Long overdue, TR

[ricky_clemons]

+2 Bravo, bravo. I'm in awe-35 times? Crazy fun, and if I thought the bar was high before- you've definitely schooled me.

THanks. LOL. I just believe in letting my nuts hang. Plus, I pretty much can't fall asleep before 7 or 8 in the morning in Vegas. Too much excitement.

I'm lucky, my line of work takes me to Vegas at least 2-3 times a year and then I always fit in at least one or two additional trips. Been that way since my first trip back in 2001 (I think) when I stayed at the Luxor and fell in love with Vegas.

[nyc2vegas]

where are you rfrom RC? are you going to make it out for the MAYBONANZA???

[ricky_clemons]

where are you rfrom RC? are you going to make it out for the MAYBONANZA???

KC area most recently -- and probably not much longer -- but I've bounced around a bit.

Wish I could make it in May, but can't. Work will require I be elsehwere.

I will be there in late April though.

Also, planning to be there the first weekend of December. Have to go out to So-Cal for work and am trying to decide whether I'll do Thursday and Sunday nights in Vegas, or Saturday/Sunday.

[kaneda33]

But, she's leaning back and the end result is that she gets up in the air and then ends up getting power bombed right onto the floor on her back. First there's the thud, then the deafening silence and then the screams. Thankfully, we realize that the girl is shrieking in laughter. She's in pain, but ok and mostly just punch drunk.

This part had me rollin' man...good work. Great TR so far...can't wait for the end.

[LovesVegas18888]

I've read this TR 2 times.. it's so funny I love it

[mrankimonki]

this is one of the best TRs EVER.

[ricky_clemons]

Had to go through and make some very subtle changes at the request of my boy Tony_Key. I screwed up the bartender part a little, she was from another casino, not the IP.

Hopefully, Tony will be stopping by to fill in some other blanks and share some of his side stories.

I'll get to my last installment a little later. Not near as wild, but still pretty fun, as the first couple of nights. As you'll remember, I've got a date (for lack of a better word) already scheduled for Sunday.

[BarrelO]

I'd like to take this opportunity to tip my hat and call ricky_clemons my daddy.

[wat]

HAHA "power bombed"

[ricky_clemons]

Final Day, Love, TELL ME HOW OLD MY DAUGHTER IS!

Phew, we finally make it back up to our room sometime around 930 or 945 in the morning and it's been a long ass night. Still, it's tough to fall asleep. The hearts are racing from way too much red bull and vodka, the sun is out and the wind is howling something nasty outside. Finally, after a long shower and some settling down, it's time to get some sleep.

Somewhere around 3pm or so, we start to wake up and feel strangely refreshed. Yes we're tired, but miraculously we aren't too hung over thanks to the ridiculous job we did of hydrating ourselves during the afternoon, evening and morning.

So, we head down to the Mandalay Buffet and get a quality meal. We pretty much hadn't eaten since the afternoon before downtown so the food was welcomed. From there, we move on to the pool area. Now, I've stayed at the Mandalay Bay before, but this is the first time that I've ever really checked out the pool. It was a little chilly in the water because of the breeze and the wave pool area was kind of shady, but we ran into a lot of chill people.

Oh snap, at about 430 or so I remember, I'm supposed to have a date with the gal I'd met on Friday. I check my phone and she hasn't called so it's obvious she's not stressing. I like that in a girl. She's not going to chase me and be desperate, that's really sexy in my book. So, I send her a text message asking if we're still on to do something and if so, give me a call as we head to the car.

I'm a huge shoe collector, so I have to get over to Undeafeted and see what they've got to offer. Because of some connections I have with some folks at Nike, I've got a pretty ridiculous collection but I'm always looking for more and have always heard great things about Undftd but never had a chance to really check it out. Honestly, I was a little letdown. NIce little boutique shoe store, but nothing all that exclusive and worse, NOTHING that I didn't already have or want. I do pick up a hoody and t though. Anyway, the more important thing is that Friday girl calls me and says that she's still interested in doing something. We decide to try and score some tickets to Love and catch some dinner.

So, we race back to the hotel and by 6 o'clock I've managed to wrangle up some tickets to the show and set dinner reservations. Tony_Key leaves to gamble and get hammered. I'll call him after I'm done.

Because I've always wanted to eat there, we are going to eat at Bautista's Hole in the Wall. The place isn't the greatest food, the wine is terrible (but unlimited), but that isn't why you go there. The atmosphere is great and the conversation with my date is a lot of fun. She's a really good girl. Great career, very sure of herself and she doesn't take any crap from anybody. Her confidence is beyond sexy and she has a great sense of humor. Pretty much the kind of girl that I could see myself getting serious with, but she lives halfway across the country and that's a pretty tough deal to swing. But, she's very cool and I think we are both really enjoying a different type night out.

Now, I don't usually drink wine, in fact I hate it. But, since it's flowing for free, i can't lie. I get loose with several glasses and don't really realize how it will hit me. I hadn't planned to go to the show drunk, but oh well. Just hope I can hold it while I'm in the show.

We get over to the Mirage and pick up our tickets. Damn, don't know how but was able to get tickets in the 7th row on the lower level. There's still about 45 minutes or so until show time so we check out the Revolution lounge. I really liked it for a pre-show experience. A lot smaller than most clubs, but pretty chill and it's crowded with folks headed to the show. Of course, they are playing the Beatles and only the Beatles. I like them well enough, but aren't I about to get enough Beatles for the night during the show......I digress.

