In a flash, it was gone…

Well, let me say right off that I’m going to leave the “nice” pictures from our weekend in Las Vegas to Jeff’s blog. Instead, I’m going to focus on a few oddities.

First off, the facts. We truly had a fun time. The highlight was catching up with Jeff’s friends Matt and Lisa who were visiting from Detroit. Jeff and I stayed at the Venetian, which is certainly a spectacular hotel. We ate well (too well), walked all over the strip, and blew through my $35 jury pay in no time. We visited the new Wynn hotel, watched the fountains at the Bellagio, and traveled to the top of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Casino.

So, what did we learn in Las Vegas? Well, I found a truly comical foreign language channel on TV. It was like a train wreck. They appeared to play non-stop action movies with really bad special effects.

We found a favorite penny slot machine named “Lucky Larry’s Lobstermania”, which played to a B-52s Rock Lobster soundtrack. We found ourselves seeking out Larry in each of the casinos we walked through. “Its a biggun!”

In the midst of all the glamorous new casinos, you still don’t have to wander far to find classic Vegas. It is everywhere, and its what makes this town so unique. This sign is from the New Frontier Casino…which oddly enough is also the site of the new Trump Hotel. Strange bedfellows indeed.

And finally, my continuing obsession with San Jose. Just how is it that this glitzy watch store at Caesar’s Palace has listed San Jose alongside of Paris, Milan, and London? Jeff announced an immediate boycott of the store 🙂

Oh, while I’m at it, let me update everyone on my dear Russian friend Elena. Yes, she continues to write, even though I have never written back. Today’s short installment focused on shopping and work. Nothing quotable…just persistent.