Set 'Em Up Joe

WBZ's Jordan Rich says this bartender was credited with saving someone's life...just by serving them a drink.  

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Episode Transcript

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Welcome to the Upside with Jordan, A dose of good news.
Because it's a big world out there. It's quarter to three.
There's no one in the place except you and me.
A line from a great Sinatra song and a bit
of a cliche. People pour their hearts out to a
bartender while he or she is pouring shots into a
glass well. At a bar in Kansas City recently, a

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bartender named Heath found a handwritten note on the back
of a woman's receipt thanking Heath for quote saving her life.
The bar owner, Colleen Kelly, was touched and shared it online,
encouraging others to quote keep being kind, folks, you just
never know. The story has been spreading online and more
people have come forward to tell their own stories of kindness.
With so much negativity out there, there are days it

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can feel overwhelming to some. In this case, Kansas City
bartender Heath's gesture so simple, being kind and listening apparently
made quite the difference in that woman's life. And that's
the upside with Jordan. WZ Boston's news radio