Actually no, this is not a review of Stanley Turrentine's fine 1963 album, though I do own that RVG and will discuss it here in the future when I'm more prepared. Instead, the title of this blog entry reflects a way of life. I went up to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday for the American Lemans Series Race. My college roommate does computer data analysis for one of the Acura teams, so I went up to support. Of course, I soon realized that I had little interest in sitting in the hot sun and watching cars drive around. I started exploring the vast grounds of the facility, and when hanging out at one of the numerous refreshment stands, I noticed an opportunity. Many people were buying 20 oz. bottles of Pepsi/Diet Pepsi, and then tossing them out, cap and all. Those caps, however, are each worth 1 Pepsi Point (and 1 in 8 (official ratio) is a "Buy 1, Get 1 Free" coupon for Pepsi 20 oz. bottles). If you are unaware, 5 Pepsi Points can be traded in for one MP3 at Amazon.com. Needless to say, I started picking bottles off the top of trash heaps and the ground, taking their caps, and then making an effort to (re-)dispose of them properly. At the end of my quest, I had 23 Pepsi Points and 3 "Buy 1, Get 1 Free" caps. I earned 5 MP3s from trash picking (NOTE: I NEVER dug into the trash, I just went with what was visible in the cans)! On Tuesday, my overall total got up to 50 points, so I picked up two RVGs on MP3:
I don't know that I have fully formed thoughts on either of these yet, but Jimmy is the early leader, surprise surprise. Cookin' in 1956! Actually, these are both 1956 albums. More thoughts to come. Happy Jazzin'!
