A Pleasant Surprise
Posted on March 17, 2007 by Ching under Flickr, Life.
We are tying up some loose ends before going out of town. Yesterday Brian took Bebot to Eddy’s for an oil change. It’s important to do these things before driving any long distances. I took the day off work to catch up on school work. I figured since we will be out of town next weekend I should devote some time to my group project work and my own work, not to mention studying for my upcoming MIS exam, so as not to get so far behind. Not much school work got done, though.
Anyway, since Brian and I would miss poker next Friday we figured we’d go last night. In the middle of playing Brian got several calls from work. He actually had to come in to work right after we were finished with poker. Crazy, impatient German customers. “Just because it is daytime over there doesn’t mean it is day time over here,” Brian complained. Despite the interruptions, however, he managed to take first place during the first poker session. Very impressive considering he outlasted and outplayed about 200 people, some of them donkeys.
I went with Brian to his work. We were both hungry so we picked up some Sonic on the way there. It was well after two o’clock in the morning by the time we walked out of there. The crazy thing is that I had to be up very early the next day. I had a waxing appointment at nine in the morning, do some work (approving time tickets and such; it was my turn to come in to work and Brian’s turn to hang out), and then a hair cut at one o’clock in the afternoon.
We are also attending a wedding today. We had planned on starting our house-cleaning effort tonight and finish up tomorrow but since neither of us had much sleep this morning we figured we could start tomorrow and finish on Wednesday since we are both taking that day off as well. Initially we were taking Wednesday off to just pick up and tidy up and liesurely pack for our trip but now we have to squeeze some last minute house-cleaning that day, too. Professor Hersch (my Managerial Economics professor) used to say “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” It’s Parkinson’s Law. Anyway, we had Wednesday as pretty much a free day and now it is not so. Maybe we really can finish cleaning house tomorrow if we really wanted to; if we didn’t have Wednesday as our fall back. I think we can but it requires missing the BCPT.
Anyway, Brian is napping right now. I should be napping too but I wanted to share our wonderful lunch experience. As Brian’s reward for going with me today to my appointments and to work, we decided to have lunch at B&C BBQ. It is one of our favorite all-you-can-eat BBQ places.
Today we had a special treat because Matt Walsh was there. He’s the one in the photo. I’d never seen or heard him perform before. He sings the blues really well. I was thoroughly impressed. Brian, a blues lover, thoroughly enjoyed it. He said it reminded him of his days back in Memphis. It was a wonderful surprise to have him perform during lunch. All Brian and I really expected was to have some good BBQ and we were treated to good music also. I think it’s the little moments such as these that make life truly worthwhile.
We had a wonderful lunch. Matt was gracious enough to allow me to take a few photos. It is a shame that I didn’t have a regular camera with me. I really wanted to do some sepia and bw shots. His look and the setting were perfect for the era of music he plays.
Anyway, Brian and I ended up buying a CD. We hardly ever buy CDs anymore but when you run into talented people whose music may not be available through mainstream channels, it is worth remembering. Now everytime I listen to his music I can think of the wondeful lunch Brian and I enjoyed at B&C on St. Patrick’s Day 2007.
For information on where to catch a performance, click here.
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Ching on March 20, 2007
That’s what Brian was trying to say — he said this is the guy from the Spangles commercials. I couldn’t recall the commercial, though. Honestly, I try to block those Spangles commercials out. =P
Matt Walsh is a good performer, though. Top notch. Worth seeing again if you get a chance.
Cannady Girl on March 25, 2007
Ummm, yeah. Me too. There isn’t a spangles commercial that doesn’t make me want to stab myself in the ear 🙂 I don’t blame you 🙂
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Cannady Girl on March 19, 2007
Hey! I heard Matt Walsh play when he was in a coffee shop in Newton about 2 years ago. i was ABSOLUTELY impressed. It was a great way to kick back, with a cup of coffee and relax. He’s also done a Spangles commercial. Anyway, he’s certainly a huge blast from the past and wears it well.