My BUD Eli and his bud Syd
Eli is all time! I met him when I first came in... the bartenders were nursing him off his drink with cups of water.... at 9 o'clock!!! This picture doesn't do it justice... Eli is a self-proclaimed rocking drifter who plays a "mean harmonica" and used to "hook em real hard" when he was a younger man. His southern accent is garbled by years of hard livin.... he was a life-long brick worker... this guy loves his booze and loves his country music. It was not abnormal for him to break out of silence every once and a while with a "I LOVE THAT GUY!" (the singer on stage) or (my favorite b/c I have no idea what it means) grabbing my arm really hard and screaming "That's the final reality!!!".
His bud is Syd, who is originally from Maine but has lived in Nashville for 13 years. These guys are out on the town every night! Eli has a folklore it appears. Again, it was not abnormal for Eli to sneak behind the bar when a friend walked in or a pretty woman. The bartenders would slap him on his head and he would return to his bar stool... classic Eli
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