ah yes.. the introduction
oh where does it start? oh, about 5 years ago. I began working in what was the number 1 nightclub in town as a veritable novice, tryin to keep up with the fun loving hectic pace of working two jobs, and staying sane... more on that later. so anyway, this blog is going to be about the life and times of a regular guy working in a nightclub that happens to be a country bar. even better, a country bar in a military town - this leads to all kinds of fun and games, especially these days. and if you've never lived in a military town or an area where the local commerce revolves around uncle sam's payday, then you might not understand the joys of checking the payday calender from the local bank and predicting just how many customers you can expect, and just how bad (or good!)your night is going to be.
the customers...
In the last 5 years i've made a lot of friends who've come and gone, whether it be from deploying to another base, or going back home to stay, or as sometimes happens, losing their life while serving their country. I've seen them at their best and worst, seen them deal with all of life's ups and downs, from marriage to births to even some deaths. they really are mostly a great bunch of people - even when they're sober.
the employees...
5 years of watching people come and go. nightclubs have a high turnover rate, and when many of them are part-timers getting some extra cash while still in the army and students or just regular folks needing a job, you see alot of different faces come thru. some do stick around and they find out that while its not all "party yourself silly while working" you can really have a blast there while making some good money. bartenders of course make the most (if they're really good at it), waitress's make pretty good money on a nightly basis if they have the right attitude, the floormen, well, they dont make as much but they have a different mindset there - most of them like to hang out at the club anyhow and its just a bonus that they get paid to be there (plus the occasional chance to get physical - but thats life in any place that serves alcohol). then there's us - two dj's playin music for a really mixed crowd of every shade of redneck in the area - the wannabe redneck who never listened to a country song willingly then found out that it was kinda nice, the part-time redneck who listens to country on and off again, and the redneck who grew up listening to country from the day he was born. we get 'em all.. and then some. we try to make sure we can keep them all happy and dancing all night, with a minimum of fighting (crowd control -making them all dance and forget for awhile that some guy pissed them off when he scuffed his boots, bumped his drink, looked at him/her, or talked to his girl/her guy.) it works better than you think, especially when they never realize whats happened and end up having a really great night.
thats gonna be about all for tonight... its 4 am. time to cook somethin up for whatever meal this is.
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