hey all,
OK, here's a stripped back TR of the LDW weekend. Deliberately light on details, to protect the innocent/guilty/other.
Friday, 31 Aug.
So we arrived Friday early afternoon after a long flight from Oz. Got checked into the Cosmo, debated whether to hit the pool, but decided to take care of all the stuff that I wouldn't want to do later. Walgreens run, do all my ironing for the weekend etc. etc. Got that sorted, chilled with a couple of drinks in the room. Get myself ready to meet the crew in the lobby for an early dinner.
Head over to the palms for dinner at N9NE. There for a 6.30PM, which is early I know, but the place was basically empty. Had a kobe burger, which was ok. Place is filling a bit, but certainly not packed, as I thought it would be for LDW. Down a few wines and we bump on time for our tranfer to Mandalay Bay. Get to Mandalay, head up to the Foundation Room. Hadn't been there before and was pleasantly surprised. Small place, but funky interior, and of course, awesome view of the strip. Few quick drinks, meet a few girls from MA (I think?) who were heading to Afrojack at Tryst. Exchange numbers, jump in our transfer and head over to XS.
Arrive XS 10.30, the line is already starting to look impressive. Kelly Yeager meets us out front like the champ host he is, and we go straight through to our table. Great location, everyone is pumped and our table gradually becomes a total shitshow with about 15-20 girls stacked in. Was kind of the theme of the weekend. Great buzz in the room, crowd naturally goes nuts when Tiesto comes on. Party, party, and more party. NoahRam and a few of his friends join for a drink, I think Ashroid joins also (can't really remember). Good times. I left early, around 3AM, I think, and miss out on Afrojack and Tiesto spinning side by side at around 4AM, which apparently went off. Oh well, you can't have everything...
Saturday, 1 Sep
Hit chandelier bar a bit before 11AM, for a bloody mary or two, to get the heart started for MDC and Avicii. Rest of the group assembles, and we head in at 11.30AM. Side note, I use Justen for Marquee, and booked MDC through him also. Justen wasn't technically working the days, but he was there anyway to take care of us and walk us through to our table. Justen, you're a boss!
Its only 11.30AM, but MDC is already pretty jammed. We start the party up again. Ashroid joins the party, as does Noah, the girls from Foundation Room, a big group of friends from NY, and a cast of thousand randoms. The group next to us are going crazy - couldn't quite see, but they do either a 3L or 6L Ace of Spades, followed by a 3L Dom. Their cabana is even more jammed than ours, which is saying something. Avicii comes on and does a great set. Crowd sings happy birthday to Avicii, afternoon is a blur, everybody gets thrown in our pool, place is absolutely jam packed, finish up and leave at 6PM.
Head up the room, get ready for dinner at Jaleo. Get to Jaleo about 7.30PM. Place is packed. Great energy and vibe. Good food. Eat, drink and are merry at Jaleo. Finish up and head back over to Wynn for Mau5 at Tryst.
Had booked through Patrick, who I hadn't used before. Text him to let him know we're on the way, he texts back that he isn't there yet and to look for Kelly or Bobby. Hit the line at 10.30PM, which is already starting to build. Spot Kelly, he spots me, and we're in. Side note, Kelly takes us to our table, but tells me the view of the DJ booth isn't great (which it isn't), so he's going to move us to a better location. Which he does, and because we've got a big crew, he has our table roped off. For those that ask what the value of a good host is and the value of a good relationship with said host, its this kind of thing. Kelly, you're a champ.
So story of the weekend continues, table is jammed - and the group includes Ashroid, Noah, the legendary Mikey T and his even more legendary GF (love ya, Kelly). Great group of peeps, just a pity Deadmau5 was dissapointing, but had been kind of expecting that, so no major let down. Shut down Tryst, head back to the Cosmo. Was going to head straight to bed, but decide to drop in as the Vesper bar for a quick drink or two on the way. Walk up the bar, bump shoulders with Justen Crews. Few drinks, head to the room to kip for a few hours and get ready for Sunday..
part 2 to come..
OK, here's a stripped back TR of the LDW weekend. Deliberately light on details, to protect the innocent/guilty/other.
