I've been in the hospitality industry for nearly all of my working life, so I've always heard whispers of the annual Oklahoma Restaurant Association expo.
"All the best restaurants in town are there, and you can eat as much food as you want. There's free beer and liquor EVERYWHERE. They've also got the best porno mags hidden underneath trash cans and behind all the toilets!"
All of that is true except for the last bit about the legends of woods porn, although it honestly wouldn't be a shock if there were a few copies of 'JUGS MONTHLY' stashed away inside the toilet tank of the men's commode.
Yesterday was my first time to go to the ORA's yearly bonanza. I was fortunate enough to be invited to judge the Cocktail Shakedown because my other writing gig is for a local food magazine. This involved getting to the State Fairgrounds at 9 am, and drinking by 10:00. Sure, writing may not pay very well, but it does have some perks: