![]() ![]() I was married at that time but separated from my wife. Myself, Trig, Leroy, Al were the main bartenders. On the week ends the doors where shut at ten PM. There where two NCO clubs on post, Letterman was the one to go to. Working as a bartender at the Letterman NCO Club. Most vivid Presidio Memories: Writing and developing the communication portion for the COSMOS project under the Army chief of staff. ![]() Military: Was in the military with a rank of specialist E-6, Communication analyst and bartender at the Letterman NCO club The historic occupation of the Island by a group of Native Americans had ended and the Alcatraz lighthouse was back in operation! Then one night, for the first time, I noticed a bright beacon light on the Island. The kitchen window looked out across the Bay towards Alcatraz. He told us he was a descendant of Mungo Park, the Scottish explorer.ĭuring my time at Fort Baker, I had a part-time job at a restaurant at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. He liked to entertain us green recruits with fascinating stories of Army life in the 1930s, of being captured by the enemy during the Korean War, and of receiving a battlefield commission. They were really beautiful gardens - always something in bloom: roses, iris, nasturtiums, fuchsia, and geraniums. He also tended the gardens between the Med. He lived in the barracks during the week and on weekends went up to his home at Lake Tahoe. There was a retired first sergeant who worked at the medical lab in a civilian capacity. Volunteers attempted to soak up oil that washed ashore at Rodeo Beach by laying down straw.The Fort Baker gymnasium was used as a bird cleaning station. I remember going up to the bluffs around Battery Yates to see the oil along the shoreline at the Fort and out towards Angel Island. Other Memories: One night in January 1971 two tankers collided off the Golden Gate, releasing about 800,000 gallons of oil. At holiday time it was decorated with strings of Christmas lights. There was a life-size mock up of a missile in front. Humorous memories: The administration building for the missile battalion was next to the medical laboratory. I also recall a giant white peace symbol painted on the slope between the Waldo Tunnel and the Fort. Most vivid Memories: My first and most vivid impressions were of the fog rolling in like dry ice over the Marin headlands I remember not being able to sleep for the first 3 or 4 nights because of the fog horns, and after that, not being able to sleep without them. Episodes are shot in real-time for 5-day stretches, however, considerable planning happens ahead of time.Ģ47 episodes, including 1 removed episode ( unintentionally aired), have aired as of May 28, 2023.Military: Was in the military with a rank of Spec 5, Stationed at 6th US Army Medical Laboratory, Fort Baker Throughout the show's history, multiple bars have restored their original name or motif after filming wraps. Additionally, the businesses featured on Bar Rescue are under no obligation to follow any of the rescue protocols or keep any of the changes. All renovations and improvements are paid for by sponsors, with no cost to the businesses. It is commonly believed that Taffer takes a percentage of the businesses he rescues however, this is totally untrue. It stars Jon Taffer (a long-time food and beverage industry consultant specializing in nightclubs and pubs), who offers his professional expertise, access to service industry experts, and renovations and equipment to desperately failing bars in order to save them from closing. Bar Rescue is an American reality TV series that premiered on Paramount Network (formerly Spike) on July 17, 2011. ![]()
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