movie, stood up… again!

Last night after being stood up yet again for the 4th time in 5 attempts, I went to plan b…
Try, try again. I think soon, I will have been stood up by every single woman on match.com. ok, stood up may be a stretch but we emailed maybe 4 or 5 times and last I heard, she was trying to find a sitter. Then it was like she just vaporized. I didn’t hear another word. im actually starting to feel like all the women in this thing got together in a meeting, and collectively agreed to have a limited amount of contact with me and then they just all agreed to leave me hanging. What makes a person make a plan and just blow it off and all of a sudden act like there was no plan? I don’t understand.

Plan B and I went to a movie, (“sex and the city”), which is to me is a good first date…you don’t have to talk a whole lot. I know I said that I would do all first dates at a fast food place but since this was the “plan b” date, we were pressed for time. And trust me, after this date last night, there wont be a second one. Nothing against her personally but have you ever gone out with a person and after like 20 minutes, you realize there is nothing there and then the rest of the evening you’re just kinda “there”…that’s what it was like. And you know, im sure she felt the same way so its all good. Like I said, no slam against her… im sure she’s very nice…for someone else!

But the movie was funny as hell! It made me remember how much I loved the show. Sex and the city writers are the bomb. I bet all girls can identify with one of the characters of “sex/city.” Personally, I think mr. big is the bomb. Even though dante, samantha’s next door neighbor, dante, had it going on too!!! The movie was showing at one of those eat a meal in your seat type places. I didn’t think I was going to like that set up but its not bad… that is, if you can get past the clanging of silverware and the crumpling of wax paper around you. But back to the movie, even though it’s a chick flick, I did find myself kinda wiping away a tear from time to time. It was maybe the second best movie ive seen this year. Second to “the bucket list.”

On another note, to the one or two listeners reading this that email me from time to time, my email has changed and I have NO WAY of retrieving old emails. and if you emailed me in the last 2 weeks, chances are that I never got yours…
My new email address is bigalmack19@gmail.com

Have a great day everybody!

al

BIG AL’S NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!!

whats up guys and girls… if you have sent me an email in the last week or so and i havent responded, theres a very good reason for that. i didnt get it. soooo, i have a new one. its bigalmack19@gmail.com

i do apologize for this but the other one has been problematic lately so i just got a different one and im starting over..

 

thanks

al

now open for business!

Where do I start on this one? Yes, it was opening weekend in playa del Carmen for our new bar “BIG AL AND REDNECK STEVE’S BEER BUCKET.” The weekend had a questionable start. After arriving at the airport, we soon found out that changing a name on a plane ticket wasn’t as easy as we thought. J-si’s girlfriend Kinsey, wasn’t in the original group that I had purchased tickets for. I was trying to change the ticket that I had bought for kidd into her name but apparently this was not allowed. Kinsey’s eyes started to water a little as the ticket told us how oversold the flight was… finally, after 20 minutes, they figured out how to let me purchase another ticket. The first step was complete. We could all go to mexico.

When we arrived, customs in mexico proved to be challenge #2. had 2 duffle bags full of promotional t-shirts that I was going to sell. But apparently the Mexican customs gents had other thoughts on this matter. As I tried to exit, me and my duffle bags were directed to a part of the airport that I had never seen. After more scrutinization, I was made to pay the city or the state, or the country “taxes” on my shirts. $150 to be exact. So now at this point, I have paid for kinsey’s ticket, $500, and the shirt tax. So im out $650 and I haven’t even left the cancun airport.

We got to the 3 story condo in playa and threw the bags down and rushed to see the bar.
The sign was hanging up and the place was looking great!! Well, kinda great. It was 5pm and the painters were painting and other work was being done. There was NO WAY the bar was gonna be open by 7. our friends tim and angie rescued us. They had planned a somewhat private pre party at their penthouse condo, which is super bad by the way, for our immediate group. This soon became the beer bucket party for the night. The night was somewhat saved.

The next day, (Saturday), the bar was up and running by noon. Yea! And by early evening, the crowd was arriving. Our small, walk up bar, was soon bursting at the seams with people and the crowd was flowing out into the street. The only thing was, our temporary permit nly allowed us to stay open until midnight. And we didn’t want to break any rules. So after a night of taking pictures, taking shots, and meeting a heck of a lot of people, (locals as well as tourists), the night was over. Opening day was a day late…but a success.

