a good time for all.
And if celebrity encounters tickle your fancy, we’ve got those too! Hear how Carrie and her team served hot dogs to the likes of Senator Ted Cruz and rapper Kevin Gates, dealing with the quirks and high costs of airport fare along the way. We also recount a humorous yet risky adventure involving an airport police station, underscoring the importance of good relations with airport authorities. Buckle up for a fun and eye-opening ride through the lively world of airport bartending, where every day is an adventure!
Brace yourself for some hilarious and jaw-dropping airport bar stories that Carrie shares with us, painting a vivid picture of her unpredictable workplace. We chat about the delicate art of managing drink limits, handling wild patrons, and the bizarre episodes that seem to be a regular occurrence in this unique setting. From police interventions to marijuana mishaps, Carrie's anecdotes highlight the tightrope walk between maintaining order and ensuring a good time for all.
And if celebrity encounters tickle your fancy, we’ve got those too! Hear how Carrie and her team served hot dogs to the likes of Senator Ted Cruz and rapper Kevin Gates, dealing with the quirks and high costs of airport fare along the way. We also recount a humorous yet risky adventure involving an airport police station, underscoring the importance of good relations with airport authorities. Buckle up for a fun and eye-opening ride through the lively world of airport bartending, where every day is an adventure!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hey guys, welcome back Episode 12, tell Us From An
Airport Bar.
As usual, I'm your host, chris,and I am here with my esteemed
co-host, blake, and we have avery, very, very, very special
guest for you today Our firstfemale guest, carrie.
(00:22):
Welcome to the show.
Thanks for coming in.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Of course.
Thank you for having meAbsolutely the best of the best
here at the Airport Bartenders.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
We got a good show for you today.
We've already been justcracking ourselves up before
hitting record today.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I figured we'd let you guys join in eventually.
Yeah, All right, Carrie talk tous.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
I figured we'd let you guys join in eventually.
Yeah, all right, carrie, talkto us.
Let's start with how longyou've been at the airport.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I have been working at the airport since August of
2020.
So just had four years inAugust, okay.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
So you started right before COVID hit Right after
everybody came back from COVID.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
After everybody came to Cantina.
That's right.
Yeah, that was almost the timeI came back to there too.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
You came back.
I think it was around the sametime, right when you started, so
we yeah, yeah, so, we yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
So almost four years, almost Well, just over four
Over four years, yeah, just overfour years, yeah, well, yeah,
because it's totally differentnow.
It's like COVID didn't everhappen at the airport no masks
though no, you know, that was awild time still a wild time.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
I was at the grocery store last night and this guy
was wearing a mask.
I was like what are you doing,dude?
He's probably sick and I wantto get you sick, you still see
people with masks.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Why are you working if you're sick?
Speaker 1 (01:44):
because sick and I want to get you sick.
You still see people with masks.
Why are you working if you'resick?
Because I don't want to get theflu and I need to make money
for these kids.
That's why I'm wearing masks.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Yeah, I know a guy like that.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
I got a lot of kids myself.
I'm just saying, those friendsof yours ain't going to find
themselves if you're sick,that's right, not at Christmas
time, so tell us a little bitabout some of the concepts
you've worked at, gary.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Man, you know, cantina there for a little while
, which was the serving life,and that was.
It was good, it was good.
Don't get me wrong I havenothing to knock about here.
Do you miss chips and salsa?
No, I don't miss the kitchen.
I don't miss coworkers.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
I'm not going to lie to you.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
I'm the best coworkworker I've ever had.
Yeah, listen, I'm my own boss,I'm my own bartender, I'm my own
manager, I'm my own hot dogmaker.
Yeah, I'm the chef, I'm all ofit.
So if I'm getting completelymurdered, it's because of me.
But I clean it up and I get toleave with all the money.
So I'm not I won't evercomplain about that for sure.
(02:43):
Um, yeah, I don't.
I don't miss the restaurantlife after being behind the bar
where I'm at, just sling drinksin here here's a bag and a
little bit of food, yeah somechips here you
Speaker 1 (02:54):
go yeah I don't blame you, no, so you have moved on
from the chips and salsa.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
I have moved on from the.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
So, now you're just in a little tiny bar, correct?
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Yes, a little standalone satellite bar with a
bunch of smaller gates, sosmaller planes that go to more
regional airports.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
It's basically 10 gates and like a 12-seat bar
with some tables.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Yeah, I have 22 chairs.
It's kind of like a 12 seat barwith some tables.
Yeah, I have 22 chairs.
It's kind of like a trailerpark.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
It's kind of like a trailer park attached to the
main terminal.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
You know when you look at the aerial view of Rodeo
Bar at the airport.
It looks like the airport barbecause all the planes are
parked around this one littletiny.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Yeah, so it looks like all the planes are parked
around this one little tiny.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Yeah, so it looks like all the pilots are having
their drinks.
It's the only thing out thereand there's a little convenience
store type yeah they don't takecash, so I get a lot of the you
take Apple Pay.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
I do now.
You don't take cash at Rodeo,no, at the store next door.
I was like you have to takecash at Rodeo Amore.
You do now.
No, no, no At the store nextdoor.
Oh okay, I was like what thehell?
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Oh y'all send me riot .
Cash is so dirty you never knowwhere it's been.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
Same Me too.
You don't know where I've been.
Whatever, cash is king, allright.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
There could be 500 people sitting in that little
for sure yeah, well, in the waythat it works like I'll get
seven flights in one right thenwithin 15 to 20 minutes, so like
when I, when I first get therefor a two o'clock shift, I'm
walking down the ramp and it's.
It looks so busy because 30, 31and 32 are boarding and I'm like
, oh my god, she's gettingflabbed, she's still so.
(04:41):
Yeah, it's, it's great, it'sgreat, it's great.
But I get to meet all thedifferent types of people from
all the different little townsthat these airplanes fly to, and
it's a trip Emphasis on littletowns, little Little Well, and I
think about it like I livepretty close to the airport,
within 30 minutes, typically ona good day, yeah but we live in
(05:02):
a huge metro place.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Some of these people drive.
When they land they drive 100miles to the airport 30 minutes,
typically on a good day.
Yeah, but we live in a hugemetro place.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
They drive 100 miles to the hotel.
They tell me that every nightthey're like.
Well, I land at midnight inPerkomsk and then I gotta get my
rental car drive three hours tothe hotel.
I'm like, well, please starthaving another day.
Yeah, no, yeah so they.
I fly into Billings and then Idrive Jesus, yeah, no, yeah, so
they.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Oh, everybody is local I fly into Billings and
then, yeah, I drive almost allthe way to Canada.
They'll be like they'll be ontheir fourth drink.
They're like well, I still gotto drive three hours.
When I get there later You'llbe like oh good, well you got a.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
you got a bottle in the car, Don't worry.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
The sheriff gave me a round bag and a beer when he
stopped me anyway, so I blend inwith everybody else You'll
probably take a hit off myfirebox.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
No joke, there's only one red light.
It's fine, but you know what,working with these gates, I have
so many regulars at the airport, it's insane.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
I have so many people that I see.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
I literally walked in about a month ago and there was
, I knew, eight out of the 12people sitting at the bar and I
was like this feels like everyother bar I've ever worked at
outside of the airport.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
And then when the people at the bar that aren't
the regulars, they're like whatis going?
Speaker 2 (06:14):
on Like last night last night Okay.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
So we had.
We had a bunch of people in andthey all left.
We closed early, like 7.30.
Everybody's like what?
There's no food.
I'm like hey bar only.
This is what I do for a living.
I have no control over the food.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
I'll put a line in your drink.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Yes, right, with a smile, yeah, and then the flight
gets delayed.
So my co-bartender was nothappy because they all flooded
back in the bar and it was gotime, money, money and everybody
was tipping very nice.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
Well, everyone's trying to get something going,
so for another 45 minutes.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
you know we made a little rack and but it's so.
Everybody's there.
I'm doing the name game.
There's like probably 11, 12people sitting at the bar and
I've done last call for like 14times, which is not usually cool
to the other bartender.
(07:15):
The other bartender has justtotally left the building
because we had one foot out thedoor.
