Hello kids, this is Risk!

The show where people tell true stories they never thought they dared to share.

I'm Kevin Allyson and every Thursday we release these special episodes that we're calling

Classic Risk Singles.

Each of these episodes features just one story from years past.

If you're new to Risk, you should know that the podcast can be very uncensored.

This week, a story by the wonderful Kevin Bowle that he first shared on the podcast in December

of 2017.

It's called Snow Globe.

There was a blizzard in Brooklyn.

The snow was falling down heavily and there was talk of shutting down the subways.

So I shut the bar down a little early that night to make sure that I could get home.

And I also shut it down so that I could have the bar to myself in the blizzard.

The bar where I work is one of the most beautiful bars in the city.

It's over 130 years old.

It's all hand-carved wood.

Details everywhere.

There's a pricinium with a giant mirror over the back bar with gargoyles in either corner.

And glass with the first owners initials in a coat of arms.

There are 18-foot ceilings with the original tin and a bar that is a single piece of mahogany

from end to end.

And there are huge windows out front with bars on them.

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