Vegas
Ignore the time it has been since I last posted and enjoy that I am making an actual post (sort of)
I am listing shows, food, and stores I saw and/or loved on this last vacation.
Shows:
Cirque du Soleil
Mystere and Zumanity
Mystere was amazing. Zumanity was good but did not feel up to snuff for a Cirque show.
Absinthe
Which was the best show we saw.
Bite
This has ringers in it so good, I couldn't spot them. As others have pointed out ringers tend to behave on stage. The singer from this had me convinced he was a genuine plant right up till they took him out on stage a second time.
Peep Show
This was decent. Good choreography and singing. It may have suffered as we saw it directly after Absinthe and couldn't stack up.
Tournament of Kings
Good show all around even if the sword fights made me cringe. OHGAWDDONTUSEAFLAILPLEASEBLOCKTHATOHGAWD.
Misc Free shows:
Mirage Volcano
Bellagio Fountains
Circus Circus Stage
Wynn Car show
FISH!:
Mandalay Bay Shark Reef
Seahorse Lounge Seahorse tank
Food (oh man the food):
Rao's
Beijing Noodle #9
Ra Sushi
Kahunaville
Serendipity3
Wynn Buffet
PJ Clarkes
Hash House a GOGO
Broadway Burger Bar
Circus Circus breakfast buffet
I did have Starbucks often as well as a sandwich from the hotel deli.
Notable Shops:
Peter Lik Gallery
We could not walk by this without going in every time we saw it. Trust me, the internet pics do not do him justice.
Mojitos Resort Wear
They do not have a web site but the service was amazing and the clothes among the nicest ever placed on my body.
The Art of shaving
Chapel Hats
Don't judge me on my love of hats...
Bauman Rare Books
No website but they had a first edition signed Where the Wild Things Are.
Bars:
Insert Coins
Minus 5
Sapphires
Other?:
Grand Canyon Helicopter tour
Zip line over old Vegas
Poker Tables I whooped:
Bills Gamblin' Hall & Saloon
Excalibur Casino
And the Facebook posts of Mike during our stay strung together:
Vegas report. Day one: after fully underestimating this place we find
ourselves short on funds already. Ever the optimistist I decide we will
set out to make up the difference through table games. But before that
we must secure breakfast.
Vegas report. Day 2: Our plan to win
money at the table games was a success unfortunately overshadowed by our
complete lack of self control in other matters of spending. Souvenirs,
shows, and expensive dinners beckons to us from all directions like a
siren's call that we simply can not ignore. Today we attempt to break
this cycle of spending in the hopes of affording food for the week.
Today we eat a Denny's.
Vegas report. Day 3: tension runs high
within the group. Funds have been depleted to dire levels. A few of us
think that we should remain in the shelter of our hotel room till the
appointed hour of our leave. Surely this would save us. Still the city
calls out to us and we are to weak to resist. I now look to alternate
means of collecting funds. My brothers will dance in the streets seeking
the patronage of the masses whilst Nate and I search the many fountains
of this metropolis for loose change. In this I feel we may find our
salvation. I only pray we do not fail.
Vegas report. Day 4: our plans have ended in what can only be described as worst case scenario.
Dan and Matt had accumulated a generous amount through their dancing
skills. There success, however, drew the ire of the local homeless. A
fight ensued where in Dan was stabbed with a sharpened toothbrush.
Thankfully Matt was able to sew his wound using a rusty needle and some
loose cloth. As for Nate and I, well apparently it is illegal to pull
change from the fountains. We have been bailed from jail but what
clothes and electronics we had needed to be pawned. All we have left to
us is our hotel room. Thank goodness for that because the nights are
quite cold.
