Friday night was the concert itself and started on the wrong foot. What sealed the deal in going to Vegas was the fact Ben Lee was playing. Long story short, he opened the show and we were late... and only caught 1.2 songs. Shame. We did get our photo taken with him after his set though, so it was't a complete bust. He still looks a little (or a lot) like a hobbit. And I'm squatting a lot so I don't tower over him.
The Dashboard show eventually started and freaking rocked our world. The venue (The House of Blues) was perfect;
we were standing in the back and could still see the sexy singer's face. Too bad they wouldn't let us take pictures or videos inside the concert. It was such a rush to be there and hear so many songs you love... and have a thousand fans singing along, lyric for lyric... the lights were awesome, the sound was great, and the energy was just amazing. We didn't stop talking about the awesomeness of the show the whole trip.After the concert we ordered pizza and sat around Nate's house watching funny stuff on TV and chit-chatting.
Day #2 -- Being in Vegas and filling the strain of super-hot-heat we went swimming in the neighbors' pool. Two pools. We're high rollers.
After swimming, we took a delightful little nap, and went to In 'n Out for dinner. Shopping at Urban Outfitters came next -- what a funny sight all of us in the dressing room trying stuff on; it was literally a scene out of a movie.
Then, we did what you do in Vegas -- threw a little money into the Casinos. I won big on the "Queen of Sheba" -- $5.80 on a penny slot... those penny slots are impossible to figure out. This is the conversation when I won big:
Me: (yelping in excitement)
Mel: Good job Nat! You got... two lions and a nine.
The bright lights of the big city are an alluring thing.We went to Toby Keith's bar inside of Harrah's and did some country/hip-hop dancing. The bouncers didn't believe Nici's ID was real and Mel got carded later on the floor of the casino. We are 17!!!! The second funniest quote of the trip:
Some little Asian man to Jason inside the country bar: I'm so happy to see another Asian face in here!
We gambled some more, we laughed some more, and we watched Joe play some high-stakes roulette. One of the most memorable moments of the trip was the group of people chanting, "Red! Red! Red" on Joe's high-bet roll.
The drive home was pretty uneventful... long and hot... but I had my DVD player and a good disc of Scrubs to watch...
Why does it always seem you have the most fun when time is dwindling the fastest?
2 comments:
where did the white whale go?
He made his choice. And he got cropped.
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