Saturday night we had the pleasure of attending the Jimmy Buffett concert in Dallas. For those of you who haven't seen Jimmy, I would highly recommend it. Not only was it a concert, but it was a party. From the moment we arrived in the parking lot to the moment we passed out, it was non stop fun. Not only was it a celebration of life, love and music, it was also a chance for a few lucky folks to make some coin!
Anytime you get a large group of people together, you are certain to have the one or two individuals who find creative ways to make money. I saw the the elderly man offering to take a Polaroid of me and a monkey for twenty dollars, and a lady so graciously willing to write my name on a grain of rice for fifteen dollars.
These people prey on individuals like myself, financially irresponsible drunks.
I thought I had them beat. I'll admit, I was tempted by the cute monkey, it would have been a nice memento, but I passed it up. I've had my name written on rice before, it's really not that cool, certainly not for fifteen dollars.
As I made my journey from the parking lot to the stadium, I chuckled to myself at the suckers who fell for it. What could they possibly do with a grain of rice? It could have been me, but for once, I had the self control to say no.
My chuckling was short lived, as I was one of many who paid ten dollars to gain admittance into the "private" port-a-potty tent.
Now that I am sober, I am not angry that I spent ten dollars to take a leak, but disappointed that I didn't think of it!
What a great idea! He even had a guy singing Buffett tunes at the gate!
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