Delay of party due to game.......

I just got through saying that we are not a sports bar. You never would’ve known that had you been there at certain times on Sunday. It started out in the typical manner….we had the Detroit Lions football game on at 1:00 p.m. There were a few who came in to see the game, and five other guys watching the game, because they did not want to be in the same room where a baby shower was going on. (Why do people insist that men have to show up for showers, whether they be baby or wedding)

The game started out like the week before, and the Lions were pretty far behind at half time. But just like last week, they started to come alive in the second half. We were watching the clock, but for a different reason. We needed the women at the baby shower to get out of the room, so we could reset for the next party, a memorial dinner. Look, if the servers are running around resetting every table that’s empty, those of you who are left need to take a hint…..there’s another party coming! Move! Your time for the room is up….you’re shower is all finished, it’s time to go! This is not your living room.

As the folks were coming in for the next party, they had to wait in the lounge, so the servers could finish setting the room. Turns out this group had no problem with that. They were a family of huge sports fans….The Lions were catching up and on the verge of winning, and no one wanted to miss it. (men, women and children included) The seats at the bar were filled, and they were standing two and three deep at the bar. They stayed there until the game was over. And it was really loud! Everyone was yelling and cheering and clapping! They won! Okay, delay of party over…they all filtered into their room.

Now we switched the television over to the baseball game….a few of the guys kept wandering out to check the score of the game. These people had really good timing…..the game was in the last innings as the dinner was winding up. Once again they wandered into the lounge to see the last part of the game. It was another nail biter….the bar was now standing room only….it was far from quiet….the sports fans all cheered together, and moaned together…the service staff and the kitchen staff kept wandering in and out to catch a glimpse of the game…..they won!!!! HUGE cheer! Again, you’d never know we weren’t a sports bar.

So thanks to the Lions, we were saved from a potentially embarrassing situation of not having the room ready at the agreed upon time.