A pretty good week

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of seeing Aerosmith in concert in Dallas. Needless to say, it was a great show. Being the 4th time I've seen them, and knowing their Little South of Sanity CD (which I either lost or it was stolen along with about 20 other of my CDs two years ago), it wasn't disappointing at all; even though some reviews say that it was a shitty show, soundwise. I thought they sounded fine, but I'm not being an efficinato, just a fan.

If you're not familar with Aerosmith, they have three eras (like the Egypitans) -- old (70s), middle (Permanent Vacation - Get a Grip), and new (everything after). Their current tour is a "get back to basics" kind of tour, with a emphasis on the old -- my favorite -- and some middle. Here's the set list we got:

1) Helter Skelter - yes it's a Beatles cover

2) Walk this Way

3) Same Old Song and Dance

4) Cryin'

5) S.O.S. (Too Bad)

6) Livin' on the Edge

7) Shakin' My Cage

8) Stop Messin' Around

9) Sweet Emotion

10) Season of Wither

11) I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (blech)

12) Baby Please Don't Go

13) Train Kept a Rollin'

ENCORE

14) Back In the Saddle

15) Draw the Line

No Dream On. Oh well. They only played an hour and a half because it was a split show with Lenny Kravitz, who also got the same amount of time. I found out last week as well that they're coming to OKC, with Cheap Trick (a true opening band), so we might get a full 2-2.5 hour show out of them. Can't wait for that.

And earlier this week, Donivan happened to have to stay the night for a job, so we took our skill (or lack thereof) and our money to the casino and played a little Texas Hold 'Em. It was my first experience at an non-virtual table, and I was actually a little nervous. I was glad to see Donivan sit about 5 minutes before I did. We chose the 3/6 limit game and I watched him grab two quick pots. He started with 60, I plopped down 70. He was up most of the night, and I lost mine pretty quickly. I couldn't get a hand to save my life, and I think I was a little overwhelmed by it too. So I pulled out another 60 to get my stack back up, and the same shit kept happening. Eventually, I was nearly all in with only a buck left in my hand, and I won the pot, finally. Brought be back up to 50 bucks or so, and then I won a few more and was back to about 100. This was two hours in, and I was content to say screw it and just eat the 30 bucks. But I looked over at Donivan across the table and he was up 20-30 bucks, and I couldn't let that stand, so I stuck around.

I hit a few more pots and went with the Matt Damon strategy from Rounders: "Win one big pot an hour." So I hit a few more times, and I actually got up 10-20 bucks a couple of times. We ended the night at 1:30 with me being up 3 bucks. On the way out, I took that 3 bucks, and added two from my leftover lunch cash, and put it down on a $5 blackjack table. Why not, I say. Me, A-7. Dealer - Blackjack. So I broke even and couldn't have had a better time at a casino. 4 hours of entertainment for nothing. Oh, and Donivan made about 65 bucks, so Stephanie, if he says less, he's lying. :)

All in all, a pretty good week, thus far. And to add to the Aerosmith show on 3/29, I've got Nine Inch Nails on the 28th, and maybe Nickelback on 3/7. Fun, fun.