Post #143923 by Swanky on Tue, Mar 1, 2005 8:13 AM

A huge boost this week. I can't begin to tell all the details.

My fiance worked at a very good friends comapny award banquet. A large themed party. The friend's sister sat with her, bored and they got to talking. The bar plan came up and she was very excited, having been to the Mai Kai. She gets her husband over and they are both excited about it. Well, he is president of the biggest bank in Tennessee, friends with my current employer, yadda yadda. Bottom line "you may get this done a whole lot faster than you ever imagined."

So then they are talking about what next year's theme for the party should be. Hmmmm. Polynesian? I know just the guy. Of course! So, it looks like I am on to do this party next year with a $15k budget. It'll be a biggy.

Now we have to get with these folks again soon and see where this takes us. It may be that the bar opens in Maryville instead of Knoxville. That's where they are. But it was my original intension to open the second bar in Maryville with the Knoxville bars profits and equity. Maryville is about 40 minutes from Knoxville.

We're all very excited and besides all the great mugs she has found, I have to thank Stephanie for perhaps dropping the entire financing for the bar in my lap too now!