two local bars, both beer and wine, have close their doors. One owner though is looking into buying another bar, full liquor this time. The sad part about the closings are a realization that those customers and staff may no longer connect or be in touch with each other any more. Once you've worked in a bar for a while the people do become your friends and you will miss them if you don't have any more interaction with them. Staying in contact can be easy if both parties are "connected" online in some way. Facebook, Twiitter, e-mail, texting and cell phones are all the latest ways to see "what's up". So getting some contact info is important, one way to do this is to know them well enough to ask for their contact info. Two other ways are to have your camera ready to capture the "kodak" moments and send off the photo to their e-mailer or social media accounts. The second way is to have a drawing and ask for contact info - using this to win a prize and also getting the info for a friend request on social media sites, lets your bar (you) share info on specials and like (you) the bar in the top pages. One last thing, keep the contact info private and never sell the info, you are building trust and friendship.