Closing Time

Something happened tonight that reminded me of the popular song by Semisonic, Closing Time. The phone rang about 11 PM and as driver Chris went to answer it, he asked manager Mike, "Are we still open?"

Mike said, "Until 1" at about the same time as I said, "It's Friday."

Chris admitted that having Thursday off, he had gotten his days mixed up. We are open until 11 on Sunday-Thursday but stay open 2 more hours on Friday and Saturday nights.

Earlier in the night, I had an interesting delivery. The customer advised me to "be safe" remarking that she had read the papers, and her daugher is a driver for a local mom & pop pizzeria. I then told her that I was the guy from the newspaper. "With the 5 kids?" she asked, and I had to correct her and tell her we have 7.

Oh and the Marco's guy ordered wings again. He works at the Marco's in Amherst.

I had a delivery to South Park apartments, where we have never gone before, for safety reasons. The customer met me up front at the security gate and tipped $2, so I guess it's ok.

One delivery late in the night, the guy not only stiffed me but had me change a $20. His order was for $18.28 so I thought he wanted more $1's to be able to tip, but all he left me with was the coin change (which is not a tip).

Totals for the night were 7 hours, 16 runs, $33 in tips, and 58 miles.

Get Well Travis Barker

OK for my first post tonight I want to send out prayers best wishes to Travis Barker, who was injured in a deadly plane crash on Friday night in South Carolina. Travis was the drummer for one of my favorite bands, Blink 182. If you never got to see them live, check out this live version of the song Reckless Abandon which features Travis in his rotating drum set.

Music & Bands

I forgot to post this last night but driver Ted's metal band, Lick The Blade, played a concert last week that will be broadcast on Yebotv this Saturday, March 1st, all day starting at 7 AM. Check it out.

While I'm on the subject of music, let me give a shout out to Mush, another local band that has several current / former members that I worked with at the pizzeria. They have undergone some change but they are still alive and rocking. They even used to have a CD in our jukebox!

Finally, Nick has been asking me to go with him to Rock On The Range, a big concert in Columbus. It's a 2-day concert, May 17 & 18, with an incredible line-up that includes Kid Rock, 3 Doors Down, Papa Roach, Seether, STP, Disturbed, Staind, Killswitch Engage, Finger Eleven, Filter, and more. If it were in the summer I would consider going but since it is during soccer season, I really can't make it.