Beyond the Rope

Matt Nichols


Hometown: Riverside, California.



Age: 31



Profession: Bartender at Tabú.



Profile: Cool under the pressure of working bar at the world's best ultralounge, according to the World Music Awards, Matt has the one indispensable trait of all great bartenders: He can remember your drink order weeks or even months later.



Why I Do What I Do: "I studied theater in college and I'm not acting, so what better thing to do than sling drinks and watch people have fun for a living?"



Personal Tidbit: Matt is working on a screenplay titled Morning Glory and engaged to marry Debbie Spritz, another local bartender, in two short months.



Last Book Read: Tales of Ordinary Madness by Charles Bukowski.



Latest Accomplishment: Not fleeing to Mexico with Debbie because of all the wedding stress.



Quote: "Don't tell me you love me; show me you love me."

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