Vegas report. Day 5: Hunger is all we know. With our dreams of a secure
source of income dashed our hotel room has become divided into 4 warring
states. Alliances and bounderies shift almost hourly as each of us
fights over the last remaining scraps of food. I held the coffee machine
for a while, that was before Nate (also referred to as the butcher of
bedroom 2) discovered its existance. The battle was hard fought but I
learned you never get in that man's way in terms of coffee. Matt was
first to lose his claim to the room and has since ventured out into this
dread city; an exile from what he knew as shelter. He hasn't been heard
from in hours. We can only pray he is safe. God help us all.
Vegas
report. Day 6: The downward spiral continues in this city of sin. Due
to several complaints about ritual chanting and battle cries at all
hours of the night we have been forced out of the hotel. We've settled
our differences and set up shelter under an overpass. Survival is the
name of the game we find ourselves playing and we must do it as a team. I
would fear for our lost brother if we hadn't watched him drive down the
highway in a stretch hummer. The faint smell of fresh breads and
cheeses wafting from the open window. The sound of laughter intermingled
with the driving bass of an R. Kelly song. I know he saw us. He did not
stop. He offered no assistance. If i survive this nightmare I'll be
sure to return the favor at Christmas. We must secure our boarding
passes before tomorrow. Memory is a bit fuzzy but i believe Nate lost
them in a dice game behind Caesar's palace. We make our move tonight.
How hard could it be to steal back 3 boarding passes from a man named
Knifey Joe.
Vegas report. Day 6.5: we make our move on Knifey Joe
in just a few hours. The hunger has made us crazy but somehow I feel
that us to our advantage. Those of you reading these reports I ask only
for your prayers. A money order would have been nice but its to late for
that now. If you do not hear from us within 24 hours then carry us in
your hearts. Also build a monument to our glory. I think Steppo's front
yard would be perfect. I love you all. Now onward my brothers! To Knifey
Joe's mansion and our freeeeeddddooooommmm!
Vegas final report.
We made it home safe. This week has tested us both men and human beings.
We have been tempted by every vice one could be tempted with and walked
away both stronger and wiser than we were before. But still that dread
city calls to me. I may be home....but it was so hard to leave. Viva Las
Vegas, baby. I will return.
I am listing shows, food, and stores I saw and/or loved on this last vacation.
Shows:
Cirque du Soleil
Mystere and Zumanity
Mystere was amazing. Zumanity was good but did not feel up to snuff for a Cirque show.
Absinthe
Which was the best show we saw.
Bite
This has ringers in it so good, I couldn't spot them. As others have pointed out ringers tend to behave on stage. The singer from this had me convinced he was a genuine plant right up till they took him out on stage a second time.
Peep Show
This was decent. Good choreography and singing. It may have suffered as we saw it directly after Absinthe and couldn't stack up.
Tournament of Kings
Good show all around even if the sword fights made me cringe. OHGAWDDONTUSEAFLAILPLEASEBLOCKTHATOHGAWD.
Misc Free shows:
Mirage Volcano
Bellagio Fountains
Circus Circus Stage
Wynn Car show
FISH!:
Mandalay Bay Shark Reef
Seahorse Lounge Seahorse tank
Food (oh man the food):
Rao's
Beijing Noodle #9
Ra Sushi
Kahunaville
Serendipity3
Wynn Buffet
PJ Clarkes
Hash House a GOGO
Broadway Burger Bar
Circus Circus breakfast buffet
I did have Starbucks often as well as a sandwich from the hotel deli.
Notable Shops:
Peter Lik Gallery
We could not walk by this without going in every time we saw it. Trust me, the internet pics do not do him justice.
Mojitos Resort Wear
They do not have a web site but the service was amazing and the clothes among the nicest ever placed on my body.
The Art of shaving
Chapel Hats
Don't judge me on my love of hats...
Bauman Rare Books
No website but they had a first edition signed Where the Wild Things Are.