I mean we would have been out ofthere by 7.45, 8 o'clock
Because you were alreadypre-closed.
So we did get out of there kindof early, like 9, something
like that, 9.15, and anyways itwasn't horrible.
(07:35):
And but anyways I've goteverybody sitting at the bar
doing the name game.
Just get done, calling everyall 11, 12 people out.
You know not that big a deal,it wasn't that many people.
And here comes Charlie and Iwas like and Charlie, and
everybody starts going nuts.
(07:56):
They're like how do you knowthis dude?
He's a regular.
I love that.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Well, I'll tell people.
When I mess something up or I'mslow about something, I'm like
sorry guys, it's my first day,you know.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Funny joke because at the airport.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
you can say that every day and most people
wouldn't do it, but now I'm likeI'll say it and one of my
regulars will walk up andthey're like hey, karen.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
No, no, no, no I'm sorry, I was playing with this
guy earlier.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
Definitely we work together.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
I feel like my first day we work together.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
He sets the bar.
I have a lot of them, though,and I get a lot of like.
I get a lot of Midland points,so it's a lot of oil field, and
they all come in differentschedules.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
So even just like passing by.
I'm't have time to say here's20 bucks, see you later yeah did
you want to get a water orsomething?
Take one of these.
It's cute.
So I want to hear about all thecrazy shenanigans that go down.
I know drunky drunkers thefirst morning.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
I ever opened rodeodeo Bar on a Sunday and I
don't work morning shifts, I'mthe night owl.
I was like pulling down barstools and I hear a commotion
happening and I pop my head outaround and I look at 33, and
there's a guy getting full onarrested.
(09:25):
Four officers have got him onthe ground.
He's being handcuffed.
I'm literally still waking up.
I don't even have chairs downyet.
I'm like where have you beendrinking?
That you're, so I have my ownbar in my bag.
But the thing about peoplegetting arrested I see people
get arrested all the time.
All the time, all the time, butI never know what it's for,
(09:47):
never know.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
Like I had a guy get escorted out.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
last night even, and there was four cops not
handcuffed, but just followed,Just follow this guy and see if
he did something.
Yeah, apparently he was makingdisparaging remarks to a gay
agent.
You know how it usually is.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
I love our police when it comes to gay agents.
That's typically how people getin trouble at the airport Not
only the alcohol and the bill,but typically the mouth right.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Yeah, typically when you get in trouble at the
airport.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Well, and that's the wildest part about it, is like
some people are just strange.
Going back to the small town,thing Some people could be sober
, not to offend anybody, butsometimes it's like, oh, that's
just.
No, I'm not used to this.
People, don't do that.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
How many people have you murdered?
Speaker 2 (10:34):
It's a fine line between really just super
strange, super weird and drunk,and then you mix those two and
put them in a differentenvironment.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Outside of the hotel.
You never know what the hell isgoing on to judge you if you
can have a drink or not how many?
Speaker 2 (10:48):
people.
Do you guys cut off every day?
Speaker 1 (10:50):
oh please you know so many, right, I'm like I've
never worked with someone whereI'm like, no, you can't.
You know what I find lately.
So you know, we've had thisfour drink max rule, yeah, uh,
you know that's vaguelyimplemented, um, but it's gonna
get in trouble that's when it'sin or when someone's like yeah,
(11:12):
but um, I find minutes.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
Yeah, I can't give you another one, sorry, exactly
no more long islands, so it'scorporate.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
I find that the people I've been telling oh, you
know, you're at your max.
Sorry, you're cut off.
I never said the words cut off,but I'm like hey, we have a
four drink max.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
I'm sorry, I just can't give you any more.
Speaker 1 (11:30):
They're just like what.
I'm just like there's otherbars, but you're done here.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
That's what I would say, but they always.
You can't keep drinking here,you can walk always tips, so
nice yeah usually.
It's usually people that get cutoff, that are just like okay,
you know what, maybe you'reright, yeah, and sometimes
they're like cool and then theybut, or sometimes they throw
something at you, it depends,yeah, well, and I had a lady one
(11:57):
time I she came up and she wastalking just like you and I are
right now easy, straight,articulate, easy, straight,
articulate.
I gave her vodka on the rocks.
Five minutes later she waslooking through me and I'm like
okay, take her a drink, fix hera glass of water, get her a bag
(12:18):
of chips, a sandwich, even Idon't remember exactly what
happened, but it was alreadydone.
She was already gone and the mannext to her was like I'll pay
for her tab.
I'm like she doesn't have a tab.
I took her drink.
She doesn't have a tab.
Yeah, she's, I just need her totake care of herself.
She disappears.
(12:38):
She walks into the familybathroom, which is maybe what 15
yards from when you're standing.
I see her go in there and thenall of a sudden I just hear
screaming like bloody murder andI'm like okay, well, I wasn't
going to call the police, butnow I kind of have to, because
(13:01):
it all comes down to a safetyissue.
Absolutely so.
Then she comes out of thebathroom still screaming.
So now everybody's watchingBecause it's a safety issue,
absolutely so.
Then she comes out of thebathroom still screaming.
So now people, everybody'swatching, you know, because it's
a small, there's a fire hydrantthere.
She's angry now and she punchesthe fire hydrant.
Plastic, it's like plexiglass.
Yeah, great Breaks it, cutsherself.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
Oh, so now she's raging.
She's herself oh, so now she'sraging, she's bloody wiped her
hair out of her face, you know.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
So she's got blood on her face and I'm like now
you've left me no choice, ma'am,I have to call the police.
So I do.
They come get her, you, youknow, because they once the, the
belt can't be unrung you know,At that point it's too late,
Even if she started actingcompletely normal at that point.
No, ma'am, Like we've alreadydone, did it the blood on your
(13:56):
face.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
No, no, ma'am, I already wrotethe ticket.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
I gotta hand it out.
So I mean stuff like that.
That all the time is just it'snot always so extreme, but you
see some of the most extremethings At the airport, like the
guy that tried to light his ownrolled marijuana cigarette while
he was slouched next to a gate32 seat.
(14:24):
Not even sitting in a seat, butnext to it on the ground.
He pulls it out of his backpackand nobody will notice this Gets
it out, flips it, fixes it,lights it up.
I'm just like no, he is not.
You have to pass my friend.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
Bring it over here before the police come, because
they're definitely coming.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
They're on their way.
Speaker 1 (14:49):
I've seen Chris light a cigarette right before we get
through the exit door atbaggage claim one day.
He had worked a morning shiftand he was just braving.
Speaker 2 (14:58):
Yeah, I hadn't slept the night before.
I was like watching playoffs.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
And he lights it.
And I said, Chris, what thefuck?
And he just snapped out of it,he goes.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
oh, and I just lit it and took a puff.
Speaker 1 (15:09):
I just immediately snapped it out with my fingers.
Speaker 2 (15:11):
I was like wake up, Chris, or we had a guy that
handed us weed across the barjust opening it up in the middle
of the shit, I was like I'vegot to go to the car room.
I've had people leave weed.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
Gummies.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
I have found so many drugs, like actual pills drugs,
illicit drugs, illegal drugsthat was our first episode yeah
you're wondering, guys, you canget those through security
easily apparently.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
I wouldn't know um moving right along.
So you have, so you have.
You have been down there for ahot minute.
Um, I want to know, have youany celebrities?
Anybody, oh man um man.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
Okay, so Afro man I've seen him and I knew it was
Afro man because he was in alight lavender silk suit with a
hat and a cane.
I was so busy that I wasn't ableto go hug him or take a picture
with him or anything.
I was so busy that I wasn'table to go hug him or take a
(16:26):
picture with him or anything.
I also.
I just I got a picture of him,but I, you know, I was busy.
It's like a big flip photowhile he's walking.
Is this Ed Roman?
I recently I've had our TedCruz.
Is he going back to Cancun?
You know what I was hopingyou'd ask that he was flying
(16:50):
home to texas, houston.
Um, I've seen him a couple oftimes and he always has people
obviously I also get the uh, theuh, what's the state senator
from?
Speaker 1 (17:01):
uh arkansas?
A lot super nice guy.