The next day, Kinsey woke up sick as a dog. Food poisoning was our diagnosis and she wasn’t moving. The rest of us enjoyed a somewhat chill day of beach. For me personally, I continued to try to soak up what was going on. At various times, I found myself just stepping back and trying to soak in and enjoy the moment. A dream realized! Three of my favorite things, being on the beach, and being in a bar atmosphere, and being surrounded by my friends, were now combined in my life…and it was cool. looking up at the sign that had me and steve’s name on it made it all worthwhile.

Sunday morning, I had the bright idea of trying to make the bar into a bar/restaurant. I gathered up the guys and we found a “SAM’S CLUB” where steve and I proceeded to spend over $6700 pesos, which was about $670 U.S. dollars and I think that night we sold about 10 hamburgers at $5.00 each. Im not real sure but that may not have been a smart business decision.

All in all it was a great grand opening. I slept on the couch for three straight nights but that didn’t even matter. With all that was going on, sleeping on the floor would have been fine.

And sharing this special weekend with my friends, (old and new), made it really special.
Tim and angie, I don’t know if you read this thing but thanks again. Sharky, thanks for selling to us. We’re gonna make you proud! Jez, you did a great job pulling everything together…to our great bartenders, paloma, edith, lucy and Cynthia, you ladies rocked the house. Thanks for your hard work. Duke, you’re the man! You seem to be fitting in just fine. Steve, I couldn’t ask for a better partner. We’re so much alike sometimes its scary. Jen, you were a great official, unofficial photographer! And to ALL of the people that came by to buy a drink and hang out, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH. The place had a great energy to it and that was all you guys!

See you next time. Next big party is gonna be july 4th thru the 10th.. I’ll see you in mexico then! Make your reservation now. LETS PARTY AT THE BUCKET!

Heres a few pics for you guys to check out. The others will be posted on the website:
www.Bigalandredneckstevesbeerbucket.com

its here!!!

Today is the day… the day Ive been waiting on for so long and despite being accused of cheating by my ex at 1am via text message, im ready for the challenge.

Yeah, at 1am this morning, I got a text from my ex and she says a number of people told her that they saw me with some girl a while back at a bar and then saw me at another bar the next day with another girl. First of all, I would never do this… second, if I did, I certainly wouldn’t do it at the same bar that we were (then) hanging at all the time.
Third, no one wants to go out with me… and 2 different dates with two chicks in 1 week??? Man, I wonder what that’s like! Anyway, ive denied until I cant deny anymore. And now its to the point where im tired of denying. I didn’t do anything.

Not only that, this is the day where im opening a freaking bar in mexico. there are a couple of problems, trust me… the remodeling is not 100% done and the liquor permits are not 100% secure either… but our manager seems to think this will not be a problem.
(I sure hope he’s right)

geez, this 1am accusation really has me upset but I don’t know what else I can do. This should not be happening today. ugghh! Im not trying to be insensitive but after you tell your side, what else can you do?

Ok, this is the second blog that ive written today. the first one I accidentally deleted so this one is considerably shorter. Also, if you have EVER WRITTEN ME AN EMAIL (to al@theplanet.com), even as recent as today or yesterday, it got deleted this morning as well. That one wasn’t my fault. So recent emailers please resend.

Well, we’re off to mexico.

Love ya’ll.

tomorrow is the day!!!

After 2 nights of rejection, I was pretty much about ready to call this match.com thing totally off. Yes, I know I cant judge all females on the actions of a couple but how can I not? At least a little. So, Im sitting on the patio on the evening of the second date in which I had a no-show occur and I saw a friend. Well, I thought it was a friend. Actually It was more like a fan of the show. 2 of them as a matter of fact. They waved and I waved back and because of my state of rejection, I was probably more eager than usual to engage in male-female contact. I went in. after a brief introduction and hand shake I explained my dilemma. One of the girls said “id be happy if a guy took me to Mcdonalds!” well, that was my queue. I just blurted out “I’ll take you to mcdonalds!”
So, after a five minute conversation, I got her phone number and the date was set.

