As Paige puts it: I'm the luckiest sun of a gun she knows. No, I didn't win anything at the slot machines or gambling at the table. But I manage to get U's a few "upgrades" along the way.
Saturday morning we were walking through the Escalibur (a hotel casino next to the Luxor where we stayed) and someone approached us offering 2 free tickets to any shows. We bought into the idea and picked Criss Angel, of course. We talked to a lady and toured the new Grandview Resort for 2 and half hour an got our free tickets.
On our way back, tired from walking, I jokingly asked the acquamassage girl if we could get 2 for 1. "Sure!" and we did.
When it was time for the show we stayed all the way in the back. A lady approached us an asked us: "do you like your seats or would you like to sit up front?" You can guess what we said. Fantastic show!
Next day: Blue Man Group at the Venetian. As we sit in the back, a producer comes to me and asks me if I would like to volunteer on stage to trick the audience. "Sure!" he took me to the back and gave me black shoes and explained I'd be going to get pulled onto the stage by the Blue Man and participating in a trick where they put a jumpsuit and helmet on me and guide me back stage while a pre-recorded look-alike is hung upside down and painted on. As soon as I get backstage, the assistants change my clothes into a dirty jumpsuit and shoes and I'm reeled back onto the stage in a box with a jello head. The blue Man ripped the jello off my head to reveal me safely inside! I was then taken to my seat by an assistant. It's quite interesting and intimidating how they his got close to my face and back an just stated at me in the eye, not saying a word. I felt one breathing in my right ear and had to double-check to make sure he wasn't saying anything (dumb of me, since when they're i character they don't utter one sound)!
Today, coming back to the airport earlier to try and get on standby for an earlier flight, we stop at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino's door to find out where the shuttle was (they have the best shuttle/taxi services/lines right around the corner). We asked a lady coming out of the parking if he knew where the $2 shuttle was. "Sure, let me go back in and ask for you guys." she comes back saying it would probably be a while for it to stop by the hotel and offered us a free ride to the airport in her car (yes, we made sure she did work at the hotel). She turned out to be the VP of Entertainment at the Tropicana and had worked as a producer for the Blue Man Group a few years ago while still at the Luxor and some when they moved to the Venetian. She told us some stories about the Blue Man Group founders (e.g. 2 of their wives were girls that did the improv feast with them on stage - the girls pulled out of the audience for every show).
Well, to top it off: we made it to the earlier flight.
Ready to come back to Las Vegas and get upgraded again. What an experience!
Happy 5th wedding anniversary (indeed)!!!
Monday, April 04, 2011
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