Bride has been working at Dr J's Place, and she's got some shifts for Frankenstein there too. It's a beautiful place with cool fixtures and fringe and a long, winding
bar. There are American flags and pictures of Barack Obama all over
the place. The staff is very nice. It's a classic place with classic
music ("Rock - Dusties - Blues" as the sign says, but a lot of soul,
too.)
Last night, we were sitting at
home, minding our own business, when I got a phone call from
Frankenstein. Game 7 is on TV. Nobody is out. Mrs J's is tired and she is ready to close the bar, at 9PM. Frankenstein doesn't
like the facebook, doesn't "get" social media, etc. He has 600 friends
to my 100, but OK. That's what happens when you tend bar all over town
and are in two bands. I know it's true that he only logs on once a
month or so.
The bar is going to close for the night!
Not good business. Even if nobody is there, don't close, because
somebody might show up. And if it's closed, maybe next time they won't
bother trying, and there's another customer lost. The clientele is
already aging, declining. Bride of Frankenstein is trying very hard to
help revitalize this long-term, local, very small business.
