One of the biggest jokes was the idea of a sequel to "Waterworld" which we called Landworld, which of course would give Kevin Costner another chance to beat a child in a movie.
Now this may sound bad, but it does seem to be true as in "A Perfect World," "Waterworld" and "3000 Miles to Graceland" he smacks kids with authority.
Anyways back to the story we reached the small town of Wickenburg about one o'clock and we stopped to eat at a little restaurant, Ike's Cook Shack. The place said it had a max capacity of 49 people, but I was curious as how they could have fit that many people in there.
It resembled a log cabin with camo table cloths and chef aprons. They had a big flat screen on the wall and it had Fox News on it, so you can guess who that town will vote for.
All of us got burgers and fries, although Geoff chili sized his and it wasn't till the plates of food got to our table, that we knew what we were in for.
The plates were completely full of food and we knew the rest of the car ride was in danger with Geoff having chili. The food was fantastic, Mel was the only one not to have something left on his plate, that he preceded to gloat about.
On the way out of Wickenburg we passed by Mount Romney with a "Nobama" sign on it.
We arrived in Las Vegas around six o'clock and as we were pulling off the freeway to head to the El Cortez Hotel in Downtown Vegas. As we came down the exit ramp we saw a seedy gas station called the "Pump N Snack."
Who knows what goes on at night there, probably nothing legal or safe.
After getting our room keys, which we got two for four people, granted the hotel didn't know we had four people in the room.
We got up there in time to down some Black Velvet Whiskey while watching the first presidential debate. Our conclusion was that Romney had a bigger flag pin, but Obama's tie was definitely tied better.
Shows how much we actually paid attention to it.
We also had a great view just outside of our hotel door, as we could see straight down Fremont Street.
After the debate was over we decided to check out was going on down Fremont Street.
There is a street that cuts through Fremont and you have to wait to be able to cross. We didn't wait our first time crossing that particular street and learned a valuable lesson about Vegas drivers. They don't stop for pedestrians, they just lay on the horn and speed.
I guess they figure if they hit you, oh well, they warned you.
My cousin Mel and I called it an early night we typically don't stay up too late. Will and Geoff stayed out a bit longer and got drinkypooed. Mel and I were still up when they got back.
Geoff carried Will into the hotel and both were talking about how hungry they were. Will then fell on the floor and said he wanted to get something to eat.
As Geoff stepped over Will, he told Will that he would bring him back something to eat and with that Geoff headed out.
Once the door shut Will eventually got back to his feet and said he wanted to get food. Mel and I told him that Geoff was bringing back food. That did not satisfy Will, so he opened the door and immediately walked into the right side of the doorway.
Will then muttered "I'm going to fight someone, I'm going to fight three people," as he punched at the side of the door.
Again we emphasized that Geoff would be back with food, but he was determined, so we decided fuck it and let him go. He said he would get food and find Geoff then be back as he closed the door behind him.
10-20 minutes later Geoff came back with food for him and Will, however Will was nowhere to be found. We went to sleep figuring Will was a big boy and could take care of himself, we would find how right we were the next day.
On the next day Mel, Geoff and I got up and decided to get something to eat. We ended up getting the worst breakfast I have ever had from the Fremont Casino.
On the way there, as we were crossing one of the streets, a lady came up and stood right next to me.
She stood there pressing the crossing button, repeatedly and kept mumbling things like "I don't need to beg for friends."
Funny thing is she said right after that was "Why don't I have any friends?" I had to try real hard to not laugh as we crossed the street.
Now back to the horrible breakfast at the Fremont Casino.
Geoff got sausage links and eggs, while Mel and I got chicken fried steak and eggs. The waitress brings over our food and launches one of his sausages off the plate and on to the floor. She brought him back another one, but he would have been better off without as the sausages look like they were under a heat lamp for three days.
Mel's and my food wasn't any better as Mel's eggs were like mashed potatoes and my hash browns were burnt on the outside and cold on the inside, so it evened out.
We get back to the hotel room and Will was wrapped up in the white bed sheet looking like a hospital patient.
Not much happened the rest of the day as Mel's brother Tom came and met up with us. Mel and Tom then when to play 18 holes of golf while Will, Geoff and I went to The Strip.
The only real thing that happened to us, is we ended up in Gucci mall hell after getting on the spiral escalator at Caesar's Palace.
That night we hung out on The Strip just wandering around.
Friday morning started off with a bang as house keeping tried to come in at 7:30 in the morning. Mel said "No" three times before they tried to come in. As they opened the door, Will who just fell asleep at 7 a.m. proceeded to bark at them as they opened the door.
We got up late that Friday and didn't do much during the day. That evening I called an early night as I add some serious chub rub on my inner thighs from all the walking.
The rest of the guys went out gambled and hit up some clubs. That night it was Geoff that exceeded his drinking level.
Apparently, during their trip home Geoff and Will asked a guy dressed as Winnie the Pooh holding a alcohol bottle where the nearest place to get some liquor from. The guy lifted the head of his costume and gave them directions where to go.
Also that evening Geoff walked into the middle of the street to try and flag down a cab, so they wouldn't have to walk home.
Will had to go and grab Geoff out of the middle of the street, knowing that Vegas cars do not stop for pedestrians.
The guys all made it home safely that evening and went to bed.
Saturday was a bit more productive of a day as at the start of it Mel and I went down to Gold and Silver Pawn Shop from "Pawn Stars."
So after that disappointment we all went to the Pinball Hall of Fame.
That was a good time as it had tons of pinball machines to choose from, including my personal favorite "Dr. Who."
After spending about an hour or so there, we headed back to the hotel. Geoff and I headed down to The Strip for our last evening in Vegas.
We took the bus to The Mirage and walked from there to Mandalay Bay, wandering in out of the hotels along the way. I took pictures, sometimes using Geoff as my model.
As we were walking along some guy was getting arrested and was making a scene, talking about how he was innocent and telling the cops they needed to chase down whoever ran into the wall by the street.
The guy must have been drunk, we assumed until we walked past the wall with the big hole in it. Holy crap maybe he wasn't crazy, but he wasn't being peaceful either, so we moved on.
Not much else happened that evening and we hopped back on the bus across the street Mandalay Bay and Excalibur and headed back to our hotel.
Finally got to bed about 5 a.m. and then woke up 9:30 a.m.-10ish to make the drive home.
The drive home was rough, as I was exhausted, but we made it home around 6 p.m. safe and sound.
Sorry for the delay of posts but it has been a hectic time. Next week I will be back to posting about my second-hand board games and hopefully my friend Chris Wallace will accept hi invite and post something soon.
Also hopefully my brother Will will post an article on a video game. Don't forget to check out his "Let's Play" channel on YouTube.
Also remember to check out "TableTop" on YouTube as well. The new game they played is "Pandemic" a co-operative board game.
Thanks and play well,
MYLO
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