The village idiot of Las Vegas hangs out with a living legend...Part 9

"You're never going to keep a girl like Roxy if you don't get your head out of your ass. Both of us think that you sound like a blithering idiot when you start talking about Chinatown. I can see it now, here comes Jethro, the mayor of Chinatown. You don't realize how stupid you look when you're talking about that bullshit." My grand daddy would refer to a guy like Jayball as a dandy. He would always say; this guys a dandy, or that guys a dandy. Grandpa, God bless your soul, it's a shame that you never got to meet my buddy Jayball. He's the biggest dandy of all-time.

"Jayball, how many times do I have to go over the stats with you. We've signed up ten restaurants with ten more on the hook. Read the writing on the wall." I've invited him numerous times to join me in Chinatown and meet my partners; he always refuses. "Jethro, I don't know what go's on in that mind of yours, but you're not going to get a thing done hanging around the Chinese. I don't think so, your Uncle Ned doesn't think so, Roxy doesn't think so, even your fucking dog doesn't think you have a chance. Look, save yourself the time and embarrassment and go see if they will give you your old job at 7-11 back. Who knows, if you don't get fired again; maybe you could work your way up to assistant manager in a year or so."

The first thing you learn if you're wanting to be an entrepreneur; how to accept and deflect criticism, but that doesn't mean you have to be a punching bag for others who don't share your vision. "Jayball, I know that you're the coolest guy in Las Vegas. The fancy car, the women and the horse racing, let's face it. You're the man! With that said, I've never accused you of being a brain surgeon. So why don't you take your bad karma and go bother someone else." I was tempted to hang up on him after my statement, but that would have been rude, so I waited for his response. "Jethro, why don't you go fuck yourself." I told him something along the same lines and then hung-up.

I like to end every post of mine with a thought I'm having...Call it the village idiot thought of the day. "I received an e-mail today from an old friend of mine living abroad. He said that he'd been reading the blog and was coming to Las Vegas in July for a look around. The two of us have been going back and forth on a few ideas the last couple of years; I look forward to finally seeing him in person."