The Hot Club

THE HOT CLUB

WHERE HEARTS ARE ON FIRE

BUT IT’S NEVER TOO HOT

FOR THE DEVIL MAY CARE

575 South Water Street

Providence, RI

THE HOT CLUB

The Hot Club as Hotel California: Brendan was there Friday night. He’s in from Wilmington, NC, on the beach. He’s attending a couple functions including a bachelor party. Brendan said he still has the Zine in which he makes a ‘shower’ appearance.



In the same vein, Bernard, one-time HC cook and doorman and Obasi’s brother (also Mary’s and Mya’s) paid a visit. Bernard works in Boston for a Tobacconist.



And I ran into Derek, one time doorman at the HC, who sends along his salutations. Seems Derek is engaged to marry Colleen, his long time love. Congratulations to both and wishes of good health, and a great future. Who would have thunk that Leo, long time sidekick of Derek’s, would beat Derek to the altar and already be the father of two.



Lionel and Diesel once were two runaway trains. Now they are chugging along, making regular stops and at night return to the safety of the station.



The Jack of Fire was showing his knee to Alexander the Great. Well, more accurately Jack was showing Alex where he had his most recent arthroscopic knee surgery. Said Alex, “You’re the Hot Club Bobby Orr.”



Then on further reflection, Alex the Grate said to Jack: “I’ve seen better legs at a KFC.”



Last Wednesday, I asked Contraire if there was any sport he didn’t bet on. Contraire said “Hockey. It’s too complicated.” Sunday I found out that Contraire bet on the Bruins after they were up 3-0, but lost two games in a row before switching to Philly for Game #7. I thought he said he didn’t bet on hockey? That’s why he’s Contraire.



I was talking to Scott McKay about a local doofus named Douglas who wanted to go to Myrtle Beach to play golf before going to the slammer. As for the $25,000 bribe that Douglas and two others allegedly took from a supermarket wanting to build, Scott said that they are lucky that it was a Stop & Shop and not a Whole Foods or the bribe would have been $50,000.



Jimmy Chelo and Chet went outside to the parking lot to see a dog. They asked me to watch their drinks. When Britt came by, I explained that Jimmy and Chet were coming back for their drinks, that they had just gone out to the parking lot. Britt playfully asked, “Are they out in the parking lot smoking weed?”



Jimmy Chelo said he knows someone who lives in a gated community – a prison.

The Hot Club

THE HOT CLUB

WHERE HEARTS ARE ON FIRE

BUT IT’S NEVER TOO HOT

FOR THE DEVIL MAY CARE

575 South Water Street

Providence, RI


THE HOT CLUB

Friday was beautiful and there was a full house at the Hot Club. The parking lot was so packed that there wasn’t even space for Eben Bates to pull in.



Now that the booths are back and the basketball machine gone, I was thanking Eben for the return to normalcy. Eben said that the basketball machine will be back though since it generated some decent coinage.



A Happy Birthday goes out to Patti Quimby, one of the Hot Club’s all-time great Grande Dames. We understand Patti will be celebrating soon in Italy.



Overheard at the Hot Club: A person remarked that someone ‘breaks his wallet’. But we won’t say if it’s him or her.



Is it me or are there new stickers on the WC doors, identifying each. Probably a good idea since newcomers have always seemed unsure which is which.



Jack of Fire asked me how old I was and then introduced me to a guy named Henry. I told him my age. Hank then asked what nationality I was. When I said Irish, Hanky Panky said, “You should have been dead 10 years ago.”



Amy Winehouse’s Rehab was playing: They say I’ve gotta go to Rehab and I say No, No, No. Jokin’ Joe said “Rehab is for quitters.”



Russ, the HC’s returned doorman, was at the Hot Club on Sunday. Why? To wish his wife Renee, who tends bar at the HC, a Happy Mother’s Day.



The Wise Man asked me who was the first baseball player to use the capped bat. Not a straight bat but a mushroom cap at the end. Wise said it was Babe Ruth. Jack of Fire asked what team Ruth was with. Wise knew it was when Babe was with the Yankees.



Karen, Broc’s significant other, was thrilled about being in the Zine’s Hot Club section. Karen went over and hugged Contraire and told him that she was in Sportzine. Contraire said: “That’s old news.”