Vegas Vegas Vegas!

Well, to talk about my summer travel plans, I would have to say..Vegas, Vegas, and Vegas. July 2, August 6, and Sept 17. And then again in November. Maybe I will live there by then?

Reno, 4/16/10 and 6/1/10

I went to reno in April and had so much fun I had to go back in June. Actually it was Memorial Day weekend and my mom invited me. April was the traditional trip, about a month late thanks to me being in Mexico in March, and a few other things, so we went in April. We still did our usual visit to the Grand Sierra where we had some very nice hits on the slot machines. We hit for about $140 on Hee Haw, and also about $75 on Wheel Of Fortune. I always seem to win when I partner up with somebody. Pretty much the whole crew was here, we stayed at the Silver Legacy. David, Michelle, Hayden, Amy, Brittany, Darren, Allan, Peer, Angie, Andy, Shlomo, and we had a very nice dinner at Ash and Jordan's new house. Amy made spaghetti pie and made an incredible leprachaun cake. We had fun dancing at the Silver Baron Lounge, having a food fight at Brew Brothers, and when Ash hit the hundred dollar bill on Green Machine! She has the magic touch. We probably ended up at the "Neva" every night where everyone seemed to have a measure of success at the blackjack table. I broke even on my only poker session at El Dorado, but I chopped the sit n' go at Silver Legacy and had four bounties at the Silver Legacy. I probably won a little bit at the cash game at their automated table too. Deak cleaned somebody's clock, and he ended up buying me breakfast, and then losing all the money he won. Typical! Oh, and I felt terrible on the flight home. Probably my least favorite flight ever. Serves me right for drinking all night and getting two hours of sleep =)

For the Memorial Day Weekend trip, none of the usual suspects were in town, but my mom and Ron were and I did go to Virginia City for the first time. Let me just say, I LOVE VIRGINIA CITY! Why did I not go here sooner? This town was right up my alley. There was a car show, lots of live music, tons of old school saloons and you can walk around with your beer. The Bucket of Blood was probably mine and everyone's favorite. Lots of cool candy stores too. Having had zero sleep and a few beers in, I made it through dinner at Sterling's (while sneaking away constantly to see the Lakers win AND clinch in Phoenix) and got to see Bill Cosby from the front row. I did the usual rounds, Eldo, Neva, and the Nugget. I had a nice $170 hit on Kitty Glitter which put me well ahead for the trip. I took a day trip to GSR and Atlantis the next day after having lunch with my mom and Ron. Keri was in town from Fresno with her friends, Carol and Paul, and I watched him play $5 wheel all night. I had a nice french dip sandwich and went and played some more poker at Eldo. It was only 3-6 but I started off really good, getting way down, and recovering to the point that I cashed out $15 ahead. I had lunch again with my mom the day she was leaving and tooled around Reno myself on Monday. Tuesday Ash and Jordan met up with me and she continued her magic, hitting for $200 on the giant wheel. I also got dealt three 3's at the Neva on Let it Ride Bonus, and hit a $4 bet on the number 20 on roulette. I like leaving with some cash in my pocket. See you soon Reno...maybe Fitzy's will be open by then! Just for good measure I hit the Kitty Glitter Bonus at the Reno airport. Next up is the Maltese Fortune!!