I was a union hotel bartender in my 20s and it was a blast ....slow pace and very social....
banquet bartending was cool then...but most
of l.a. is non union for that sort of thing
I believe....

How about a weekend part time job for the airlines?? you might get some flight vouchers out of it
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006718/
is
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1125351/