"Is it now?" He never would have guessed--a babe and a barkeep? It was very impressive!

He graciously lifts the glass to his lips and takes a sip. It wasn't the way he normally would take his bourbon, if he even took it at all, but he had his reasons on this night.

"Hey...I'm a new guy, so I have to ask... how do you handle your friends from home not being here?"