Karaoke Night in George Bush's America

Another Visit to Burt's Tavern

"73 virgins in arab heaven and not a dam one in this bar!|
-- Men's room wall, Burt's Westside Tavern

By Joe Bageant

I know it makes me a dinosaur, but I still think there is much to be learned in America's small neighborhood taverns. I call it my "learning through drinking" program. Here are some things I have learned at Burt's Westside Tavern: 1, Never shack up with a divorced woman who is two house payments behind and swears you are the best sex she ever had, and 2, Never eat cocktail weenies out of the urinal, no matter how big the bet gets.