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Oops! Caught myself sitting down on the job.

I returned to my hometown in 1993 after serving four years in the US Air Force. One of my first jobs after getting back was bartending at a local blue collar tavern. I made the mistake of wearing a paisley print shirt and pleated pants my first day. True to stereotype the patrons asked if I was "gay?"

I replied, "No,but just defended your right to be." I didn't score many Brownie points to begin with, but after changing my wardrobe to black tee shirts, faded blue jeans and flannel, things went much smoother.

Since 1993 I have dubbed anything flannel as "Redneck Camoflauge." I had recently returned from a four year stint in the US Air Force and got a job bartending at a local blue collar tavern.

My first day on the job, I made the fashion faux pas of wearing a paisley print shirt and pleated pants. The patrons kept jiving me about being a homosexual. I guess stereotypes are called that for a reason.

I told the people who asked that I was not gay, but would defend their right to be if that was their inclination. All the same, I adopted a different wardrobe; plaid flannel shirts, faded blue jeans and work boots turned out to be the perfect 'redneck camoflauge'.

Remember the classic REO Speedwagon album (yes, album) You Can Tune A Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish...?

This is my take on that entrendre...

..."Bait a fish!" Hahahahaha.

Pay attention! Beauty is everywhere. There are No ordinary moments.