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What Happens Next?
I’m back, bitches! Now what? To be entirely honest, I’m not all that comfortable with the term “bitches”, but it’s amusing, so it made the final edit. Or at least it would have if I had an editing process in … Continue reading
The Hook’s Top One Hundred: Part One.
So the other day I was escorting a yuppie (sorry, but they weren’t all exterminated in the Nineties, kids) corporate drone into the hotel and as I wheeled his packed-to-capacity-and-beyond cart of foam blocks, printers, posters and easels through the … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Supply, hotels, Kevin Smith, Murdoch Mysteries, Niagara Falls, O.J. Simpson, The Hook, travel
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Only The Hook…
A recent post by the incomparable Susie Lindau was the inspiration for this post. In Bad Luck Comes in Threes, Right?, Susie discusses her recent run of misfortune and while I genuinely felt bad for her, I couldn’t help but marvel … Continue reading
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Tagged hotels, KFC, Niagara Falls, Sunday mornings, The Hook, travel
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What’s The Hook Thinking? (Spoiler Alert: It May Not Be Worth Your Time.)
Well, readers, it’s Sunday afternoon and I’m in the lobby, post-check-out, in Niagara Falls. Again. And just like Billy Murray in Groundhog Day, I can’t escape the feeling I’ve been here before… and that I certainly will be again. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Murray, cheap douchebags, Groundhog Day, hotels, Sundays, travel
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You Know You’ve Failed A Hotel Inspection When…
All licensed hotels, whether they’re a luxurious high-rise property or a scuzzy dive, have certain standards they must maintain in order to continue reaping the benefits of being a part of something larger than themselves. In other words, if a … Continue reading
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Tagged bellmen, Guests, hotels, inspectors, Niagara Falls, sex, The Hook, travel
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I’m An Idiot. (But Don’t Tell Anyone, Okay?)
Fun Fact: I originally published this post without a title, which doesn’t seem so bad until you figure that over three thousand people received an untitled message from The Hook. So now over three thousand people think I’m asking them … Continue reading
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Tagged Four Rooms, hotels, Jack Nicholson, morals, The Hook, The Shining, Tim Roth, tour guides, travel
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It’s Not WHAT You Say To Guests…
It’s how you say it. Delivery truly is everything, kids. Still skeptical? Continue scrolling down. So on a typical-but-far-from-ordinary day I arrived at a room on the 49th floor at about three in the afternoon; it was a cloudy, rainy … Continue reading
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Tagged Hookers, hotels, Las Vegas, pasta, The Hook, The Hulk, travel
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