Uh french somebody, somethinginteresting, super nice I've had
um the governor of new mexico.
Speaker 2 (17:11):
Okay, oh, he's big time bill something.
Uh, he's not, he's good now.
Speaker 1 (17:17):
Oh okay, oh yeah like within like within the past
year and a half or somethinglike that.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
Yeah, sorry to hear that yeah, sorry to bring it
down, but anyway, ted kris hasbeen there a couple he sat at a
table.
Last time and it was the end ofthe night and I was getting
ready to throw out all theleftover hot box food that I
have, which is usually hot dogsand full court sandwiches.
I offered them to him and allhis people and they all ate hot
(17:44):
dogs.
It was like the senator and hisfive team, five man team.
And then I've also done thesame for Kevin Gates and his
crew.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
Kevin.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
Gates came through.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
I don't know where he was flying.
I don't know where the hellthey were flying, but he had
like ten people with him, hisposse.
Speaker 2 (18:05):
I didn't really get to see.
I saw Kevin walk by, but hisguys came over to me and I gave
them all hot dogs.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
He has two hot dogs, but he has two bums.
As far as I know man, I gavehim like six or eight hot dogs,
so they were good.
Speaker 2 (18:19):
It's a corn in the trash.
You guys eat some trash dogs.
That's what happens and peoplesay yes every time.
Yeah, every time.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
No, no, no, Don't throw that away.
I'm like I'll drive throughdowntown on my way home and pass
it out, right?
Speaker 2 (18:31):
Well, and hey, roller dogs, that's it Right now.
Ew, no roller dogs, because webrought the glass top into the
machine.
We did have that.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
I heard about that.
I saw pictures of that.
It's in the mail.
It'll be here in two years.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
It'll be here by spring break.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
And if it's?
Speaker 2 (18:50):
not, then just keep waiting.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
Well, Edna just keeps cooking the hot dogs.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
You know what I mean.
I'm like we can't do this.
Speaker 1 (18:58):
There's not a cover and there's glass.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
inside the glass is like powder.
Speaker 1 (19:03):
Well, it adds flavor, it adds a crunch.
Speaker 2 (19:06):
You know, kind of sauteed, that's a nice crunch.
This is how hard I get servedin salsa.
Speaker 1 (19:12):
You just cover it with mustard.
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Excuse me, I have a bolt in my shrimp taco.
I don't think that's from theocean.
I don't think that's from theocean.
Speaker 1 (19:24):
I said no sour cream.
Yeah, what about the glass?
Are you fine with the?
Speaker 2 (19:31):
glass.
That's fine.
I just don't want the sourcream.
So hot dogs.
A lot of celebrities eat thehot dogs at Red Dead Redemption.
Speaker 1 (19:40):
You wouldn't believe how many people love hot dogs.
I don't know what that's about.
I don't like hot dogs.
Speaker 2 (19:45):
It's a hard no for a lot of people.
But if you do it, a roller dogis the way to go, and one that
somebody can personally vouchfor.
Speaker 1 (19:52):
I just put that on there an hour ago, so it's
probably perfect.
It's not just a display hot dog.
Speaker 2 (19:58):
It's actual, for real food that you can eat right now
.
Speaker 1 (20:08):
I will probably have one for dinner, so please help
yourself.
It actually does look like ahot dog.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
Yeah, you gotta eat relish.
Yeah, but listen, sometimes werun out of mustard, and let me
tell you how hard.
Speaker 1 (20:14):
It is to sell a fucking hot dog without mustard.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
Look it up.
Look it up Google how many.
What percentage of Americanslike mustard on their hot dogs
and it's like 68%.
Speaker 1 (20:26):
No, it's pretty much everybody.
Speaker 2 (20:29):
I like ketchup and mustard, but you know what I'll
even eat mayonnaise on a hot dog.
Speaker 1 (20:34):
I don't eat hot dogs.
Mayonnaise is dirty.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
I don't do mayonnaise and I don't do hot dogs.
Speaker 1 (20:42):
You don't eat eggs.
Speaker 2 (20:43):
What about ranch you like?
Speaker 1 (20:44):
ranch.
Speaker 2 (20:46):
No, I do not do ranch .
Fuck, he really doesn't messwith mayonnaise.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
What you don't cook food with olive oil.
Speaker 2 (20:52):
Sometimes that's all mayonnaise is egg olive oil.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
Yeah, I just, I don't know Mayonnaise.
I'm out bro, I'm just, I'm notEuropean.
Two each their own, you like.
No we don't judge.
Speaker 2 (21:08):
No, I only own my sushi booth.
Well, we also have porksandwiches with barbecue sauce
and we have cold cuts over herewith potato bread.
I'm not really a full pork guy.
I'm not really a full porkperson.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
No, brisket no.
Speaker 2 (21:21):
Go to the left and get to Cousins.
Speaker 1 (21:23):
They're right there by 46.
Speaker 2 (21:27):
Ring the bell every time we chop a fresh biscuit,
People will be like are theygood?
I'm like, I just made them.
I haven't eaten one.
I've just been slaving in thekitchen all day over them so
please get one for $15.
Speaker 1 (21:40):
Do a little video review and just share with
everybody that's sitting here.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
No, they're delicious .
Nobody ever sends them back.
They're good.
Not as good as the hot dog bag,which is all beef.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
As beef as a hot dog can be.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
People don't have high expectations Truth.
Speaker 1 (21:58):
They'll eat Funyuns and a fucking Snickers.
That was my meal for the day.
Like whatever You're at theairport, it is what it is.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
Yeah, and it cost me $27.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
I chased it down with a monster in an Asani, and now
I had to take a lean out on myhouse.
Speaker 2 (22:11):
Then I went to Radio Barn.
Yeah, washed it down with adouble margarita.
I ordered a single, but I madeit a double Woo.
Speaker 1 (22:23):
It is what it is.
Sit down and drink this, please.
No, don't leave it on the bar.
Speaker 2 (22:29):
Other famous people.
I don't know who else has beenthere.
Terry Bradshaw was there onetime.
I didn't meet him, Jeffrey methim and he was hysterically
funny.
Speaker 1 (22:40):
I was going to say a cantina.
Oh, Johnny.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
Knoxville.
I was like, I know there'ssomebody.
Have you ever asked JohnnyKnoxville if anybody's ever told
him that he looks like JohnnyKnoxville?
Because I have.
Speaker 1 (22:54):
I bet that was like an older Johnny Knoxville Let me
tell you he had sunglasses onfirst of all.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
And Jackass did their number on those guys.
Of course they did.
I'm not saying he looks bad bad, but you look a little rough
there's been some, so I had toquestion if it was just maybe
somebody that really I mean Iwas in the back googling tattoos
y'all because I was like Idon't know and I asked him and
(23:21):
he was super cool.
It was a chill moment but yeah,I had to make sure it was him.
I've seen a lot of celebritylooking people.
Speaker 1 (23:38):
Well, they're not trying to be recognized.
Yeah, exactly, they don't makeit easy on you, right?
Speaker 2 (23:42):
And I don't ever want to be the one that draws
attention to you.
Exactly, you don't want, it'salways the hat, sunglasses.
Fangirl.
I don't ever want to be the onethat draws attention that you
don't want.
I'm like, oh my god, can Iplease get a picture?
You are normal people gettingthrough the airport at this
point Hat, sunglasses,headphones and then maybe a hood
on too.
Speaker 1 (23:54):
That's like when I saw when I met Deion Sanders oh,
he was incognito.
This is back in the day, thoughI had Drew Pearson.
Speaker 2 (24:06):
I had Drew Pearson at Radio 4 one night and I thought
that was super cool because hewas such a nice guy.
Yeah, blah, blah, blah, blahblah.
Well then, I'm talking to ATand he's like yeah, it's like he
has a restaurant here.
He chose you over his bar.
Oh okay, I had no idea.
I just thought it was supercool that he was there In
(24:29):
Terminal D?
Is that in Terminal D E?
Speaker 1 (24:33):
Is it?
Speaker 2 (24:33):
really it's way out there in E Shout out to Drew
Pearson because he's a supercool dude.
