Do you remembered the first time you visited Blueberry Hill? 

I came here on a date!

Favorite menu item?

Medium rare burger with blue cheese, bacon and grilled onions

Favorite drink?

Bottle of Busch beer (the photo does not lie!)

Favorite Duck Room concert you’ve attended?

Wild Cub with our general manager, Dave Kirk! They were awesome and very thankful for their fans. (Fun fact: you can spot Dave in the background of Danny’s photo!)

Favorite piece of memorabilia? 

The Little Rascals Poster

Coolest celebrity encounter?

I waited on the band Animal Collective—and they put me on the guest list for their show!

Favorite song to play on the jukebox here? 

Anything that makes the whole crew dance! It used to be Ready for the Floor by Hot Chip. Now, probably anything from Daft Punk.

Favorite tattoo? 

I have two, but my favorite is my “Share the Road” bicycle piece on my forearm. It opens up a lot of conversations about why vehicles should be respectful to cyclists on the roads.

Something people might not know about you?

I play drums in a band called the Free Years. We’re super good and a blast if you feel like going out to dance! (Check out our stories on Instagram and Facebook to see the Free Years live!)

Editor’s note: If you run into Danny, ask how he survived a near fatal snakebite…it’s a great story, but you’ve got to hear it in person! 

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How long have you been a Geeks Who Drink host and how did you get started? 

I started hosting just over a year ago. A friend of mine who lives in Colorado, where Geeks Who Drink has a large presence, suggested that I audition because she thought I would like it and be a good host. I’m so glad she thought of me.

What’s your favorite thing about hosting trivia? Has anything crazy happened when you’ve hosted? 

I love my Quizzers! That may sound like pandering to the crowd, but it’s the truth. I’ve made real friends hosting for Geeks Who Drink and I love the energy at the quizzes. It’s also kind of fun to give people trouble for really, REALLY wrong answers. But the people that show up every week are why I love this job so much.

Tell us a little about yourself…

I own a flower shop in South City. I don’t have a ton of time for hobbies, honestly, but I like to read when I have some down time, and I really enjoy cooking. (I sound so boring.) I also have a dog named Scout who is a pointer mix, and a tabby cat named Apollo.

Any other fun info that no one knows about you? 

I’m really into true crime stories. I played roller derby for five years. I am the biggest Pearl Jam fan you know.

Favorite food at Blueberry Hill? 

The burger is the best!

Any fun memories of Blueberry Hill besides trivia? 

Only every show I’ve ever seen in the Duck Room! Blueberry Hill is one of my favorite small venues for music.

Why should people come and participate in Geeks Who Drink trivia? 

I love the Geeks Who Drink quiz formula: 8 rounds of 8 questions, 2 audio rounds, and a visual round, each one with a theme. The questions are fun and challenging, and hey, you get to hang out with me for 2 hours every Tuesday! Also, the prizes are pretty great, and it costs nothing to come and check it out to see if you love it as much as I do.

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Do you remember the first time you visited Blueberry Hill?
I came in with some bandmates for a meeting/hangout and fell in love with the buffalo fries (duh!)

Favorite menu item? Western Wagyu Burger (Our 8 ounce Waygu beef patty topped with cheddar spread, onion ring and bacon-served with bbq sauce and buffalo fries)

Favorite drink?
Singapore Sling

Favorite Duck Room concert?
Brown Bird

Favorite piece of memorabilia?
I like all of the old sheet music!

Best celeb encounter at Blueberry Hill?
I served Stephen Higgins once—I think he’s best known as the announcer of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He was pretty chill but very kind!

Number of Tattoos?
I have four tattoos. My favorite is a West African symbol for leadership.

Favorite song to play on the jukebox here?
She Wants to Move by N.E.R.D.

Tell us something you might not know about you:
I currently play synth keys in The Free Years (other band members include Danny Hill, also a Blueberry Hill Wait Staff employee!). I used to write and sing in Union Tree Review.

I also once opened for Portugal The Man at the Pageant in the Delmar Loop!

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Favorite Menu Item: Chicken wings!

Favorite drink to order at Blueberry Hill: Busch bottle and Blueberry bomb shot

Best Duck Room concert: Aaron Carter!

