Amore's Taste of Chicago, will forever hold a special place in my heart. Why? That was the first real job I had in Las Vegas, and man was it fun..Before I go much further, let me tell you how I ended up at this place. When I first moved to Las Vegas, I opened up a lease financing company..Bad idea!About the time I set up shop? Economy tanks, financing freezes, and boy did I find myself in a jam. I needed to find a job pronto, the prospects for my kind of work at the time were nil, so, I swallowed my pride and went into this place.
When I first walked in, I noticed an older gentlemen in a chef suit, I asked him if they were doing any hiring? Well, he then looks me up and down, shakes my hand, and says "You look like a nice young man and I just had a delivery driver call in sick. I'm in a real jam! 5 orders are stacked up, and I don't have a delivery driver! So if you want a job for a few hours, grab those orders in the back and start delivering them!" I could tell this guy wasn't in the best of moods, and I needed a job. "I tell you what sir, I see your in a jam and the simple fact of the matter is I need a job! So, I would say we have ourselves a deal!" We then shook hands, and he told me to get moving. I grabbed all the orders, stuffed them in the back of my car, and delivered them. When I came back, the older gentlemen who had hired me, I didn't catch his name at the time, was standing behind the counter. I gave him the money, he then smiled and said. "Thanks pal, I was in a jam. Do you want a permanent job? By the way, my name is Rocco, what's yours?" To this day, I still remember my exact answer to his question. "Mr. Rocco, my name is Rob Astle, and I gladly accept your offer of employment." We shook hands, he gave me an Amore's shirt, and I grabbed another batch of deliveries.
I love that story..Anyways, Amore's turned out to be one hell of an interesting place. Lots of characters made their way through the doors. And one of my favorites? Jayson..aka..Jayball..Jayball, has lived a life most guys only dream of. Fast cars, beautiful women, fine dining, anything that has to do with the good life in Las Vegas? Mr. Jayball has experienced it. I akin him to a James Bond type character, without the gunfire and spying:) Jayball's libido is Grade A choice..His favorite motto when it comes to women? "Only 10's!" I've teased him and found it hard to believe that he has never had anything less than a 10, but he swears to it. Anyways, we met for lunch the other day, and he told me this."You see that girl on TV? Her and I used to have a fun time together." He then pointed at the television, a local newswomen was doing a report on nightclubs in Las Vegas..I'd seen her before on previous newscasts, and she is phenomenal.
"Yeah we met when she was a waitress at Del Mar." Del Mar is a horse racing track located in San Diego, he used to have a place 5 minutes from it. "She was cock tailing at a bar their, and attending San Diego State, working towards her degree in journalism. Back then, she always told me that one of these days she was going to be on the news. Real determined type..I used to go in their and have a few drinks, and one thing lead to another, and you know how the rest of the story go's." Del Mar is a high class place, and when you have high class place? High class women are soon to follow. "You ever see her anymore?" I'd never heard about this one before, and I was starting to get curious.."Take a look at this." He then pulled his phone from his pocket and showed me a recent picture of her. "We're still friends, and I see her from time to time, but not that often." Jayball has a little black book that is Hall of Fame material, and he knows it.
I like to end every post of mine with a thought..Call it the village idiot thought of the day.."Guys like Jayball are a dying breed nowadays! Most of your would be contenders for the title don't have 1/10 of the endurance he possesses. I always wonder who is going to take the crown away from him when he retires. That is, if he ever decides to retire?"
No comments:
Post a Comment