Speaker 1 (24:38):
Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
I knew you were important because of that ring,
Drew.
It's beautiful.
Let me see that.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
He got that ring the year I was born, oh, 77 all
right.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
Shout out to 77 thanks 77 and 88 thanks.
Speaker 1 (24:57):
Thanks drew and roger let's listen.
Speaker 2 (25:01):
One thing I don't talk about at airport bars is
football.
I know y'all have it all overeverything.
I don't watch it like that, butI also.
We also have a fantasy movieI'm a Cowboys fan and an
international airport wherepeople are traveling to their
hometowns.
Most people there are notCowboys fans, and what do people
(25:22):
that aren't Cowboys fans loveto do?
Drag Cowboys fans.
Speaker 1 (25:26):
We're allowed to wear jerseys.
Oh my God.
Speaker 2 (25:30):
Even when the Cowboys would win a game, they'd be
like it's like the Yankees orthe Lakers.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
I just don't want to wear my uniform today.
That's the only reason why Iwore this because I could be out
of uniform today.
Guys, I work on Sunday, so Idon't have to watch the Cowboys
and be miserable.
I don't need you yelling at mewhile you tell me to chop chop
on your chilled shot of tequila.
Speaker 2 (25:56):
Salt and lime Biatch.
What's up?
I get it.
What's?
Speaker 1 (25:59):
up.
I get it Again.
It's cool and again Iunderstand that I have eyes.
Speaker 2 (26:03):
I'm like I have eyes.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Okay, I don't expect this to do anything, I just
don't want to wear my uniform.
Speaker 2 (26:09):
That's it going to root for him.
Look around you.
This is where you're at.
I understand what we're doing,but I'm still going to root for
him.
I don't really put football onthere.
I put it on the outside TVs,but never the one behind the bar
.
I'm like.
I worked in a sports bar for along time, A long time before
the airport.
I'm okay if I never watchanother game at work again.
Speaker 1 (26:34):
I did put on the.
Speaker 2 (26:35):
World Series.
When the Rangers won the WorldSeries and some lady got upset
with me because I didn't put onher Monday Night Football or
whatever it was with her teamand I was like I don't care
about the Buffalo Bills, Sorry.
Shame on you, carrie.
I know Awful, awful, I don'tlive in.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
Niagara Falls.
Speaker 2 (26:54):
Yeah, I don't care, and if I did I'd probably still
care.
Speaker 1 (27:00):
Blake and I work Sundays together, Sunday
afternoons and nights together,and we're usually busy enough
where we don't get to reallywatch anything.
That's why I work Sundays.
I don't have to watch thecovers, Even if they're on right
behind me.
I don't have to watch theCowboys, Even if they're on
right behind me, I don't have towatch them Turn around and work
and at least if I'm going to,you know I can drive my chair
for some money at the end of thenight.
(27:22):
Better ass kick, but I made somemoney so it's fine.
It's like here lately we're sobad we can't even lose.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
Yeah, now they're like no, no, why would we take
and get a draft?
Speaker 1 (27:39):
We're going to get into the playoffs and get all
your hopes up like usual.
Jerry, if you're listening,help, help, we can't Just watch
from home.
Help or watch from the suite,but just don't make any
decisions, please.
Okay, thank you, jerry.
That's it.
Kerry, you had mentionedsomething and I would like to
call you out on this.
You usually had back in the dayparked by the police stations.
(28:06):
No, Okay yeah, in the airport.
Speaker 2 (28:10):
Yeah, so well, I didn't know that that was the
police station.
I always thought there was avery suspicious amount of cop
cars parked.
I didn't know yeah, in theiroffice, yeah, yeah so me and
(28:33):
some co-workers were enjoying anafter work treat in the car.
Rice and cream, please.
I don't know how much we cansay.
You can say whatever you want.
Okay, we're smoking out,because it was the week after
Carrie.
I know I know On airportproperty.
(28:53):
I know, I know On airportproperty.
I know that is federal propertyby the way.
Speaker 1 (28:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (29:00):
So it was the week after 420.
And I only remember thisbecause the week before we had
literally smoked the car out on420.
And we had no care about us.
Let's say we got very confidentand very cocky in our ability
to do this.
Speaker 1 (29:19):
So the next week we're outside of the vehicle
next to my parking spot and wesay it's my parking spot because
I try to park in the same spotevery day.
Right next to the policestation.
Great, I didn't know this yet.
Speaker 2 (29:33):
Chris Parked in the sheriff's office.
I didn't know until you told melater, but so they come by.
We're literally in the middleof our sesh and we're telling
some funny stories and luckilymy female co-worker saw we were
about to have another visitorinto our story here.
Speaker 1 (29:54):
And we put it out.
Speaker 2 (29:56):
We were able to, you know, get away with it, but they
were still very suspicious andso when we're telling, Chris
about this.
Later he's like, well, yeah,you idiot Spark, right by the
police station and.
I'm like the what and he's likethe police station is at B27.
And I'm like the police stationis at B27.
Oh, oh, okay.
(30:17):
So yeah, we, literally we didthat.
But let me tell you what.
Speaker 1 (30:23):
I haven't done on airport poverty since then.
Yeah, yeah, it was the most.
Speaker 2 (30:28):
yeah, because I mean anything that happens outside of
the airport you can get introuble for and lose your
ability to go to work.
Speaker 1 (30:36):
And that is always.
A no-no.
We like the money that we make.
I like to make the money.
If we had to wait 30 minutes todo ourselves.
When we get home, that's fine.
Speaker 2 (30:48):
That's right.
That's totally worth the wait.
We can still afford to enjoyourselves.
At least outside the gate.
You know what I'm saying.
Hit the gate.
You know what I'm saying.
Hit the gate and see you later.
Speaker 1 (30:56):
What you do at your house is your own business or on
your own highway.
Speaker 2 (31:00):
But yeah, like I said , maybe not on their highway,
but for the most part I have agood relationship with the
police.
Speaker 1 (31:10):
Shout out to our DFW airport police.
They're amazing.
Very quick with their responses.
Speaker 2 (31:15):
Love those guys.
Speaker 1 (31:17):
They've helped us a couple times.
Yeah they've gotten us out of afew jams.
They got old Marty out of thereand then that guy.
When we came in, maybe twomonths ago, when that guy
wouldn't leave, we came into theshift.
And he was already cut off andjust wouldn't leave.
Speaker 2 (31:29):
He was getting mouthy .
And it was the same thing youwere talking about when they
kind of followed him.
Speaker 1 (31:34):
I walked in on Sunday and there was a waitress who
was like I need a manager.
I was like, excuse me, I'm justthe bar supervisor.
All I can do is order liquorand make schedules.
And she's like you need to gotalk to this table.
There's not a manager hereright now.
I was like okay, so I walk overout.
(31:59):
I was like okay, awesome, so Iwalk over.
Ladies had a couple of uh,water, spicy watermelon
margaritas and she's like thischick didn't make the last one
right and the food sucked andblah, blah.
I was like, okay, the food'sgone.
Uh, she took your second drinkoff.
Um, she's like well, theservice was horrible.
Speaker 2 (32:17):
Blah, blah, blah going off and she's like fuck
this fuck that.
Speaker 1 (32:21):
And I was like listen , lady.
Now you're drawing attention toyourself and you're cursing at
me and I'm trying to be as sweetas possible to you.
I just met you, I said we'dmake sure and take care of this
I'm the little man here, youknow.
Yeah, I said we'd make sure andtake care of this.
I'm the little man here I'mwriting a review.
Hey, you write a couple reviews.
She's bringing your check rightnow.
Where's my credit card?
(32:42):
I gave it to your server.
Speaker 2 (32:45):
Here she is right here with the credit card.
Speaker 1 (32:49):
And that's how I start my shift, before I even
clock in and start taking careof drunk people at the bar, yeah
that's the way the sense ofentitlement some of these people
feel is insane.
You gotta take the good withthe bad.
We always talk about it.
Speaker 2 (33:05):
Especially when you tell them you can't.
You're like I just can't doanymore.
I can't do anymore for you.
You can literally walk.
Speaker 1 (33:13):
You can try your luck there.
I just can't serve you.
