Hello, it is October 4, 2012.  I seem to have gotten some hits on this blog, so I might as well write some more for 'The Drunken News' to keep people entertained.

     I don't have anything to write about, however.  All I know is that I got a 40 oz. of Mickey's, and I'm rip-roaring to go.  Maybe something will pop up.

     Anyway, I like to type, so maybe that is my impetus, which means 'my driving force' or the thing that keeps me going.

     Anyhow, to continue, well, it's been my art project to show up at the bar every night for a year.  It is October now, and I have not missed a day.  Funny enough, I'm not the only one who shows up to the bar every night.  There are more than a few of these people.

     I started my Napkin Art January 1st, and it is going good.  I am making a living at it.  I am surprised as much as anybody.  I didn't know it would work so well.

     Recently, I broke my record of Napkin Art sold in a night.  The record is now $230, up from $185.  I thought the previous record would never be broken.  I just thought I got extremely lucky.  How wrong I was, and thank god for that.  Now I know, that even $230 can be broken.  That will be fantastic when that happens.  I'm all for it.

     My three day record was established, too.  Including the $230, in the next two days I sold more each night, so the three day record is now $370.  That is not bad.  Then the following day, on a Sunday, I made $0.  It happens.  It figures, but there are always events to keep me humble.  One of these events is going to the cafe during the day, and not selling anything.  Sober people don't buy art, that much is proven.

     Anyway, I will be going out to the bar in an hour or two, if I can get it together.  This is not always an easy thing to do.

     One thing I always have to deal with is poets.  Always on Wednesdays and Thursdays, they gather together and talk their hot air stuff, and it creates a stifling arena for me to make art in.  So, I have to deal with that, trying to paint while they massage each others' egos.  My, what fun that is for me.  It is often negative, since they just end up raising their voices instead of calmly talking about the issues.  In a way, I am glad that somebody gets heated up over some intellectual topics, but why they have to do it in front of me is a burden, especially when I am trying to create.
     Plus, they call themselves poets, but I never see them write anything, haha.

     Anyhow, I go into the bar, order a Raineer, set up my paints, and let it rip.  Sometimes even I don't even know what will happen.  It all depends on who comes into the bar.

     It is not my intent with 'The Drunken News' to start naming names, or to give out personal information of people.  I'm just here to give the gist of what goes on.  None of my readers care about who it actually is, and it doesn't matter anyway, because what is the point?  There is no point.  In any case, I have nicknames for a lot of people, and that will work in many instances.  ( As it turned out, people do want to know who I'm talking about, and more than a few have asked to be written about. )

     I do know one thing.  Certain people I hang out with while I am painting, well, let's just say that some people help to facilitate my sales, and some don't.  I know of at least one guy that I absolutely do not want at my table while I am painting.  He doesn't like my art for one thing, and doesn't really believe in what I am doing, so fuck him.  Who needs him?  I certainly don't.  ( This is The Big Lebowski.  His position still has not changed. )

     I'm definitely not the biggest fan of pot-smokers you will ever meet.  It kind of takes away your desire to do things.  To smoke enough of it kind of makes you not want to do anything, not that you could at that point anyway.

     Pot affects people in different ways, that is for sure.  I'll smoke it occasionally as a social thing, but I don't enjoy it all that much.  My favorite way to get stoned is just to breath it in second-hand.  It is a good way to avoid all the coughing, and I get just the right buzz.

     Anyway, there is so much that goes on at the bar, I don't even know where to start.  I don't think it is my business to tell people's details when they are in a bar.  What happens in a bar should stay in a bar, just like in Vegas.
     What I do like about bars and alcohol, is it is a truth serum.  It almost never fails.  The truth always comes out.
     Well, that's about it for me right now.  I have a lot to do before I jet out to the bar tonight.  Thanks for reading.  I appreciate anybody who reads my writing.

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Author's notes:

$230 still has not been broken.

This is a funny entry.  I'll have to work on it some more.

This is the first mention of 'The Big Lebowski'.  He is a nice, and a smart guy.  However, I beat him in Magic The Gathering the last four out of five weeks, so I don't know what to think of his tactics.