Pretty good. Yorba Linda can be very good to us, or sometimes not so much. Kristy and Crystal from work were there, right at the very beginning. That was really nice, 'cuz the hardest part is just getting started, and although I know that I ought to make a big, noisy announcement that we're here to play, I'm never brave enough. With Kristy there to "talk to", I was able to make an initial announcement, which got the ball rolling, people looking and listening, and requests coming in.
We got a pretty good response, and made $20 in tips, which is probably a record for that store. (It's strange how much the physical layout of the stores affects the tip jar.) Even the new coffee-making kids were loudly appreciative.
I don't really know Crystal at work -- she's new, but apparently a friend of Kristy's. I had the impression that Crystal was basically being dragged in so Kristy wouldn't be there alone after her husband had to leave for his swing-shift job. Crystal's quite young, hip, and I certainly didn't expect that she would be impressed with our set of ancient tunes.
But I ran into her in the break room on Tuesday morning, and asked her what she thought. I expected some kind of polite "You guys are really good" comment, but she practically squealed it -- *way* beyond "polite" -- and wanted to know where and when we're playing next! I was completely stunned, as I always am when teenagers and 20-somethings seem to like us.
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