Can't join you much recently, but I guess you'll understand.
Today I went to bed at 8:30 AM
and stood up at 3PM for my evening shift - we have had a booked party at our place. It was so great - one of the most famous DJs was responsible for the best music blends I have heard for a long time. We beamed "La Linea" and "Mr. Rossi" Cartoons on one wall, and had some light effects in the room like in a discotheque and catered food. It was a blast - great - so much fun! I didn't have the time to go out for a while, but having a place like that means: Almost every day one or more of your friends visit you. You make a lot of new friends, you get nice regulars who make their parties at your place - you get the best DJ - and YOU GET PAID FOR THAT, TOO!!!! 
Wonderful.
Downside - we have to be opened longer then I wanted to because we get a lot of customers from the theatre, and as the´re is no descent bar in the surrounding area, people demand cocktails. So we are a coffe house during the day, and a coffee bar in the evening
In the future we will have a barkeeper and a DJ on Fridays - special night entertainment = more customers.
Sure, I sleep less, and everytime the phone rings I am afraid it's the shop calling me that they are out of something, but still - I haven'T had so much fun and noce talks with people for a long time. Everything and everyone around me is positive, friendly...... of course I have my anger moments, too, when employees forget stuff, or don't make things right, but that's a part of it. I learned a lot in the last 6 weeks from all these situations. And tomorrow Marcy (bean-believer) will join me for the next couple of weeks because she is dreaming about her own shop, too. I really love to show her everyting, and give a lot of advices so that she can avoid some mistakes I made in the beginning.....
Anyway - I am just talking here, pardon me, it's late, I came home earlier as usual, and I can'T sleep yet, but I am happy. Just wanted to share.... thanks for reading, hope to see you all one day...
What about a TMC meeting in Vienna in spring?
happy joey
you guys did!! 
