MARK & JAYNE

MARK & JAYNE ARE OLD YELLOW RIVER CAMPING FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN THE DES MOINES AREA. THEY FLEW TO VEGAS ON THURSDAY LAST WEEK FOR A FEW DAYS OF WARM DESERT WEATHER. THAT WAS THEIR FIRST DISAPPOINMENT AS WE HAD THREE DAYS OF WIND, COLD, AND EVEN RAIN AT TIMES. THEY PICK THE MARTIN LUTHER KING WEEK-END TO VISIT BECAUSE MARK IS A CITY EMPLOYEE AND GETS THE HOLIDAY OFF WORK SO THEY GET A FIVE DAY VACATION AND HE ONLY HAS TO TAKE TWO DAYS OF VACATION TIME. THAT WAS THEIR SECOND DISAPPOINTMENT AS DES MOINES AND THE REST OF IOWA WAS SHUT DOWN ON MONDAY DUE TO AN ICE STORM, SO THEY COULDN’T FLY BACK UNTIL TUESDAY.

WE SPENT THURSDAY NIGHT ON FREMONT STREET DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS, BUT THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND WET SO IT WAS MORE OF A DASH FROM CASINO BAR TO CASINO BAR, AND THE FREAKS STAYED HOME.

AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS AT THE RIVERSIDE IN LAUGHLIN WE RETURNED TO LAS VEGAS TO WATCH THE PACKER GAME AT THE CALIFORNIA CASINO DOWNTOWN. IT’S A BRAND NEW SPORTSBOOK AND WE SCORED THE BIG LEATHER COUCH RIGHT IN THE FRONT ROW OF A WALL OF FLAT SCEEN TV’S.

BESIDES PERFECT SEATS THEY HAD BUCKETS OF BEER FOR $15 AND HOT DOGS FOR $1.50, AND WHAT A GAME !!!

AFTER THE GAME IT WAS BACK TO FREMONT STREET.  THE FREAKS WERE OUT TONIGHT!

ELVIS WAS SINGING ON THE THE THIRD STREET STAGE, AT LEAST IT LOOKED LIKE ELVIS AND SOUNDED LIKE ELVIS.

  “SUNNY & 64”