A TRUE ROMANCE STORY AT RUBY TUESDAYS!

SALUTE!
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This is a short, albeit, true story! I say that because my BLOGS will be shorter this year! 'Mick and The Boys' notwithstanding, there is a Ruby Tuesday's restaurant and bar I love with a cool bartender named Steve. I'm not a big drinker but one night I was enjoying a Margarita with dinner alone at the bar. Looking over to the other side of the bar where booths are situated, I saw a young couple seated on a dinner date, obviously happy and very much in love. The girl was a captivating blonde --just so attractive that I asked Steve about her. I discovered she is from Sweden and that the two met as foreign exchange students. An absolutely beautiful girl. As I sawed through my grilled veggies, I couldn't help but observe this couple. I finished dinner and asked Steve to find me a pen and a piece of paper. He produced a pen and a piece of card stock and here is what I wrote to the lucky guy (I'm pulling this up from memory, mind you).

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"Having been in the singles world long enough to know the score, I can tell you this. True love is a gift from God. If this girl has the personal qualities that match her outward beauty, propose tonight". I paid Steve an extra tip and told him walk over and to drop it off to the guy after he sees me leave the restaurant. Some weeks later, I stopped by to see what happened. As it turns out, Steve handed the guy the note. The beautiful girl didn't know too much English. She kept asking her date to tell her what the note said or at least show it to her. The guy refused. She kept after him. The following week, he proposed and she accepted. I am proud to say that this beautiful girl carries my note everywhere now in her purse! If I could emulate M.C. Hammer's dancing as he did on stage at James Brown's funeral, I'd offer to "dance at their wedding". If you've seen James in the movie "The Blues Brothers" you know what I'm talking about. Sliding on one foot sideways across the floor. Nah! Actually, I'd attend and dance at their wedding with at least as much inspiration. In fact, in my next BLOG, I want to write about James Brown and the "Cincinnati connection". I was a huge fan of "The Godfather of Soul", as I'm sure many of you were. For now, a Salute to the lucky couple!

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Have a nice Friday evening, ALL!