Jeb better watch his back

Tonight I accompanied my sister Crystal to this new restaurant called Cooper T's. I could go into a story about how the place has the workd corporate identity ever, but that's a story for another time. All I will say is that these guy's took the airport theme and ran with it, to unheard of extremes. Pictures can only do it justice, which I was remiss in taking.

Anyway, I was interested to go to see what this place was all about. My sister's coworker Nathan's band Vox Box, was playing there, and she was going to show her support. We make our way to the bar, all the way in the back of the place, and meet Nathan, who's taking a break from a set. After the introductions, Crystal and I take a seat at the bar, which is decorated to look like a runway.

Our, waiter/bartender name is Jacob. Crystal orders some white wine, and I settle for sweet tea, then ask for a menu, realizing I'm quite famished. After looking over the menu, and a few suggestions from Jacob, I order an Angus steak burger with a side of Grits with Cheedar (cheese grits, in Southern speak). I guess they had to make it sound like something high class for the out-of-towners.

Jacob comes back while I'm waiting for my meal, and he informs me that they're fresh out of grits. Out of grits. Ok, first of all, grits are like, a staple of the Southern diet. One does not "run out of" grits. They could have walked down the street to Walgreens and picked up a pack of grits and gotten me my Grits with Cheddar. Sigh. So, I order the black beans and rice to replace the grits. Fortunately, when I got my food, the burger tasted AMAZING, as well as the black beans and rice.

Crystal and I enjoy ourselves making jokes about her getting drunk, she only had 2 glasses of whine, and speculating about the sexuality of the guy hosting the show on the Fine Living channel. Nathan's ban plays a few covers, and they were actually pretty good. Crystal talked me into taking some pictures. I didn't want to, but she pulled the whole "you're the photography minor" card. So, I finally acquiesce, and proceed to exploit Nathan's vanity.

When Jacob goes to give my drink a refill, he comes back and tells me that they're out of iced tea, so he asked what else I'd like. I opt for a Sprite. When we get the check, Crystal's meal, consisting of one and a half glasses of white wine and a glass of water ($11), is more them my hamburger ($7.95 plus tax), with cheese (which costs extra $.99, and a side item (also extra), plus my iced tea, and replacement sprite. She was a bit pissed off by this. I just thought it was funny. She had been joking about how Jacob wanted to date me or whatever, with how much he was paying attention to me. I just thought he was working for his tip. But after getting the ticket, I'm not so sure.