Flashback to the Eighties

Before I begin today's post, I would like to take a moment of silence for the Boston Marathon Explosion and provide you with a quote from the greatest Gentleman who ever lived:

May this tragic event only bring us closer and wiser.

In lighter news, Savannah and I got to experience something amazing last Wednesday: our first live concert! We had seen comedians before and always wanted to see a live musical performance by a well known band/individual. And we saw the greatest one of them all.

As a Texas Aggie, this is only person who looks good in a Longhorn jersey

Yes, we saw Mr. John Bon Jovi himself on his current tour "Because We Can". Savannah and I had to travel two hours and wait in traffic for another but boy was it worth it. For those who can tell by his jersey, he played in Austin, Texas. The stadium there is large enough to hold close to 100K and from our nose-bleed section seats we could see the entire perimeter.

Nice stage, bad picture

Bon Jovi's show was scheduled to start at 7:30PM but, like any good rock star, started an hour later. Again, the wait was worth it as Savannah and I were treated to two and a half hours of good rock music. Bon Jovi did play most of the tracks from his most recent album, for which the tour was named after, but classics like Bad Medicine and It's My Life were also included to the fans delight. And for you dear readers, I also got a wonderful, low quality recording of one of the songs he sang. Enjoy:

A Gentleman's View of Life: Bringing Low Quality Videos to You in 2013

Yes that was shot using my phone but it brings the quality of 80's videos to an 80's band! How's that for vintage! Savannah and I had a blast and left about an hour early since we had class the next day. Before leaving though, we had to get Concert T-Shirts. Little did we know, any shirt with "Bon Jovi" on it gives the shirt the right to cost 45 dang dollars!

With our wallets lighter and our spirits higher, Savannah and I set off back home. All and in all, I'm glad my first concert experience was with Bon Jovi. It's a bit of an odd feeling to see one of the greats of the eighties right in front of you. Not to mention seeing a 50 year-old man who moves quicker and cooler than any 20 year-old today! Wednesday night will be one that I'll remember forever as the concert which started my interest in seeing more performers live.

Ta ta for now, see you again when the times call for it

Tales of a Gent and a Lady (Final Part)

Hello again dear readers! Sorry for the delay but many a test had to be taken first! Now that the dust of college life has settled for me, let us begin where I left off:

Soda Shop

After a long day of walking through a land of soda pop, it was time to try some our self! Integrated into the museum was an actual soda shop that made soda the old fashioned way! Savannah and I were quick to try some

Savannah, looking suave with her Dr Pepper

And myself, hyper from a cup of Big Red

After we finished our drinks (and I calmed down), we headed outside the museum and found a nice, light blue truck which seemed to be used for delivering sodas to stores around the country

Converse are always classy

We also found a little hidden treasure nearby the truck. You see, since the museum was an actual bottling plant for Dr Pepper it could be expected to find evidence of this around the area. Savannah and I found this evidence in the form of an old advertisement mural:

Here we have Savannah, a picture done by me

Savannah shot this one of me...

Ending on a high note, Savannah and I left Waco, Texas in search of a curious little shop in Austin, Texas.

Waco to Austin

About 164 km

We began our travel to Austin for one reason: an Internet shop. To be specific, The Burlap Bag. I would seriously suggest visiting their website by the way. At the time of this writing, they have a suggesting about how to keep sponges dry (Thrilling stuff, I know)! Anyways, after a grueling 2 hours (thanks traffic), Savannah and I made to to The Burlap Bag's brick and mortar store...only to find out the store was closed for Easter!! In our misery, we forgot to take a picture. Once we got in the car, we began to raise our spirits up again as we promised to one day go to The Burlap Bag when it is open. For now, it was family time.

Austin to San Marcos

About 50 km

Here, I met up with my mom and stayed at a hotel for the night along with Savannah. The next day, we spent some time at a local outlet mall trying out new things.

Like whatever the heck this thing was!

We then ate lunch at a restaurant themed to be "Americana". In other words, like this:

A Gentleman's mother

Savannah and I then said our heartfelt goodbyes to my family as we made the final leg of our journey: home

San Marcos to College Station

About 198 km

After a grand total of 346 miles (About 557 kilometers), two days, $75, and one new dent on my car we finally saw this:

Savannah's best shot of the entire trip

The greatest part of any journey is when you finally come back home. The best first vacation ever was complete and my feet were glad it was. Savannah and I grew as a couple and we had so many stories to tell to our loved ones. As for you dear reader, thank you for listening in on our grand adventure through Central Texas. I think I have settled on trying to put up a blog post every Tuesday and Thursday starting the upcoming Tuesday. Hopefully I can keep this in check as finals season begins here in College Station. Again, thank you for your time and patience!

Ta ta for now, see you again when the times call for it

We interrupt your broadcast to bring you this message

For those of you who may not know, I am a freshman engineering Student at Texas A&M University. As fun as learning and studying to become an engineer is, time is something I have little of and I have to put priorities in order. This means that today, dear readers, I cannot put the final part of the current "Tales of a Gent and a Lady" until hopefully tomorrow. I hope you can forgive this interruption and wait just a little longer! Thank you all for your time and patience in advance.

Ta ta for now, see you again when the times call for it.