Watch Pussy Play Poker

Big Pussy at Hot Tuna pushing Sleeping Fish sounds like a porno flick that takes place on a sunny day at the wharf starring a legendary prostitute and an American Indian. Really it's an ex-Soprano appearing at a Coyote Ugly-esque bar and hawking a newItalian-inspired sushi roll. Vincent "Big Pussy"...

By Raina McLeod

March 20, 2009

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Big Pussy at Hot Tuna pushing Sleeping Fish sounds like a porno flick that takes place on a sunny day at the wharf starring a legendary prostitute and an American Indian. Really it's an ex-Soprano appearing at a Coyote Ugly-esque bar and hawking a newItalian-inspired sushi roll. Vincent "Big Pussy" Pastore played the mobster you love to hate - fiercely loyal and an FBI informant. His double personality landed him a coupla shots to the body and a fate that meant his beloved/beleaguered character would only appear in dream sequences, but tonight he's back from the dead and at 764 Washington Avenue for a game of poker benefiting the Mercy House. If you beat Pussy at Texas Hold Em', he buys you dinner the next night. Big Dick never did that for you.

So you see, it's no porno at all - just your plans for Friday night. Not to say that you won't cuddle up with something labeled XXX before the sun rises but this meet-n-greet/poker beatdown starts at 10 p.m. - a few hours before your sexy side is released from its weeklong slumber. To turn a few hours into a few minutes, show up from 7 to 9 p.m. for the gratis SurReal Vodka cocktails.

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