|
About twenty
years ago, I found that I was working 16-18 hours a day, 6-7
days each week, and even when not at "work", my mind was still
there. There was no way I could take the time to go to the
Bahamas, or Cancun, much less places of further distance, where
I could totally relax. |
|
Then I discovered what I call the “Back
In Time Vacation”. On a cold and wet January
evening while having dinner in a restaurant decorated with old
memorabilia, a song (Hello Stranger) came on the jukebox. All of
a sudden, I was transported to Atlantic Beach, North Carolina,
at the Pavilion. It was the summer of 1963 — no deadlines, no
pressures. For a while, I was on vacation. The combination of
decoration and music enabled me to travel
“Back In Time” and I
relaxed for the first time in years! |
|
Over the next
few months, I transformed my back porch into my very own
“Back In Time”
vacation place. I purchased a jukebox, some diner booths, an
old Coke machine, and a few advertising signs. Gradually, it
became easier to "travel" — a couple of songs on the jukebox, a
beverage (my Coke machine has beer!!) and my mind was on
vacation. As I enjoyed my back porch more and more, I started to
entertain at home more frequently. I learned that by selecting
records my guests would remember from their teens, I could take
them “Back In Time”
too! |
| So this is
how Back In Time and
BARSandBOOTHS.com, our businesses, evolved. Helping
others recreate their own “Back
In Time”
vacation place! We opened our first shop in 1989 as a hobby.
We rented a booth in an antique mall — by 1994, our shop had
grown to where we had a third of the Antique Mall’s space, and
we still were running out of space. Our business had a life of
its own. |
|
Today, we
operate a 4,000 s.f. retail store in Charles Town, WV. We own
and operate a restoration business dedicated to vintage
restorations, and a third company that designs and builds custom
bars and furniture for customers all over the world. And for the
past eleven years, we have been operating on the World Wide
Web.....7 days a week, 24 hours a day......We’ve grown and
flourished, and today our loyal customers are found in all 50
states and 24 foreign countries. Thank you for
your support and thank you for your business over the years. |
|
