The Pro From Dover

The time-worn appellation has roots in an old manufacturing joke, but there is no substitute for the day-in-day-out rock-solid practitioner.  The Pro from Dover is the expert from out of town who gets things right when the local lads prove to not be up to the task at hand.

Take as an example, and a very fine one at that, a handsome redhead with lines of gentle care and endless caring, a guitar - acoustic, the real deal, and a wary, weary readiness to take on the next gig.  For the pro, for the consummate, for the soul called to lay her heart out for all to see, for Bonnie Raitt, the venue is of no concern.  A saloon, a concert hall, an amphitheater - it makes no difference.  She has come to entertain us, unworthy as we might be, with her authentic self, in control of an open mike.

Taking our cues from the pro, it doesn't matter whether our customer is trailer trash, a camper cutie, a zaftig momma, a retail outlet, or a mega-billion dollar big box operation, the order must get picked, packed, and shipped - complete and on-time.

We don't sweat; we don't panic; we just do our jobs.  We put everything we've got into doing them well - and right.  And, we do them to make the enterprise better and stronger, as well as make the paying customers happy.

That is, we do if we are the pros from Dover.