Bars:
Insert Coins
Minus 5
Sapphires
Other?:
Grand Canyon Helicopter tour
Zip line over old Vegas
Poker Tables I whooped:
Bills Gamblin' Hall & Saloon
Excalibur Casino
And the Facebook posts of Mike during our stay strung together:
Vegas report. Day one: after fully underestimating this place we find
ourselves short on funds already. Ever the optimistist I decide we will
set out to make up the difference through table games. But before that
we must secure breakfast.
Vegas report. Day 2: Our plan to win
money at the table games was a success unfortunately overshadowed by our
complete lack of self control in other matters of spending. Souvenirs,
shows, and expensive dinners beckons to us from all directions like a
siren's call that we simply can not ignore. Today we attempt to break
this cycle of spending in the hopes of affording food for the week.
Today we eat a Denny's.
Vegas report. Day 3: tension runs high
within the group. Funds have been depleted to dire levels. A few of us
think that we should remain in the shelter of our hotel room till the
appointed hour of our leave. Surely this would save us. Still the city
calls out to us and we are to weak to resist. I now look to alternate
means of collecting funds. My brothers will dance in the streets seeking
the patronage of the masses whilst Nate and I search the many fountains
of this metropolis for loose change. In this I feel we may find our
salvation. I only pray we do not fail.
Vegas report. Day 4: our plans have ended in what can only be described as worst case scenario.
Dan and Matt had accumulated a generous amount through their dancing
skills. There success, however, drew the ire of the local homeless. A
fight ensued where in Dan was stabbed with a sharpened toothbrush.
Thankfully Matt was able to sew his wound using a rusty needle and some
loose cloth. As for Nate and I, well apparently it is illegal to pull
change from the fountains. We have been bailed from jail but what
clothes and electronics we had needed to be pawned. All we have left to
us is our hotel room. Thank goodness for that because the nights are
quite cold.
Vegas report. Day 5: Hunger is all we know. With our dreams of a secure
source of income dashed our hotel room has become divided into 4 warring
states. Alliances and bounderies shift almost hourly as each of us
fights over the last remaining scraps of food. I held the coffee machine
for a while, that was before Nate (also referred to as the butcher of
bedroom 2) discovered its existance. The battle was hard fought but I
learned you never get in that man's way in terms of coffee. Matt was
first to lose his claim to the room and has since ventured out into this
dread city; an exile from what he knew as shelter. He hasn't been heard
from in hours. We can only pray he is safe. God help us all.
Vegas
report. Day 6: The downward spiral continues in this city of sin. Due
to several complaints about ritual chanting and battle cries at all
hours of the night we have been forced out of the hotel. We've settled
our differences and set up shelter under an overpass. Survival is the
name of the game we find ourselves playing and we must do it as a team. I
would fear for our lost brother if we hadn't watched him drive down the
highway in a stretch hummer. The faint smell of fresh breads and
cheeses wafting from the open window. The sound of laughter intermingled
with the driving bass of an R. Kelly song. I know he saw us. He did not
stop. He offered no assistance. If i survive this nightmare I'll be
sure to return the favor at Christmas. We must secure our boarding
passes before tomorrow. Memory is a bit fuzzy but i believe Nate lost
them in a dice game behind Caesar's palace. We make our move tonight.
How hard could it be to steal back 3 boarding passes from a man named
Knifey Joe.
Vegas report. Day 6.5: we make our move on Knifey Joe
in just a few hours. The hunger has made us crazy but somehow I feel
that us to our advantage. Those of you reading these reports I ask only
for your prayers. A money order would have been nice but its to late for
that now. If you do not hear from us within 24 hours then carry us in
your hearts. Also build a monument to our glory. I think Steppo's front
yard would be perfect. I love you all. Now onward my brothers! To Knifey
Joe's mansion and our freeeeeddddooooommmm!
Vegas final report.
We made it home safe. This week has tested us both men and human beings.
We have been tempted by every vice one could be tempted with and walked
away both stronger and wiser than we were before. But still that dread
city calls to me. I may be home....but it was so hard to leave. Viva Las
Vegas, baby. I will return.