PATIENT #34986.

JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN as Denny Duquette  Grey’s Anatomy: S02E23 - Blues for Sister Someone

introducing  the  barrelhouse  bar  and  grill    …

here  it  is!  denny’s  absolute  pride    &    joy.  the  barrelhouse  is  a  place  denny  invested  in  during  his  initial  recovery.  it  was  his  little  project,  something  to  focus  on.  an  attempt  to  rediscover  himself  because  he  could  never  really  go  back  to  the  man  he  used  to  be.  the  place  was  very  run  -  down  and  built  back  up  with  his  own  hands    (  carefully    /    under  the  doctor’s  very  strict  orders  )    &    the  hands  of  his  old  firehouse  to  help  out.  even  when  he  later  went  back  to  the  fire  department  as  an  arson  investigator,  he  stayed  loyal  to  his  bar  because  it  gave  him  something  to  look  forward  to  at  a  time  he  needed  it  most.

it’s  a  pretty  humble  place,  for  the  most  part.  denny  doesn’t  like  anything  too  showy,  too  impersonal  and  instead,  he  put  as  much  of  himself  into  it  as  possible;    a  representation  of  him  which  includes    …    karaoke  every  thursday,  quiz  night  every  tuesday    /    rather  than  any  gambling  slot  machines,  he’s  got  some  old  arcade  games  such  as  pacman    &    street  fighter    /    a  retro  jukebox,  because  he  prefers  the  sound.  he  won’t  have  that  digital  shit    /    there  isn’t  necessarily  strict  uniform  policy,  but  they  do  have  plain  black  barrelhouse  tees  which  get  handed  out  to  regular  customers  as  well  as  staff  members    /    there  are  television  which  will  show  sports,  however,  denny  will  not  hesitate  to  switch  it  the  fuck  off  &  throw  your  ass  out  if  the  crowds  get  rowdy.  these  are  also  the  televisions  used  for  karaoke    /    a  pool  table    /    outdoor  seating.

❝ some good old-fashioned fun sure numbs the pain. ❞

do you remember what i told you last time?

have you been doing well since i saw you?

that's not what you told me back then.

when was the last time i saw you?

you were shorter then.

i'm picking the restaurant this time.

we've known each other since we were children.

always knew i could count on you.

that time was different. this is worse.

you're not going to let me live that down, are you?

i seem to remember a conversation we had back then.

so you changed your mind about it?

do you remember our encounter in paris?

you should know me by now.

am i the only one that knows the truth?

we had a lot of help back then.

your mom told me to look out for you.

you just love bringing that back up to annoy me.

maybe don't mention my past indescretions?

this was never going to work out between us.

i told you not to get attached.

i know more about you than you think.

i was there, remember?

i'm not about to forget all the shit you put me through.

you told me you were going to try and make this work.

remember what i said to you?

the last time i saw you, things were good between us.

you never mentioned this before.

that was the longest flight of my life, and you made it worse.

can i still trust you after all that?

at least we tried to make something work.

we never discussed what happened between us.

okay, but i'm driving the car this time.

i haven't forgotten what you said last week.

i'm still thinking about your comment.

i didn't realize it was you when i first saw you.

you seem to make a lot of enemies around here.

there's not much for us to talk about.

we worked it out last time.

i know you far better than you know yourself.

we have a long history.

is that the shirt you were wearing last time?

what don't i know about you?

i haven't told them about us.

you were the only person i could go to.

you know me.

this is bigger than both of us.

i can't stand your driving.

are you taking me to the place we had dinner last time?

that's not at all what you said.

didn't we agree on that?

i thought i made it very clear where i stand.

are these the same people that came after you last time?

are you still going on about it?

can we talk about it?

staying silent about it won't help.

you're the only person who knows the real me.