Long time readers will remember our
affinity for Las Vegas, if not, you can find it here, here and here or just go here for all of them.
Anyway, we spent another spring break in the adult Disney World and
came away with these observations/incidents:
Early Winners
On the plane, we treated ourselves to
cocktails with some complimentary drink coupons. Since it was
vacation, we ordered a second round without the coupons. We offered
the credit card to the airline hostess who just looked away. Free
drinks! Winners already!
Sightseeing
In pretty much every major city these
days I believe, you can find people dressed in superhero costumes
that will pose for pictures with tourists (which begs the question,
"shouldn't you be out fighting crime?"). Downtown Las
Vegas (Fremont Street) takes this to another level. You can pose
with showgirls, strippers, beefcake guys, women in catsuits, guys in
thongs and some guy that operates a dancing wooden Indian puppet.
I'm pretty sure you could lay down in the street, put out a tip jar
and a sign that says, "This is what Elvis looked like when he
died", and you could make a small fortune.
To top it all off, we saw a 60 year old
woman wearing angel wings, jean shorts, and exposing her large, long,
pendulous breasts with only duct tape covering the nipples. I'm not
sure if you could pose for pictures with her, but one could argue the
duct tape resembled a Captain America shield. We just moved out of
the way because I'm pretty sure she could have kicked my ass even if
she wasn't Captain America.
Juuuuuuune!
One night while playing blackjack in a
casino, an old hippy-ish gentleman with a long beard came rolling by
in a wheelchair with a sound system blasting "Jackson" by
Johnny Cash.
The Chinese blackjack dealer sighed,
"Only in America."
"Only in Vegas," I corrected
her.
That Guy
We went to brunch at Bouchon which is a
nice restaurant at the Venetian. We were seated next to a large man
in a track suit with a Donald Trump knockoff toupee and bare feet.
Now, yes, this restaurant is near the pool, but really, he couldn't
slip on some sandals at least? Then we overheard this conversation
on his phone:
"So yeah, we can get your wife on
the board. I mean with your help and mine, we can do it. And then
we have zero liability."
Yeah, that doesn't sound fishy coming
from a barefoot guy in a track suit in Las Vegas.
Bring Your Own Broads
One night we finally ventured into "Oscar's Beef, Booze and Broads" which is a steakhouse owned by the ex-mayor. Apparently, the broads part of the name referred to the fact female hostesses would sit at your table and engage you in conversation. Kind of like if Disney World had a "Hooker Experience" ride.
Anyway, we finally asked our server where the broads were.
"Oh she only comes in on weekends," she replied.
She? There's only one? The sign promised us broads damn it! I guess we'll bring our own next time.
Reason #3879 Why I Love Las Vegas
So I'm sitting at a bar next to a
couple of local guys boozing it up on St. Patrick's Day. Their
conversation went something like this:
"You want a shot, bro?"
"You know it, bro."
"Man, that was a good shot."
"You know it, bro."
"You want another one, bro?"
"You know it, bro."
Later one of them said to the
bartender, "Hey did you see that protest on the news? What was
it, anti, anti, what do you call it? Anti-seminism."
"Uh-oh," I thought. "He
means anti-Semitism which means he's probably about so say something
disturbing or at least grossly inappropriate."
Then he started talking about pregnant
women, and I realized he actually meant, "artificial
insemination." Or maybe "anti-semenism."
You know, Dexter, I've never been to Las Vegas and I can't say that your posts are encouraging me.
ReplyDeleteYou just need to think of it as an anthropological study, and you'll have a blast. Thanks for the comment!
DeleteHahahahahahaha! I love it! But I think it will take me a while to get to sleep tonight...the image of that 80 year old woman sits vividly in my mind! Thanks a lot, Dexter!! Whatever did I do to you? lol
ReplyDeleteA great post! Thank you! :)
Glad you enjoyed it despite your lack of sleep. If it's of any value, remember that I actually saw it and have been throwing acid in my eyes trying to purge the memory! Thanks for the comment!
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