toby and I have been in vegas for almost three weeks. we had planned a two week trip, but to my surprise, i found a canvas chair at wal-mart, that is almost as comfortable as my lazy boy at home. With the extra comfort available, we saw no reason not to stay an extra week.
i must admit it is surreal to be in touch only with each other and every so often realize there are other people scurrying to complete tasks, go to work, or whatever they are doing, seemingly so fast.
we do have a clock in the room to alarm us that the lakers are playing at a certain time, although we did miss the sopranos sunday and we will set the alarm to wake us at 6:00 pm tonight for the repeat.
neither of us has a watch and we don’t have a calendar, but I was told by the management of the apartment we are renting that check out is before noon on a day they referred to as wednesday.
we seem to by ready to rumble at 11:00 pm every night, having slept, read, and generally done nothing all day. I have found nothing to compare with pineapple chicken, served in half a pineapple and pork fried rice, to break-fast. of course there is orange chicken and something called hong kong fried rice, which is filled with shrimp, scallops and other sea food. on the few days that we somehow were awake and hungry before 8:00 pm, the broadway pizza makes the finest white pizza I have had since I left brooklyn and cannolis to make your eyes water.
that fact that we ate unusual food is only the start part. we usually hit the “the palms”, the local playboy club, at midnight to watch the people that used to watch “friends” leaving, having been unsuccessful at finding a partner to share breakfast with. toby pointed out that almost all the girls had hair like one of the characters on “friends,” long and blond and parted in the middle. i believe changing female partners would not be any improvement for the men.
the few handicapped parking spots are always empty and the look of dismay on the faces of the people inside as two people, older then their grandparents, stroll in without the aid of a wheelchair or canes. One young man asked for a light for his cigarette and said, “you da man.”, i guess for living so long. toby bought some exotic ice cream dish and I went to the counter and asked for some more whipped cream for my wife. I told her with the extra whipped cream, i might get lucky that night and the girl changed color from pink to day glow red.
i almost forgot one of the highlights. we found devil dogs, coffee cake, yodels, and ding dongs. Not the
ho ho’s or susy q, junk, but real drakes cakes. since our car is usually packed full when we leave home, it was necessary to find a roof rack for the car to handle the extra $150.00 worth of drakes cakes.
since are gambling consists of nickel, deuces slots, there’s not much to talk about. i did put two quarters in a slot machine at one of the albertson’s and won almost $2.00, my biggest win of the trip.
this morning, i’m sorry to say a ray of reality hit my brain. i was waiting for judge judy to come on at 9:00 am and turned the tv on at quarter after 8:00 am. lo and behold, the interview oliver stone did with castro was on. regardless of your opinion of either man, castro spoke of what he felt were the good things he has done for his country. 0% illiteracy, medical care from womb to tomb, free education up to a phd, infant mortality reduced from 100 per 1000 to 5.9 per 1000. and a few other things. he had no notes.
at 9:00 am judge judy did not come on. instead, i was treated to 13 minutes of little w reading a story. I have to overlook his interrupting my program, he is, as we all agree, sort of, the leader of the free world.
he spoke well with no discernable accent or mispronunciations. He has come along way in that regard.
he took no questions.
