Wherefore art thou, Jerry Holt?

Larry was fixing the light in the kitchen.
You like beer? he asked.

Yeah, I like beer, I said
wondering where he was coming from.

Some of the boys and I
go to the Tavern
every first, third and fifth Thursday nights.
Maybe you'd like to join us.

Sounds like a possibility, I said, honored.
It isn't every day one's electrician
invites him to join his beer-drinking club.

You know Jerry Holt? I asked.

Why is that name familiar? he said.

He used to be a Dean
at Antioch McGregor.
We would meet in Peach's
on Thursday afternoons.
Then he moved away.
Yeah, I'll have a beer
with you guys.

I especially liked that part
about fifth Thursdays.
These are guys
who love what they do.