just the good old boys

Please be advised - there be crummy cellphone pictures ahead.

I was not gracious, no I was not at all.



Mike received tickets to see John Schneider and Tom Wopat in concert from my Mom for Christmas. The Dukes of Hazzard is far and away Mike's favourite show. We have all the episodes on dvd and he's watched them with Abby and Maya many times over. I have to admit, my family was no immune to the charm of The Dukes, back in the day. I can distinctly remember being in my jammies in the living room and tuning in with Uncle Dave, Granny and my Dad. The Dukes of Hazzard was a great family show, a show that preached things like acceptance, and loyalty, and the idea that family is the most important thing. So don't even get me started on how they butchered that message all to hell in the big screen remake. Worst movie ever made. But I'm getting off topic......

Friday was the big night, the night I'd been trying to get out of since December 25th, 2010. I begged. I pleaded. I whined. I even asked Papa to go in my place. He said yes, but Mike said no. I was going with him no two ways about it. So I pouted and complained some more and before I knew it.... it was show night.

The concert was in the Avalon Theater at the casino, so we decided to make a little trip out of it and picked up my Mom to come with us.... she managed to trade her Saturday night tickets in for one on Friday night. So as much as I bitched and moaned about the whole thing... I actually had a really great time and if any of you tell Michael I said that I will deny it to my dying day, but he kinda already knows. For your convenience I'll bullet form the rest of it....

It was nice to spend time with my Mom. I never see her without kids in tow and they make sure Mom and I can never have an uninterrupted conversation. Ever. So it was nice to be able to chat over dinner that I didn't have to cook, clean up or pay for. Mom's rock, don't they?

I won the progressive jackpot playing the Sex and the City slot machines. Oh yes I did.



Try not to be jealous. Mike tried his hand at blackjack and made us some money, but then I made a smallish donation to the casino, so in the end we did a bit better than even Steven. I got stopped going into the casino and was asked how old I was. Now they are supposed to card you if you look under 25. So she asked and I told her 37 and the lady hung her head and started to chuckle. I'm not sure why and she waved me on my way. I thought it interesting that she thought perhaps I was younger than 25, but when I told her 37 she had no problem believing it. Moral of the story.... apparently I look younger from 10 feet away.

And the show... exactly how was the show.... better than I expected. The boys still have a tremendous amount of chemistry and they are great storytellers. As for the singing.... wow! They sang some of their own songs and covers and a bunch of fun duets. The theater was lovely. I am definitely going to keep my eye on what's coming up. It was a great venue to see a show.



Afterward they signed autographs and Mike just couldn't believe he was going to get a chance to meet his boyhood idols. Not only meet them, but shake their hand and tell them how much he enjoyed the show. Pretty awesome, right? But it gets so much better for my Michael. You see Mike knows a guy who's friends with John Schneider, so after the show Mike got the chance to meet both John and Tom at a bar in the casino. They remembered Mike from the signing and chatted with him for a few minutes, effectively making it one of the best nights of his entire life.



Who was your childhood idol?