Email Author Katy St. Clair

2013 Stories by Katy St. Clair

• Bouncer Tempts Fate at Top of the Mark

  published May 22, 2013

  Let's start with a little history about Top of the Mark, because I rarely lead with facts and I'm feelin' frisky. The hotel was built in 1926... More >>

• Bouncer Seeks Absolution at Locanda

  published May 15, 2013

  So, like, Locanda is apparently a restaurant. I didn't realize that until I crossed the threshold. Food & Wine listed it as a "must" on... More >>

• The Sons of Bay Area Rock Royalty Want Your Help Starting a Band

  published May 8, 2013

  "The first rule of FightClub is, talk about FightClub!!" says Aaron Hagar, the affable son of Sammy. The younger Hagar recently started... More >>

• Bouncer Gets Out There At Twin Peaks Tavern

  published May 8, 2013

  It's pretty essential to hit Twin Peaks Tavern as soon as the weather starts to get beautiful in the spring. I'm trying to surround myself with... More >>

• Bouncer Hides Out in the Hotel

  published May 1, 2013

  Sometimes I try to figure out what I would do if I were homeless and had no money for food. The first important thing to do is to make sure... More >>

• Bouncer Contemplates Chickens and Casual Sex in Chinatown

  published April 24, 2013

  A year ago I saw a chicken clucking along the curb on Stockton in Chinatown, an obvious escapee. I cheered! Then it hopped down into the... More >>

• Bouncer Finds No Rhapsody at Frankie's Bohemian Cafe

  published April 17, 2013

  Are you familiar with the term "catfish?" That's a person with a phony Internet avatar/photo that is sexually attractive enough to make people... More >>

• Bouncer Conducts Field Research at Soma Restaurant & Bar

  published April 10, 2013

  OK, so I get a kick out of the Soma Restaurant & Bar because when you look in the window, everyone looks like they are on "soma" from Huxley's... More >>

• Bouncer Navigates Fans and Families at Lefty O'Doul's

  published April 3, 2013

  Nothing says springtime like the Spring Break crowd at Lefty O'Doul's. It's tourists, tourists, and more tourists, popping up like gape-mouthed... More >>

• Bouncer Declares Jukebox Isolationism at Lounge Azucar

  published March 27, 2013

  Well hola, Lounge Azúcar. The place is cute, sort of like Central Perk on Friends but with a Latin flavor. It's filled... More >>

• Bouncer Searches for Meaning at Cafe Van Kleef

  published March 20, 2013

  Ray Bradbury had a cool way of coming up with story ideas. He would surround himself with knickknacks, collectibles, junk, stuff, gimcrack,... More >>

• Bouncer Spies on the One Percent at Seasons

  published March 13, 2013

  I could not pass her up; she was the Saddest Doorman In The World. I approached her from behind as I walked down Market toward Third. She was... More >>

• Bouncer Seeks Interesting Stories at the Chieftain

  published March 6, 2013

  CBS News once had what seemed like a cool idea for a segment. With the idea that "everyone has a story to tell," they threw a dart at a map of... More >>

• Bouncer Considers Racial History at 1300 on Fillmore

  published February 27, 2013

  If "Rule 34" exists (the idea that if something is, there will be someone to sexually fetishize it), then it stands to reason that I can create... More >>

• Bouncer Looks for Love at Miraloma Club

  published February 20, 2013

  The Huffington Post recently ran an interesting piece on the best places to be single in San Francisco (a city notoriously sucky for straight... More >>

• Playwrights Versus Trivia Nerds at Edinburgh Castle

  published February 13, 2013

  I love me some Edinburgh Castle; not everybody knows my name, but they are always glad I came. I think. It seemed the perfect place to... More >>

• Bouncer Gets Fancy at the Redwood Room

  published January 30, 2013

  If I had some serious money and was visiting this city, I would stay at the Clift Hotel. As soon as you walk into the place you just want to... More >>

• Bouncer Has Visions of Ferlinghetti at Columbus Cafe

  published January 23, 2013

  Though I'm supposed to be a barfly, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I hang out at the Beat Museum in North Beach once a week —... More >>

• Bouncer Falls in Love With Lolinda

  published January 16, 2013

  Certain words set off mnemonics in my head, and "linda" is one of them. But strangely, what comes to mind is "Rosalinda's Eyes" by Billy Joel,... More >>

• Bouncer Can't Find the Bar at the Hyatt

  published January 9, 2013

  There is a certain camaraderie that sets in when you are stuck on the wrong floor of a hotel with strangers. The building is holding you... More >>

• Probing Epiphanies at the Dubliner

  published January 2, 2013

  My father looked like he had just been shot with a poison dart. "You don't like James Joyce?" "Well," I stammered, "It's not that I... More >>