A new Las Vegas trip was booked this evening and I felt obliged to reminisce about Days of Future Pass Lines.
A perceptibly slow and exhausted start on the past few days' reflections crystallizes into go-go dancers, cherry cola, and rock and rolla.
Apparently this is the classic Finnish Pancake House in Thunder Bay: Hoito... sounds Japanese. Anyway, I landed in Thunder Bay this evening and have reflected on the day's events, including how I physically got here and how I ended up here.
In the tradition of this past August's podcasts while visiting Sin City, I offer up the first in a series of impromptu recordings documenting my holiday sojourn to Vegas.
It's 6am EST. I'm at YYZ. It's dark outside, and I don't care. I'm going to Vegas!
P.S. If you're downloading the podcast, the tags may be less than inventive as each "voice memo" recording file will simply show as "memo.m4a".
It's 6am EST. I'm at YYZ. It's dark outside, and I don't care. I'm going to Vegas!
P.S. If you're downloading the podcast, the tags may be less than inventive as each "voice memo" recording file will simply show as "memo.m4a".
Heading off on a semi-annual sojourn to Las Vegas at week's end, I'm excited at the prospect of two things:
- Staying at a far higher class of establishment than I normally frequent, thanks to the recession and four comped nights at The Palazzo.
- Trying to experiment in "trip report" podcasting during the days I'm there via my iPod Touch, the Voice Memo App, and any wi-fi connections I can find. LOVE that Posterous is going to make this process so simple!
In my 5th post to the lovehatethings blog over a year ago, I pondered the incredible waste that goes on in Las Vegas in an attempt to sound unsure about whether or not I could justify the gluttony... it was, mostly, tongue-in-cheek even though the over-the-top nature of the town is legendary.
In that post I opined:
They've got a lightbulb that planes can see from Los Angeles. They've killed thousands of trees a year to produce laminated cards that seedy characters whack on their leg, advertising silicon-laden escorts that'll do the macarena or the Dirty Sanchez. They've totally thrown scale to the wind by creating hotel/casinos that are measured in square miles and when the MGM Grand's 5000 rooms seemed insurmountable, the Venetian built a second tower (The Palazzo) to bring its total to a mere 7000!You can lose your 20, 50, or 100 dollar bill in the time it takes to steal a glance at the scantilly-clad cocktail waitress that is bringing your free mojito as the blackjack dealer draws a 5 on her 16 after you've doubled down your 11 and pulled a 9. You inhale the second hand smoke from an entire carton of Kools while walking 10 feet through the Gold Spike's penny slot aisles. You can play golf at an 18 hole course ON THE FREAKIN' STRIP while over the property wall homeless Las Vegans beg for change.
So as I prepare to return back to Vegas for another summer excursion, I thought I'd do something different. If everything goes as planned you'll be able to follow my special "lovehatevegas" podcasts on at least a daily basis. Hope you like them. I'm guessing there may some short blog posts as well, or at least as long as the mini Touch keyboard will allow.
If you love Vegas, like I do, hopefully you'll find something in the updates that resonates and allows you to have some good memories. If you've never been to Sin City, maybe you'll find something in the podcasts or blog entries that spurs a desire to go. I don't mind being considered a shill for Vegas. Even if you're not a gambler, You've got to go there at least once.
Thanks to everyone who follows lovehatethings. Keep your eyes and ears open starting Sunday!