Grindhouseflix

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.