Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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NlieiHT lllf IE HAVriNe aV IIYIN ' G Few students can still go to school on the good grace of their parents and Pell Grants. So many students have no choice but to get a job. Of the students working, a good number serve drinks downtown. Connie Thelen, a 22-year- old public relations major, said the job is often fast-paced, but it pays the bills. It ' s a fun job and a good way to meet a lot of people, The- len said. She makes close to $20 a night in tips in addition to a regular salary. Thelen works two nights a week at the Fam- ily Dog on Water Street. Ray Medley said the bar you u work at makes all the differ- ence. Medley is a 22-year-old se- nior who works at 1890 ' s Sa- loon on First Street. He has worked at 90 ' s for two years. I haven ' t worked anywhere else, but I ' ve been to a lot of them, Medley said with a grin. He said he enjoys working at 90 ' s because of the relaxed at- mosphere and the bar itself. It beats a real job, he add- ed. Brian McClure said he en- joys his work for the money and the social aspects. The 21 -year-old journalism major works at T-Bombadil ' s four nights a week. McClure said Thursday nights are the busiest for the bar and also the I best nights for tips. I make about 20 ' bucks a night, on a good night, in tips, McClure said. He said he rarely has trouble getting a date. Bartenders never go home alone, McClure ?: said. Photos by Rob Carr sV Student Life 29

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ii L J. J. jr r -9 TOP : Richmond ' s First Street is the center of the downtown night life. ABOVE LEFT: Riiy Medley stands behind the bar at 1890 ' s on First Street. OPPOSITE: Brian McCiure seiTes up mugs of beer at First Street ' s T- Bombs. ABOVE RIGHT: Connie Thelen works as a bartender at the Family Dog. kt- 28 Student Life

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f Going downtown for El- len McKinley is a bit diflFerent than for other students. The 22 year-old senior from Elizbethtown drinks, but not to extremes. Sticking mainly to tequila and orange juice, she rarely has more than two drinks in one night. McKinley goes downtown to have a good time. That ' s where all the people are ... a place to meet friends, she said as she put the finishing touches of make-up on before heading to First Street. The drizzly Saturday night ABOVE: McKinley completes the finishing touches before going downtown. LEFT: She begins the evening slowly at 1890 ' s, waiting for the crowd to pick up. 30 Student Life