It was also the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting ceremony, which marks the unofficial start of holiday party season. And sure enough, we had a few stragglers in for a nightcap after attending their office party. Now I've long since given up Tuesday nights, so the fact that I'm actually working on this particular evening led to shock and awe for most folks. But sometimes you're called into duty and you step up to the plate, which is what I did. It turned out to be a good thing as I ended up getting reacquainted with an old friend from back in my Neptune Beach Club days (we're talking over 15 years ago here). It was great chatting about old times and remarking about how the bar scene has changed over the years. Time certainly waits for no one, that's for sure.
I had another former regular come in with some guy in tow and she's one of those people you rather forget. First of all, she forgot my name. No biggie as I forget names all the time. However, while it's one thing to forget a name, it's another one entirely to call someone a totally different name. In this case, she kept calling me Ray. I don't know how I would be mistaken for anyone named Ray, nor do I look like a Ray. In any case, instead of correcting her on her faux-pas, I decided to let her keep going with it. It would be my source of entertainment.
So this young lady is telling butchered up stories about her past at the bar to this guy she's with and she's asking me for verification. Now, if I really wanted to be honest, I could have easily talked about how much of a bar slag she was back in the day; But I figured I wouldn't blow up her spot in front of her male suitor. Because I was in the truthful mood, this guy would have probably ran out of the bar before I could have finished a sentence. Sometimes silence is golden.
In the meantime, the kids continue to do their thing, taking full advantage of the dollar mugs.
During the course of the evening, I couldn't help but to wonder how many hook-ups have taken place over the years during Dollar Draft Madness? More importantly, I often wondered how many people have met their significant other and gotten married as a result at Dollar Draft Madness? We've been carrying this special pretty much since the doors opened back in '91-'92, so.... Hmmm... If there are any of you out there who met your loved one at Third and Long during a random Dollar Draft Madness night, feel free to share your experience with us! I, for one, would love to hear about it!
I did get a piece of good news during the night; I found out that I will be attending the NHL All-Star Weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina. I'm pretty excited about that as All-Star Weekend is a pretty good time. Time to start planning!
Well, let me let the night run it's course. At the very least, it saves me from having to post in the morning. Don't forget about Pub Trivia tonight!
That's It. That's All I Got.
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