My husband and I went to our trivia night tonight and learned that the bar, Powell’s Pub, was losing a bartender named Jaime! NO! Say it ain’t so!

I first ran into her regularly in 2016, when I would occasionally drop into trivia nights at this bar (though I was not playing here every week). She would always remember the name under which to place the tab – and would remember what beer I liked to drink! And then there was that time she actually helped me get a trivia question correct! I don’t recall the question exactly, but it was something along the lines of naming a king that bridged Denmark and Norway, which inspired the name of a communication device in 1997. She said, “Isn’t that (blank),” and me, playing a trivia game by my lonesome, thought, “Why not?” Her answer turned out to be correct! I didn’t ask her to help me with that answer, but who the hell would I be to turn down a lifeline?

Me and Jaime, on her last night working at Powells.

We came into the bar in January of 2018 to begin playing a new trivia season. Without skipping a beat, she looked at me and asked me, “Where have YOU been spending your Monday nights?” As if we’d been cheating on her! That’s just part of her blunt “take no prisoners” personality, which I can TOTALLY appreciate! Kindred spirits? Indeed!

In the course of playing trivia, I hear lots, and lots of stories from other players, some of which I file away for amusement, but otherwise… I will not – and cannot share  publicly. I like to protect my “sources,” so to speak! So…on that note, all I’m going to say, is do not EVER complain about beer Jaime serving you being too warm! Chances are, Jaime will find a way to, uh…prove a point if you complain! And that’s ALL I’m going to say about that. It’s all part of her “take no prisoners” charm! And again, I can TOTALLY appreciate the whole “take no prisoners” thing!

Powell’s Pub is an Ypsilanti “dive” bar that is owned by a guy named Tony Thompson, who also owns a bar called Fender’s in Milan. He stopped into Powell’s tonight, presumably to help see Jaime off.

Jaime and Tony, whom I instructed to “Pretend like you like each other” while I took this photo (LOL). Now who was being blunt? 🙂

To mark the occasion of Jaime’s departure, a couple of canvases were brought into the bar, which “regulars” were asked to sign.

Farewell, Jaime the bartender! We shall miss you! 🙂