Well after a few interesting instant messages I figured out that the good majority of people did not know it was a joke.  “The Strip Club” is a restaurant in East Saint Paul, as in “New York strip club”.  There really is no nudity involved but if you live in the twin cities it is a great spot (though a bit loud).

Vicki and I went to R.E.M. last night.  I think all of these bands need to learn a bit more about their audiences.  Everyone there was over 30 and likely has kids.  So when R.E.M. strolls on stage at 9:45, well, that is not going to work.  We left at about 10:45 when it looked like they were going to be going for a while longer.  We still had not heard many songs we knew.  Which does sort of suck.  It was still fun and we enjoyed it.  I watched a documentary with Michael Stipe in it a while back and that was the big reason we got the tickets.  He just seemed a bit different than I would have imagined.

One of the jokes that came up between my wife and I was the concept of someone “Putting on a good show”.  Cirque Du Soliel is a good show.  These guys are singing, while their energy is great and the atmosphere is phenomenal with that much energy in a room, can we just retire “they put on a good show”? Or at least can we compare it to Cirque Du Soliel, that should be the bar for a show.

I have been playing a bit more poker getting ready for the WSOP.  I am doing well.  I am also using the Beta version of the hand history software I have been talking about for 2 years.  We are still working out a few kinds but having it usable is literally like the fulfillment of a dream.  There is no question that this software will be a welcome addition in the poker world.