I went to Vegas this past weekend with the guys. Here are some pictures from my camera phone. I’ll share some more thoughts about Vegas—right now my body is pretty angry with me so an easy caption post seemed like a good idea.
Dropping the car off at the off-site parking lot. I left my camera in the shuttle but had time to call and get it back. That’s why my mom taught me to always get to the airport early.
Doodle Jump was real big this weekend.
Vegas WHOO. This is us with our luggage. Dan isn’t in the picture, but he’s nearby. His luggage isn’t in the picture, and Lord knows where it was.
Arriving at Planet Hollywood. As far as Vegas goes, I’ve stayed at Excalibur twice (more senior citizens than Old Country Buffet) and Paris once (I like Paris also). I liked Planet Hollywood more (room was nicer and it was convenient being attached to a mall). Oh yeah and of course there was Circus Circus when I was a kid which was AWESOME.
Another great thing about Planet Hollywood is Earl’s Sandwiches. It was our go-to spot when not eating at a sit-down restaurant. $5.95 for a hot sandwich, which is a no-brainer on vacation, when wallets become a little looser (and this is amplified on a Vegas trip).
Here’s a picture of our room. I stayed with Albert, Marvin, and Tubo. Dan, Paul, Chris, and RJ were one room over (but not connected unfortunately). Ben, Jon, and their cousin Anthony were somewhere on another floor. I didn’t take a good picture of the bathroom, which was nice. Double sinks, a shower, and a tub. I said if we were ever in a rush to get ready we could put our board shorts and do twosies in the shower and tub. Nobody agreed. (P.S. I’ve never stayed in a suite so I understand some of you might be very underwhelmed by this room.)
Combined, we had about $500 on the Lakers in game 6. They won by one, which was cool. But we needed them to win by two, which was really really not cool. We were bummed to say the least. On the flight home I thought about if it were like the butterfly effect and our entire trip would have been different if we won that bet and the group was happier as a whole on the first night.
The dry-aging display case at Gallagher’s steak house in New York, New York. When I was a kid, I always wanted to have one of those fast food soda stations in your house. Now I want one of these.
We went to XS in Encore on the second night. I had to pee really bad before we met with the promoter, so I did. By the time I caught up to the rest of my friends, they were being walked into the club. I heard a few of them yell my name so I ducked under the ropes to join them, cutting past the general admission line. People-that-don’t-take-themselves-too-seriously Power Rankings: 34805. Parkour enthusiasts 34806. Vegas bouncers.
Anyway, XS is impressive. I’ve heard good things about it and have imagined what it’s like, but I was still in awe.
This is Champ Bailey in the blue shorts at Niketown. You’ll have to take my word for it. It was basically a sausage fest of celebrity sightings. I took this list from RJ: Chris Bosh, Michael Crabtree, Joakim Noah, Larry Fitzgerald, Tony Gonzalez, TJ Ford, & Brendan Haywood. Tyrese, Drake, Edgar Sosa, Sherron Collins, Champ Bailey.
Here’s me and Albert at the Wynn buffet. Quality food. Unfortunately, my best buffet days are behind me. It’s a young man’s game.
Here’s a picture of Anthony at our Tao table.
Here’s a mirror picture of my roomies in our bathroom on the last morning. We’re sadder than we look. I hate the last day of vacation. Back to our miserable existence…
