The most loyal people in the world......

Some of the most loyal people in the world are bar customers. For the first time in 7 years, I had a chance to experience this last night.


I was given the opportunity to work the bar last night, (until now I have been a server at my present place of employment.) So, when opportunity knocks, you rally up the troops. With only one day of notice, I got on the phone, called my old regulars, told them when and where, and they showed up. Yay!

See, the actual physical place is not relevant, it’s the people. It’s what used to make Friday night special for 20 years. So, with some phone calls, and a short one day notice, we all reassembled for the first time in 7 years. That’s loyalty! Not necessarily to me, or the place, but to the group. You MUST remember, it’s the people who are important!

No one ever would have believed it had been so long since we last assembled…..we all got caught up a little on what had been happening in our lives….and then the conversation went back to the same comfortable exchange of information we had shared for so many years.

Don’t ever under estimate the power of the group. We all want to be a part of something that is bigger than just ourselves……and if that something is a small group of people who gather once a week for a couple of hours….to relax…..to chat…..to share a little slice of life….and they’re doing it at your bar……then that indeed, is a wonderful thing.

I had to stand back for a minute, survey the group, and say to myself, “I can’t believe I’m getting paid for having a good time"……