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December 20, 2009 - Sunday 6:28 PM
 
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December 20, 2009 - Sunday 2:15 AM

Category: Travel and Places

 

 



Halloween!!!!
Spooky..
Let Ti sleep in again, and made a run back to G.C./Palms..
Amazing how dead it is around here in the a.m.
Ended up at Ellis Island in a heads-up DD game.
Won using the MP and had a blast!
Nice dealers and PB-he was from Philly and I pissed him off by being a Skins fan.
He did order me a Root Beer tho- that's gotta be one of the tastiest secerts in this town. They make it onsiteand it's sooo creamy..
And I'm not really much of a Root Beer fan.
Ended up ahead a bit, nice place to hang out in the morning, as it isn't as smokey as it is at night
Tiny pit, they only had 2 BJ tables, 1 roulette and 1 craps.

Goos VP tho.
I like this place a lot.
And very tasty BBQ and great coupons!
 

Grabbed an RB to go back to my Sweet  Ti and woke her up the proper way for a Saturday.

We went down to the pool water to check out the Hot Tub
the temps have been rising each day and should be in the 80's today.
Ti made friends a nice couple from the UK-Allen and Ruby-on their 27th trip-and I joined into the chat..what..
We all agreed that the property had gone downhill
We went to eat at the cafe-same problem, not enough wait staff..Even the food is suffering there.I hope the bank can turn around the place.I don't want to see all these nice people have to leave.
Played a bit of BJ with the nice daytime dealers, since Bo isn't there...still having good luck with my MP.

Ti was with Ziggy and he left as he felt ill, he's worn out about now.
She makes friends with a local construction dude..Louis, the man with a scheme for everything.
He has notes, even went home o get Keno notes..strange character.
Morebad news, as he's working on the City Center, whick will oped in 6 weeks, then who knows???

We got ready early for the show.
 

and drove over to Ti..

Took the tram over to the Mirage,
 


 

the waterfalls are spectacular!
 

the aquarium at the hotel check in is wild too.. 
 


 

The Mirage was SMOKIN".. as in people everywhere, so we got in the will call line with 100 other people .they need more room to queue up.
But everything in the area is LOVE themed, even the slot machines!!
 


 



 

We made our way in and grabbed a rail for the trip up to our seats..
We're in the front row!!
Interesting theater, the stage starts out as 2 intersecting rinways, and curtains bisect the theater.
The usher, in his strange outfit, sez we have prime seats.
The show opens with video footage of WW 2- and then all hell breaks loose...too many details to go thru, suffice it to say that the story continues thru history till 1969, which makes sense, but noy much else does..
In some scenes there are 50 people onstage and 10 more in the air.
This is easily the best production either of us has ever seen.
Believe doesn't come close..
Octopus's Garden is like eating peyote buttons. Completely Frilling awesime.

We stumble out after the showstill stunned back into the croeds and head for the gift shop.
$35.00 youth T-shirts?????
We mobbed our way out to the strip to join all the crazies...
Stop at the BLT for a shake and beer, and hit the street to head back to TI and ran into Bobby Light!!!
 


 

Found the
 

Sirens of Ti and inched our way to a good viewing spot off the starboard bow
 

even saw some real pirates at the club next door..the show starts with the Sirens calling the pirates,,,ARRRRGGGGG!!!! and it didn't take 5 minutes to realize something's wrong.. the sound was off a bit.
"Due to technical difficulties  blah blah blah..See Ya!!!

We ran into Austin and Foxy Brown
 OH BEHAVE!!!!

now this is getting kookier and kookier...
Never in my life seen so many people trying to get into a night club, and all the guys are in costumes and all the girls were dressed as street whores!
Grabbed the car and did the strip crawl back to Flamingo and made it safely back to THC..
Busy there to boot....guy singing karaoke at Ziggy's Bar... 



Currently listening:
A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special
By Vince Guaraldi Trio
Release date: 2000-09-19
 
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December 14, 2009 - Monday 12:39 AM
Went in search of FPDW at the Gold Coast



 

vpfree2 is spot on again..
Found the no point machines, and then grabbed my free play, no much pit action..
$5 MP goes unplayed..
Over to the Palms for some more MP, no FSP here, and the pit only has $25 tables...and the place is deserted..
The FP VP has a few people, and I try my luck, but split quickly  and go home to wake Ti and see Ziggy.


We give Ziggy his gift- Polish candy- and get a good report on Bose, she's much better.
Scratchy shows up, and we boogie over to the strip.
I drive to Tropicana and take it to the Strip, traffic is still bad due to the City Center construction, opening soon!!

We park at Paris-
 

could have walked there from Ellis Is.

Love the way the Tower runs right thru the casino..


 

We brave the crowds and go up the Tower Ride..coupon of course!

Ti doesn't like heights, but she bavely makes it up..
 


 


 


 

84 people up top..
We stroll on over to the PH via the Shoppes, and sign up for our cards and FSP!
Ran into the Fake mannequin out front..

