You know, every time I go back to Vegas I forget how much I freakin' love that town.
I want to hear some Vegas stories! I know, what happens in Vegas STAYS in Vegas... but share what you can. I guess we can allow Reno, Laughlin, Atlantic City or Indian Casino stories... only if they're good . But nothing is like Vegas .
My last visit was this past weekend. A last minute trip to Vegas came my way on Thursday. Free trip on an R.V. there and back with friends and co-workers, a comped stay at a one of the nicest hotels in town, and a private booth with buffet at this bar to watch the Super Bowl. Can't pass that up.
The drankin' started on the way and I was lovin' life by 2pm. We hit the strip that evening- drank, ate, casino, drank, drank, drank. By 4:30 in the AM on Saturday I was down $120 and wondering how I was going to get into the bar and watch the game. The next day I went down to the casino with my buddy about 1pm (girlfriend was getting a comped message), pulled out my last $60- payday was a few days off so I had to budget and I just paid a lot of bills, unfortunately. I dropped $40 in minutes. It was looking bad. I started to pour down the beers. Then I found my blackjack table and thus started my climb back to grace. By kickoff, I won back that $40 and $60 more. At halftime I went back and broke even. After the game, same thing. We all went back down that night and I hit the table, coming up $300. My buddy was up $500. We got comped hundreds at the restaurant. I had dozens of beers and too much Jack to remember. We had to be up and out at 7am. It was 4am when I hit the hotel. Suffice to say, I was a piece of crap Monday and most of yesterday.
Really, there was too much mayhem and drunkenness to recall. I just remember arguing with dealers, laughing with them, jawing at people on the strip, the lights, the booze. Really a great time. One of my best trips to Sin City.
Sorry to be off topic, but when I found out you won the platinum membership I was waiting your award speech and I just had this feeling you were laying on the floor drunk or something. Guess I was right?
I have never been to Vegas because it is on the other side of the United States and I’m under age.... damn laws... if I ever do go I will tell my drunken story
Definitely enough said. I passed through Vegas on my tour of the States. It was hot and dusty, and my dad wouldn't let me stop anywhere for sightseeing.
The buffets are awesome. The hotel pools are great too. We had time to kill our last night and there was a huge dust storm. Yuck. We have been there 4 or 5 times. Very fun.
Neodammerung said this in post #5 : Definitely enough said. I passed through Vegas on my tour of the States. It was hot and dusty, and my dad wouldn't let me stop anywhere for sightseeing.
I hope sightseeing didn't include casinos. Just messing with you, Neo.
Anyway, I haven't been to the sin city, but I would visit it someday just to listen to the operas.
As many times as I have been there, you would think that I would have seen the big shows. We did go see the Fremont Street Experience. Very cool. The overhead outdoors is a video. Like I said, food is great, I don't really gamble much, but we always get a great room, some beer, room service and kick back.
Hmmm, maybe I need to work on my cuteness. Anyway, I think tigers are cute and cuddly too, except when they get angry. I don't like them when they are angry.
As for Vegas, I think I would stay clear of the casinos (as if that isn't obvious).
Let me start this out by saying that I have grown up in S. California...
so, for MANY years, mom and dad took us to Vegas for a week, or more, each summer. We always stayed at the Circus Circus.
But, on my 21st bday, my mom and I went there and stayed at the Golden Nugget. It was great... playing on money that wasn't mine, getting free drinks, and having a blast. I sat at a blackjack table, and one of the pit bosses was stationed right next to my table. My mom was telling the dealer that it was my 21st birthday, so the pit boss walked over and helped me. It was awesome. Walked away with more money.
Over the years, I've gone to Vegas... but I think that the most memorable was a couple years back with we surprised Heidi with her 21st birthday and too her there. We stayed at the Excalibur. Her mom gave her so much money, we didn't know what to do with it all. We won tons of money, and drank even more. You know, when you're in Vegas, you can drink alcohol at 8am, and no one blinks and eye. It's a nice feeling.
Well, we went to a REALLY expensive restaurant while there, in one of the hotels. We had so much wine and drinks, and appetizers. That was the ONLY thing we were charged for. The waiter forgot to include all our meals on the ticket, and my mother-in-law never corrected him. So, a $500+ meal was like less than $100.
chodder said this in post #3 : Sorry to be off topic, but when I found out you won the platinum membership I was waiting your award speech and I just had this feeling you were laying on the floor drunk or something. Guess I was right?
I was going to post something in the Flamer's Ward. I have to piece together my speech.
chodder said this in post #33 : Well, there are 2 definitions of Dingleberry... Straight from Dictionary.com
1) A piece of dried feces caught in the hair around the anus.
2) An incompetent, foolish, or stupid person.
The definition I heard was closer to the 1st definition, except it is more or less "lint" that shows up or has to be removed while filming an adult movie.
Ummmmmm... do we REALLY need to talk about this anymore? I'm feeling ill.
So, let's see... anyone planning on going to Vegas anytime soon?
I think that it would be GREAT if some of us could plan a trip up there, NEXT year (2005) and meet up. What do you all think?
As long as someone here can sponsor my whole trip, I am up for it. On the other hand, I do not want that someone to waste their money, so I would rather not.
I started a thread in there title (I think) INReview Gatherin/Meeting.
We're trying to get some different ideas. I think that a Vegas trip would be great. Also another trip to a Disneyland, or something like that, where people who have kids, or members on here, under 21, can participate.
Anyway... check out that thread that I started and give some input.
Going to Vegas for the birthday next month, just a dude's weekend, can't wait.
Some of the peeps are getting heat from their women and are on the fence. One of my closest pals is going for sure, hasn't been tied down since high school. Would be funny it it's just him and I going. There should be at least four or five of us but it all goes there could be a gang of us. Regardless, cannot wait.
It's a dude's weekend. Haven't been to Vegas with just the fellas in a while. Not that I don't have a blast with the lady, we went three times in just over a year and it was the funnest time I've had there. But it's time to tear it up with the boys.
Plus- she is going to Vegas with the ladies here pretty soon. And she went already this year without me
HECK! said this in post #62 : Wait, wait, wait. You've never been to Vegas? Say it isn't so.
-HECK!
OMG, Heck... I've been to Vegas more times than I can count. I've just not been in about 5 years, and I'm itching to go again, someday. Shannon hasn't ever been... but, she grew up on the east coast.
Alright, I am going back to Vegas in mid-November. There are cheapo rates on the strip that I can't pass up. Trying to get the homies together. A few are PW so that sucks, can't go without their ladies. They are used to drunk HECK so it's no sweat off my sweat area.
Man, I wish that we had the $$$ to go up there! I've missed going to Vegas, a lot. What kinda deals did ya find? And what hotels? You said that it's on the strip... so, I'm assuming a decent hotel.
I am not giving any details. Honeymoon, nuf said. 
KJ... Dingleberry Wrangler? I think we have different definitions on what a dingleberry is.
That's not nice!
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