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The last couple of weeks have been a fun adventure in figuring out where to eat that isn't our restaurant. Thanks to everyone who has supported ROOSTER so far (even if by "supporting" I just mean listening to me rant about those baseline assholes after 5 or 6 drinks). On the bright side - the glass is always half full, every cloud has a silver lining, blah blah blah, my Bumble inbox is BLOWIN UP now that I've been the victim of a hate crime!

Anyway. Here's the cocktail I've been drinking to drown my sorrows:
THE REBUILDING
2oz bourbon
.75oz lemon juice
.75oz cinnamon and chile infused simple syrup
red wine float (try a Beaujolais)

Combine the first three ingredients, shake with ice and strain into a double old fashioned glass over ice. Top with the red wine float. Enjoy. Rinse and repeat until you can't remember why you started drinking in the first place.

[OSCAR SUMMERS]

I have a question.

Anyone who comes to ROOSTER in costume tonight gets a free shot. You get TWO free shots if you dress up as - guess what - an actual rooster!

P.S. this doesn't apply if you have shapeshifting powers or you can grow wings or horns or whatever. There's definitely a Spirit of Halloween store somewhere in the neighborhood; the least you can do is put on a dumb $5 mask.

THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY. What's everybody up to this weekend? In celebration of this weekend's near perfect weather, if you come to ROOSTER I'll hook you up with a special end-of-summer cocktail. It's so secret I haven't even invented it yet, but trust me when I say it's gonna be good.

[RO]

Yo.

[RICKY/ARI/DAVE]

I'm sure I thanked you at least a hundred times when I was actually there, but now I'm formally and officially thanking you for that awesome weekend in Fire Island. Sorry if any of my friends got a little out of hand.

[ROOSTER]

WHAT.

THE FUCK.

IS GOING ON HERE?

(YES, THIS IS THE REAL ME.)

[Ken Jones]

HEY Hey, I have about 8000 questions I need to ask you.

Yo yo yo! Man, I'm tired! I need to stop going out on Monday nights. Lol. I'm gonna have to take it easy the rest of the week.

Who's coming to Rooster tonight?

This Wednesday, ROOSTER will be hosting an atavist networking event from 6PM - 9PM. Thanks to Alphie Sullivan and Aidan Driscoll for for setting this up and hosting (I'll just be at the bar)! Come have a few drinks, eat some great food, and get to know your fellow atavist. Maybe you'll end up with the best job of your life!

[FRIENDS] *throw urself in here

Guess what time of year it is? That's right, it's almost time for MY BIRTHDAY. No offense to Annie & Cole - I'm sure the unicorn party will be #dopeashell - but I got atavized on my birthday and even though I know I'm not the only one, it's still gonna be a fucking EVENT. Here's my idea for the weekend:

- dinner & drinks on my actual birthday (Thursday June 1st)
- rage on Friday night (start at Throwback, end up ???)
- Actually, rage on Saturday night too
- Boozy brunch

Come for everything, come for one thing, but just get excited. And before you ask, yes you WILL see the return of The JuLo (I swear I've perfected it this year, and they will be the best jello shots you've ever had).

Hey, will that Baseline Worthy Excuses class help me come up with ways to get out of jury duty?

[ROOSTER STAFF]

We're hosting a private event on Wednesday, May 24th. It's going to be an atavist-only networking thing, so if you work the event feel free to schmooze...but do you really want to quit and get stuck with a bunch of corporate losers? Yeah, that's what I thought.

Regular ROOSTER rules apply - don't show up too fucked up to do your job, no weird stuff in the bathrooms with our guests, once the event shuts down we'll eat all the leftover hors d'oeuvres and drink all the leftover wine.

Nik has already claimed a shift, so we need a few more servers, some help at the bar and regular kitchen staff.

[EDDIE]

Eddie! We need beer. (Please.) Got any new brews we can showcase this month?

I lost $700 in my March Madness pool this week, so if you could all refrain from mentioning "basketball" to me for the next year...that would be awesome.

P.S. ROOSTER will be NCAA-free this weekend, if you need a break from beer and wings and dodging bookies!

[GARRET]

I don't want to make an asshole of myself by assuming that you and this "Jackson Galloway, terrorist" are related, but the world of atavists is preeeeeetty small and I'm pretty smart, so! I just want to make sure we're not going to have P:A agents sniffing around during the dinner rush. It would be bad for all of us.

Don't forget to make your Valentine's Day reservations at ROOSTER. Special menu, special drinks, incredibly romantic ambience. And of course, don't skip the date auction at Throwback either!

[ROOSTER EMPLOYEES]

It's the first of the month! Some reminders for everyone as we move into February:
1. Valentine's Day reservations are rolling in at a steady pace. You should all have the schedule for the next two weeks, but if you don't - let me know ASAP!
2. I need a volunteer to make the V Day playlist. I heard your complaints about the NYE music, and a) you all suck, and b) I'm leaving it up to you guys this time.
3. I'm adding 2 new Valentine's Day-themed cocktails to the menu. I'll go over them at opening tomorrow. And before you ask, yes they ARE insanely complicated. :)
4. My buddy from Cali's in town and he'll be coming to the restaurant tonight, so BE NICE.

Ro - you got anything else to add?