Keep The Change

In one of our Christmas grab bags, I received a 25 dollar gift card from Best Buy. I'm a fan of the gift card. It allows me to get something that I really enjoy and not have my holiday joy rest in the hands of someone who seems to have no idea who I am. Yesterday I decided to use the card, realizing that it wasn't a savings bond and would not accrue interest the longer I kept it.

I'm sure you're wondering what a cool cat like myself would blow 25 clams on, so let me tell you. I picked up the two disc set "The Essential REO Speedwagon". You read it right. That's how I roll bitches! Old school. I'm not talking about the sappy REO, I'm talking about the rockin' REO. Who can forget the power chords of "Golden Country" or the crazy guitar/man interplay of "157 Riverside Avenue"? We're all keenly aware that we can tune a piano but we can't tune a fish. I loved REO back in the day. I remember sitting in my red Torino in the parking lot of the old Chicago Ampitheater, with a twelve pack of Strohs cranking my 8-tracks waiting to see 38 Special open for the powerful Speedwagon. I also got my dirty bits rubbed by a girl for the first time while listening to "High Infidelity". Oh the memories.

Back to Best Buy. My two disc trip down memory lane cost a whopping $24.77. I figured they'd just hand me the twenty three cents. No way Jack! It stays on the card for future purchases. Are you kidding? I found out from "Wife" that "Daughter" has one cent on a card from Borders. What a scam. These stores know that you're going to toss the card if it has less than a buck left and they pocket the difference. Well I will not be conned. I'm saving my twenty three cents. Nobody gets the better of me. Well, it's time for me to fly. I'm back on the road again, it's time I leave you now. Remember, if you're tired of the same old story, oh, turn some pages. In the words of Kevin Cronin..."You're beautiful people!" Later....Brian