How much time do you have?
That's it.
I just can't serve you.
Right, they can.
They can try to.
I just can't, I can't do it.
Speaker 2 (33:22):
Sorry, yeah, I'm not telling you Take your ass down
the road.
Speaker 1 (33:25):
You can and thank you so much for coming on the show.
Guys, we will be back in twoweeks on a Tuesday for y'all
with another episode.
Thanks for tuning in, guys.
Love y'all.
Speaker 2 (33:42):
Peace, peace.
Hey guys, welcome back Episode 12, tell Us From An
Airport Bar.
As usual, I'm your host, chris,and I am here with my esteemed
co-host, blake, and we have avery, very, very, very special
guest for you today Our firstfemale guest, carrie.
(00:22):
Welcome to the show.
Thanks for coming in.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Of course.
Thank you for having meAbsolutely the best of the best
here at the Airport Bartenders.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
We got a good show for you today.
We've already been justcracking ourselves up before
hitting record today.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I figured we'd let you guys join in eventually.
Yeah, All right, Carrie talk tous.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
I figured we'd let you guys join in eventually.
Yeah, all right, carrie, talkto us.
Let's start with how longyou've been at the airport.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I have been working at the airport since August of
2020.
So just had four years inAugust, okay.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
So you started right before COVID hit Right after
everybody came back from COVID.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
After everybody came to Cantina.
That's right.
Yeah, that was almost the timeI came back to there too.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
You came back.
I think it was around the sametime, right when you started, so
we yeah, yeah, so, we yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
So almost four years, almost Well, just over four
Over four years, yeah, just overfour years, yeah, well, yeah,
because it's totally differentnow.
It's like COVID didn't everhappen at the airport no masks
though no, you know, that was awild time still a wild time.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
I was at the grocery store last night and this guy
was wearing a mask.
I was like what are you doing,dude?
He's probably sick and I wantto get you sick, you still see
people with masks.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Why are you working if you're sick?
Speaker 1 (01:44):
because sick and I want to get you sick.
You still see people with masks.
Why are you working if you'resick?
Because I don't want to get theflu and I need to make money
for these kids.
That's why I'm wearing masks.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Yeah, I know a guy like that.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
I got a lot of kids myself.
I'm just saying, those friendsof yours ain't going to find
themselves if you're sick,that's right, not at Christmas
time, so tell us a little bitabout some of the concepts
you've worked at, gary.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Man, you know, cantina there for a little while
, which was the serving life,and that was.
It was good, it was good.
Don't get me wrong I havenothing to knock about here.
Do you miss chips and salsa?
No, I don't miss the kitchen.
I don't miss coworkers.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
I'm not going to lie to you.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
I'm the best coworkworker I've ever had.
Yeah, listen, I'm my own boss,I'm my own bartender, I'm my own
manager, I'm my own hot dogmaker.
Yeah, I'm the chef, I'm all ofit.
So if I'm getting completelymurdered, it's because of me.
But I clean it up and I get toleave with all the money.
So I'm not I won't evercomplain about that for sure.
(02:43):
Um, yeah, I don't.
I don't miss the restaurantlife after being behind the bar
where I'm at, just sling drinksin here here's a bag and a
little bit of food, yeah somechips here you
Speaker 1 (02:54):
go yeah I don't blame you, no, so you have moved on
from the chips and salsa.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
I have moved on from the.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
So, now you're just in a little tiny bar, correct?
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Yes, a little standalone satellite bar with a
bunch of smaller gates, sosmaller planes that go to more
regional airports.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
It's basically 10 gates and like a 12-seat bar
with some tables.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Yeah, I have 22 chairs.
It's kind of like a 12 seat barwith some tables.
Yeah, I have 22 chairs.
It's kind of like a trailerpark.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
It's kind of like a trailer park attached to the
main terminal.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
You know when you look at the aerial view of Rodeo
Bar at the airport.
It looks like the airport barbecause all the planes are
parked around this one littletiny.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Yeah, so it looks like all the planes are parked
around this one little tiny.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Yeah, so it looks like all the pilots are having
their drinks.
It's the only thing out thereand there's a little convenience
store type yeah they don't takecash, so I get a lot of the you
take Apple Pay.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
I do now.
You don't take cash at Rodeo,no, at the store next door.
I was like you have to takecash at Rodeo Amore.
You do now.
No, no, no At the store nextdoor.
Oh okay, I was like what thehell?
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Oh y'all send me riot .
Cash is so dirty you never knowwhere it's been.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
Same Me too.
You don't know where I've been.
Whatever, cash is king, allright.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
There could be 500 people sitting in that little
for sure yeah, well, in the waythat it works like I'll get
seven flights in one right thenwithin 15 to 20 minutes, so like
when I, when I first get therefor a two o'clock shift, I'm
walking down the ramp and it's.
It looks so busy because 30, 31and 32 are boarding and I'm like
, oh my god, she's gettingflabbed, she's still so.
(04:41):
Yeah, it's, it's great, it'sgreat, it's great.
But I get to meet all thedifferent types of people from
all the different little townsthat these airplanes fly to, and
it's a trip Emphasis on littletowns, little Little Well, and I
think about it like I livepretty close to the airport,
within 30 minutes, typically ona good day, yeah but we live in
(05:02):
a huge metro place.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
Some of these people drive.
When they land they drive 100miles to the airport 30 minutes,
typically on a good day.
Yeah, but we live in a hugemetro place.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
They drive 100 miles to the hotel.
They tell me that every nightthey're like.
Well, I land at midnight inPerkomsk and then I gotta get my
rental car drive three hours tothe hotel.
I'm like, well, please starthaving another day.
Yeah, no, yeah so they.
I fly into Billings and then Idrive Jesus, yeah, no, yeah, so
they.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Oh, everybody is local I fly into Billings and
then, yeah, I drive almost allthe way to Canada.
They'll be like they'll be ontheir fourth drink.
They're like well, I still gotto drive three hours.
When I get there later You'llbe like oh good, well you got a.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
you got a bottle in the car, Don't worry.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
The sheriff gave me a round bag and a beer when he
stopped me anyway, so I blend inwith everybody else You'll
probably take a hit off myfirebox.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
No joke, there's only one red light.
It's fine, but you know what,working with these gates, I have
so many regulars at the airport, it's insane.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
I have so many people that I see.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
I literally walked in about a month ago and there was
, I knew, eight out of the 12people sitting at the bar and I
was like this feels like everyother bar I've ever worked at
outside of the airport.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
And then when the people at the bar that aren't
the regulars, they're like whatis going?
Speaker 2 (06:14):
on Like last night last night Okay.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
So we had.
We had a bunch of people in andthey all left.
We closed early, like 7.30.
Everybody's like what?
There's no food.
I'm like hey bar only.
This is what I do for a living.
I have no control over the food.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
I'll put a line in your drink.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Yes, right, with a smile, yeah, and then the flight
gets delayed.
So my co-bartender was nothappy because they all flooded
back in the bar and it was gotime, money, money and everybody
was tipping very nice.
Speaker 2 (06:50):
Well, everyone's trying to get something going,
so for another 45 minutes.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
you know we made a little rack and but it's so.
Everybody's there.
I'm doing the name game.
There's like probably 11, 12people sitting at the bar and
I've done last call for like 14times, which is not usually cool
to the other bartender.
(07:15):
The other bartender has justtotally left the building
because we had one foot out thedoor.
I mean we would have been out ofthere by 7.45, 8 o'clock
Because you were alreadypre-closed.
So we did get out of there kindof early, like 9, something
like that, 9.15, and anyways itwasn't horrible.
(07:35):
And but anyways I've goteverybody sitting at the bar
doing the name game.
Just get done, calling everyall 11, 12 people out.
You know not that big a deal,it wasn't that many people.
And here comes Charlie and Iwas like and Charlie, and
everybody starts going nuts.
(07:56):
They're like how do you knowthis dude?
He's a regular.
I love that.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Well, I'll tell people.
When I mess something up or I'mslow about something, I'm like
sorry guys, it's my first day,you know.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Funny joke because at the airport.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
you can say that every day and most people
wouldn't do it, but now I'm likeI'll say it and one of my
regulars will walk up andthey're like hey, karen.
