The author is a vintage, Jesuit trained Irish ex-Catholic with a BA in philosophy and a masters in Sociology. He has been practically (and sometimes literally) living in bars for the past 40 years....view moreThe author is a vintage, Jesuit trained Irish ex-Catholic with a BA in philosophy and a masters in Sociology. He has been practically (and sometimes literally) living in bars for the past 40 years. He credits switching to beer from gin and other similar toxins with keeping him alive and in moderate health.
He has spent (some say wasted) almost his entire adult life in the pursuit of the pleasures of alcohol and the pain of women. The author has yet to succumb to rehab, citing the cherished adage that says “winners never quit”.view less