Books from PUMP FAKE PRESS make great holiday gifts!
Pump Fake Press books make for fun and affordable holiday gifts! Book bundle deals are available at https://jimantonini.com Jim Antonini is an award-winning author from West Virginia. 1. BULLETS FOR SILVERWARE (2020): a gritty, murder-mystery thriller set in the backwoods of West Virginia. It was a finalist for the Appodlachia 2020 Best Appalachian Book of […]
The Hot Dog Diaries – Have you heard the podcast?
https://genesplace.com/2025/02/06/genes-podcast-episode-5-hot-dog-diaries/ Jim and Al joined host Paris Winfrey as they discussed the making of the humorous and bestselling book about Gene’s Beer Garden located in Morgantown, WV called The Hot Dog Diaries: Stories from Morgantown’s Oldest and Most Beloved Bar. Give it a listen! The book can be purchased in person at Gene’s Beer Garden […]
The Hot Dog Diaries – the perfect holiday gift
Looking for an affordable and fun gift for the holidays! The Hot Dog Diaries is the perfect choice. Over the past eighty years, there have been too many beers and hot dogs consumed to count. But for all the beers poured and hot dogs prepared, there have been just as many laughs—probably more. With this […]
The Hot Dog Diaries Book Release
In celebration of Gene’s Beer Garden’s 80th Birthday, a book about the bar has been released – The Hot Dog Diaries: Stories from Morgantown’s Oldest and Most Beloved Bar. It has been an eventful month since the book’s release. There was a very successful book release party at Gene’s on June 8th. An unbelievable 106 […]
Book Release Event – The Hot Dog Diaries
Details for the book release of The Hot Dog Diaries by Al Bonner and Jim Antonini have been finalized. Three wonderful music acts will be performing – The BORN AGAIN HINDUS, NATURAL RAT, and HALEY SLAGLE. The event will be at GENE’S BEER GARDEN on Saturday June 8. The event starts at 5:00 PM. The […]
THE HOT DOG DIARIES – coming soon
“You know what you ought to do, Al?” If Al Bonner, 40-year owner of Gene’s Beer Garden in Morgantown, WV, had a dollar for every time someone said that to him about Gene’s, he’d be a millionaire. He’s generally ignored or never got around to addressing all the suggestions over the years. But there have […]