Speaker 1 (08:20):
No, no, no, no I'm sorry, I was playing with this
guy earlier.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
Definitely we work together.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
I feel like my first day we work together.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
He sets the bar.
I have a lot of them, though,and I get a lot of like.
I get a lot of Midland points,so it's a lot of oil field, and
they all come in differentschedules.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
So even just like passing by.
I'm't have time to say here's20 bucks, see you later yeah did
you want to get a water orsomething?
Take one of these.
It's cute.
So I want to hear about all thecrazy shenanigans that go down.
I know drunky drunkers thefirst morning.
Speaker 2 (09:04):
I ever opened rodeodeo Bar on a Sunday and I
don't work morning shifts, I'mthe night owl.
I was like pulling down barstools and I hear a commotion
happening and I pop my head outaround and I look at 33, and
there's a guy getting full onarrested.
(09:25):
Four officers have got him onthe ground.
He's being handcuffed.
I'm literally still waking up.
I don't even have chairs downyet.
I'm like where have you beendrinking?
That you're, so I have my ownbar in my bag.
But the thing about peoplegetting arrested I see people
get arrested all the time.
All the time, all the time, butI never know what it's for,
(09:47):
never know.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
Like I had a guy get escorted out.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
last night even, and there was four cops not
handcuffed, but just followed,Just follow this guy and see if
he did something.
Yeah, apparently he was makingdisparaging remarks to a gay
agent.
You know how it usually is.
Speaker 1 (10:05):
I love our police when it comes to gay agents.
That's typically how people getin trouble at the airport Not
only the alcohol and the bill,but typically the mouth right.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Yeah, typically when you get in trouble at the
airport.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Well, and that's the wildest part about it, is like
some people are just strange.
Going back to the small town,thing Some people could be sober
, not to offend anybody, butsometimes it's like, oh, that's
just.
No, I'm not used to this.
People, don't do that.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
How many people have you murdered?
Speaker 2 (10:34):
It's a fine line between really just super
strange, super weird and drunk,and then you mix those two and
put them in a differentenvironment.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Outside of the hotel.
You never know what the hell isgoing on to judge you if you
can have a drink or not how many?
Speaker 2 (10:48):
people.
Do you guys cut off every day?
Speaker 1 (10:50):
oh please you know so many, right, I'm like I've
never worked with someone whereI'm like, no, you can't.
You know what I find lately.
So you know, we've had thisfour drink max rule, yeah, uh,
you know that's vaguelyimplemented, um, but it's gonna
get in trouble that's when it'sin or when someone's like yeah,
(11:12):
but um, I find minutes.
Speaker 2 (11:14):
Yeah, I can't give you another one, sorry, exactly
no more long islands, so it'scorporate.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
I find that the people I've been telling oh, you
know, you're at your max.
Sorry, you're cut off.
I never said the words cut off,but I'm like hey, we have a
four drink max.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
I'm sorry, I just can't give you any more.
Speaker 1 (11:30):
They're just like what.
I'm just like there's otherbars, but you're done here.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
That's what I would say, but they always.
You can't keep drinking here,you can walk always tips, so
nice yeah usually.
It's usually people that get cutoff, that are just like okay,
you know what, maybe you'reright, yeah, and sometimes
they're like cool and then theybut, or sometimes they throw
something at you, it depends,yeah, well, and I had a lady one
(11:57):
time I she came up and she wastalking just like you and I are
right now easy, straight,articulate, easy, straight,
articulate.
I gave her vodka on the rocks.
Five minutes later she waslooking through me and I'm like
okay, take her a drink, fix hera glass of water, get her a bag
(12:18):
of chips, a sandwich, even Idon't remember exactly what
happened, but it was alreadydone.
She was already gone and the mannext to her was like I'll pay
for her tab.
I'm like she doesn't have a tab.
I took her drink.
She doesn't have a tab.
Yeah, she's, I just need her totake care of herself.
She disappears.
(12:38):
She walks into the familybathroom, which is maybe what 15
yards from when you're standing.
I see her go in there and thenall of a sudden I just hear
screaming like bloody murder andI'm like okay, well, I wasn't
going to call the police, butnow I kind of have to, because
(13:01):
it all comes down to a safetyissue.
Absolutely so.
Then she comes out of thebathroom still screaming.
So now everybody's watchingBecause it's a safety issue,
absolutely so.
Then she comes out of thebathroom still screaming.
So now people, everybody'swatching, you know, because it's
a small, there's a fire hydrantthere.
She's angry now and she punchesthe fire hydrant.
Plastic, it's like plexiglass.
Yeah, great Breaks it, cutsherself.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
Oh, so now she's raging.
She's herself oh, so now she'sraging, she's bloody wiped her
hair out of her face, you know.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
So she's got blood on her face and I'm like now
you've left me no choice, ma'am,I have to call the police.
So I do.
They come get her, you, youknow, because they once the, the
belt can't be unrung you know,At that point it's too late,
Even if she started actingcompletely normal at that point.
No, ma'am, Like we've alreadydone, did it the blood on your
(13:56):
face.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
No, no, ma'am, I already wrotethe ticket.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
I gotta hand it out.
So I mean stuff like that.
That all the time is just it'snot always so extreme, but you
see some of the most extremethings At the airport, like the
guy that tried to light his ownrolled marijuana cigarette while
he was slouched next to a gate32 seat.
(14:24):
Not even sitting in a seat, butnext to it on the ground.
He pulls it out of his backpackand nobody will notice this Gets
it out, flips it, fixes it,lights it up.
I'm just like no, he is not.
You have to pass my friend.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
Bring it over here before the police come, because
they're definitely coming.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
They're on their way.
Speaker 1 (14:49):
I've seen Chris light a cigarette right before we get
through the exit door atbaggage claim one day.
He had worked a morning shiftand he was just braving.
Speaker 2 (14:58):
Yeah, I hadn't slept the night before.
I was like watching playoffs.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
And he lights it.
And I said, Chris, what thefuck?
And he just snapped out of it,he goes.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
oh, and I just lit it and took a puff.
Speaker 1 (15:09):
I just immediately snapped it out with my fingers.
Speaker 2 (15:11):
I was like wake up, Chris, or we had a guy that
handed us weed across the barjust opening it up in the middle
of the shit, I was like I'vegot to go to the car room.
I've had people leave weed.
Speaker 1 (15:23):
Gummies.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
I have found so many drugs, like actual pills drugs,
illicit drugs, illegal drugsthat was our first episode yeah
you're wondering, guys, you canget those through security
easily apparently.
Speaker 1 (15:47):
I wouldn't know um moving right along.
So you have, so you have.
You have been down there for ahot minute.
Um, I want to know, have youany celebrities?
Anybody, oh man um man.
Speaker 2 (16:06):
Okay, so Afro man I've seen him and I knew it was
Afro man because he was in alight lavender silk suit with a
hat and a cane.
I was so busy that I wasn't ableto go hug him or take a picture
with him or anything.
I was so busy that I wasn'table to go hug him or take a
(16:26):
picture with him or anything.
I also.
I just I got a picture of him,but I, you know, I was busy.
It's like a big flip photowhile he's walking.
Is this Ed Roman?
I recently I've had our TedCruz.
Is he going back to Cancun?
You know what I was hopingyou'd ask that he was flying
(16:50):
home to texas, houston.
Um, I've seen him a couple oftimes and he always has people
obviously I also get the uh, theuh, what's the state senator
from?
Speaker 1 (17:01):
uh arkansas?
A lot super nice guy.
Uh french somebody, somethinginteresting, super nice I've had
um the governor of new mexico.
Speaker 2 (17:11):
Okay, oh, he's big time bill something.
Uh, he's not, he's good now.
Speaker 1 (17:17):
Oh okay, oh yeah like within like within the past
year and a half or somethinglike that.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
Yeah, sorry to hear that yeah, sorry to bring it
down, but anyway, ted kris hasbeen there a couple he sat at a
table.
Last time and it was the end ofthe night and I was getting
ready to throw out all theleftover hot box food that I
have, which is usually hot dogsand full court sandwiches.
