Damn, I'm busy!

Oh, the days of nine to five. How terrible they were, but only 40 hours a week. Now 40 hours passes in the first 3 days and there are none that I don't work. But really this job is incredible. I don't understand how people don't do what I do.

Take last night, for example. It was a Brewer's Night for Diamond Knot Brewing Company out of Mukilteo. We do these things with a different brewery every 2 weeks and have gotten a pretty good crowd to come out. About 50 people show up every time and I just get to pour sweet fermented elixir to all those thirsty folks who sidle up to the bar with cash in hand just waiting to imbibe a delectable beverage. Blonde Ale, Hefe-Weizen, Shipwreck XXX IPA and a cask of IPA. All of them delicious and two kegs decimated in the first day. I love people who can drink a beer.

I'm not sure if many of you know how prevelant beer is in our local community. This is the beer capital of the world. The NW has more breweries than any other place in the country. Oregon has more per capita than anywhere in the world. It is a community unlike any other and I seem to have found a niche that puts me at the top of the heap in my neck of the woods.

I have taken it upon myself to travel around on a weekly basis and pick up kegs from the small breweries who do not distribute this far north. And what great people these brewers are! Schooner Exact has survived for 2 years brewing one keg at a time. That is 4 kegs per week, people! And now he's blowing up and I get to concider him a friend.

I know most of you are not into the beers. But it's only due to unsophistication. You have time to learn the beauty of the hops!

Well, I'm tired as I suppose I should be at 5 AM. I also have to wake up early and have a bench reapolstered. Rasputin had seperation anxiety and ate it. Damn dog. Long day ahead and only a couple of hours to prepare for it.

Don't forget it's Alexis's 12th birthday today. Can't believe it. What a special kid. Also, if anyone is interested in my weekly email newsletters for the tavern sign up for the mailing list on the website. www.acoustictavern.com. Some people actually find them entertaining and informative. Who would have thought. Goodnight!