Comments on: Drinking Alone Doesn’t Equal Community http://thirdplaceconsulting.com/2009/10/drinking-alone-doesnt-equal-community/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:21:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dawn Bryant http://thirdplaceconsulting.com/2009/10/drinking-alone-doesnt-equal-community/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Dawn Bryant Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:04:01 +0000 http://thirdplaceconsulting.com/?p=771#comment-223 Have heard it said several times and believe it through-and-through...the most connected culture in the history of the earth is likely the most lonely, too...completely agree w/your observations. Have heard it said several times and believe it through-and-through…the most connected culture in the history of the earth is likely the most lonely, too…completely agree w/your observations.

]]> By: Michael Trent http://thirdplaceconsulting.com/2009/10/drinking-alone-doesnt-equal-community/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Michael Trent Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:01:42 +0000 http://thirdplaceconsulting.com/?p=771#comment-222 Jonathan, You are correct sir. Connectors make great bartenders. I really discovered that as Church Bartender in so cal. Knowing the regulars, welcoming the strangers, and knowing how and when to connect them is one of the fun and essential roles of the bartender in a true third place environment. Jonathan,

You are correct sir. Connectors make great bartenders. I really discovered that as Church Bartender in so cal. Knowing the regulars, welcoming the strangers, and knowing how and when to connect them is one of the fun and essential roles of the bartender in a true third place environment.

]]> By: Jonathan Haskell http://thirdplaceconsulting.com/2009/10/drinking-alone-doesnt-equal-community/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Jonathan Haskell Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:58:57 +0000 http://thirdplaceconsulting.com/?p=771#comment-221 Interesting observations. It's amazing what a difference something so simple as rearranging furniture can make. In this type of environment, the host's (or bartender's) personality is key as well. Malcolm Gladwell calls them "connectors" - people who not only initiate conversation but also link people into a network. Interesting observations. It’s amazing what a difference something so simple as rearranging furniture can make. In this type of environment, the host’s (or bartender’s) personality is key as well. Malcolm Gladwell calls them “connectors” – people who not only initiate conversation but also link people into a network.

]]>