Trailer Park Casanova
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Posted: Nov. 27 2005,7:50 am |
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Decided to drive from Los Angeles to Las Vegas this past week.
My Girlfriend took 3 weeks off from work to be by my bedside to nurse me through a recovery from very brutal surgery on my nose and eyes.
She was an angel to me. Me laying there in bed with my eyes stitched shut,, nose in a cast,, I was a mess.
(I now have a Reese Witherspoon nose, and Joan Rivers eyes, actually aren't bad on a guy.)
OK: I decided to take the GF to 'Vegas for a gift for this kind help.
We drove my new Honda s2000 sports car rather than book a flite. The S2000 is a teriffic car, but after about 2 hours, the seats start to hurt. I suggest the BMW roadster if you plan long trips in a car like this. The BMW quiter, more comfortable ride and seats, and new for '06 a rumored supermotor from BMW.
Top down in the s2000 some of the way, top up most of the way because we averaged 80 mph and kept up with traffic often exceeding 90 to 100MPH ( I goosed it to 120 MPH a couple of times).
We stayed at the Golden Gate Hotel on Fremont street.
Small but cozy, very clean, old charm with a piano player in the lounge area that can be heard throught the lobby level.
Easy vallet parking, a few steps to the quick check in, a few more to the lift, and then a few feet to our 80 year old room (book the rear of the hotel because the racket from the "Fremont Street Experience".)
We like to eat at the Golden Nugget next door, and gambel at the Las Vegas Club directly across.
We went to see the Blue Man Group,, which I understand one can see in just about any major city today.
The show was $87 US each plus all kinds of taxes.
Blue man group was awsum for my girlfriend. She is one of those kind, tireless workers who's last boyfriend never did anything with her,, just got drunk and spent her money and yelled at her. But that's another post for a different forum.
I thought the Blue man Group just ok,, but good fun, and it meant more to me that the girlfriend loved it. I treat this girl like royalty.
Dinner was later at Lawrys, the Prime Rib. ($50 per person US + drinks, we didn't drink any booze) .
We had a romantic, cozy corner booth in an awsum 'old money" atmosphere.
Prime Rib at Lawrys will spoil you,, you'll never be satisfied with Prime Rib anyplace else again.
The girlfriend asked me to be her boyfriend,, and (as luck and good timing would have it) I pulled out and
gave the new girlfriend a 1kt Tanzanite stone mounted on a 14kt white gold ring dripping with diamonds.
The Casanova is ruining his image being nice to girls,,, but love is creeping into my iron clapsed heart, and painfull weakness is setting in.
This kinda stuff is hard for guys,, we're wired differen't than girls,, it hurts,, love hurts.
It was an awsum show and dinner (supper).
The evening in Las Vegas was warm last week,, so after dinner we dropped the top of the s2000 and drove down the Las Vegas Strip. Exciteing with the top down. People on the street and groups in other cars mixing it up with us with humor and good cheer as we slowly drifted down the strip.
The GF flashed a few groups for beads too. Nothing like a pretty chick flashing ya.
We took in the music at the Bootlegger which has nice late nite entertainment.
The GF got up and sang a few tunes with the band and I was sooo impressed at this shy girls awsum voice.
Up early Sunday morning, buffet at the Golden Nugget,, then back home traffic flirting in the high 80's most the way on the 15.
Fun trip driving to LV,, but long and I recomend a flite for travelers,, or the BMW roadster for long trips.
Our net winnings were about $14.
Stupid is Supposed to Hurt
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