Friday, 31 Aug.
So we arrived Friday early afternoon after a long flight from Oz. Got checked into the Cosmo, debated whether to hit the pool, but decided to take care of all the stuff that I wouldn't want to do later. Walgreens run, do all my ironing for the weekend etc. etc. Got that sorted, chilled with a couple of drinks in the room. Get myself ready to meet the crew in the lobby for an early dinner.
Head over to the palms for dinner at N9NE. There for a 6.30PM, which is early I know, but the place was basically empty. Had a kobe burger, which was ok. Place is filling a bit, but certainly not packed, as I thought it would be for LDW. Down a few wines and we bump on time for our tranfer to Mandalay Bay. Get to Mandalay, head up to the Foundation Room. Hadn't been there before and was pleasantly surprised. Small place, but funky interior, and of course, awesome view of the strip. Few quick drinks, meet a few girls from MA (I think?) who were heading to Afrojack at Tryst. Exchange numbers, jump in our transfer and head over to XS.
Arrive XS 10.30, the line is already starting to look impressive. Kelly Yeager meets us out front like the champ host he is, and we go straight through to our table. Great location, everyone is pumped and our table gradually becomes a total shitshow with about 15-20 girls stacked in. Was kind of the theme of the weekend. Great buzz in the room, crowd naturally goes nuts when Tiesto comes on. Party, party, and more party. NoahRam and a few of his friends join for a drink, I think Ashroid joins also (can't really remember). Good times. I left early, around 3AM, I think, and miss out on Afrojack and Tiesto spinning side by side at around 4AM, which apparently went off. Oh well, you can't have everything...
Saturday, 1 Sep
Hit chandelier bar a bit before 11AM, for a bloody mary or two, to get the heart started for MDC and Avicii. Rest of the group assembles, and we head in at 11.30AM. Side note, I use Justen for Marquee, and booked MDC through him also. Justen wasn't technically working the days, but he was there anyway to take care of us and walk us through to our table. Justen, you're a boss!
Its only 11.30AM, but MDC is already pretty jammed. We start the party up again. Ashroid joins the party, as does Noah, the girls from Foundation Room, a big group of friends from NY, and a cast of thousand randoms. The group next to us are going crazy - couldn't quite see, but they do either a 3L or 6L Ace of Spades, followed by a 3L Dom. Their cabana is even more jammed than ours, which is saying something. Avicii comes on and does a great set. Crowd sings happy birthday to Avicii, afternoon is a blur, everybody gets thrown in our pool, place is absolutely jam packed, finish up and leave at 6PM.
Head up the room, get ready for dinner at Jaleo. Get to Jaleo about 7.30PM. Place is packed. Great energy and vibe. Good food. Eat, drink and are merry at Jaleo. Finish up and head back over to Wynn for Mau5 at Tryst.
Had booked through Patrick, who I hadn't used before. Text him to let him know we're on the way, he texts back that he isn't there yet and to look for Kelly or Bobby. Hit the line at 10.30PM, which is already starting to build. Spot Kelly, he spots me, and we're in. Side note, Kelly takes us to our table, but tells me the view of the DJ booth isn't great (which it isn't), so he's going to move us to a better location. Which he does, and because we've got a big crew, he has our table roped off. For those that ask what the value of a good host is and the value of a good relationship with said host, its this kind of thing. Kelly, you're a champ.
So story of the weekend continues, table is jammed - and the group includes Ashroid, Noah, the legendary Mikey T and his even more legendary GF (love ya, Kelly). Great group of peeps, just a pity Deadmau5 was dissapointing, but had been kind of expecting that, so no major let down. Shut down Tryst, head back to the Cosmo. Was going to head straight to bed, but decide to drop in as the Vesper bar for a quick drink or two on the way. Walk up the bar, bump shoulders with Justen Crews. Few drinks, head to the room to kip for a few hours and get ready for Sunday..
part 2 to come..
Ruckus starts up in the group next to ours, when EBCs biggest spender - a Saudi billionaire - turns up and decides he want to hang at his regular spot. It all gets sorted when he pays their bill, stays for an hour and leaves. Just wish his regular spot was the one we were in!
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