Yesterday was Valentine's Day. Now, I've never been too much of a Valentine's Day kinda guy. Yesterday I worked all day at Starbucks and then worked at Regina's, so really, getting home extremely tired at 11 pm kinda takes out any big romantic plans I could have made. Well, I still had a great day. One of the highlights will always be in my memory:
When working at Starbucks, one of my coworkers, Molly, told us how she had been told by her long-distance boyfriend not to leave the store between 3 and 5. Well, needless to say, we were all on pins and needles. We thought it could be flowers, but she said she didn't like flowers and he knew that. We thought maybe he would show up, but she had talked to him from Cincinnati that morning. Well, at 3:40, I look up, and walking across the street are four men dressed up in white shirts with red stripes. I...literally...started screaming. Customers didn't know what was happing, and I was laughing uncontrollably, getting all of the employees out of the back to witness this event. And what an event to witness. It's true: he had ordered a barber-shop quartet. Everyone in the store stood there in shock as Molly was serenaded. There were a few times I added some melismas to the bass line to give it some more musical texture. The whole thing was like a movie. I kept thinking of the Friends episode where jealous Ross sends a singing quartet to Rachel at work and was never so thankful to be working my shift at Starbucks. After they left, it immediately went back to "grande non-fat easy-whip mochas" and "triple decaf venti soy three-pump vanilla lattes." It was almost as if it never happened. Thankfully, I have a picture on my phone to remember that it did.
Waitering on Valentine's Day is understandably busy, and it was a good night. Then I got home and tried to be romantic with the one hour I had left. All in all, it was a great day, and I hope you had a great day too. I should start thinking about next year, but Joy gave me strict orders to never send her a singing quartet. I guess we all have different tastes, huh. Thank goodness Joy, unlike Molly, likes flowers. It seems safer and easier, and you don't even have to worry about intonation or having the tenor cancel at the last minute.
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Stephen Becker, I have been thinking about you so much lately. Pretty much every time i turn on the Olympics ~ first because I can just feel your passion about the games, and second because it is in Italy!
I have to tell you, I threw my head back and laughed so loud when i read of your scream in Starbucks. Oh, i WISH i would have been there! I would have screamed with you ~ that had to have been so awesome! THANK YOU for this moment of sheer joy. you know, you could forward that photo on your phone to my phone if you wanted.... :) LOVE TO YOU AND JOY!
i love you simply because you'll admit to adding melismas to the bass line.
oh please, loralee, they were good and all, but we all know their bass line could use a few melismas. it was the least i could do...
That post just made my day! I love your descriptions! Miss you tons, wish I could have been there.
You'll have to tell Joy about my teaching friend who also had a barber-shop quartet come into her classroom and serenade her in front of her 4th grade students and then hand her a rose. She was so mad, though, because her kids were so poorly behaved--laughing and rolling on the ground that you could hardly hear the quartet. And she thinks they shortened their selection to only one song because of it! :)
maybe you could post that photo! Enjoy a night of pasta with the neighbors. j
That is so hilarious! I wish I could have seen it! What did they sing? I must say, though, that I have never heard of "easy-whip" in my career (very short) as a Starbucks barista!!
Stephie!!! That story was the delight of my day. Only you. Lots of love to you and joy... Ginna
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