Went to a casino on a date today, first time I had gambled in a while. But it wasn't a high amount, on slot machines. Won a little. Since it was with my date's money I gave my winnings back to her. I of course noticed one thing as a prize there, a Ford Mustang. But each try on the slot machine for it was a dollar, more than most slot machines. So most people, ourselves included, wouldn't bother with it. Lives up to the term of a 'high-stakes bet'. Liked the buffet there, good food.
Then in the evening I hit the road for a friend's comedy show, in Faribault, Minnesota. I didn't get as much sleep as I had wanted, so it came as no surprise that I was tired by evening. I could tell while driving to the show, the last few miles. Ate at the A&W restaurant there, then on to the show in the middle of town at what looked like a former movie theater. Many of my comedian friends performed that night, one of them even gave me a shoutout but didn't say why, usually it is done in context. Also liked an art display there in another room, recognized portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and John Wayne. There was a comments page, and I said I liked those in particular. Emerson Hough would be proud that his friend 'Teddy' is so well remembered. There was a meet and greet after the show at a nearby bar, I got a picture taken with a woman I didn't know well but she was asking me to take pictures for her before I was in one. Since I was tired I didn't have any beer tonight, went for drinks of Coke and Pepsi instead. It was a cold and windy night while driving back after the show. It was nice to be there as it reminded me of where I grew up in small-town Iowa, of course it wasn't that far from the state line and there are some familiar things there like Hy-Vee grocery stores for this reason.
Then in the evening I hit the road for a friend's comedy show, in Faribault, Minnesota. I didn't get as much sleep as I had wanted, so it came as no surprise that I was tired by evening. I could tell while driving to the show, the last few miles. Ate at the A&W restaurant there, then on to the show in the middle of town at what looked like a former movie theater. Many of my comedian friends performed that night, one of them even gave me a shoutout but didn't say why, usually it is done in context. Also liked an art display there in another room, recognized portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and John Wayne. There was a comments page, and I said I liked those in particular. Emerson Hough would be proud that his friend 'Teddy' is so well remembered. There was a meet and greet after the show at a nearby bar, I got a picture taken with a woman I didn't know well but she was asking me to take pictures for her before I was in one. Since I was tired I didn't have any beer tonight, went for drinks of Coke and Pepsi instead. It was a cold and windy night while driving back after the show. It was nice to be there as it reminded me of where I grew up in small-town Iowa, of course it wasn't that far from the state line and there are some familiar things there like Hy-Vee grocery stores for this reason.
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