I offered them to him and allhis people and they all ate hot
(17:44):
dogs.
It was like the senator and hisfive team, five man team.
And then I've also done thesame for Kevin Gates and his
crew.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
Kevin.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
Gates came through.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
I don't know where he was flying.
I don't know where the hellthey were flying, but he had
like ten people with him, hisposse.
Speaker 2 (18:05):
I didn't really get to see.
I saw Kevin walk by, but hisguys came over to me and I gave
them all hot dogs.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
He has two hot dogs, but he has two bums.
As far as I know man, I gavehim like six or eight hot dogs,
so they were good.
Speaker 2 (18:19):
It's a corn in the trash.
You guys eat some trash dogs.
That's what happens and peoplesay yes every time.
Yeah, every time.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
No, no, no, Don't throw that away.
I'm like I'll drive throughdowntown on my way home and pass
it out, right?
Speaker 2 (18:31):
Well, and hey, roller dogs, that's it Right now.
Ew, no roller dogs, because webrought the glass top into the
machine.
We did have that.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
I heard about that.
I saw pictures of that.
It's in the mail.
It'll be here in two years.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
It'll be here by spring break.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
And if it's?
Speaker 2 (18:50):
not, then just keep waiting.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
Well, Edna just keeps cooking the hot dogs.
Speaker 2 (18:54):
You know what I mean.
I'm like we can't do this.
Speaker 1 (18:58):
There's not a cover and there's glass.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
inside the glass is like powder.
Speaker 1 (19:03):
Well, it adds flavor, it adds a crunch.
Speaker 2 (19:06):
You know, kind of sauteed, that's a nice crunch.
This is how hard I get servedin salsa.
Speaker 1 (19:12):
You just cover it with mustard.
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Excuse me, I have a bolt in my shrimp taco.
I don't think that's from theocean.
I don't think that's from theocean.
Speaker 1 (19:24):
I said no sour cream.
Yeah, what about the glass?
Are you fine with the?
Speaker 2 (19:31):
glass.
That's fine.
I just don't want the sourcream.
So hot dogs.
A lot of celebrities eat thehot dogs at Red Dead Redemption.
Speaker 1 (19:40):
You wouldn't believe how many people love hot dogs.
I don't know what that's about.
I don't like hot dogs.
Speaker 2 (19:45):
It's a hard no for a lot of people.
But if you do it, a roller dogis the way to go, and one that
somebody can personally vouchfor.
Speaker 1 (19:52):
I just put that on there an hour ago, so it's
probably perfect.
It's not just a display hot dog.
Speaker 2 (19:58):
It's actual, for real food that you can eat right now
.
Speaker 1 (20:08):
I will probably have one for dinner, so please help
yourself.
It actually does look like ahot dog.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
Yeah, you gotta eat relish.
Yeah, but listen, sometimes werun out of mustard, and let me
tell you how hard.
Speaker 1 (20:14):
It is to sell a fucking hot dog without mustard.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
Look it up.
Look it up Google how many.
What percentage of Americanslike mustard on their hot dogs
and it's like 68%.
Speaker 1 (20:26):
No, it's pretty much everybody.
Speaker 2 (20:29):
I like ketchup and mustard, but you know what I'll
even eat mayonnaise on a hot dog.
Speaker 1 (20:34):
I don't eat hot dogs.
Mayonnaise is dirty.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
I don't do mayonnaise and I don't do hot dogs.
Speaker 1 (20:42):
You don't eat eggs.
Speaker 2 (20:43):
What about ranch you like?
Speaker 1 (20:44):
ranch.
Speaker 2 (20:46):
No, I do not do ranch .
Fuck, he really doesn't messwith mayonnaise.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
What you don't cook food with olive oil.
Speaker 2 (20:52):
Sometimes that's all mayonnaise is egg olive oil.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
Yeah, I just, I don't know Mayonnaise.
I'm out bro, I'm just, I'm notEuropean.
Two each their own, you like.
No we don't judge.
Speaker 2 (21:08):
No, I only own my sushi booth.
Well, we also have porksandwiches with barbecue sauce
and we have cold cuts over herewith potato bread.
I'm not really a full pork guy.
I'm not really a full porkperson.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
No, brisket no.
Speaker 2 (21:21):
Go to the left and get to Cousins.
Speaker 1 (21:23):
They're right there by 46.
Speaker 2 (21:27):
Ring the bell every time we chop a fresh biscuit,
People will be like are theygood?
I'm like, I just made them.
I haven't eaten one.
I've just been slaving in thekitchen all day over them so
please get one for $15.
Speaker 1 (21:40):
Do a little video review and just share with
everybody that's sitting here.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
No, they're delicious .
Nobody ever sends them back.
They're good.
Not as good as the hot dog bag,which is all beef.
Speaker 1 (21:52):
As beef as a hot dog can be.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
People don't have high expectations Truth.
Speaker 1 (21:58):
They'll eat Funyuns and a fucking Snickers.
That was my meal for the day.
Like whatever You're at theairport, it is what it is.
Speaker 2 (22:05):
Yeah, and it cost me $27.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
I chased it down with a monster in an Asani, and now
I had to take a lean out on myhouse.
Speaker 2 (22:11):
Then I went to Radio Barn.
Yeah, washed it down with adouble margarita.
I ordered a single, but I madeit a double Woo.
Speaker 1 (22:23):
It is what it is.
Sit down and drink this, please.
No, don't leave it on the bar.
Speaker 2 (22:29):
Other famous people.
I don't know who else has beenthere.
Terry Bradshaw was there onetime.
I didn't meet him, Jeffrey methim and he was hysterically
funny.
Speaker 1 (22:40):
I was going to say a cantina.
Oh, Johnny.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
Knoxville.
I was like, I know there'ssomebody.
Have you ever asked JohnnyKnoxville if anybody's ever told
him that he looks like JohnnyKnoxville?
Because I have.
Speaker 1 (22:54):
I bet that was like an older Johnny Knoxville Let me
tell you he had sunglasses onfirst of all.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
And Jackass did their number on those guys.
Of course they did.
I'm not saying he looks bad bad, but you look a little rough
there's been some, so I had toquestion if it was just maybe
somebody that really I mean Iwas in the back googling tattoos
y'all because I was like Idon't know and I asked him and
(23:21):
he was super cool.
It was a chill moment but yeah,I had to make sure it was him.
I've seen a lot of celebritylooking people.
Speaker 1 (23:38):
Well, they're not trying to be recognized.
Yeah, exactly, they don't makeit easy on you, right?
Speaker 2 (23:42):
And I don't ever want to be the one that draws
attention to you.
Exactly, you don't want, it'salways the hat, sunglasses.
Fangirl.
I don't ever want to be the onethat draws attention that you
don't want.
I'm like, oh my god, can Iplease get a picture?
You are normal people gettingthrough the airport at this
point Hat, sunglasses,headphones and then maybe a hood
on too.
Speaker 1 (23:54):
That's like when I saw when I met Deion Sanders oh,
he was incognito.
This is back in the day, thoughI had Drew Pearson.
Speaker 2 (24:06):
I had Drew Pearson at Radio 4 one night and I thought
that was super cool because hewas such a nice guy.
Yeah, blah, blah, blah, blahblah.
Well then, I'm talking to ATand he's like yeah, it's like he
has a restaurant here.
He chose you over his bar.
Oh okay, I had no idea.
I just thought it was supercool that he was there In
(24:29):
Terminal D?
Is that in Terminal D E?
Speaker 1 (24:33):
Is it?
Speaker 2 (24:33):
really it's way out there in E Shout out to Drew
Pearson because he's a supercool dude.
Speaker 1 (24:38):
Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
I knew you were important because of that ring,
Drew.
It's beautiful.
Let me see that.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
He got that ring the year I was born, oh, 77 all
right.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
Shout out to 77 thanks 77 and 88 thanks.
Speaker 1 (24:57):
Thanks drew and roger let's listen.
Speaker 2 (25:01):
One thing I don't talk about at airport bars is
football.
I know y'all have it all overeverything.
I don't watch it like that, butI also.
