I’m opening up a diner called “Rock Around the Clock” based on the Bill Haley and his Comets song. Everything in the diner will be designed around that theme. From the 50s décor to the guitars and clocks, I want it all to be very centered around this song and the feeling I felt when I first heard it when I was young.
As instruments for the overall aesthetic, I’m hoping to find some cherry red counter bar stools that remind me of this bygone era with it’s naïve innocence and rockin’ good times. I have tried to go to stores in the mall, different wholesalers and several web sites. None of them had exactly what I was looking for.
Just the other day, I was browsing on the Internet when I found a link to this site called Premiere Bar Stools. They have all the bar stools you can imagine. It was beautiful. Then I came upon the counter bar stool in all of its red cherry and chrome glory. This retro styled seat features an upholstered cushion and a swivel feature. It’s a backless bar stool and very simple–just as I wanted it to be.
As I saw it there on the web site, all of my memories came flashing back to me. I was in the local diner with my mother. “Rock Around the Clock” was playing. I was sitting on one of the counter bar stools, swiveling my little self around and around. My mother told me that if I didn’t stop spinning, it would go so fast that I wouldn’t be able to stop and no one would be able to save me. As a young, impressionable child, everything I didn’t like to hear made me break out into tears. She wiped away the wetness on my face, held me in her warm embrace and promised to buy me a chocolate shake (my favorite). Five minutes later, I was back to spinning myself around on the red counter bar stools. This time, I did it ever so slowly as to not get stuck in a warp.
