Well, I know it's late in coming, but after Christmas, New Year's, and catching up on things at work, I can now finally finish my TR, lol
Anyways, as I mentioned, I went to see "Bite" at the
Strat.
The plot was real stupid.......I'm talkin' cheezy as Velveeta. But, the music was enjoyable (classic rock tunes), and the ladies were, well........topless, so it wasn't a complete waste of time, haha. I wouldn't recommend bringing one's wife or gf to it, but if you're stuck for something to do around 10:30pm. I guess there's worse things you could blow your cash on (just be sure to get byour tix at the 1/2 price booths, it is NOT worth full price).
I played a little VP at the big round bar in the middle of the casino floor. Walked away up a few bucks and 2 free Coronas.
Caught a cab to Caesar's Palace to check out Pure. I had a pass good for free cover charge (from the cabbie.....it never hurts to ask!), but once I got inside and saw the lineup.....it was HUGE! I knew the pass was only for the cover charge (not a line pass), but I figured it was worth asking the doorman anyway, in hopes of bypassing the line.
DENIED
Well, there was no way in Hell's half-acre that I was going to wait 2 hours in line (it was nearly 1:00am by this time), so I folded up a Jackson and slipped it under the pass so that the "20" was just visible. I politely asked the doorman again if there was any way i could get past the line, as it was my last night in Vegas and was eager to check out the club......
SUCCESS!
Once inside, I ordered a Jack 'n' Coke and chatted with the barkeep for a while. It was surprisingly slow......not empty, but definitely not packed like it was last time I was at Pure. Went back into the casino after a bit and played some VP at Caesar's sportsbook bar. Cashed out about half an hour later, up about $40 and 3 free beers (as you can probably tell by now, I count the profit in both dollars AND beers, haha).
I then drunk-dialled my brother in Lethbridge. The conversation was somewhere along the lines of:
Me: "Hey man, what's up?!"
Brother: "WTF man, it's 3:30am, why the hell are you calling me this late?!"
Me: "'Cuz I'm in Vegas, sucka.....and you're not! Bwahahaha!"
Brother (clearly bitter that he was in Lethbridge and not Las Vegas): "F**k man, I swear you should have a breathalizer fitted to your cellphone. Some people do this thing called "sleep" every once in a while, look into it"
Went back to Pure and mingled a bit. Ended up chatting with a pair of girls who kept trying to convince me to come upstairs and "check out their sweet room" in the Augustus Tower. While flattered, I told them I had to decline since I was married, to which one of them commented, "well then where's your wedding ring?" I said it was in the safety deposit box back in my room. At this point I was pretty hammered, so I excused myself and went back into the casino......my memory from the night is a little fuzzy after that, but I do remember asking the front desk for a late checkout when I finally made it back to my hotel. The clerk told me I could get a 1pm checkout at no charge, or a 6pm checkout for an extra $25. I figured 1pm would be just fine (little did I know), so I took that option and went up to my room to pass out.