My Last in the Dessert

Monday, 9:00am

At McCarran Airport

Sunday was a better day for gambling. I still lost, but only a few dollars. I finished down $287.00. But that include $50 in sports bets on the Pats & Bruins. $40 really. $10 I put down on the NY Giants for Al at work. Not bad for the week.

I played some 3 card poker at the Casino. I lost the $60 I started with. So I had a fast food breakfast. Then made my sports bet then head back to my room to check in. I check in at 10:16 for a 10:15 flight. My pass was B-1. One minute. Well, I’m alone, so it doesn’t matter too much. After check in, I went to the ticket place.

I was going to buy tickets for Blueman Group, but the only show was 10:00pm. I didn’t want go that late. I bought a 6:30 ticket for the Torments of Kings at Excalibur. Then I went to NY NY to ride the Rollercoaster. I was determined to not chicken out this time. I never have been on a regular rollercoaster. I did go on Space Mountain at Disney, but I don’t count it because was total darkness. I was fun, but too short. I considered re-riding, but my legs were rubbery. I did buy the picture though.

After that, I went to Excalibur to get my tickets. While there I played some Blackjack. Came away a few dollars up (62 vs 65). At about 2:00, I headed back to the Monte Carlo to crash a bit. At 4:30, I went back to the Excalibur to the show.

I was in line for the Show and there was loud guy trying to figure out where to get tickets. He had a large plastic jug of a drink. It was 100oz cocktail from a place called Dick’s Last Resort. How do I know about AJ’s drink? Yes, he sat next to me during the show. The show itself was pretty good. Lots of good riding and stunts. My king, the Emperor of Austria lost and was killed early in the big melee of good and evil. AJ kept getting up and making an ass of himself. All in good fun I suppose. I pity the city of Seattle though.

An open seat was waiting for me at the $5 blackjack table when I got back to hotel. It was the most fun I had. Everybody at the table was engaging. Two women from NJ, an older guy, a guy for Oklahoma. One of the women’s husband and son came in and out. The guy from OK was funny. One time he would be $5.00, the next bet would $100. He was betting normal until he girlfriend showed up. Then he started betting big. He was winning so he continued even after she left. For me it was up and down. At about 10:30 called it quits up $33.00.

Well that’s it from Las Vegas! Next Year San Diego! 2 weeks!