So I made my first trip to Vegas last weekend for the bachelor party of my best friend from college. After a lot of hype amongst all our mutual friends only four of us put our money where our mouths were and made the trip west.
As a bit of background, although I had never been to Vegas I have a childhood friend who I knew was somewhat connected in Vegas but I had no idea to what extent. We’ve kept in touch since high school but I had not physically seen him in probably 12 years. He’s been out in Vegas for the last 10+ years so I reached out a few weeks before our trip for some help on ideas. He assured me he knew what to do and to just trust him. Looking back on the trip this was hands down the best move I made. One email from him to a contact at the hotel where we were staying and our standard room was upgraded to a 2 bedroom suite. I kept this as a surprise for my buddies and when we arrived we were amazed with the room and the views.
As we were getting settled there was a knock at the door and room service rolled in a bar setup of 1L of Goose, ice cold beers, mixers and bottled water along with a note from the hotel to enjoy our weekend! My boys and I were pumped already and we had not even stepped foot out of the hotel. At this point I explained how my buddy had hooked this up but that I was unsure about what else he had in store. It was around 10:30 and we started getting loose on the complimentary drinks when I get a text from my buddy asking if we were ready to roll. Keep in mind that I had no idea we were meeting up with him that night. He tells us to meet him outside a club downstairs around 11:30. We got cleaned up and headed out into the night with no idea what the plan was.
I found him by the club entrance and introduced him to my friends. He then puts wrist bands on us and whisks us into the club through a side door. We grab some beers and settle in to watch a pretty entertaining band. Between songs the lead singer sees my buddy and acknowledges him in the audience. I thought “OK, that’s pretty cool” and my friends start asking me who this guy is. The club was not exactly what I expected for Vegas but it was nice enough and we had all had a long day traveling so I was content to chill and catch up with everyone. We had no expectations so if the night ended there it would have been a great start to the weekend but that was not the plan I guess.
After we kill the beers my buddy rounds us up and walks us over to another club at a nearby hotel. He tells us to stand to the side of the rope and talks to someone at the podium. It seemed like everyone working the entrance made it a point to greet him. There looked to be a pretty decent line waiting to get in but apparently that was not going to be a problem for us. They opened the rope, we showed IDs and took an elevator up into the club. The place was hopping. House music was blasting and hotties were dancing all over. Now this was what I thought Vegas nightlife was like. We were escorted over to a table where a gorgeous hostess wearing next to nothing was mixing drinks and asked us what we wanted. My buddy introduces me to the two guys already sitting at the table and explains that we are going to be their guests this evening and to enjoy the drinks and their hospitality. Off to the side he explains what their prominence is and all I could say was wow! I could only imagine having that kind of wealth and recognition. We partied and danced it up with a bevy of smoking hot girls and enjoyed the VIP treatment afforded us as the guests of our high rolling hosts. My buddies kept looking at me in amazement and asking how I hooked this all up. I tried to play it cool like this was how I always roll but inside I was just as astonished at how awesome the night was going. By this time it must be 2am and I figure we’re going to close the place down but my buddy has other plans.
He gathers my friends and me, the two guys who had the table and a few of the ladies and we hop into two cars for a trip to a well known strip club. On the way over he breaks down how it’s going to go. We’ve got a table in the club, the booze is being comped and we just need to pay for dances and tip our server. He tells us not to go crazy for the first dancers who pounce on us because he’s got some favorites who know we’re coming so let them make their way over. We pull through the valet line, hop out and are quickly seated at a nice central booth. The girls start flocking to us and we are living it up. Everyone has made a friend and enjoying some quality time. We send the groom-to-be to the VIP for some extra special treatment while the rest of us hang out and enjoy the sights. I have no idea how long we were there but after a long day of travel and partying into the wee hours we decided to call it a night. We took care of the waitress and hopped in my buddy’s car for a ride to the hotel.
We rolled in around 5am and the groom-to-be is hammered but still going strong and wanted to do some gambling. This becomes a reoccurring theme for the weekend with him. He proceeds to put $100 on black and wins. He pockets his winnings and lets another $100 ride on black. Another winner. We tell him to take it all down but he persists in wanting to put $100 on red now. We relent and he proceeds to lose. He says he’s gotten his fix so we head upstairs and crash. Our first night in Vegas is a smashing success! Can we repeat or improve upon this tomorrow?!