The show itself. Awesome. I've never been to a Cirque show but I can't imagine there is one much better than Love. Those people are really talented and there's never a dull moment. Really can't go into too many details because I'd have to write forever.......But, I can't recommend it enough.

After the show, we talk about what to do and my date's sister and some friends have a table at the Playboy Club/Moon. I've never been on a Sunday night and have worked myself into a pretty good lather by now, so why not? I call Tony who is over gambling at the IP and he's already slurring his speech (I think it's like 1115 or so) and truthfully, I'm not far behind him. He agrees to go so he walks over to meet us at the Mirage.

We hop a cab to the Palms and head on up. Crowd is pretty good. I've been to Moon a few times before but never really hung out in the Playboy Club. This night we spend almost all of our time in the PC. They are playing mostly techno/house upstairs in Moon and I hate that kind of music. In PC, though, they are playing a ton of hip/hop, r&b, top 40'ish type stuff. Basically, what I like to hear in a club.

Something you should know about me, is that if I hear a song once, I pretty much remember the lyrics for the rest of my life so we invented a gambling/drinking game based on if we'd ever run across a song I didn't know (didn't happen) which is fun. We seem to be having a good time, but around 1 am-130 or so, my date's sister turns into a royal biotch. Maybe I missed somebody feeding her after midnight or spilling some water on her, but she turned into a straight up Gremlin. Looking to fight anybody in site, literally hissing at people and making clawing motions. Uggh, what a mess. Because of this, my date has to get her out of there. Not the end either of us was looking for, but at least we'd had a mostly grown up night.

Now solo, or duelo, again. Tony and I have a decision to make. Stay at the Palms or head off? We decide to head off and after a couple of more drinks, we decide that we need to finish things off at the IP with cheap gambling and heavy beer drinking.

Of course, things never go so simple for the two of us. Anyway, we end up meeting some women who are in town for a soccer tournament. They are all staying in a rented house off the strip and would like to go back and party. It's me, Tony and these random dudes from Colorado in town for some type of rollerskating hockey tournament who are headed over. And, we're all headed there in the hockey guys minivan. That's right, we jammed 13 people into the van!!!

Real fun trip to the gals house. My man Tony disappears with one of the women -- and I say women because they are all between 40-50 -- almost immediately and it's me and the hockey dudes. These guys have no game. All talking about their kids, wives, whatever. If you love them so much, what the hell are you doing here at 5 in the morning with some random, horny, hard partying Milfs and divorcees? I actually mention this and they aren't too happy about it. But, they finally leave.

At around 6 or so, it's down to me and one of the women as the only ones left standing. Even though it's fairly chilly outside, we decide now would be a great time to utilize the hot tub. So, I strip down to the boxers and she gets undressed and we hop in. As soon as we're in, she starts heckling me for stil having on my boxers because she has stripped down all the way. I'm like are you serious. Frankly, I'm getting a little weirded out here. Not because I'm in a hot tub with a pretty good looking older women, but because the sun is coming up, it's light out and we're in a residential area where the neighbors can easily see us.

I can't get into all the details, but this gal is really freaky. At one point, she starts asking me to pull her hair and she starts shouting "Tell me how old my daughter is" "Tell me how old my daughter is" and like hitting and biting me. WTF? I mean seriously, WTF? This is already a really tough situation to perform in and now you drop this kind of trash talk on me. WOW! Not only that, she drops a request for me to step out of the tub and do a little something into her hair. Where did this lady come from and why is she such a freak. I can't handle this. No way and have to stop things at this point.

We make our way inside and she makes it pretty clear that I've not done a good job serving my purpose. What the hell, lady? You are the one who is a total freakshow. What should have been fun was turned not all that enjoyable and I chose to stop things before they went all the way because they just got way too damn strange for me. And now, you want to taunt me because of this? Why me?

So we hunt for Tony, roust him up and start figuring out how to get home. They give us directions to a convenience store that is about a half mile walk away and we're on our way. The sun is up, it's seven or so in the morning on a Monday and we're stumbling down some street on the West side of Vegas looking at the casinos rising up from the strip. Hot damn this has been an awesome trip!

The convenience store was awesome. We're loading up on snacks and giggling like drunken schoolgirls and there's lots of kids on their way to school, people on their way to work coming in making it that much funnier to us. Like, look at these folks acting all mature and look where we just were! But, it also illustrates why I love Vegas so much. Not once did somebody look at us funny or with any disapproving manner. It's just another morning in Vegas with weirdos running around convenience stores. No judging. I love it.

Finally, our cab shows and the driver is crazy as all get out. He insists on pointing out every rub and tug joint and giving us his personal review and is almost too interested in our night. Also, the cab is just funny.

We finally get back to the Mandalay at around 8. Head up, sleep pretty much ending our Vegas adventure.

By far the most action packed trip I've ever had.

[ChillingInNYC]

Well done!

Well done -- awesome trip report!

[LovesVegas18888]

Your date on sunday was so cute

[nyc2vegas]

bravo bravo.......simply amazing!!!!

[BarrelO]

There's nothing left to say except that it looks like I've got my work cut out for me after my trip.

[nyc2vegas]

There's nothing left to say except that it looks like I've got my work cut out for me after my trip.

ive got confidence in you man!