Patrick's- liquors bar

10/22/2026

Remembering Nardy: - A Message from Chris Berres

​What a wonderful visitation for Nardy. So much love was shown for him. I know many people wanted to come but couldn't. No worries. Nardy loved you, and he knew how you felt about him.
​I just wanted you all to know about Nardy's journey with dementia. I was with him from the very beginning when we heard the diagnosis back in 2020.
​Nardy progressed over the next six years, but it was gradual. Nardy never showed any sadness or suffering with his disease.
​When I could no longer care for him by myself in my home, I found the perfect place for him: The Legacy. He absolutely LOVED it there. Although he lost his ability to speak, he still understood what you were saying and knew what he wanted to say; he just could not convey it. But he was STILL Nardy! He still tried to make people laugh, and he enjoyed the social life with the other residents and staff. Nardy was very content, and everyone there loved him. He was so sweet with the female residents. I would see him just holding their hands or walking two ladies back from an event, holding their hands. That was Nardy—so caring and loving to everyone there. I was there with him almost every day (sometimes I had to take a "me day"). I wanted to spend as much time with him as I could while he was on this Earth. I was blessed to be able to do that. I was blessed to be his partner for almost 16 years.
​My main point in posting this is to reassure everyone who loved him that he was still our "Nardy" right up until the end. We shared our quiet, private space together through those final moments, and I was blessed to hold him in my arms as he took his last, ever so peaceful breath.
​He and I could still make each other laugh, whether it was leg wrestling or silly, fast-patting each other on the arm. My favorite memory was when we would sit out in the garden and Nardy was just jibber-jabbing away at me. I would say to him, "Honey, I wish I could understand what you are trying to say, but I can't. So would you just shut the f**k up?" We would both burst out laughing.

​Nardy did NOT suffer with his dementia. He was happy and at PEACE with it all.

Chris Berres

10/16/2026

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse and Alex Culp! 🥂✨

​Sending out a massive congratulations to Jesse and Alex Culp as they begin this wonderful new chapter of marriage together!
​From the old crews at Patrick’s, F.A.B.D., Saints, Spring Street, Vernon Lanes, Anheuser-Busch, Old Forester, Molson Coors beverage company ( and the list goes on and on and on) we’re all raising a glass to you both. No matter how much time passes or how things change, the bonds made in these places run deep—and we couldn't be happier to see two wonderful people tie the knot.
​May your path ahead be filled with endless love, laughter, great health, and many years of happy adventures side-by-side.

​Wishing you both all the absolute best! Cheers to Jesse and Alex! 🥂🍾❤️

10/14/2026

UPDATE / MEMORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
​For everyone asking about services for Nardy, visitation will be held this Monday at Highland Funeral Home. Please check his official obituary for specific times and the street address.

​Following the visitation on Monday, folks are invited to gather for the "After-Wake" down at Nightcaps (FORMALLY, the legendary PATRICK'S) at 3202 Frankfort Ave/ Oct 19th.

Come celebrate his life, share some stories, and toast to a legendary guy.

​Hope to see you there to raise a glass and honor Nardy's final last call. All are welcome—please spread the word!

10/11/2026

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/bernard-bridgers-obituary?id=62715377&utm_source=webshareapi&utm_medium=share_button&utm_campaign=wsapimobile_beta.

View Bernard Bridgers's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

10/07/2026

A Final Last Call for Bernard "Nardy" Bridgers
​Some places are just bricks and mortar, but Patrick’s on Frankfort Avenue was something entirely different. It was a living, breathing landmark, a sanctuary of late-night stories, and a home built by the people who walked through its doors. At the heart of that legend stood Bernard Bridgers—Nardy/Nardo/Nardie.

​For anyone who knew him, Nardy wasn't just the man who ran the bar since 198something; he was a quiet anchor in people's lives. Long before Patrick's poured its final round, Nardy was looking out for the people around him. Whether it was giving a young college student a Sunday night shift to help pay for books, or employing cousins and neighbors in the video shop down where Burger Girl would later stand, his impact reached far beyond the physical walls of the bar. He was generous, steady, and fundamentally good-natured.
​When Patrick's closed its doors for the last time, it felt like the end of an era because it truly was. It meant saying goodbye to the pool tables with that unmistakable rocking sound, the jukebox spinning Van Morrison and Delbert McClinton, the comforting haze of decades of memories, and the final, definitive playing of ‘Nights in White Satin.’
​It meant bidding farewell to a place that held space for everyone—from the old guard who knew every corner of the room better than their own reflection, to the newcomers who walked in looking for comfort and found a family.
​Nardy gave so much of himself to Patrick’s and to everyone who crossed its threshold. While time and life take their toll on us all, the spirit of what Nardy built on Frankfort Avenue will never fade. Thanks to all all of his lookerouters: Chris Berres Joe, Patty Young Habeeb, Desi, Cindy, Rich, all of the bartenders that helped keep the the ship upright. Sometimes it took a village but we all managed to get through it. Thanks to you all. Nardy was a good man and he deserved every friendship because he actually invested time in them. The stories, the friendships, the shared laughs, and the community he fostered remain woven into the fabric of Louisville.
​Rest in peace, Nardy. Thank you for the books (he helped pay for my freshman year of college books), the shifts, the shelter from the storm, and the legend you left behind. May Patrick's—and your legacy—live on forever.
​— Keith Ransdell

10/07/2026

Until it's confirmed stay tuned!

12/18/2025

From Bobby's wife: Hey this is Sarah. Bobby passed last night at around 11 PM. He’s been at Baptist for past 3 days. This year has been filled with a dementia diagnosis and neuropathy of his feet, he wandered at night so I get no sleep, he's fallen more times than I can count and hospital admissions. Fell again on Sunday and I found him bleeding from eyes and ears and foaming from mouth. scans showed huge brain bleed on entire half of the right hemisphere. Completely unresponsive with fixed pupils, coughing up blood from his lungs. He was admitted to hospice care and they kept him very comfortable with pain meds, he never regained consciousness but I was there with him when he passed, it was very peaceful. Sam got to say her goodbyes also. Love you all. I'm exhausted. Will update with arrangements.

12/17/2025

Goodbye Bobby. You were loved!

12/17/2025

The Queen of Empty Hearts a satire based on a real story:

​Little Pam H, barely polished and prim,
With a smile for the crowd and a nod for him.
She says she loves Bobby, she swears it is true
But the only reflection she sees is her view.
​Bobby Mayes wanders, caught in her net,
The finest accessory she’s managed to get.
To Bobby she's mean as a snake,
even he asked,
how much more can I take?
He thinks it is tragic,
she thinks it is grace,
But he’s just a trophy
to put in its place.
​Oh, Pam is a lady who plays a mean part,
With ice in her veins and a hole in her heart.
She’ll weep for the drama and sigh for the show,
But where her soul is, nobody can know.
​She walks through the garden, so haughty and tall,
Waiting for everyone else—just to fall
People wonder who is she anyway,
Just Portland trash
who should be takin away
For Pam loves the mirror, and Pam loves the light,
But she only loves Bobby when people are in sight.
So as Bobby's light vanishes
Please don't lose sight
If people talk s**t about you,
It doesn't mean that they're right!.

12/16/2025

Hey everybody can we get some prayers for Bobby Mayes? Is in the hospital an not doing so well.