07/05/2026
It may look like working at this bar is all umbrella drinks and Miley Cyrus songs. It's not at all. In a metaphorical sense, the bar biz is a selfish lover .Especially in the beginning. Maybe any small business rlly. They. Need. Constant . Attention. Devotion even. Like a newborn it's yours and you love it but after wiping its ass a few thousand times, you can't help but wish it would s**u and just be cool for one night.
During this ironically solipsistic gauntlet of existence...If you're lucky enough , you get to share this awkward phase in the trenches with someone who can help you. Someone who genuinely understands the insatiable day to day needs of a start up bar and who works hard to help you out even when they don't rlly have to.
For me that someone has been our own Carly Presher. I mean, It's not even that she's a rad person (she is) and solid af bartender/manager ( she also is) and phenomenal singer (no question she is) ... it's not even having the luxury of someone experienced and positive to bounce your (my) dumb ideas off of all the time. Ok maybe it is that a little....Or maybe the attention to detail ? The solid work ethic? The refreshingly constant example of competence without ego? Idk. I do know this one time , I personally watched Carly physically disassemble ...then reassemble and accurately diagnose a whole ass commercial dishwasher with a Phillips head and a flash light. Wtf? ..🤯🤯🤯 imminent helpfulness . Defcon 1 level rad.
Anyway dear reader, I know we've gone hard on the ig emo Carly p**n lately , I'm sorry , it'll be over soon...and i know it might sound a lil generic to say ... idgaf .... It is truly with a heavy heart we say goodbye to Carly. Tonight is her last shift at Ugly Duckling and we will all miss her. Me especially.
She's going on some super lame once in a lifetime European vacation for 6 months I guess ....we wish her all the best . Anyway, yall come help us send her off proper. We're probably gonna do something really out of the ordinary tonight like drink and dance and sing all night. Ok sentimental rant over. Love you Carly! ❤️
