THATS HOW WE DO VEGAS

The sound of Ding, Ding Ding. The flash of lights, the smell of smoke mixed with sweet casino. cnsored posters, over priced food. and the best entertainment in the world. no folks im not talking about my family reunion (where all but entertaining actually applies) I'm talking about Las Vegas!

Looking out my room on the 33rd floor of TI (Treasure Island) I have a veiw of all off sin city. of course let it be my luck of having the veiw be on the exact opposite of Las Vegas Blvd. But still, not the point. The point is I'm on the 33rd floor and can see miles and miles of little twinkling lights.

So what's the first thing I do in Vegas? Find the first Star Wars slot machine I can, wait I shopped. Then to find the first Star Wars slot machine. ladies and gentlemen it exists, two rows over from the MGM lion habitat sits the greatest slot machine known to man. Faced with beautiful R2 units and making every Star Wars noise known to man, I put my dollar in. Placed my bet, and let her roll...

Head hung in shame and R2 laughing at me

I cashed out, 25 Cents.

Where was lady luck on that one?

55 dollar theater tickets? Pretty cheap for Vegas huh? 55 dollar theater tickets for KA? I'd say we ripped Vegas off! Called the best western theater ever, KA is the Cirque Du Sole show in the MGM grand. BEST PART OF MY TRIP: My friend Kyle and I, after watching the show (for a second time in a year) and still picking our brains off the floor due to the awesomeness that is KA, waited a bit after the show. An usher approached us and we told him we where in the arts. Kyle being a stage manager and I a film maker. We chatted for a bit about the 190 crew members the 5 PSMs and the 75 cast members. While chatting they begin to reset the show. WAIT WHAT? I WATCHED THE CREW FOR KA RESET THE SHOW!! They turned on all the lights, put the stages in one piece, pulled out their flying set pieces and set for the top of the show for the next hour! Ladies and gentlemen this does not happen! You are kicked out before any technician is allowed in the house. Not only did we watch them reset the show, THE USHER LET ME TAKE PICTURES! I can now die happy.

Two shirts one hat, two meals one show, few petted manta rays, and tons of awesome stories later... I think I'm doing pretty good. Now its about 2 A.M. time for sleep.

(kyle: "sounds like God's salt'n shaken pepper")