The City Connection Magazine December 2014 | Page 6

So we come in the place and Steve's looking
around, he's kind of pulling on stuff and he's
looking to see what can be knocked down. All of
a sudden you hear “eeuuuurrr.” OK well then the
demolition had started. Next thing you know, with
no tools, we're kicking and pulling things a part.
We just went nuts man! We're pulling everything.
Well this has gotta go, this has gotta go!
Steve: Of course the excitement of the venture hits
ya. And that's what happened. And we have not
stopped.
Seth: It's the realization.
Steve: That's why there's constant renovations.
Gotta keep the place looking new. Gotta keep
changing, giving the people something to look
forward to coming, seeing something different;
never knowing what they're going to find. So you
always have to renew your business ideas. Because
if you're going to keep a place and people are
gonna come, keep seeing the same thing day after
day, so week after week, month after month and so
on, it becomes the same routine. It becomes a rut
almost. So going out doesn’t become fun anymore
It becomes a rut. And that's the one thing
we don't want here. So from the first day we
started knocking down walls, we've never
stopped. It's an ongoing project that's never
gonna end.
CC: That process right there, constantly keep
it new, renew, that's something I can definitely understand just far as being able to transition with the times.
Steve: Absolutely
CC: What was your best experience at Club
Aqua?
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Steve: I would say probably the best thing I've
ever experienced in this business is from back
in my beginning days. Giving some of these
young guys a chance and sitting in front of me,
seeing what they have become today, knowing
I've given them there first shot - many of these
guys, it's an honor. It's a privilege. I think the
gratification you get from that you can't get
from anywhere else; then to see somebody
that's become so successful because you know
you gave them their first shot. There's probably
a half dozen to a dozen of people in this business today that I know that I can feel confident
about that I gave them their first shot. And I
still see them today. Some of them are doing
better than I'm doing. So I'm actually proud of
that. To know I can look at these entities and
say wow I remember when they sat in front of
me, they were a kid. That's actually an honor.
CC: That's peace right there man. I see you're
very passionate about what you do. And you as
well (directed to Seth).
Steve: I love what I do.
Seth: I do too. Like I said, there's nothing more
fulfilling than having a dream career and becoming successful along with my best friend.
It's very rare. A lot of time you have partnerships and they never worked out because you'll
do the right thing and then there's always that
other person who either gets greedy or he gets
jealous. And that becomes the problem and
the next thing you know, there's stuff going on
you least expected. Of course you have to deal
with it cause it's par for the course; it's part of
the business. The glue that keeps our foundation together is our friendship. The reality of
it is, and Steve always agrees, that if we can't
have our friendship then the money doesn't
really mean anything. What's the point? You
can make money.