So last night, I arrived at mickey d’s. 15 minutes later, so did andrea. Andrea had some type of meal that’s like a step up from a happy meal. I had a 6 piece mcnugget small frie and a diet coke. Total expense for the meal. $9.77. and yes, we ate it there. Even though this date was nowhere near any type of love connection, she actually will make some guy a very cool girlfriend. Why no love connection? Well, lets just say that even though she can vote, she wont be running for president anytime soon. It seems as though in my haste of asking this girl to hang out at mcdonalds, I failed to notice that she was, lets say, YOUTHFUL! Oh well. She enjoyed her meal at mcdonalds…and hey, she showed up!

I tell you what, I think I learned something. im gonna start doing this as a standard 1st date. From now on, ALL of my first dates will be at a fast food place. Its cheap, its quick, theres no alcohol involved so you wont get drunk talk. And in all likelihood, this will weed out all of the gold digging hoochies! It may be a little rough on the diet but I’ll deal with that later!

Tomorrow is the day! From all indications, this should be one serious weekend party. Ya’ll I don’t think I realized how nervous I really was until this morning. Will all of the work be complete in time for the scheduled 5pm opening? Will the “vibe” of the place be good? Will the locals accept the new owners and embrace our business? Will we be hassled by the Mexican gov’t and nit-picked to death? Will the employees be loyal?
Will a hurricane come thru and blow the bar all the way to California? Will I EVER have money in my savings acct ever again? Will our liquor permit be approved today?????
My stomach is in knots! I have owned a couple of businesses in my life but they have always started with me having a couple thousand dollars and building it from there. This is the very first time that I have EMPTIED my bank accounts, filled my credit cards and gone “ALL IN.” but at the end of the scared rainbow, is a big pot of excitement. I don’t think ive ever had these two emotions tugging at me at the same time like this ever before.

The plan is to have pics posted during the weekend of some of the happenings on the website throughout the weekend. And of course a lot more posted here on Tuesday.
The website is bigalandredneckstevesbeerbucket.com

by the way, we’re having a party for a few of the people going on the trip tonite at primos. so if you’re going, or if you just want to hang out, come on by tonite at 7 or so.

Wish us luck! Here we go!!!

my bad, 2nd match date, and more bar pics!

Wow, give me the stupid award for last night. While sitting in a restaurant waiting on my match.com date last night, I managed to make a total stranger very upset. I promise I didn’t do it on purpose. Then again, its not the first time ive made a woman upset with me because of a slip of my tongue. Here’s what happened:
Im sitting at a table with two people and a young lady at the table next to ours asked “are you big al?” I said yes, she said no I said no, she said yes… this went on for a couple minutes. It was a fun little exchange. She asked a few questions about the show and she obviously a listener. So after 5 minutes or so of this I said lets talk about you for a little bit… let me say that this young lady, was a size 2 at most. Wearing one of those little TINY sweaters that looks like kids clothes… I mean it was really small. So I said,
“Did you buy your sweater like that or did it shrink in the dryer?” everybody at her table kind of laughed a little. Ok, not my funniest line of all time but marginally funny I thought. she didn’t! her mouth gapped open and you would have thought I said that her mom looked like a camel. Was what I said so bad? I apologized to her over and over.
Eventually I bought her a patron shot and we did one together and all was right with the world!

Match date # 2… I may be the first person that this has ever happened to. im sitting, waiting on my 2nd match.com date, that would have actually been my first since the first one, the night before, didn’t show up or even call…and it happened. 8:30 came and went and nothing, I called, I texted, and nothing. Another no show. You have to understand that I had texted this young lady more than a few times during the day. So I know she knew the deal. Over an hour later, I get a phone call from her giving me 3 reasons that she did what she did. Lets see, her phone died, he had a pre-k graduation to go…and you know how those can get out of control… (her friend’s kid) and the last one, she was just tired. That’s so awesome… three excuses for the price of one. You know, its possible that all three of those things did happen. My problem is that people can be so freakin disrespectful of other people’s time. Not to mention gas money! I mean cmon people… are grown 30 year old women really this irresponsible, inconsiderate and just plain flakey? Well, apparently so. 3rd try is today and third strike and im done. So far, this $100 has proved to be an excellent investment.

The Bar. Its getting there ya’ll. From what I hear, the “bribes”, lets call them incentives, are being put into place as we speak. The painting is about done. The roof almost complete. The wiring should be done today and the bartops are being refinished and the barstools modified in some way. Im gonna run now but here are a lot of pics that they sent me…(by the way, alot of people are asking where the bar is and other stuff. go to the site. everything is there.
bigalandredneckstevesbeerbucket.com… also, we’re having a big send off party for anyone that wants to come. its thursday night at primos, at 7p..

