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Well, basically I have a lot of friends because I've been in the business a long time and worked with a lot of people.

You make a little noise, and you can sell out your local hometown club. But then you drive an hour down the road to the next town, and there might be eight people there.

I have made some of the best friends that I've got in this business.

I worked in 40 restaurants over a five-year period.

We're very much in the people business in that there are two important groups you have to work with: customers and employees.

The world has changed, and it's almost been 11 years. I have 975 employees. I have six restaurants. We haven't opened any new ones in almost three years.

I have a tremendous network of friends and colleagues at other firms.