Well, maybe “LIVE from Vegas” is an overstatement, as this is mostly being written while I’m still on normal standard time….errrrr eastern standard time.  But regardless of being pre-written, by the time this post goes up on Friday evening, I and at least a few of our other imaginary peeps SHOULD already have arroved in Sin City.  Hopefully none of us will yet be unconscious, broke, infected or incarcerated.

And presuming none of those things has happened by the time you read this, I’d be surprised if some or all of us don’t show up here at some point tonight to give live updates from time to time.  But no promises because….

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Yep, this week’s theme was an easy choice.  And fair warning….it might carry over into next week if I can manage to get some good candid photos of some of our compatriots in compromising positions.  Hell, maybe this could be my springboard into the whole genre of becoming one with the paparazzi?

I’ll update my CV and forward it to TMZ just in case.

But yes…VEGAS BABY!!!!!!!

There will be no stories of redemption this week.  Or even stories of my own stupidity….which is not to imply that I’m not still stupid.  I totally am.  But currently, getting out of town is all that’s on my mind.  I started packing yesterday (Sunday 11/27) and am all goose pimply with anticipation.  This will be my first time back in Vegas since before I left the Arizona desert and moved back east a few years ago.

I used to routinely hit Vegas at least once a year for my Continuing Ed. credits for my Veterinary license.  Sometimes also some pleasure visits peppered in between as well.  It was a fun drive too until they started building that fucking bypass over the Hoover Dam.  That really fouled traffic up approaching the dam from either direction.  Which WAS the whole point of building it, ironically…to avoid the backups of the two lane switchbacks on both sides.  But wow did it mess things up until they finally finished the fucking thing EIGHT YEARS LATER!!!!!!!

Oh well.  I’m reminiscing, and therefore rambling now…but here….

Oh, and whom did they name it after, even before construction had begun?

Since its completion it has also become a popular site for suicides (yes, I’m serious) which I find somewhat ironic, given that they put Tillman’s name on it.

Even still…..Yes, I do have some VERY fond memories for the corridor, if one can even call it that, between AZ and Vegas.  Even the ones which at the time seemed to be annoyances.  So sue me.  It truly was a beautiful area, and a fun drive, until they fucked it up with the Pat Tillman Memorial Suicide Bridge.*

*Disclaimer….this is strictly the opinion of the author.  YMMV.

Incidentally, last year in fictitious horrible movie world**, neither the bridge nor the dam itself fared too well.  Is it wrong that I enjoyed this scene?  I enjoyed it a lot more than Ken, at least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpLDY04kYXE

**Disclaimer, pt deux….I’ve actually only ever seen a short part of this so-called film.  It’s still on my dvr technically, but I never even made it far enough to enjoy most of the Carla Gugino and Alexandra Daddario goodness.  Someday maybe….if I can ever get drunk enough to be able to tolerate the seething quiet hero divorced dad character (I’m looking at you Dwayne Johnson).

Obligatory photos of Alexandra Daddario and Carla Gugino? OBLIGATORY PHOTOS OF ALEXANDRA DADDARIO AND CARLA GUGINO!!!!!!!

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Sports (No Wagering!!!)

I’m writing this from the confines of a hotel room on my laptop.  I hate my laptop.  Truth be told, I hate all laptops, not just mine.  The concept of the laptop is fine, but I’ve just never been able to ever get used to any keyboard on any laptop.  What’s my point?  This is gonna be short and sweet, mostly links.  As if any of you cares.

But I digress….

Last night the Cowboys and Vikings treated us to a decidedly not so awful Thursday night game.  There was actual offense, defense, the drama of rib injuries and recovery, and the overcoming of adversity.  In the end though, the ‘Boys had a little too much for the Vikes to overcome.  Dallas wins their 11th straight, 17-15 is your final.

Hockey:  Montreal and NYR are still the class of the Eastern thus far.  In the Western, Chicago is maintaining as well…but would you look at San Jose all of a sudden?  6-3-1 in their last 10 to open up at least a smidge of a gap between themselves and the other average teams in the Pacific.

Only two games on tonight’s NHL slate:

• MIN @ CAL – 9:00pm
• MON @ SJS – 10:30pm

In the NBA, recently I mentioned how impressive Atlanta had been in the early going.  Welp, sorry Hawks.  Looks like I jinxed ya’s.  4 game skid, 3-7 in the last 10.  Cleveland is still the class of the East with everyone else scrambling for scraps.  Out west it’s still Golden State, San Antonio and LA Clippers, and then….well….yeah.

Tonight’s NBA Slate

Tonight’s NCAABB Slate  (Sorry, not talking about NCAABB….I’m still pissed NCSU lost to Illinois…THEY FRIGGING LOST TO WINTHROP…AT HOME FOR FUCK’S SAKE!!!!!)

And of course tomorrow (and also sort of tonight) is College Football’s Conference Championship Saturday.  But I’ll leave most of those details to the lovely and talented King Hippo tomorrow morning.  But two games on the docket for tonight….

• MAC – OhioU vs (21)W.Michigan – 7PM, Assembly Line Field, ESPN2
• PAC12 – (9)Colorado vs (5)Washington – 9pm, Denim Shame Stadium, FOX

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Vegas Sexy

OK, so the whole Alexandra Daddario/Carla Gugino tangent earlier was just that.  Totally unplanned.  Sometimes my mind can’t help but….well, never mind.

But bottom line, you got a little unplanned spontaneous Sexy Bonus this week.  You’re welcome.  Our real purpose this week is to explore the sights of Vegas.  And there are plenty of different angles to that.

The most obvious is the Vegas Showgirls.  Not everyone’s taste, admittedly.  But still….interesting more often than not….

Wearing the headpieces also helps strengthen the neck muscles….or so I’ve been told.

Then there’s the Casino Girls.  These are the girls hired to get you to more easily part with your $$$$$.  You have to be careful of these girls, but they are nice to look at and are very engaging and will bring you free drinks…as long as you’re spending $$$$$…

And the last group of Pros (no not that kind of “Pro”….we’re intentionally staying away from THAT) is the Promo Girls.  These are the girls hired by various companies to help promote their products at various conventions and expos.  These days they’re mostly energy drinks for some reason, but not exclusively….

Then, we get to the “civilians”.  These mostly consist of the Club Girls and the Stragglers.  There is often some crossover between these two groups, and the former often becomes the latter anyway, so we’ll keep them as a self-contained unit.  But essentially, these are the girls who have come to Vegas for one last hurrah before a major life change, or to forget a bad choice they’ve made.  ‘Nuff said….

As you can see, the difference is subtle and sometimes insignificant.  And as previously pointed out, the two groups often overlap and swing back and forth like a pendulum.  But the important thing is to get to them before they become Drunk Girls.  Trust me….

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Ladies, you get all of your Sexy in one bite this week.  And sorry for being so predictable, but most other guys in Vegas (ourselves included) are nothing but nasty, drunk, lecherous fools.  Stay away from us at all costs….you’ve been warned….

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No idea what to put in as far as my own photo creations this week.  Best I could come up with which was in keeping with the celebratory Vegas theme was fireworks from July 4th of ’15.  So here ya go.  (And trust me when I tell you that capturing fireworks properly is not as easy as it looks….SO YOU BETTER LIKE IT!!!!!)

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OK, that’s it.  If I call any of you this weekend in need of bail money you better not let me down.

🙂

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