Check it out.

later

T minus 3 days and counting!

last night was my very first match.com meeting… I’ll call it a meet and greet. I suggested my favorite spot, primos, and she suggested this place called frankies, right across the street. It’s a sports bar and last night was game 6 of the hockey playoff series so that was cool. She, lets call her “M1”, said that she would bring a girlfriend or two to join us… my favorite! A group thing. So I told her I might invite a friend as well. Perfect… someone that enjoys the group thing as much as I do! the time for the “meet” was 8:30. (she had a yoga class). Anyway, I called steve and he actually was planning to meet a couple girls at 7 this same place already. Man, things could not be more perfect!

I planned on getting there about 8 to hang with steve a bit and wait on M1. On the way, I decided to do something I hadn’t done in years. Buy a little flower. (cheese alert)…

I know but what the heck. Now, I don’t know about you. but if you have ever wanted to feel like a class A number one geek, try walking into the most popular SPORTS BAR, ON A BUSY HOCKEY PLAYOFF NIGHT, with one of those single flowers in the little glass vase. Uugghh! There’s chicken wings going, buckets of beers, people yelling and screaming from the game, and in I walk with my little flower.

i maneuver thru the crowd and find my group. Steve and 3 or 4 girls. There was actually an empty table close to him so I sat my flower there and went to sit with steve for a minute. By this time its 8:10, then 8:20, then 8:30… ok, time for her to arrive. I text her to know im here.  Then its 8:40, then 8:45. I text again to touch base. Nothing… 8:50, 8:55… 9:00, 9:10.

At 9:15, I tucked my tail, paid my tab and left. My very first match.com date was just as much of a flake as the flakey bar girls I meet. And all this time, I thought it was just me!

 

Bar update:

   

I hope I don’t get into any trouble telling about how some things are done in mexico. I guess I wont. Its nothing illegal. Its just different. And its no secret. In mexico, as in almost everywhere, money talks! Its just that in mexico, money speaks even louder and it has an accent. The current task at hand for the manager down there is to get the permits done and to get the painting and repairs done so the grand opening will be flawless. So here is the email I got from our “consultant” yesterday. SERIOUSLY!

 

“hola amigos, EVERYTHING HERE IS GOING GREAT! Last weeks workers all quit!”

ok.. first of all, that doesn’t sound great! He continued.

“we replaced the old workers with new workers today. And tomorrow I go see the accountant to get started on the paperwork to go with the first bribe. Also, the sound guy comes in tomorrow to start work on the sound system. All the roof issues will be done by Wednesday and I hope to have the second bribe deal done by then as well. All we will after that is to stock with alcohol and install the ceiling fans and we will be ready.

Might hire a dj for the weekend. What do you think?”

 

Wow, only in mexico do you have bribes that have paperwork!    

should have more pics later today or tomorrow at the latest!

4 days and counting.

Man, I cant believe its finally here… 4 days from now, steve and I will be having our very first tequila shots in our very own bar on our very own beach! Ok, its not technically “OUR BEACH,” and our bar is 2 blocks from it but you get the idea. God, I wish I had some way of knowing if there were 10 people coming or a thousand. I just ordered like 400 t-shirts and I may have ordered way too many or maybe not enough. Who knows???

Well, the work has begun and the bar looks like its shaping up. (see pics below) no, its not a huge place and its not very fancy so if you’re coming, don’t expect the ritz carlton or the W hotel or anything. One toilet downstairs and one upstairs, one tv, (I think), a ceiling fan or two, no real “front door”, you just kinda walk up and walk in… but a cool place that’s sure to be a lot of fun.

I don’t know if the webcams will be up by this weekend…no, let me just say, they wont be. That give us one less thing to worry about. But im going to make sure that I blog every day and put pics up here as well as at the bar website so you can check things out.

www.bigalandredneckstevesbeerbucket.com

buy a t-shirt…PLEASE… we need the money. Wouldn’t it be great if all businesses were that honest??? “please buy our products”

we’re starving over here!!!!

This thing is turning from the bucket of beer to the bucket of expenses! Electrical, stereo, paint, polapa repair, bathroom…

By the time everything is done, I think steve and I will both be living in the bucket full time!

