My friend Dave Young, who I played rugby with in SC, moved to Boston a few years ago. the new job he found up there has him traveling to military bases all over and this week he was in Vegas for some work at the Air Force base there, so i took a day off and we made a night of it. He was staying at the MGM so I rolled into town and parking in their free parking garage, how awesome is that. I parked right next to a fenced area that housed what I can only assume was one of the original deloreans from Back to the Future since this was MGM. We met up in the basement and headed up to his room for him to change and to catch up for a bit. after he changed we headed down to the casino and met a couple of his work mates. They had a big lunch so we decided to check out the craps table. Glad we did. We went on a pretty solid 2 hour winning streak. We walked away over a grand richer and ready to waste our new earning. I only accounted for about $150 of it but more than enough to make the night a bit more fun than my original budget would have allowed. We shot through New York New York and into an awaiting limo. I'm still not sure how that happened but we were off to the strip club, Spearmint Rhino. As soon as we walked in the door, we were mobbed by a gaggle of dancers. We literally had to beat them off with a stick. We found seats and enjoyed the show for a couple hours while imbibing in too many bourbon and ginger ales. I know, not the best idea for a gout sufferer but I took my meds, so didn't sweat it too much. We spent a few dollars more than intended and decided to head onto somewhere else. For some reason the idea of In and Out burger came up and we headed there for a double double. Unbeknownst to me, they have an off menu addition, the Animal. Which adds grilled onions and melted cheese to your burger and fries. My heart was happy I had missed the additions though. Afterwards, we hailed a cab back to the MGM for another round of craps, losing what remained of my cash then off to bed. It was a fun night. The next morning was breakfast at the MGM buffet, which my poor belly needed after the drinks and late night burger. Dave had a noon flight, so we parted ways around 10am and I drove up the strip admiring casinos. I made my way to Red Rocks Running to do some less than fruitful show shopping then on to Bass Pro shops, which also is connected to a casino. Gotta love Las Vegas, it never fails to try to separate you from your hard earned money. i didn't see anything i couldn't live without and made the 2 hour drive home. I decided to take a nap and ended up sleeping almost 14 hours straight before getting up to go to work this morning. I guess I needed it, I'm almost not 30 anymore. Probably the coolest thing during the night was the Saudi dude that dropped $2500 on the table in cash and blew it in like 2 or 3 crazy bets. Ah, money burning a hole in his pocket.
MGM lion in the entryway.
Roads. We don't need roads where we're going.
If you're ever in the area, give me a ring and i'll come join you for some craps and a show, there are lots of Cirque du Soleil shows in town.
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