“Coming right up. I gotta say, we don’t get many orders for that drink in here and… Hey! Aren’t you the guy that won that “Survivor” contest last summer?”

“That’s right.”

“What have you been doing since you won the million dollars?”

“I did the talk show circuit, plus a couple of commercial endorsements. But I’ve spent most of the last few months going to concerts.”

“Really?”

“Oh, sure. I saw New Found Glory last week. They’re one of my favorites.”

“Why doesn’t that surprise me?”

“And I’m going to Germany to see Melissa Etheridge .”

“That should be a good show.”

“And a friend keeps telling me about Barenaked Ladies, so I thought I’d check them out next month.”

“You must love concerts.”

“For sure. The only thing I missed while I was stuck in the middle of nowhere was music.”

“So, what are you going to do with the million dollars?”

“Well, I was thinking of mutual funds.”

“That’s a good bet.”

“And it offers a good return. But last week I met a concert promoter at a Slayer show, and he asked if I’d like to make an investment in his company.”

“That could be interesting.”

“To say the least. Not to mention all the great shows I’d see, like Sisters For Hip-Hop & Soul and Jane Siberry.”

“A concert promoter, eh? That’s a tough crowd. Think you can handle it?”

“Handle it? I spent over a month in the outback. I killed wild animals with my bare hands, never showered, and broke the will of every player just so I could dominate a stupid game. Doesn’t that sound like a the makings of a good concert promoter?”

“Lemme guess, you went for the mutual funds.”

“That’s why they call me a survivor.”