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Martinr Takes His 20th Trip to The Strip and It's in 2020!

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  1. Trillak

    Trillak Tourist

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    That pie is the reason I go lol. So yummy.
     
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  2. martinr

    martinr Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    Mornin's here!

    A little pre-breakfast slottage.[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
     
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    jpw711 Is that your cat?

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    There ya go @martinr, you are now on JPW711 CRACK! You know it's got ahold of you good when your playing $1 triple fire at max bet! You can do it, I know you can!
     
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    jpw711 Is that your cat?

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    still waiting on that handy, the slot variety!
     
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  5. martinr

    martinr Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    Afternoon update:

    From this morning, breakfast was at Cafe Americano at CP. No pics, just breakfast.

    Wandered to Bellagio in hopes of repeating my luck from yesterday on the Monopoly machine. It was like it was right of The Twilight Zone. Headed straight to the machine, but it wasn't where I left it 24 hours ago! I looked around and couldn't find it and there was a different one where my game had been! I've had that happen several times in Tunica. But it wasn't in just a 24 hour period. Very weird feeling.

    I was there so I played Price is Right. A couple of good hits.

    Then it was off to Paris. Roulette again paid off as I left the table with 150.00 and bought in for 60.00. A decent WOF 300.00 win at Paris too.

    For some reason, I felt like I might as well stop in at Bally's. Nothing happening there. Dead Zone!

    Completed my big circle back to CP. My roulette streak was broken there unfortunately.

    There's also a pic from last night of a cake slice atm at Harrah's outside of the new pizza place that Buddy from Cake Boss on tv opened. Pizzas look really good. The cakes looked very good as well.

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  6. Sparky4

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    I got a piece of the chocolate cake from the ATM 3 weeks ago, it was good but SUPER rich. Next time I’ll try the vanilla confetti cake.
     
    Happy birthday to me!
    Let’s check Garth off my nieces bucket list!
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    martinr Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    Chocolate can be tricky in baked goods. Too rich is a personal preference though. The "multi" colored rainbow cake looked like a winner to me. Does it come in any kind of container and does it come with a fork?
     
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    It was in a plastic case that was sealed pretty well. You have to go inside the Pizza Cake shop and they will give you a fork.
     
    Happy birthday to me!
    Let’s check Garth off my nieces bucket list!
  9. jpw711

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    There's no such thing as "to rich" when it comes to sweets.
     
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  10. TomBrady'sLoveChild

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    a flight attendant posted a tip on-line. take the hangar out of the closet and use the clips to hold the curtains together. your welcome
     
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  11. martinr

    martinr Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    Ok, just got back from dinner. Out of sheer curiosity, I wanted to experience the new Wynn "Buffet". The food shouldn't have been compromised and, well the device was where I had to see for myself. Actually, it wasn't a bad experience. Sort of disjointed though, with the various items coming out in random order. I had my prime rib and my sides on the table and then a sushi dish and then the sides and then a shrimp cocktail. Then, a sesame chicken bowl, then.....well, you see the issue! All very good items however. It's not even a hybrid buffet since a person selects their choices in a logical order, usually.

    Was perusing the internet after I left the Wynn. What do you know? They just released a press statement that they are closing indefinitely this coming Monday! This is due to reasons attributed to the reopening basically having been labeled a sort of failure of an experiment. Can't say I didn't try.
    Oh, and the Wynn sucks in the casino but the decorations are beautiful!
     
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    jpw711 Is that your cat?

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    Neckbones?
     
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    That's what they were missing!
    They did have BBQ beef ribs that looked like a Fred Flintstone portion.
    I started to take pictures but gave that up when the crazy circus of food hitting the table became an issue.
     
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    martinr Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    Final day update:

    The last night of a trip is like that Wide World of Sports iconic tag line: The Thrill of Victory/The Agony of Defeat. I've experienced both and as all of you know, Victory is the better, compared to the alternative!
    My go to machines happened to be pretty friendly tonight. The Western Stars let me each up some TCs and kept me captive for nearly an hour. The Best Things in Life didn't tease me so much but showered me with diamonds, six of them!
    All in all, I can't complain about tonight or the entire trip #20 in 2020. Leaving Friday around 1:30 on SWA Group A34.
    There may be some additional observations to add tomorrow. Thanks for following along. [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
     
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    Boy, all the walking you did, Bellagio, Paris, Ballys and then back to CP in the hot weather, that's more like The Thrill of Victory/The Agony of The Feet!!!:faint:
     
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    martinr Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    Dad Jokes...that's my schtick!
     
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    Dad jokes. That's my cue! :D

    @martinr -

    Excellent report! :thumbsup:

    Sorry I am late to the show. I'm back to school!

    RICHARD
     
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    Have a great shcool year! Thanks for the dedication to get through my TR!
     
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  19. blackjack4me

    blackjack4me Low-Roller

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    Thank you for taking us along on the trip...quite a range of games.
     
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    Another fun trip! Glad you got to try Wynn before it closed!
     
    Kicking off the Trip with Two New Hotels to Us!!!
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