There's Always An Excuse to Fiesta
Born in the midst of the mysterious Costa Rican wetlands. Johnny was born during a dangerous expedition in an attempt to find the much sought after “Golden Fossil,” a metallic bone that was rumored to grant mysterious powers. During the treacherous expedition, Johnny’s mom gave birth to him at the same time a nearby volcano erupted. His parents would forever say that Johnny’s fiery passion came from all the magma that surrounded their camping site for weeks.
Johnny was able to surf before he was able to walk, which says a lot, since he lived nowhere near the ocean. He was however shredding waves that his enthusiastic father artificially created in the family bathtub. When Johnny was finally able to walk, he could successfully complete a “frontside air reverse” in the same little bathtub. Because of this, his parents started bringing little Johnny all around the world with them so that he could enjoy all of the beautiful beaches and most extravagant waves of the world.
During one of his travels with his parents, Johnny befriended a dolphin in the Pacific waters. One morning, there was an incident with a great white shark. Johnny had been surfing at his usual spot when the shark attacked, but luckily for him, he wasn’t alone that day. The dolphin, being quite disturbed by the attempted attack, came immediately to the rescue. After a long, drawn out battle between the two creatures, the brave dolphin slapped the shark on the nose with its large, grey tail, sending the whimpering shark away. After that day, Johnny named her Nosekicker and they became good friends throughout the years.
Johnny was very curious as a child. He managed to get his hands on a bottle of tequila, thinking it was some kind of delicious sugary drink. His father saw this and sat him down saying “Son, it’s time you learn what tequila is.” After that moment, Johnny developed a passion for learning about tequila and trying to perfect the ideal margarita. And that is how Johnny began learning how to bartend. He came to love this exquisite art throughout the years, improving his skills by traveling across the world and studying “mixology,” the science of cocktail creation. In fact, he’s been at the inception of many famous cocktail recipes.
Today, Johnny’s life adventure brings him to San Diego, the city of sunsets, surf, and seafood. He picked up a job where his fascination with people and tequila could be satisfied while he embarked on his next great adventure.
“That’s how I ended up working at On the Border. I’m not interested in the money. I live a very simple life. But the people are fascinating and the tequila is incredible. It marks the beginning of my next great adventure in sunny San Diego.”
