So, last night I'm all set to go out and play some poker. The game I usually play in has moved to a new location, which is conveniently much, much farther away. So I drive and drive and drive, and when I get there, the house is empty. Then I drove to the old location, and there was no answer there either. Turns out there was no game last night. It's an off-week. Arg.
That alone does not so much bug me. What bugs me is that there are now three major games in Atlanta that I know about, and every last one of them is "just inside the perimeter," be that the extreme north end or the extreme south end. I'm supposed to drive a half-hour to some place called "Jonesboro" just to play cards? By the time I get there I'll already be down $5 of gas money. That's no way to start playing poker.
Yes, yes, I do have all the materials necessary to start a game myself. But I don't like having degenerate gamblers in my house. Also, I'm barely willing to clean up after my own messes, let alone other peoples'.
Alas and alack, all at once. I've even heard about a game that's supposed to be very close to me, but the host didn't return my call and I don't want to seem desperate. I envy those of you who live in towns with easily accessible gambling.
Hey, I happen to live in Jonesboro. It's quite the charming place, esp. for gambling and Meth Labs. So don't be trippin on Clayton Co.
Since John is a Jackass and left me here for a month, call me up and I'll set you up with a game. I've got some people arounnd town that plays a little bit of cards.
Careful what kind of poker games you get into. I watched an exceptionally bad movie on Showtime In Demand last night that exposes the potential dangers of playing cards with strangers . . . or friends. Movie is called "Finder's Fee" Somebody who knows how, please link to IMDB.
For my good friend, a link to IMDB's entry for Finder's Fee, which was directed by Survivor host Jeff Probst, stars annoying ER castoff Erik Palladino and has James Earl Jones in what I imagine must be a small role that repays some weird, pre-CNN-voiceover favor. So the movie's got serious credentials.