Blogger 365 Day 163 - The best laid plans

So this is where I am sitting, waiting for the concert to begin in about an hour or so.  Behind me I can hear the opening band, but I am not much interested in hearing them, whomever they may be. Truth is, I am almost completely ambivalent about the concert itself at this point.  I would like to see a good show, which is what is keeping me here, by the same token it looks like it is going to rain and I have already put in another long day, so going home really wouldn't break my heart.   If it would rain it would make the decision for me.  And just as I type that drops start falling on my head.  Not downpour status, at least not yet, but enough to drive most of the people away from the fountain.  Funny thing is, the sky looks brighter than before, but the wind has also picked up, so what will actually happen is anyone's guess.

The rain got hard enough that I was chased from my perch overlooking the fountain, but by the time I got to the overpass that cuts the park almost in half the rain had stopped again.  It remains a toss up if I stick around for this.  I have reached the point where going home seems like a safer option, that way I don't get caught in the rain a second time.  The opening act isn't helping, they pretty much suck.  And I just saw a flash of lightning off to the north, if God was giving me a sign as to what to do, then right now I am pretty much ignoring him.  Even the occasional attractive female that walks by has now been negated by the 70+ year old an standing 20 feet from me who decided to remove his shirt.   This whole enterprise is taking on a car accident feel, you can't help but look despite how wrong everything is.

Great, the band with no talent just covered The Beatles, another band I have no taste for.  And don't comment on this blog about how great The Beatles were, it will fall on deaf ears here.  All they did was pave the way for every other boy band that would follow, and I have no respect for anyone who opens doors for the likes of The Backstreet Boys.  Being one of the first to do something isn't always a good thing, the first kid that pisses in the swimming pool doesn't make it cool for others to pee as well.

Okay, I just had to leave.  The opening act said they were going to play three more songs, starting with one that the FCC banned from being played on the radio.  After about a minute of it, I can safely guess that whether the FCC banned that particular song, nobody would have played it on the radio anyway.  At least not if they wanted to maintain any semblance of an audience.  That was the point that I checked the radar on my phone to see how bad the weather might be.  It looked hit and miss, enough scattered showers were in the west that we could get hit again and I just decided enough already.  I know by leaving it probably will not rain now, but even if it doesn't I am tired enough that leaving isn't going to upset me all that much.

Instead I think I will just head in a homeward direction, grab something to eat and call it a night.  Tomorrow is my free casino day, I should get at least $50 free dollars to play with because of all of the promotions and giveaways they are doing, so I will play with the house's money for a minute and whatever I win I will pocket and go home.  And next week I will go on Wednesday for the free birthday buffet and well as the free glass pitcher they are giving out.  What can I say, you should know by now free is my favorite word.

Okay, made it home, the rain has held off.  I am sure if I would have stayed it would be storming right now, but at least I got some food in my belly and now to put my head down and take a nap.  Toodles.