Favorite piece of memorabilia:

The old bar! (Editors note: Our solid mahogany bar/backbar is over 135 years old. It was built in North Saint Louis in the 1800s and was eventually used at Messler’s Bar on Cherokee Street from the 1940s til the 60s. It was purchased by Joe and Linda Edwards and was in place for Blueberry Hill’s opening on September 8, 1972.)

Best celebrity encounter since working here: I met Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips at Pin Up Bowl down the street and had a drink with him! Close runner up is Andre 3000 from Outkast.

Something random about you most people don’t know: I have a collection of around 50 vintage cameras of all styles.

Favorite song to play on our jukebox?

Last Christmas by Wham!

Number of tattoos and favorite? I currently have five, but I feel like my favorite is one I’m getting this month—on August 21st I’m getting a solar eclipse themed tattoo by Justin Lamareux from Iron Age Studio in the Loop. He is going to ink me at the Moonrise Hotel Rooftop to commemorate the solar eclipse. I’m super pumped.

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Favorite Menu Item:
The Special Sandwich

Favorite Drink:
Summer Fling

Favorite Duck Room concert:
Slothrust

Favorite piece of memorabilia:
The Giant Eland – right above the entrance to the left side of the bar. It has such a judgmental start – I like its attitude.

Best celeb encounter:
Nathaniel Radcliff stopped by after Chuck Berry’s funeral. He posed for pictures with the bar staff and was a cool dude.

Most unusual customer request:
One time a customer didn’t seem to know what a lemon was. I had to describe a lemon to a grown man.

Do you remember the first time you visited Blueberry Hill? 
Right after I moved to St. Louis, my girlfriend and I stopped by for drinks. We didn’t realize how the strong the drinks were and got pretty tipsy!

Something random about you most people don’t know:
I’ve got Pi memorized 25 places after the decimal. I memorized it in 7th grade for extra credit and never forgot it.

Number of tattoos:
I have ten. My favorite might be a Chimera from Greek mythology that I have on my leg.

Favorite song to play on the jukebox:
“When Doves Cry” by Prince

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Today we’re featuring wait staff member Jessica “Jess” Urso. You may know her from our website’s homepage photo of people enjoying our food. Or from her friendly presence in the restaurant.

How long have you worked here?

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How long have you worked here? 

5 years

Favorite menu item? 

Reuben

Favorite beverage?

PBR can

Favorite Duck Room band you’ve seen perform?

Breakmouth Annie (Fun fact: Fellow Blueberry Hill employees Bob Monroe and Josh VanHoorebeke are members of Breakmouth Annie!)

Favorite memorabilia and why?

All of the comics displayed through the restaurant. You could say I’m a bit of a comic book fan.

Best celeb encounter:

Waited on John Mulaney (comedian)

First time you visited Blueberry Hill? 

Came here for the first time with my Mom when I was 13 – I remember the great burgers.

What’s something random about you?

I compulsively flip a coin (a 1979 Kennedy Half dollar to be exact) when on shift.

Secret to Blueberry Hill’s success?

Uniqueness. Authenticity. A casual cool that corporations would have to spend millions of dollars to cultivate.

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Favorite Blueberry Hill menu item: Trout Almondine

Favorite drink: Makers on the rocks

Best Duck Room concert/musical guest: Cat Power (This was before I worked here)

Favorite pice of memorabilia: Floyd “Jelly Roll” Gardner’s baseball bat – I like baseball a lot

Best celeb encounter: It was really cool meeting Rob Zombie

First time you ever visited BBH (prior to working here): Sat on the patio on a chilly day

Favorite song on the jukebox: If there is a free credit, I’ll always play Ted Nugent’s Stranglehold

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Each drink comes with your choice of button (small or large) from now till Election Day!

Red

Red Royal – 8.00
(Blue curacao, malibu rum, pineapple juice)

Red Stripe Beer – 4.50

Blue

Blue Hawaiian – 6.00
(Crown royal, amaretto, cranberry juice)

Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer- 3.25

Special thanks to our lovely models who helped out owner Joe Edwards – wait staff servers and sisters Bridget and Jackie Hamilton!

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