Did I mention we are selling t-shirts online???

Also, Thursday night we are going to be having the preparty, getting ready to blast off to mexico. It will be at primos on mckinney in dallas if anyone is interested.

Check out the pics of the “work in progress” at the bucket. I will post more as they send them!

Later!

what where when and how?

hey you guys, ive received quite a few emails regarding the grand opening of the bar. i thought this would be a better way of responding to all of them considering the fact that i type really slow and responding to each email would take me a couple years.

The grand opening is just around the burrito. And with that said, steve and I feel like its time to make give you guys an update as well as other pertinent info as to the status of the events of the grand opening. Redneck steve just returned to the states from playa where the sale was completed and the work has begun. For now, we are just going to do some painting and some minor repairs (including the banos)… the future plan is to take relocate the downstairs bathroom and expand the bar but that will have to wait. oh, and we’re also putting in a 6 lane bowling alley

BRING CASH TO THE BUCKET!!! WE ARE NOT SET UP TO ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS YET!

Friday may 23^rd will be the very first night of business. We will be slinging lots of drinks, shots, and fun. Duke is our guy in charge and Jez is our homeland consultant. He is training duke and showing him the ropes. We look forward to meeting every single person that comes in. locals, of course, are always welcome and will receive “bonuses” for their business. Tourists are welcome as well and will undoubtedly find our place, as well as our staff, fun, and festive. NO BAD DAYS is our attitude at the bucket and we plan on spreading the love to everyone that walks in our door! Also, there will be plenty of pics being taken so wear your beer bucket t-shirts…you get your second drink free if you’re wearing it. Don’t have your t-shirt yet, no problem, there will be plenty for sale in house all weekend. Or you can always get one at www.bigalandredneckstevesbeerbucket.com

BRING CASH TO THE BUCKET!!! WE ARE NOT SET UP TO ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS JUST YET!

Saturday is THE BIG PARTY…ITS ALSO CRAZY WIG NIGHT! THAT MEANS WEAR A CRAZY WIG PEOPLE!!! DON’T JUST WATCH THE PARTY…BE THE PARTY! AND DONT FORGET…SATURDAY IS BRING YOUR DOG OR DONKEY TO THE BUCKET DAY!!!HAHA. With a $100 prize going to the best wig of the night. SORRY, NO PRIZE FOR THE BEST DONKEY UNLESS IT IS WEARING A WIG! We will also have karaoke that night as well… (OR NOT… NOT REAL SURE ABOUT THAT EITHER) Have an ipod? BRING IT BABY!!! WHAT OTHER BAR LETS YOU BE THE DJ? THIS ACTUALLY MAY NOT WORK, NOT SURE WHAT TYPE OF SHAPE THE SOUND SYSTEM IS IN! BUT feel free to bring it and if it works, you can unplug mine, and plug in yours so you’ll be sure to hear all of your favorite tunes! but i may keep yours if you have cooler music than us. Our musical theme is “no theme!” anything goes! just in case, you may want to bring a jam box too!

BRING CASH TO THE BUCKET!!! WE ARE NOT SET UP TO ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS JUST YET!

Sunday night is, well, another party!!!…this time, its CRAZY HAT NIGHT!!! AND YUP! ITS ALSO BRING YOUR DOG AND DONKEY BACK! we’re having trouble coming up with more good ideas. Another $100 to the best CRAZY HAT WORN BY A DONKEY OR DOG! Don’t worry if you don’t want to pack your crazy hat (or donkey or dog) all the way to mexico. There are plenty there in playa all along 5^th street to choose from and purchase.

Speaking of…there are now hats in our bucket store at www.bigalandredneckstevesbeerbucket.com as well as the new

“I dropped in the bucket” t-shirts and even more to come. There will be a new t-shirt design added to the store every week. Don’t forget, we give away trips for two almost every month…AT LEAST WE’RE GONNA TRY TO… NOT REAL SURE HOW THATS GONNA GO EITHER. WE’RE ON A SERIOUS BUDGET. all you have to do is to buy a shirt online and you are automatically registered for that month. We’re thinking we may have a DJ on this night as we blow it out for the big memorial day grand opening. Not real sure at this point. But whichever the case, bring your favorite cigar, relax in our “cigar lounge”, haha, and close out the weekend! FOR YOU vip’S, WE’RE HAVING A HELIPAD INSTALLED SO YOU CAN PARK RIGHT ON TOP OF THE BUILDING!

