Interview with Featured Staff Member Cafe Manager Becca

The Dreamy Becca

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity pick our lovely Cafe Manager’s brain about her personal life, her rumoured rivalry, and Ocean Island Cafe.

Jennifer: So you and Mikaila are running the cafe together, how is that going?
Becca: Well, I have a black eye and she is missing a significant chunk of hair, but aside from that everything is A-OK.

J: Are you single? Inquiring minds want to know.
B: I’ve been married to a Portuguese sailor for 5 years. Didn’t you all know?

J: Who is the best dancer on Ocean Island Staff, Bridgit or me?
B: Neither one, I’m going with secret option C. Scott Campbell ,the dark horse contender. I saw him win big at the Highland dance championships back in ‘05.

J: What’s the best pick up line someone has used on you in the OI cafe or front desk?
B: The internet isn’t ready for the grotesquely awful lines that come my way.

J: Why are you in Canada?
B: To purchase a Canadian man at wholesale price….seriously

J: Do all the sexy foreign guests distract you from your work?
B: Only if they are hot and bearded

J: What’s your favourite thing on the OI menu?
B: The shrimp cocktail ring provides me with much amusement.

J: What kinds of people hang out in the Cafe?
B: What kinds of people don’t hang out in the Cafe? It’s like Cheers, where everybody knows your name.

J: Do different nationalities order different things?
B: Not when you take into account the international language of burger and beer.

J: Explain the liquor laws to me.
B: No.

J: What’s with the “it’s complicated” status between the Backpackers Inn and the Cafe?
B: The hostel ‘accommodates’ different guests every night. Is that not complicated?

J: What do you think of the comparisons between Ocean Island Cafe and Studio 54?
B: Ummmmmm?

J: Who’s the biggest celebrity to ever stop by?
B: A posthumous visit from Mr. Robert Goulet

J: What’s the dress code?
B: Postmodern

J: I’ve heard rumours of a rivalry between you and Simeon, tell me about it.
B: He doesn’t understand my deep love for Australian soap operas from the 1980s. What’s wrong with this man?

J: Tell me a story involving both Julian Schnabel and the Pet Shop boys.
B: I don’t know I wasn’t there, ask my sister. It’s a good story though….

J: What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened in the cafe?
B: Luke Cunningham. The legend still lives on.

J: What’s the most exciting event that’s coming up?
B: Friday night with blues man Douglas Marks. This man can sing!

J: Why did you cancel Girls Gone Wild night?
B: After Brigit left the go-go circuit, there seemed little point continuing without her. Sad but true.

J: Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us Becca.