Well, it hasn't been a month

As you can see from the title, it's some kind of accomplishment that it hasn't been a month since my last entry. Hell,I don't even think it's been a week yet. Still working on pharmacology in my paramedic class. Still hate it. I understand WHY we have to learn all of this, it's just a pain in the ass. I thought that anatomy and physiology was tough. This Saturday is my mom's birthday (happy birthday mom) and also I get to relive a little bit of my of my teenage years by seeing Testament and Anthrax. This deal is also made more sweet by the fact that I'll be seeing them in a tiny club where you are literally 5 ft from the band performing. Always a lot of fun and it's doesn't cost $100 for shitty seats up in the nose bleeds. It always amazes me how expensive concerts are these days. Back in 1991 when I first started going to live shows, all tickets were $20 and every show was general admission. It was an endurance test to see how long you could take the freezing cold (I'm looking at you Metallica in northern Indiana in the middle of November) just to get a good spot to see the show. I remember thinking that it was expensive but a good deal to go to Lollapalooza in 1996 and tickets were $42. Then, as 2000 started, things started to get crazy. My wife and I went to see Aerosmith in 2001 and paid $65 for tickets that were damn near the back of the arena. It seems that greed has won out again. All of these bands that have made millions of dollars charge the most for their shows. Why? Because they know people will pay the price. The same goes for sporting events. We sometimes go to minor league hockey games and it amazes me how inflated prices are. $2.50 for a bottle of water? Even at a local grocery store a CASE of water (24 bottles) is usually around $4. Again, people will pay the price. I'm guilty of it too. What really makes my head spin is the cost of alcohol at events like this. I'm not a real big drinker by nature, but I'll have a beer every now and then. One such occasion were at a hockey game and I bought a bottle of beer. Oh my god! $6 for one bottle. Then you see people walking around with four or five empty cups (that are comparable in price)and realize that supply and demand really does work. If the only beer you have available is $6 a bottle, then if you want a beer that's what you'll pay. Very random this time around. From paramedic class to concerts to ticket prices to beer prices. If anyone actually reads this, follow me on Twitter Follow @troll827