 


 


 

Peace out Dude!! 
Scratchy made money on Jackpot Station.. tho Ti didn't...Do Not Cue The Dog!!
Dropped back over to THC and got ready for our romantic dinner..

 
Casa di Amore
Rocco will be your server this evening.
George had hired a drummer
 


 

and serenaded us thru our meal.
Sinatra would weep..
We had the clam appetizer, and Lasagna- best I've ever smelled- and the Veal di Amore..
What can you say, it's like the 60s all over again.
Restaurant.com is your friend in the digital age. 
Rolled back home, and crashed..

 





Currently listening:
Christmas In the Heart
By Bob Dylan
Release date: 2009-10-13
 
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December 13, 2009 - Sunday 2:45 AM
 


 


 



Went down to the spa and found things just about the same.Vegas Rex had posted  this great shot of Paradise looking out east from the strip at the construction on Flamingo..

 

too funny.
Stilll have the computer up there, and the H2O too..
perks are where you find them.
On to Lee's for my Kalaber stash..

 

2 cases were waiting, nice people-zany TV commercials

5x day at THC so we get down to the business of earning our keep..

Met up with Scratchy and caught each other up on our lives ..turns out Steve(Scratchy) is staying put in Vegas, got a new gig.
Sweet, we'll have more time together while we're here.
We head out to Ellis Island for some BBQ and Root Beer, but they are SLAMMMED!!
Got caught-up in the parking garage from hell..
and ended up across Flamingo from THC..(Terrible Herbst Casinos)  at a place called Buca di Beppo
 

family style!
YO! TRACY!!  was our server, lots of photos and knick-knacks, many small rooms makes getting lost easy, I broke my glasses, and the spares didn't make it to the appetizers..

Fuzzy but tasty meal.The couple next to us turned us on to a coupon, so that was nice.
I had a pizza, Ti had Chicken Marsala, and Scratchy had the meatballs, leftovers abounding.

Back to THC and Scratchy had the hook-up, and we got our gamble on..DW called, and then some MP BJ, I mostly played 6D for $5 and some DD..   up and down, no killer sessions all trip really.

The elevator up to the room takes the card key to work, and the controls are iffy..

you have to re-insert the card if you lose the green lights.
so I rescued a French couple..(Baguette!!!)..who probably gone nowhere for minutes, and then got hijacked upstairs thanks to an employee override ...her card trumps ours..

Scatchy shows us Keno patterns...
another game to learn BS for..

and goes home, I put Sweet Ti to bed and play a bit more..









 




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Currently listening:
Elvis Presley Christmas Duets
By Elvis Presley
Release date: 2008-10-14
 
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December 13, 2009 - Sunday 2:29 AM

Category: Travel and Places


 
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December 13, 2009 - Sunday 1:42 AM

Category: Travel and Places

 

HEY NOW
10.28.09-11.02.09

10.28
The journey begins anew..
Afternoon departure leads to tried and sore 1/2 century old models..
Grabbed the cheap rental and boogied to Terrible's.
11pm check-in meant no standard rooms, so we got a tower room.
These rooms are only 4 years old, but we like being on the other side of the place.
The room on the 3rd floor was a bit smaller, but we settled in.
These rooms actually cost more ....
 

We poked our heads in the casino- couldn't help it as you had to walk thru the back of the casino to get to the room from anywhere on the prop.
I'm missing the east coast atmosphere already. Smokin!!         sucks♠♣♥♦
Very few new machines, this is a small place- and my 5¢ JoB 9/6 is MIA, just as reported on vpfree. Rest of the .25 machines are still there.
 


So are most of the staff..
just fewer per shift..
tiny pit just got smaller..

Ziggy's Bar
(The Stage Bar)
along with Ziggy's hours got cut back.
The bar opens at 5pm on weekdays.
Timmy in the store is working evening shift, and they announced more layoffs on Sunday.

Time to catch some zzzzzzs  and kick some jet lag back east...


Currently listening:
Light Fuse, Get Away
By Widespread Panic
Release date: 1998-04-21
 
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June 10, 2009 - Wednesday 12:43 AM
Hey Now!...
We stayed here June 3rd and 4th.
Bayview Tower, it's the one with the graphics at night...

Nice place-HET has screwed up the gambling tho..

Bet if they're giving out comps, well it works for uus!!
Currently listening:
Kick Out the Jams
By MC5
Release date: 1991-11-26
 
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April 23, 2009 - Thursday 12:44 PM
 AC 03.27.09






Here it is
here it is
here it is


Currently listening:
Free Somehow
By Widespread Panic
Release date: 2008-02-12
 
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April 23, 2009 - Thursday 12:32 PM
HEY NOW!! ©


AC Sunrise from Hilton 
360 view on a chilly spring morn..



No time for nature....

3rd base is open at one of the few S17    $10 BJ tables left here.....



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Currently listening:
A Brighter Day
By Kevin So
Release date: 2006-12-05
 
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April 3, 2009 - Friday 5:54 PM
 
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