mixology
Rage: Can you tell me more about The Brick?
Eddie: It’s an all-inclusive club in the downtown arts district of Pomona. It’s a big
two story industrial building with a catwalk, great sound system, dance floor and
600-person capacity. We have a ton of different nights. We also do a beer bust the
third Sunday of every month.
Rage: Do you have a signature cocktail?
Eddie: I have the Crazy Eddie! It’s made with two ounces of mandarin vodka, an
ounce of peach schnapps, half ounce of amaretto, sweet and sour, 7-Up and a
splash of orange juice, shaken. It’s a sweet, a little tart and a little nutty too! The
kids love it!
Rage: You sure keep yourself busy bartending! Do you also have a day job?
Eddie: Yes, the bartending at night helps pay for my dirty little independent film
habit during the day! (Laughs) I have a production company called Iconoclastic
Features. I produced a film called Delphinium: a Childhood Portrait of Derek Jar-
man. It explores the work and life of legendary iconoclast Derek Jarman. He was
“I was a little twinkie when I started and
now I’m a daddy!”
a gay artist and filmmaker who was one of the first people to come out publicly
with AIDS. He passed away in 1994 and was a huge activist and very inspirational.
The film stars; Kamran Ali Taylor, Dalilah Rain, Edward Singletary, Jr., Clint Catalyst,
Kaiden Blake and a special appearance by Keith Collins. The original score is by Ar-
ban and Steven Severin of Siouxie and the Banshees and The Glove. We officially
EddiE
launched at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
I also do acting and was involved in a huge anti-crystal meth campaign called
SinglEtary
“Me Not Meth.” I am the “white boy” in the commercial (Laughs). It was a major
campaign and I ended up I becoming the new / old face of crystal meth. I went to
the audition and was having a hard time doing the part. I have been in sobriety
bartending at the brick
for a very long time. I’m not a drug user nor do I have HIV, like I was portrayed in
the commercial. But I thought about all the bartenders whom I’ve worked with
who have fallen off the map due to crystal meth use and realized that if doing this
could make people think twice before using drugs or be able to identify with my
character and make a phone call and do something about their problem, then
maybe it would all be worth it. Once I got on the set I found out that Joel Schu-
macher was the director (St. Elmo’s Fire and Batman Forever). He was wonderful
Eddie Singletary was born and raised in Orange County. You might already know on set and super cool. It opened up a lot of doors for me. I ended up on billboards,
him from back in the day, almost 20 years ago when he first started bartending at buses, ads and the Muni in San Francisco. It was kind of surreal, but it was fun and
The Boom Boom Room in Laguna Beach. But after our conversation with Eddie, we had a lot of good laughs.
you’ll discover that there are many other things that you might know him from Rage: What are your plans for Halloween?
than you may have realized. Eddie: I’m pretty sure I am working. I did 12 years of Halloween at Micky’s in West
Rage: When did you first get into bartending? Hollywood. All I remember is a sea of wigs as far as the eyes could see. The worst
Eddie Singletary: I started back in 1990 as a bouncer at The Boom Boom Room. thing about working Halloween is that people will come up to you in full costume
Somebody told me I had a great personality and should be behind the bar and expect you to know who they are. I say, “Dude, you have a wig and a dress on!
bartending. I did that for a while and then from there I went to Micky’s in West Hol- Sorry, I didn’t recognize you!” (Laughs) It’s pretty crazy!
lywood for nearly 12 years. I then took a year off of work to travel and did all kinds Rage: Thanks Eddie. Anything else you would like to say?
of cool stuff. Afterwards I returned to working at “The Boom” and lived in Laguna Eddie: Yes, bartending has afforded me some pretty amazing things in life and it
Beach. I also started at “Club Bounce” (A.K.A. Main Street Cabaret), which has been gives me my days free to do the things I love.
in Laguna for decades. Around the same time I also worked at the Shark Club for Rage: We definitely enjoy what you do as well!
a gay night called “Friction.” Once Friction closed, a friend of mine recommended Club Bounce / Main Street is located at 1460 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach or call
that I help a lady open a bar out in Pomona called “The Brick. I became manager, 949.494.0056. The Brick Nightclub is at 340 S. Thomas St., Pomona online at mys-
working a few nights a week. We have been open almost a year. So I’ve been doing
pace.com/thebricknightclub or call 909.622.6333. Frequency at The Shark Club
this for a long time, I’m pretty “old school”. I was a little twinkie when I started and is located at 841 Baker St, Costa Mesa, online at
myspace.com/frequencyoc or call
now I’m a daddy! (Laughs) 562.964.7761.
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