LEAVING LAS VEGAS…
Finally, I might add……
Great week with a poor ending, here’s the lowdown of the festivities…
Saturday,
Arrived to phil’s (stink eye phil from Maryland, not reno phil)
Had an awesome drinks, dinner, and a pillow fight with the girls
It was his happy happy birthday!!!
Sunday
Rested and gambled all day, met at the tequila bar and hung with rick and joey till we headed to house of blues Mandalay bay, to our box seats onstage with bob weir from grateful dead. We were greeted at the box office by george, bobbie’s t shirt guy, and other friends in the business,then filled the velvet room with vodka, amstel lights, and great friends,
Rachel p, Karen my sis, missy,steph and Jason, Erica, erin phil;’s catalog model, phil, mike , crazey loser michele from wine country, and of course, tom cheffo-we danced all night!
It was a super night and we had a fabulous time!
Monday
Rested and rode roller coasters-big fun! Started the day at the house bar playing video poker, and I hit four deuces on deuces wild for a whopping 1000.00-after splitting it with mike, and tipping the bartender for opening a whole bottle of grey goose to make us all morning cocktails, I still had play money for the week!
Finished out Monday with tequila bar fun again, then a stretch excursion limo to our fave Mexican restaurant outside of town where the owner does a dance and makes homemade guacamole in front of you while the mariachi band plays, and we celebrated erin’s bday.
Tuesday
First day of work,
Good day, got a lot done,
Then went on to well, the tequila bar for pre party,
Then to bellagio for private event mardis gras style as it was fat Tuesday,
I was way excited because I bought feather mardi gras masked in new Orleans,
Pre hurricane Katrina and have had then since waiting for the right occasion,
So I carried them in tissue all the way here, we walk in and they have table set up with
COMPLIMENTARY MASKS! Just as cool as mine, so now I will carry 4 back! We dined on steaks, Cajun mac and cheese served in a martini glass, and other cagun delites,
Same group as the rest of the week, then the Neville brothers showed up to play,
And I got to meet and hang with one of my favorites artists, Stanley Mouse, cool cat, so to speak. Another great night!
Wednesday
More work-arg! Finished the day with a big beer meeting at Crocs, that was fun! And then went out for a super yummy Italian dinner and went gamblin’ with Stephanie and Jason, as they really enjoyed having a built in babysitter with them (steph’s mom)
Thursday
Last day, and was the day I was looking most forward to,
Beatles Love Cirque du Soleil show, preceeded by dinner at Braziliann steakhouse,
We finished work early, and I tried to walk around the town a bit with Erica and got a little light headed and tired, so was gonna head back to room to rest before dinner. Got half way through changing clothes for the big night out, and got sicker than I knew was possible, sent crew to dinner without me, hoping to catch up to them in time for show,
By that time got here, I was mostly dead. By the time Mike and Tom got back from the show about midnight with Gatorade for me, I was so feverish I was seeing birds flying around the room, and people kept walking through, talking. This lasted until late Friday nite, early Saturday am, could not get out of bed, more less get on a plane, so cancelled flight and stayed in my room, never been that sick ever, think it was norovirus, which contaminated over 200 people here,
Now make that 201 because mike got a slight strain of it. He took such good care of me, as did Tom, so thanks to you both!
Friday/Saturday
Ginger rail and Gatorade, and sleep, and hallucinating
Sunday
Hoping to get home,
Great week with great friends and family though,
Thanks for a real good time…………..
Finally, I might add……
Great week with a poor ending, here’s the lowdown of the festivities…
Saturday,
Arrived to phil’s (stink eye phil from Maryland, not reno phil)
Had an awesome drinks, dinner, and a pillow fight with the girls
It was his happy happy birthday!!!
Sunday
Rested and gambled all day, met at the tequila bar and hung with rick and joey till we headed to house of blues Mandalay bay, to our box seats onstage with bob weir from grateful dead. We were greeted at the box office by george, bobbie’s t shirt guy, and other friends in the business,then filled the velvet room with vodka, amstel lights, and great friends,
Rachel p, Karen my sis, missy,steph and Jason, Erica, erin phil;’s catalog model, phil, mike , crazey loser michele from wine country, and of course, tom cheffo-we danced all night!
It was a super night and we had a fabulous time!
Monday
Rested and rode roller coasters-big fun! Started the day at the house bar playing video poker, and I hit four deuces on deuces wild for a whopping 1000.00-after splitting it with mike, and tipping the bartender for opening a whole bottle of grey goose to make us all morning cocktails, I still had play money for the week!
Finished out Monday with tequila bar fun again, then a stretch excursion limo to our fave Mexican restaurant outside of town where the owner does a dance and makes homemade guacamole in front of you while the mariachi band plays, and we celebrated erin’s bday.
Tuesday
First day of work,
Good day, got a lot done,
Then went on to well, the tequila bar for pre party,
Then to bellagio for private event mardis gras style as it was fat Tuesday,
I was way excited because I bought feather mardi gras masked in new Orleans,
Pre hurricane Katrina and have had then since waiting for the right occasion,
So I carried them in tissue all the way here, we walk in and they have table set up with
COMPLIMENTARY MASKS! Just as cool as mine, so now I will carry 4 back! We dined on steaks, Cajun mac and cheese served in a martini glass, and other cagun delites,
Same group as the rest of the week, then the Neville brothers showed up to play,
And I got to meet and hang with one of my favorites artists, Stanley Mouse, cool cat, so to speak. Another great night!
Wednesday
More work-arg! Finished the day with a big beer meeting at Crocs, that was fun! And then went out for a super yummy Italian dinner and went gamblin’ with Stephanie and Jason, as they really enjoyed having a built in babysitter with them (steph’s mom)
Thursday
Last day, and was the day I was looking most forward to,
Beatles Love Cirque du Soleil show, preceeded by dinner at Braziliann steakhouse,
We finished work early, and I tried to walk around the town a bit with Erica and got a little light headed and tired, so was gonna head back to room to rest before dinner. Got half way through changing clothes for the big night out, and got sicker than I knew was possible, sent crew to dinner without me, hoping to catch up to them in time for show,
By that time got here, I was mostly dead. By the time Mike and Tom got back from the show about midnight with Gatorade for me, I was so feverish I was seeing birds flying around the room, and people kept walking through, talking. This lasted until late Friday nite, early Saturday am, could not get out of bed, more less get on a plane, so cancelled flight and stayed in my room, never been that sick ever, think it was norovirus, which contaminated over 200 people here,
Now make that 201 because mike got a slight strain of it. He took such good care of me, as did Tom, so thanks to you both!
Friday/Saturday
Ginger rail and Gatorade, and sleep, and hallucinating
Sunday
Hoping to get home,
Great week with great friends and family though,
Thanks for a real good time…………..
