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Buy a Beer from the World's Oldest Bartender Before He Retires
jaunted. ^ | August 29, 2009

Posted on 08/29/2009 1:42:11 PM PDT by JoeProBono

All good things must come to an end, and such is the case with the bartending career of Angelo Cammarata. At 95 years young, he's the world's oldest bartender, but he plans to finally throw in the bar towel some time in the next couple of weeks. As an interesting AP story points out,

Cammarata served his first drink - a bottle of Fort Pitt beer - at his father's grocery store just moments after Prohibition was repealed in 1933. He's been slinging the sauce ever since and only rarely indulges in alcohol himself, one of those secrets to a long life that we'd rather not hear on a Saturday.

(Excerpt) Read more at jaunted.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: beer


1 posted on 08/29/2009 1:42:12 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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2 posted on 08/29/2009 1:44:51 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

"This damn job was only supposed to be temporary."

/s

3 posted on 08/29/2009 1:48:16 PM PDT by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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Guy looks darn good for 95!


4 posted on 08/29/2009 1:55:52 PM PDT by Signalman
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5 posted on 08/29/2009 2:03:34 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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6 posted on 08/29/2009 2:03:37 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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Can he do this?


7 posted on 08/29/2009 2:49:59 PM PDT by Daffynition ("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
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8 posted on 08/29/2009 2:58:58 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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You're pullin' my leg. Lego.


9 posted on 08/29/2009 3:08:39 PM PDT by Daffynition ("...... we are about to be czarred and fettered." ~ alterum ictum faciam.)
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He’s aged to perfection...


10 posted on 08/29/2009 3:39:22 PM PDT by Redcitizen (Zartan for President 2012)
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Buy a Beer from the World's Oldest Bartender Before He Retires

Hey buddy, How did it feel to be his first customer back in '33?

11 posted on 08/29/2009 3:43:42 PM PDT by Eaker (If you have a problem and If explosives are an option then explosives are THE answer.)
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Whipper snapper......


12 posted on 08/29/2009 9:31:10 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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