Vegas the Vacuum
Well we returned unharmed from Sin City.
The place is crazy.
So much to do, but it all costs tons of cashola.
We did however get to see a free show of "Viva Las Vegas" which is a mix of comedy acts, magic and of course a few slutty showgirls (show indeed). You can also just walk around and see all sorts of weird stuff that is going on inside each casino. Like the lions at the MGM Grand, the Elvis impersonator at the Sahara, the band in New York New York, and of course all the zombies that sit all day at a machine pumping in money.
Some of the most noteable craziness was found in the Venetion. It was an overcast day when we stumbled upon this gem. You walk through this place and you find yourself on the sidewalks of Venice. Cobblestone, canal systems with gondolas, and stores that look like individual buildings, but the crazy part is that the ceiling is painted with a perfect blue sky. With the lighting, it really is odd, you are outside but inside. The whole town is designed to keep you trapped inside where you can spend, spend, spend.
Then there is the most horrible Ceasars Palace. Once you are in, there is no way out... seriously. Maybe they have secret walls that dissappear in case of an emergency but it is next to impossible to get out of there normally. This made us all a little crazy and at one point everyone was speedwalking away in directions that were thought to lead us out of there, not really caring if the rest of us were following, just wanting out.
The Stratosphere, the casino/hotel/small CN Tower that we stayed in was a funny place. The tower had a bunch of rides on the top of that we forgot to do, and believed that they were a little crazy to do as well. We did however eat some good food in the restaurant that rotates around the top, which is also pretty sweet view. On the last night we went to this latino cantina for some good times and it ended up being funny as hell. It all started with some improv kareoke (not by us) and eventually led to some dudes grinding for some of the girls in the bar, one of which was Peggy. Then, like that wasn't enough, two of the waitresses take their positions on top of the bar to shake their asses, while pouring drinks... what weird lives these people must have.
As for gambling, Casey came out on top by winning $120 on one dollar slots, Peggy made about $10 on one cent slots, I played some Hold'em and almost lost a bunch of money but crawled back to make $5, and Andrea and Dermot just fed the very hungry machines.
The Marathon was a success and everyone finished. Casey and I had a crazy mission for bananas and met up with them when they were about 3/4 of the way and then again at the end. There was this strong headwind and dust blowing in their eyes, but somehow they kept each other moving. I was so proud of them and can not imagine doing that at all. Afterwards was pretty funny, as they were all walking very slowly and stairs became their worst enemy. Then we all ate a bunch of food and the runners crashed so that they could party it up later in the evening... this is when I played poker.
A few other noteable times were the Belagio with its fancy everything and huge fountains, customs giving problems to the irish and people with things in their shoes, opening beers on room safes, fancy shades, 50's diner singers/waiters, hot tubs with an ocean view, IHOP greatness, the sun, gold medals, lessons of the bar-b-q, efficient monorails, voice changing angry self checkouts, accents, finish lines, cheesy american football movies, big drinks, slots everywhere, trading cards, baggage races, Bill (the apprentice guy), and of course just hanging out drinking in our rooms.
All together a fun and crazy experience.
Slater
The place is crazy.
So much to do, but it all costs tons of cashola.
We did however get to see a free show of "Viva Las Vegas" which is a mix of comedy acts, magic and of course a few slutty showgirls (show indeed). You can also just walk around and see all sorts of weird stuff that is going on inside each casino. Like the lions at the MGM Grand, the Elvis impersonator at the Sahara, the band in New York New York, and of course all the zombies that sit all day at a machine pumping in money.
Some of the most noteable craziness was found in the Venetion. It was an overcast day when we stumbled upon this gem. You walk through this place and you find yourself on the sidewalks of Venice. Cobblestone, canal systems with gondolas, and stores that look like individual buildings, but the crazy part is that the ceiling is painted with a perfect blue sky. With the lighting, it really is odd, you are outside but inside. The whole town is designed to keep you trapped inside where you can spend, spend, spend.
Then there is the most horrible Ceasars Palace. Once you are in, there is no way out... seriously. Maybe they have secret walls that dissappear in case of an emergency but it is next to impossible to get out of there normally. This made us all a little crazy and at one point everyone was speedwalking away in directions that were thought to lead us out of there, not really caring if the rest of us were following, just wanting out.
The Stratosphere, the casino/hotel/small CN Tower that we stayed in was a funny place. The tower had a bunch of rides on the top of that we forgot to do, and believed that they were a little crazy to do as well. We did however eat some good food in the restaurant that rotates around the top, which is also pretty sweet view. On the last night we went to this latino cantina for some good times and it ended up being funny as hell. It all started with some improv kareoke (not by us) and eventually led to some dudes grinding for some of the girls in the bar, one of which was Peggy. Then, like that wasn't enough, two of the waitresses take their positions on top of the bar to shake their asses, while pouring drinks... what weird lives these people must have.
As for gambling, Casey came out on top by winning $120 on one dollar slots, Peggy made about $10 on one cent slots, I played some Hold'em and almost lost a bunch of money but crawled back to make $5, and Andrea and Dermot just fed the very hungry machines.
The Marathon was a success and everyone finished. Casey and I had a crazy mission for bananas and met up with them when they were about 3/4 of the way and then again at the end. There was this strong headwind and dust blowing in their eyes, but somehow they kept each other moving. I was so proud of them and can not imagine doing that at all. Afterwards was pretty funny, as they were all walking very slowly and stairs became their worst enemy. Then we all ate a bunch of food and the runners crashed so that they could party it up later in the evening... this is when I played poker.
A few other noteable times were the Belagio with its fancy everything and huge fountains, customs giving problems to the irish and people with things in their shoes, opening beers on room safes, fancy shades, 50's diner singers/waiters, hot tubs with an ocean view, IHOP greatness, the sun, gold medals, lessons of the bar-b-q, efficient monorails, voice changing angry self checkouts, accents, finish lines, cheesy american football movies, big drinks, slots everywhere, trading cards, baggage races, Bill (the apprentice guy), and of course just hanging out drinking in our rooms.
All together a fun and crazy experience.
Slater
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