I know it’s been awhile since my last post. It has been a
bit busy. That, and I was struggling with a worth topic to write about. Well it
turns out that I have a few things to cover. Plus, they are actually recent
events too, and not stories from the past.
First topic of discussion is that I signed up for
Grindhouseflix.com. For those of you that don’t know what that is, it’s a
streaming service that Charles Band, and Full Moon, put together. It’s only $5
a month to watch streaming grind house films. It’s really wasn't a bad deal
since your received a $25 gift card to the Full Moon shop when you bought a one
month subscription. Plus, Full Moon has a half price Valentines sale every
year. I ended up getting a couple t-shirts, and a copy of Meridian, for my $5.
Turned out to be not such a bad deal for me in the end, although I still haven’t
decided if I am going to cancel it or not.
Second topic of discussion is that February turned out to be
a decent month for shows for me. I bought my ticket for the Moonrunners
festival in Chicago in April. I am guessing there will be a post about that.
Plus, I made it to two shows.
The first show was Those Poor Bastards. For those of you
that don’t already know, Those Poor Bastards are my favorite band. With my love
of everything horror, the music fits perfectly. As a bonus they reside in
Madison, which is about 45 minutes away, so I get to see them play a lot. I
have been going to Those Poor Bastards shows for several years now, and
probably the best part is that Wyatt, and Vincent, are very friendly. I couldn't tell you the countless hours I have spent talking with them at the shows.
The second show I made it to was a Joseph Huber show in
Milwaukee. That show was extra special for several reasons. Joseph Huber is
quickly becoming a favorite artist of mine. His song writing is great. He has a
great voice. If you ever get a chance to go see his solo show, GO! It is truly
amazing. Plus, my very good friends Blake, and Mollz, made the trek north to go
too. Probably the best part of the night was that my lovely wife went as well.
She has gone to shows with me in the past. But, this was the first time she
went to a roots show. It turns out that she had a pretty good time. Amy and
Mollz discovered RumChata at the show. Then Amy taught Mollz the proper way to
do shot.
With the highs of the past month there have been some lows
as well.
The first is that my favorite beer is getting price gouged
at bars. The one bar in Madison used to sell PBR tallboys for $2. That was a
great price. Now they sell regular cans for $2.50, and tallboys are $4. $2.50
for a beer in Madison is still a good price. I didn't bitch, but I did ask why
the price hike. I was a bit surprised when I was given a truthful answer. I was
told that it’s one of their most popular beers, so they decided to raise the
price. They said it didn't slow the sales at all. Then in Milwaukee it was $4
for a bottle of PBR. That’s the same price they were charging for a bottle of
Lite. Now, you can go to the store and buy a 30 pack of PBR for $15. That’s a
big profit.
The second low of the month would be that my kids have turned
out to be a couple of schemers. I ‘used’ to have a Kindle Fire. I had it for a
little over a year. That thing was great. My oldest daughter had a regular
Kindle, a phone, and an iPod. The iPod was actually an iPod that I found on the
ground a couple of years ago. Shortly after I found it I gave it to her. The
new Kindle Fire came out not too long ago. My oldest wanted a Kindle Fire. She
was originally going to save up for it. But, ended up blowing the money she had
saved. I saw this as a chance for me to get one. I offered her my Kindle Fire
in exchange for the iPod, and her Kindle. My plan was to sell them both, and
throw in the little extra money I needed to get a new one. My youngest sunk her
teeth in as soon as I got my hands on the iPod. She played the ‘but, you gave
it to her’ card. Out of guilt I felt obligated to give it to her. So, I ended
up with just a Kindle that doesn't do anything but display text. It’s not all
that bad though. They both have smiles on their faces.
