Cherise finally got her free tickets to see
Jersey Boys at the Palazzo (pictured above), so we went last Saturday after having dinner at California Pizza Kitchen at the Mirage. I didn't have very high expectations going into the show and was actually fully expecting to fall asleep. I wanted to get coffee to keep me awake but instead I had wine at dinner and then we got more wine at the show before it started ($9 per glass or something ridiculous like that). Probably not too smart, but it turned out to not matter because the show was great and I didn't come close to falling asleep once. The show basically tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.... how the group came to be, how they broke up, all of the inner turmoil that went on in the band, etc.. I had no idea there was so much drama in that band but they could easily make a VH1 Behind the Music about them. The songs were good for the most part. The audience was into the show and there was a wide range of people, both young and old. I think the show might appeal more to people of our parent's generation but I still enjoyed it...
After this we went across the street to the Wynn to play some penny slots and get mojitos. Really the only reason to play at the Wynn is to get the mojitos..... other than the Bellagio I don't think there are too many casinos that comp them. I don't know how it happened but somehow I dropped $140 on a penny slot while Cherise was still on her original $10. I sometimes think I'm the unluckiest person in the world. Who else can lose $140 on a penny slot in under an hour. I'm also pretty stubborn because after we left those machines I decided to put another $100 into a triple play video poker machine just to lose it all or at least win my money back. I wouldn't have really cared if I lost that $100, I was more pissed about losing all that money on a penny slot. Anyway, it's funny how gambling works because one minute you can be the unluckiest person in the world and the next you are the luckiest. On like my 3rd or 4th hand on this machine I got dealt four cards to a royal flush. Since it was a triple play machine this meant that I would have 3 shots at hitting the royal. Sure enough I got dealt the Jack of spades on the 2nd hand which was good for a cool $1000! I was in shock for a minute and then elated. Not only had a I wiped out my losses on the penny machine but this gave me an overall profit of almost $900.
'Twas a good night.
Cat and some friends. She is so popular that I can't even keep track of who all her friends are:
Here's Dan before he got drunk and started throwing up on my mom's tomato plants:
This is me the next day between trips to the bathroom to throw up:
Cat with some of the abundant Chargers swag she got. Go LT.
Cherise finally got her free tickets to see Jersey Boys at the Palazzo (pictured above), so we went last Saturday after having dinner at California Pizza Kitchen at the Mirage. I didn't have very high expectations going into the show and was actually fully expecting to fall asleep. I wanted to get coffee to keep me awake but instead I had wine at dinner and then we got more wine at the show before it started ($9 per glass or something ridiculous like that). Probably not too smart, but it turned out to not matter because the show was great and I didn't come close to falling asleep once. The show basically tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.... how the group came to be, how they broke up, all of the inner turmoil that went on in the band, etc.. I had no idea there was so much drama in that band but they could easily make a VH1 Behind the Music about them. The songs were good for the most part. The audience was into the show and there was a wide range of people, both young and old. I think the show might appeal more to people of our parent's generation but I still enjoyed it...
After this we went across the street to the Wynn to play some penny slots and get mojitos. Really the only reason to play at the Wynn is to get the mojitos..... other than the Bellagio I don't think there are too many casinos that comp them. I don't know how it happened but somehow I dropped $140 on a penny slot while Cherise was still on her original $10. I sometimes think I'm the unluckiest person in the world. Who else can lose $140 on a penny slot in under an hour. I'm also pretty stubborn because after we left those machines I decided to put another $100 into a triple play video poker machine just to lose it all or at least win my money back. I wouldn't have really cared if I lost that $100, I was more pissed about losing all that money on a penny slot. Anyway, it's funny how gambling works because one minute you can be the unluckiest person in the world and the next you are the luckiest. On like my 3rd or 4th hand on this machine I got dealt four cards to a royal flush. Since it was a triple play machine this meant that I would have 3 shots at hitting the royal. Sure enough I got dealt the Jack of spades on the 2nd hand which was good for a cool $1000! I was in shock for a minute and then elated. Not only had a I wiped out my losses on the penny machine but this gave me an overall profit of almost $900.