I’ll write up Saturday’s events another day.
As a bit of background, although I had never been to Vegas I have a childhood friend who I knew was somewhat connected in Vegas but I had no idea to what extent. We’ve kept in touch since high school but I had not physically seen him in probably 12 years. He’s been out in Vegas for the last 10+ years so I reached out a few weeks before our trip for some help on ideas. He assured me he knew what to do and to just trust him. Looking back on the trip this was hands down the best move I made. One email from him to a contact at the hotel where we were staying and our standard room was upgraded to a 2 bedroom suite. I kept this as a surprise for my buddies and when we arrived we were amazed with the room and the views.
As we were getting settled there was a knock at the door and room service rolled in a bar setup of 1L of Goose, ice cold beers, mixers and bottled water along with a note from the hotel to enjoy our weekend! My boys and I were pumped already and we had not even stepped foot out of the hotel. At this point I explained how my buddy had hooked this up but that I was unsure about what else he had in store. It was around 10:30 and we started getting loose on the complimentary drinks when I get a text from my buddy asking if we were ready to roll. Keep in mind that I had no idea we were meeting up with him that night. He tells us to meet him outside a club downstairs around 11:30. We got cleaned up and headed out into the night with no idea what the plan was.
I found him by the club entrance and introduced him to my friends. He then puts wrist bands on us and whisks us into the club through a side door. We grab some beers and settle in to watch a pretty entertaining band. Between songs the lead singer sees my buddy and acknowledges him in the audience. I thought “OK, that’s pretty cool” and my friends start asking me who this guy is. The club was not exactly what I expected for Vegas but it was nice enough and we had all had a long day traveling so I was content to chill and catch up with everyone. We had no expectations so if the night ended there it would have been a great start to the weekend but that was not the plan I guess.
After we kill the beers my buddy rounds us up and walks us over to another club at a nearby hotel. He tells us to stand to the side of the rope and talks to someone at the podium. It seemed like everyone working the entrance made it a point to greet him. There looked to be a pretty decent line waiting to get in but apparently that was not going to be a problem for us. They opened the rope, we showed IDs and took an elevator up into the club. The place was hopping. House music was blasting and hotties were dancing all over. Now this was what I thought Vegas nightlife was like. We were escorted over to a table where a gorgeous hostess wearing next to nothing was mixing drinks and asked us what we wanted. My buddy introduces me to the two guys already sitting at the table and explains that we are going to be their guests this evening and to enjoy the drinks and their hospitality. Off to the side he explains what their prominence is and all I could say was wow! I could only imagine having that kind of wealth and recognition. We partied and danced it up with a bevy of smoking hot girls and enjoyed the VIP treatment afforded us as the guests of our high rolling hosts. My buddies kept looking at me in amazement and asking how I hooked this all up. I tried to play it cool like this was how I always roll but inside I was just as astonished at how awesome the night was going. By this time it must be 2am and I figure we’re going to close the place down but my buddy has other plans.
He gathers my friends and me, the two guys who had the table and a few of the ladies and we hop into two cars for a trip to a well known strip club. On the way over he breaks down how it’s going to go. We’ve got a table in the club, the booze is being comped and we just need to pay for dances and tip our server. He tells us not to go crazy for the first dancers who pounce on us because he’s got some favorites who know we’re coming so let them make their way over. We pull through the valet line, hop out and are quickly seated at a nice central booth. The girls start flocking to us and we are living it up. Everyone has made a friend and enjoying some quality time. We send the groom-to-be to the VIP for some extra special treatment while the rest of us hang out and enjoy the sights. I have no idea how long we were there but after a long day of travel and partying into the wee hours we decided to call it a night. We took care of the waitress and hopped in my buddy’s car for a ride to the hotel.
We rolled in around 5am and the groom-to-be is hammered but still going strong and wanted to do some gambling. This becomes a reoccurring theme for the weekend with him. He proceeds to put $100 on black and wins. He pockets his winnings and lets another $100 ride on black. Another winner. We tell him to take it all down but he persists in wanting to put $100 on red now. We relent and he proceeds to lose. He says he’s gotten his fix so we head upstairs and crash. Our first night in Vegas is a smashing success! Can we repeat or improve upon this tomorrow?!
I’ll write up Saturday’s events another day.
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