Assignment # 7

Interview Practice: Contact one local business owner (can be a part-owner) and answer the following questions in a new blog entry. Some sample questions (think of more on your own):1. Why did you decide to go into business?2. How long has your business existed?3. What is your average customer profile?4. One anectdote/story about your business (i.e. a memorable day, an order mix-up, a memorable customer, etc.).

Sunny San Diego sure has a lot of local bars; but, The Pennant located in south mission beach is one to remember with its everlasting beach-gathering feel and upstairs deck overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The owner known as Dick bought the joint in 1979 after approaching the former bar owner who was on his knees picking up shattered glass off the floor . Being at the “right place at the right time,” Dick explains how he caught the “frustrated” bar owner on a bad day, offered to buy the place, and--“boom” as he puts it--he gave the old guy a down payment on a Monday morning.
His favorite part about owning his own business besides being his own boss is that he can come to work wearing shorts sand sandals. Aside from the laid back atmosphere of the bar, there is also a grill towards the back that serves different dinners throughout the week. There is a different themed dinner each night: Spaghetti Monday, Taco Tuesday, and meatloaf on Wednesdays; weekend nights serve hamburgers, fries, salads, and chicken tenders.
While the locals love eating the food, a lot of customers come to watch sports games. The beach bar has a television set in every corner and every niche including a projector screen the size of half the wall. Just this past super bowl in 2007, a local news station shot coverage of customers socializing and getting ready to watch the game.
Between the mix of older locals in their 50’s and 60’s watching games on TV and socializing, the weekends attract a young crowd from USD and San Diego State University. Dick likes to play music; of his favorites are “Rock n roll, Old rhythm and blues, country-western, but I hate hip-hop and rap-crap…ever listen to the words? Its so ugly.” Besides not liking rap music, Dick loves everything about his bar from his friends who have been going there for over 30 years to the perfect location less than 100 yards walking distance to the beach.