BRING CASH TO THE BUCKET!!! WE ARE NOT SET UP TO ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS JUST YET!

General Tips for big al and redneck steves beer bucket:

No valet parking, but there is a bike rack on the corner. no dress clothes allowed, and shoes are not required. in fact, they are very much discouraged…We open at 11am and we will close at 2am. (we think)…attitudes are checked at the door. No waiting to get in because you’re not on some freakin list either. Steve and I hate that crap! And don’t forget to sign our guest wall. That way, everyone will know you were there. Check our site for slide shows of pics and they will change often. And the webcam is also coming soon so even from your home, you will ALWAYS be able to click on and drop into the bucket!

FLATSCREENS, YES! MUSIC? YES! FUN TIMES??? HECK YES!!!

Directions to the bucket.

First of all, people in playa know our bar as “the beer bucket”, that has been part of playa for years so if you have any problem finding it, ask for “the beer bucket.”

It is actually located 50 FEET WEST OF THE CORNER OF CALLE 10 AND 5^th AVENIDA, right next to “babes” where you can find some of the best sweedish meatballs ive ever tasted. We are 2 blocks from the beach but if you blink, you might miss it…

How to pack for playa:

Swimsuit, shorts, flip flops, sun glasses, toothpaste, camera,

Beer bucket t-shirt!!! THAT’S IT BABE!!!

Check back here for more info… and we’ll see you at the bucket!

9 seconds with alicia!

This should be the happiest time of my life. But after some of the recent events and some that are not so recent, im am reminded that God is in control. Don’t get me wrong. No one is sick. No one has died. (knock on wood). But dang, as I look back on the last 6 months, there does seem to be a pattern. And I have realized that the common denominator here is me. For example, my son payton came to live with me and 3 short months later, his mom came and promptly relocated him back to Kansas city. My girlfriend of a year, whom I loved very much, is not my girlfriend any more.
(hey, cant a brotha’ have a pity party for a minute!!!)
then, fast forward to now and I have found myself with an extra ticket to mexico for the grand opening to our bar, (ex-girfriend’s ticket), and last night, I had 2 tickets to Alicia keys and again couldn’t seem to find any one to go. I don’t know what it is about Alicia keys, but I can NEVER find a date to her show. This is the second time this has happened. Then again, I couldn’t find a date to kanye either but to be honest I really didn’t try. But I refused (mentally) to sit in the audience of an Alicia keys show by myself. 90 straight minutes of constant reminders of how alone I am while listening to the sweet sounds of alicia keys…ALONE??? No thanks!!! I THINK I’LL PASS.
So even though im not getting right back up on the dating horse immediately, I thought I would check with a few friends to see if they wanted to go to the show.
Heres how it went:
10 text messages went out to females that I really don’t know very well. 7 responses that said some form of NO! busy, hockey game, last minute, screw you! Were the most popular sponses… the other 3 didn’t bother to reply. Daaammmmmmnnnn!!!
Ive got to change my game in some way or another. 0 for 10? really? That will send the most secure person in the depths of a depression. I have to admit, 10 consecutive turn downs can beat you down mentally. I mean 10 people that I found cool enough to invite, did not find me datable. 10 people in less than 30 minutes. That’s painful. Try this, get one of your friends to say NO to you ten times as you ask them to lunch over and over.
I almost didn’t go at all. But I manned up and got dressed and headed to the show.

Man, what a beating… we get there and wait maybe an hour for the chance to talk to Alicia. Moving from one spot to another. From one holding area to another. We walk, we wait. Shanon had to pee really bad but of course, if she does, that’s when Alicia will come out! And FINALLY, she appears. Along with one of the biggest body guards that I have ever seen. My turn arrives and up I step with tape recorder in hand to take a picture and hopefully get a minute or two with her greatness. I introduce myself and explain im with a radio station and before im able to ask a single question, im told that I need to stop my recording and step away. Cmon, after waiting over an hour, I get maybe 10 seconds.
But that was it. that was my Alicia keys experience. AWESOME!

About the bar… lets make a decision on a “grand opening t-shirt. I would appreciate any help you guys could offer. So here’s a few choices. Let me know which of the five you like (if any). If there is a clear cut winner, that’s what we’ll go with.

Here they are!