Hank, 34

What's your relationship status?
I was with my last girlfriend for a few years. Now I'm enjoying the single life.

What qualities do you look for in a woman?
Hot. She has to be hot.

What line of work are you in?
I'm a bartender inside [indicates bar we're in front of].

I've heard that being a bartender is a much better way to meet women, or men, depending, than being in band. Do you think that's true?
Partially, yeah. I was in a band for about ten years; you get more face-time with people when you're bartending. In a band you're playing or loading equipment, dealing with stuff... Obviously it depends on the bartender, but you do meet a lot of people every night, so there's plenty of opportunity to start conversations.

Have you ever dated a customer?
Yeah, a lot of the people I go out with I met at the bar.

So, if you had to make a sexy cocktail to woo a lady, what would you make?
That's easy. A Hanky Panky: Amaretto, SoCo, lime, and apple juice.

Sounds like a pretty sexy drink. Do you have any dealbreakers?
Cats.

I'm guessing you're allergic?
No, I just can't stand cats.

Has being anti-cat ever cost you any play?
Nah, I'm just kidding... sort of. I don't have any for-sure dealbreakers. Maybe questionable music taste? But, really, you don't know the dealbreakers until you know the person. Something that drives you crazy about one person might not bother you about someone else.

In other words, if a woman's hot enough, she can also be a crazy cat lady, and it won't matter?
I'm not sure I'd go that far, but... let's just say it would matter a lot less.

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