We beat the heat.

That wasn't the highlight of the evening per se, but how nice to be able to sit outside and not get heat stroke from lifting a glass! 

Besides the friendship, the food and the fun, the thing I enjoy most about these evenings together is talking just enough shop for there to be great ideas spawned and new business introductions justified.  For instance, a certain in-the-works brewpub owner might be in the market for a security system.  Wait a minute, I have a friend who owns a security system - I'll put him in touch!  I was more subtle than that, and it's not that they will do business necessarily, but I think it's important to gather and talk and hear about each others' enterprises and brainstorm a solution or two.  We are all in different fields, but I am amazed every P.S. Monday at the overlay that exists between the business sectors represented here.

The evidence of the evening...

Bob S. vs. barman.  Only took four bar-people to order one beer.

Kristine, Christina and Dan the Man (new chef at The Wrecking Bar).

Foreground - Marci (welcome!), then Tami, Geoffrey, Cooper (too busy to pose), Rebecca, Robbi and Dan.

Never sat at this end of the table, but looks like they were having fun...