Las Vegas

[Jeremy Igo]

Considering our first opponent is the first NFL game for a Las Vegas NFL franchise, I find it appropriate to have a Las Vegas post all up in here. 

 

Have you been? Any stories? Any photos? 

 

I went a few years ago for a photography conference and taught some classes and such during the week. 

 

I don't remember a lot, but I do remember

- Seeing people passed out in the hallways at 6am while I went for a walk. 

- getting hammered at some night club 

- Winning 400 bucks at the black jack table. Was doing really well until they changed the dealer on me. Lost two hands in a row and decided to cash out. Fug that. 

Funnily enough I don't have any professional pics of the actual city, just a cell phone pics. I do have some shots of some models from the workshops I taught though. So I guess theres that. Next time I will be sure to take other photos. 

[SmittysLawnGuy]

All I remember is leaving with about 2000 prostitute playing cards. Almost completed the set.

[shaqattaq]

13 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

I do have some shots of some models from the workshops I taught though. So I guess theres that.

you're such a tease...

[hepcat]

Band played a show at some random club right off the strip in Vegas like 8 years ago. DJ said I was the best bass player he ever saw. Went to a band members friends top floor apartment afterward, lots of booger sugar.

Similar story to @Jeremy Igo, played Blackjack on the old strip afterward at the Golden Nugget at like 4am, went up big on a table with an obviously rookie dealer who was struggling to shuffle and not burning cards when she was supposed to. Switched dealers to an old Asian lady who shuffled faster than your camera shutter speeds so I bounced. 

Got flown to Nashville at 8am to play a private gig at the bridge building near the Titans stadium on the river. Ended up leaving our keyboard player there but that's a story for another time.

[NAS]

Sorry, but what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas

[Ezell704]

It’s actually the only place I’ve ever lived besides Charlotte. I was not 21 when I lived there for about 2 years but now that I’m older with kids of my own and a huge sports gambling addiction I want to move back. lol

[Jeremy Igo]

1 minute ago, SmittysLawnGuy said:

All I remember is leaving with about 2000 prostitute playing cards. Almost completed the set.

I didn't really care for the atmosphere much at all, at least in the city. The surrounding area was cool though. 

[Jeremy Igo]

8 minutes ago, NAS said:

Sorry, but what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas

Except STD's. 

[SmittysLawnGuy]

9 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

I didn't really care for the atmosphere much at all, at least in the city. The surrounding area was cool though. 

Me either. Probably would have loved it at 21 but once your a dad you lose a ton of cool points. Some guy jumped off the dam the the day before I visited. Has to be a painful way to go. It slopes a bunch. Concrete slip n slide to a gruesome landing.

[SmittysLawnGuy]

I did win 500 bucks on a Clemson (Woodrow Danzler) game only to have it lifted out of my pocket 10 minutes later. Don't celebrate victories in Vegas!

[Wolfcop]

No interest in going there or New Orleans. 

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Stayed overnight once in like 2010. It was July. It was very, very hot. Won like $65.

[NAS]

13 minutes ago, Wolfcop said:

No interest in going there or New Orleans. 

New Orleand has historical sites and great food. It’s a good place to visit

[Captroop]

We flew into Vegas and spent a couple days there for our honeymoon. I thought it was horrible, tacky and artificial.

Then we went back 6 months later. Once you accept it for what it is, a theme park for grown ups, you can have a great time. The artificiality is the charm.

I don't gamble when I go, except maybe playing $20 on the slots until it's gone. I've actually broken even or made money more often than not. But gaming isn't the attraction. It has some of the most amazing entertainment spectacles in the nation. We go see Cirque du Soleil shows, and man, there's just no comparison to the touring shows. When they can spec out an entire casino auditorium for their show, it's truly incredible what they can do. Vegas also has some of the best restaurants in the world. If you can drop two or three hundred bucks on a meal, it's worth it.

We haven't been back in a couple years since we don't really drink anymore, and the amazing cocktail bars were a big part of the attraction. But it's absolutely worth visiting. And be sure to visit Fremont. Don't spend all your time on the strip.