Saturday night was alright for partying and there was some good birthday partying going on at McKee’s. It seemed like half of Havasu showed up to celebrate owner, Vicki McKee’s birth-day! Local Havasu rockers LEVEL V turned it up to “11” and enter-tained a very “age mixed” packed house! Local tattoo artist Chey-enne from South Side Tattoo served up permanent McKee’s green clover security hand stamps. That’s right, permanent! Over 20 new-ly, self appointed “McKee’s Lifers” went under the needle to profess their love of their favorite locals bar on her namesake’s big day! And not to mention those “Lifers” will get $.25 off of every drink they buy at any McKee’s for life! Now that’s a creative marketing tactic!

McKee’s regulars Mike & Josh Sharp of Lake Havasu both of-fered up their virgin skin to permanently profess their love of cheaper beer by getting their first tattoo’s at Saturday’s event. When asked that famous question, did it hurt? Josh replied, “it didn’t really hurt as much as I thought it would”. Josh went on to say “I was drinking and it just sounded like a cool idea” when asked why he did it, a pretty simple but appropriate response. Josh’s Father, Mike Sharp followed his son shortly after by don-ning the same stamp tattoo. Now that’s some dedication men!

Bud Light also showed up to support Vicki with give-a-ways and an-other qualifying round for their Bud Light cruise. We are proud to say HBF part owner Robby Warmuth was selected as one of the con-testants to go to the final drawing round later this summer. Also on a side note, sadly Shane Doan (we think) missed out on his chance to go to the finals as the 10th and final selection. Shawn Doan and J-Dawg apparently sound quite similar in a crowded bar. Thanks to Robby who encouraged the miss-understanding by saying “Who? Who did you call? J-Dawg? J-DAWG? Yeah J-DAWG, you won man!” I did get a free hug out of the deal so that’s not so bad I suppose.

All in all, it was a really fun night at McKee’s complete with good local rock music, green stamp tattoos, ice cold drinks and plenty of birth-day cheer! Thanks to Vicki and Husband Ranj for putting on a good time and allowing us to crash the festivities. McKee’s delivered once again by really owning up to their slogan, good times, with no is-sues! Except of course, for that guy who got knocked the #$%@ out!

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Last weekend, July 24th & 25, was unof-ficially Go-Go weekend at The World Famous Club Kokomo as two Go-Go dancing compe-titions were held Friday and Saturday nights respectably. Julie Oliver also known as “Fishnets”, leader of the Knockout Dolls was ex-cited to report both nights were a “big success”. Hundreds of party goers at-tended Friday night’s contest and cheered on as many girls danced and competed for a chance to join the Knockout Dolls, Kokomo’s house go-go dancing group. When the music was finally done and the last girl had strutted her stuff, 4 lucky girls were selected to join the rest of the Knockout Dolls!

Saturday night saw numerous girls com-pete for the title of “Miss Kokomo Go-Go

2010”! The winner (name unknown) took the crown and a very nice cash

prize! The energy in the club both nights was really “amazing” re-

ported Julie. She also wanted to thank Kokomo for hosting the

event, the judges for doing a wonderful job, all the con-

testants for their high en-ergy and good sportsman-

ship as well as the spectators who showed up and cheered on

all the dancers! Julie says she looks forward to dancing and working with the

newly hired Knockout Dolls girls the rest of the summer. You can see the Knockout Girls perform every Friday and Saturday at Club Kokomo!

by: J-Dawg

Dive bars are known for three basic things: cheap drinks, food that might bite back and drama. There’s a dive bar in almost every town across America and they are among our most-loved insti-tutions. There’s something oddly charming about ordering a two dollar beer and a shot in a dirty, pea-nut-covered dive where a knife fight took place the night before. It’s a kind of urban adventure. That said, when you’re taking such an adventure, espe-cially when you’re outside of your usual domain, you should observe some key rules of etiquette. We’ve come up with a few suggestions that might make your bar experience a little more enjoyable.

Tips: Tip a dollar per drink, or two dollars if the drink is $6 or higher. A $6 drink is probably a mixed drink, which means the bartender put in a little extra effort (usually as little as possible) and has thus earned an extra buck. Questions: Don’t ask too

many questions. The only appropriate question, really, is “What do you have on tap?” -- and that’s only if the taps are not visible. Cell Phones: If you absolutely must make or take a call, step away from the bar and head to the restroom area. Nobody wants to hear your business, and when you’re on the phone next to them, they can’t help but listen and start to hate you. Judging Others: Don’t judge the other patrons. You never know who’s into knife fights. Ordering: Keep it simple. Don’t order a complicated drink. The ingredients should be in the name of the drink (examples: gin and tonic, beer). Bartender/ Patron Relationship: Don’t eyeball the bartender. Unless you have official bar business like ordering a drink or a tab, eye contact with the bartender is an uncomfortable faux pas. Eyeball-ing the bartender looks desperate. Stare into your drink and contemplate your existence like a normal person. Good luck, now buzz off!