The Waldenbooks Crew

One of the best jobs I ever had was working at Waldenbooks. The job itself was pretty crappy: minimum wage retail. What made the job so great was the people I worked with. The Waldenbooks crew was the best group of co-workers I have ever had. Work was actually fun. Its the only job I have ever had where co-workers would get together after work for things like movie nights, or bowling. (Bowling was great. Everyone had nicknames. My nickname was Specs.)

The store is closed now, and we have all gone on to other jobs. We still get together every now and then. A few weeks ago, I had a movie night and several members of the old crew made it. It was so great to hang out with them, and it was a little scary to see how quickly we all fell back into old jokes and familiar habits. You guys rock.

Post Script: The movies we watched were The Blob, and The Day the Earth Stood Still. Steve McQueen looked like he was 40 comming out of his mothers womb.