Origin ofbusboy¹

It was the lunch rush earlier this week, yet every Gale’s server, busboy and cook stopped what they were doing to shake Jarrín’s hand.

Something’s Fishy — the sushi place of yesteryear where my brother worked as a busboy and where sake warmed the soul after a day in the cold Pacific.

He’s 73, with 53 years on the job, having started as a busboy and working his way up to chef.

He stars as the busboy at a beatnik bar who uses his incredibly lifelike sculptures to impress the hip clientele.

Boss has worked as a server at the late Thaiger Room and Rom Mai Thai; JP tended bar at Pestle Rock and, at one point, worked as a busboy at a Vegas casino.