Palmese, Joseph P.

His career started as a bartender in a "topless bar" at age 18; going on to own his own neighborhood dive bar. When he decided to become a Professional Bartender, it was during the Vietnam "conflict" and considered the age of innocence. Laws were less complicated, the attitude against drunk drivers was in its infancy, and AIDS had not been discovered yet... it was a different generation. Many things have changed since then, but in his mind there will always be one constant... the Professional Bartender. He was considered by some to be very fast and personable; but he considers himself only as