We also have a fantasy movieI'm a Cowboys fan and an
international airport wherepeople are traveling to their
hometowns.
Most people there are notCowboys fans, and what do people
(25:22):
that aren't Cowboys fans loveto do?
Drag Cowboys fans.
Speaker 1 (25:26):
We're allowed to wear jerseys.
Oh my God.
Speaker 2 (25:30):
Even when the Cowboys would win a game, they'd be
like it's like the Yankees orthe Lakers.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
I just don't want to wear my uniform today.
That's the only reason why Iwore this because I could be out
of uniform today.
Guys, I work on Sunday, so Idon't have to watch the Cowboys
and be miserable.
I don't need you yelling at mewhile you tell me to chop chop
on your chilled shot of tequila.
Speaker 2 (25:56):
Salt and lime Biatch.
What's up?
I get it.
What's?
Speaker 1 (25:59):
up.
I get it Again.
It's cool and again Iunderstand that I have eyes.
Speaker 2 (26:03):
I'm like I have eyes.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Okay, I don't expect this to do anything, I just
don't want to wear my uniform.
Speaker 2 (26:09):
That's it going to root for him.
Look around you.
This is where you're at.
I understand what we're doing,but I'm still going to root for
him.
I don't really put football onthere.
I put it on the outside TVs,but never the one behind the bar
.
I'm like.
I worked in a sports bar for along time, A long time before
the airport.
I'm okay if I never watchanother game at work again.
Speaker 1 (26:34):
I did put on the.
Speaker 2 (26:35):
World Series.
When the Rangers won the WorldSeries and some lady got upset
with me because I didn't put onher Monday Night Football or
whatever it was with her teamand I was like I don't care
about the Buffalo Bills, Sorry.
Shame on you, carrie.
I know Awful, awful, I don'tlive in.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
Niagara Falls.
Speaker 2 (26:54):
Yeah, I don't care, and if I did I'd probably still
care.
Speaker 1 (27:00):
Blake and I work Sundays together, Sunday
afternoons and nights together,and we're usually busy enough
where we don't get to reallywatch anything.
That's why I work Sundays.
I don't have to watch thecovers, Even if they're on right
behind me.
I don't have to watch theCowboys, Even if they're on
right behind me, I don't have towatch them Turn around and work
and at least if I'm going to,you know I can drive my chair
for some money at the end of thenight.
(27:22):
Better ass kick, but I made somemoney so it's fine.
It's like here lately we're sobad we can't even lose.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
Yeah, now they're like no, no, why would we take
and get a draft?
Speaker 1 (27:39):
We're going to get into the playoffs and get all
your hopes up like usual.
Jerry, if you're listening,help, help, we can't Just watch
from home.
Help or watch from the suite,but just don't make any
decisions, please.
Okay, thank you, jerry.
That's it.
Kerry, you had mentionedsomething and I would like to
call you out on this.
You usually had back in the dayparked by the police stations.
(28:06):
No, Okay yeah, in the airport.
Speaker 2 (28:10):
Yeah, so well, I didn't know that that was the
police station.
I always thought there was avery suspicious amount of cop
cars parked.
I didn't know yeah, in theiroffice, yeah, yeah so me and
(28:33):
some co-workers were enjoying anafter work treat in the car.
Rice and cream, please.
I don't know how much we cansay.
You can say whatever you want.
Okay, we're smoking out,because it was the week after
Carrie.
I know I know On airportproperty.
(28:53):
I know, I know On airportproperty.
I know that is federal propertyby the way.
Speaker 1 (28:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (29:00):
So it was the week after 420.
And I only remember thisbecause the week before we had
literally smoked the car out on420.
And we had no care about us.
Let's say we got very confidentand very cocky in our ability
to do this.
Speaker 1 (29:19):
So the next week we're outside of the vehicle
next to my parking spot and wesay it's my parking spot because
I try to park in the same spotevery day.
Right next to the policestation.
Great, I didn't know this yet.
Speaker 2 (29:33):
Chris Parked in the sheriff's office.
I didn't know until you told melater, but so they come by.
We're literally in the middleof our sesh and we're telling
some funny stories and luckilymy female co-worker saw we were
about to have another visitorinto our story here.
Speaker 1 (29:54):
And we put it out.
Speaker 2 (29:56):
We were able to, you know, get away with it, but they
were still very suspicious andso when we're telling, Chris
about this.
Later he's like, well, yeah,you idiot Spark, right by the
police station and.
I'm like the what and he's likethe police station is at B27.
And I'm like the police stationis at B27.
Oh, oh, okay.
(30:17):
So yeah, we, literally we didthat.
But let me tell you what.
Speaker 1 (30:23):
I haven't done on airport poverty since then.
Yeah, yeah, it was the most.
Speaker 2 (30:28):
yeah, because I mean anything that happens outside of
the airport you can get introuble for and lose your
ability to go to work.
Speaker 1 (30:36):
And that is always.
A no-no.
We like the money that we make.
I like to make the money.
If we had to wait 30 minutes todo ourselves.
When we get home, that's fine.
Speaker 2 (30:48):
That's right.
That's totally worth the wait.
We can still afford to enjoyourselves.
At least outside the gate.
You know what I'm saying.
Hit the gate.
You know what I'm saying.
Hit the gate and see you later.
Speaker 1 (30:56):
What you do at your house is your own business or on
your own highway.
Speaker 2 (31:00):
But yeah, like I said , maybe not on their highway,
but for the most part I have agood relationship with the
police.
Speaker 1 (31:10):
Shout out to our DFW airport police.
They're amazing.
Very quick with their responses.
Speaker 2 (31:15):
Love those guys.
Speaker 1 (31:17):
They've helped us a couple times.
Yeah they've gotten us out of afew jams.
They got old Marty out of thereand then that guy.
When we came in, maybe twomonths ago, when that guy
wouldn't leave, we came into theshift.
And he was already cut off andjust wouldn't leave.
Speaker 2 (31:29):
He was getting mouthy .
And it was the same thing youwere talking about when they
kind of followed him.
Speaker 1 (31:34):
I walked in on Sunday and there was a waitress who
was like I need a manager.
I was like, excuse me, I'm justthe bar supervisor.
All I can do is order liquorand make schedules.
And she's like you need to gotalk to this table.
There's not a manager hereright now.
I was like okay, so I walk overout.
(31:59):
I was like okay, awesome, so Iwalk over.
Ladies had a couple of uh,water, spicy watermelon
margaritas and she's like thischick didn't make the last one
right and the food sucked andblah, blah.
I was like, okay, the food'sgone.
Uh, she took your second drinkoff.
Um, she's like well, theservice was horrible.
Speaker 2 (32:17):
Blah, blah, blah going off and she's like fuck
this fuck that.
Speaker 1 (32:21):
And I was like listen , lady.
Now you're drawing attention toyourself and you're cursing at
me and I'm trying to be as sweetas possible to you.
I just met you, I said we'dmake sure and take care of this
I'm the little man here, youknow.
Yeah, I said we'd make sure andtake care of this.
I'm the little man here I'mwriting a review.
Hey, you write a couple reviews.
She's bringing your check rightnow.
Where's my credit card?
(32:42):
I gave it to your server.
Speaker 2 (32:45):
Here she is right here with the credit card.
Speaker 1 (32:49):
And that's how I start my shift, before I even
clock in and start taking careof drunk people at the bar, yeah
that's the way the sense ofentitlement some of these people
feel is insane.
You gotta take the good withthe bad.
We always talk about it.
Speaker 2 (33:05):
Especially when you tell them you can't.
You're like I just can't doanymore.
I can't do anymore for you.
You can literally walk.
Speaker 1 (33:13):
You can try your luck there.
I just can't serve you.
How much time do you have?
That's it.
I just can't serve you.
Right, they can.
They can try to.
I just can't, I can't do it.
Speaker 2 (33:22):
Sorry, yeah, I'm not telling you Take your ass down
the road.
Speaker 1 (33:25):
You can and thank you so much for coming on the show.
Guys, we will be back in twoweeks on a Tuesday for y'all
with another episode.
Thanks for tuning in, guys.
Love y'all.
Speaker 2 (33:42):
Peace, peace.
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