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Plain Ol Steve

I am here for Friends

My Interests

I'd like to meet:



All my friends for a beer!

Music:

Willie Nelson

Jerry Jeff Walker

Rusty Weir

Johnny Cash

Sass Jordan

Cry of Love

Ray Wylie Hubbard

Ameripolitan Music

Trapeze

Movies:

Tombstone

Rounders

Mask

Star Wars

Pulp Fiction

True Grit

The Warriors

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Wallace and Gromit

Television:

CBS News Sunday Morning

Deadwood

Weeds

Austin City Limits

MST3K

I think I might watch too much TV!

Books:

Anything and everything.
I particularly enjoy the mystery novels of Kinky Friedman.
Kurt Vonnegut, although he seems to be a little bitter lately. (I guess he's probably over that whole "bitter" thing now.)

Heroes:


Kassie Nichole Lee
2-2-1987 to 3-5-2007
Rest in Peace, Sweetheart.

My Blog

What have you done for me lately?

I just deleted some deadwood from my friends here on MySpace. It felt good. You know the type; always with the bulletins and the oversized graphics (in my "comments" section!) hyping their next gig. I...
Posted by Plain Ol Steve on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:28:00 PST

Do the Mashed Potato

Sometimes I cook. I'm pretty good at it. I throw a few things together for Turkey Day. Not the least of which is mashed potatoes. These spuds should carry a warning label for the lactose intolerant. T...
Posted by Plain Ol Steve on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:17:00 PST

Theres a strange one in the jungle

So, I watched this show on the National Geographic Channel about the Jonestown massacre. Suddenly, all I wanted to do was listen to "Guyana Punch" by The Judys. Does this make me a sick fuck? If not, ...
Posted by Plain Ol Steve on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:17:00 PST

"Out, damn’d spot! out, I say!"

In passing, it's two smokeless weeks now. In big news, My CT scan was "GROSSLY UNREMARKABLE!" I've never been quite so happy to be ordinary. I like to think that there actually was something horrible&...
Posted by Plain Ol Steve on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:33:00 PST

Smoke-free for a week

I haven't had a cigarette for a week. And I haven't even killed anybody! I'm pretty sure I've pissed a few people off, but hopefully they'll get over it. Or not. Screw 'em. They say that a week is a m...
Posted by Plain Ol Steve on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:54:00 PST

I’m officially a quitter.

The makers of Chantix say it works in two ways. First, it takes away your desire to smoke. Second, it eliminates the pleasure you get from smoking. In my experience, they're half right. I get no satis...
Posted by Plain Ol Steve on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:38:00 PST

Giving up the Cancer Sticks

Last week, I got a prescription for Chantix, the latest stop-smoking pill. They have a support system on their website. They suggest certain things to do to help you quit. Some of them seem pretty rid...
Posted by Plain Ol Steve on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:15:00 PST

Another great night at Courvilles

Damn, you missed a good one! Last night at Courville's, there was great music and great food, cold beer and all-around good times. We decided to go at the last minute and were lucky to get reservation...
Posted by Plain Ol Steve on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:26:00 PST

Christopher Titus

Last night, I had the good sense to go to Comedy, Texas and see Christopher Titus do his stand-up act. He was hilarious. He seems to find humor in the least humorous situations imaginable. He was...
Posted by Plain Ol Steve on Thu, 24 May 2007 06:42:00 PST

Why "Just Plain Steve"?

When "poker" is a part of your MySpace name, you get inundated with friend requests from every gambling scam you can imagine and a few that you can't. Unfortunately, I chose texaspokerboss as part of ...
Posted by Plain Ol Steve on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:15:00 PST