LAKE FOREST, Calif., Oct. 1, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Bartender Lloyd Alan promised his grandmother that he would own a business by the time he was 37 years old. On the cusp of his 37th birthday, he buys the Black Steer Steak House in Las Vegas. As he sits down to his first drink at his new bar, he realizes he has made the perfect decision. In her new book, Tales from the Bartender (now available through 1stBooks), author Treesa Sherrin-Spencer follows this fictional character and tells of his love for listening to his customers' stories, which range from tender to traumatic to bizarre.
Lloyd, a 30-something man who has been a bartender since his college days, nurtures a love for writing. Listening to bar stories is a great way to get to know people, not to mention an unparalleled opportunity to gather unique material for his writing. Over the years, customers don't realize Lloyd is listening in with a keen ear, and, sometimes, even a tape recorder.
Tales from the Bartender is a collection of 13 of these offbeat stories, told by patrons at Lloyd's steakhouse and bar in "Sin City." He writes about a problematic employee, a doctor who tells of his extraordinary day and an interesting little dog.
From stories of betrayal and homelessness to an ex-convict's shocking murder confession, this bartender's tales are fascinating and touchingly true-to-life.
Sherrin-Spencer's experiences are as varied as her characters. She has worked in the bowling industry as an equipment salesperson and even as a writer, creating a "bowling horoscope column." She wrote for the California Bowling News and later founded her own distribution and manufacturing business, specializing in infection-control products for the medical industry. Tales from the Bartender is her first book.
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