steveb leatherworks: the blather

Ya know what they did? They tried fecking up Freddy and mine favorite shot and a beer joint the Duck – by showcasing it on TV, yes they did – but they DID NOT succeed.  Guy Fierie seems like a nice enough guy but when his “Diner, Dives & joints, whatever…” showcased one of my favorite go-to spots, I was concerned, know what i mean?

So when i watched the show/episode on the Duck – i couldn’t wait – this is gonna be good, i thinks, remember the Duck is the kind of place the Boss wont go into because it “smells & is gross”…. It does smell, its a bar on a barge that can suffer from the scents of low tide and it is gross, thats why i like it.

well check  it out – this show on TV wasnt MY Duck, no this was a Duck from another universe…. they had the cook in the back wearing a white coat and shit, he was lovingly coddling his meat patties, everyone was polite and smiling…huh? Where is the miserable bastard that serves me my drinks? What is this burger he is making? I was kinda bumming, but hoping that these cynical yankee con men bastards who run the Duck are just putting on a show of good manners for the cameras and marks with laptops and microphones.

So anyway, i let the dust settle a few weeks and Freddy & I went back for a sniff, lunch to be exact…and maybe to call them out a bit on that “white coat shit”. So we went in and the same bastards are working, the same greasy shirted cook is in the back. The place still stinks and the “new paper placemants ” have been put away until next time the cameras come a calling. The food is still solid. The beer is cold.

I’m good with that, save the white coats and the fancy placemats for the TV hosts.