THE BARTENDER GUIDE FOR MIXOLOGY & FUN IS A SERIES OF BOOKS ON THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF TENDING BAR. IT CONSISTS OF 6 VOLUMES. THEY ARE SHOOK DRINKS - BEER & WINE DRINKS - MIXED DRINKS - SHOOTER SHOTS & BOMBS - PARTY PUNCH & BLEND AND HOTS & NOTS. THESE WILL BE PUBLISHED OVER THE NEXT YEAR NOT NECESSARILY IN THE ORDER LISTED.THIS GUIDE TO MIXOLOGY WAS STARTED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE 1960'S AND CONTINUALLY ADDED TO OVER THE YEARS RIGHT UP TO THE PRESENT DAY. THE AUTHOR CANNOT SAY HE HAS MADE EVERY DRINK IN THESE BOOKS BUT THEY HAVE BEEN HANDED DOWN OR GIVEN TO HIM OVER THE YEARS OR RESEARCHED FROM VINTAGE BOOKS OF INTEREST TO THE AUTHOR.THE JOKES STORIES AND ANECDOTES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME AND ARE BUILT AROUND A NUMBER OF CHARACTERS, NOT RELATED TO ANY INDIVIDUAL LIVING OR DEAD BUT TO A COMPILATION OF THE MANY CUSTOMERS SERVED OVER THE YEARS. MANY OF THE STORIES ARE TOLD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE AUTHOR AND ARE AS TRUE AS POSSIBLE FOR THE MEMORY THAT CARRIED THEM THRU THE YEARS.....WHILE EVERY ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO KEEP AWAY FROM STRICTLY ADULT MATERIALS SOME OF THE JOKE STORIES OR ANECDOTES MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO SOME INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS AND NOT MEANT FOR OUR YOUTH. THE UTMOST CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO KEEP THIS GUIDE OUT OF THE REACH OF MINORS UNTIL THEY REACH THE AGE THAT THEY CAN LEGALLY TAKE OVER THE JOB OF MIXING THE DRINKS FOR YOU.PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A GREAT TIME WHILE YOU PERUSE THE DRINKS AND ADVENTURES FROM MIXING, POURING, STIRRING etc. BY A FORMER BARTENDER, WAITER, SERVER, MANAGER AND CONSUMER WHILE YOU ENJOY THE ANTICS OF THE 'THOMAS JAMES BAR GANG' - OLD GEORGE & HIS WIFE - FAST FREDDY THE BARTENDER - NICKY THE NURSE - SAMMY THE SHYSTER - MISTY THE STRIPPER AND HER BOYFRIEND THE MORTICIAN - TILLY THE TEETOTALER AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WILLY THE WINO' ALONG WITH THE OCCASION FRIEND AND OTHER CUSTOMERS.