RED ROCK CANYON

IN KEEPING WITH THE THEME OF THE YEAR, WE TOOK MIKEY TO RED ROCK CANYON WHICH IS MORE OF A CAR TOUR WITH OVERLOOK STOPS INSTEAD OF A SIX MILE HIKE.

WE ALSO GOT MIKEY OUT TO SAM’S CLUB ON THE BOULDER HIGHWAY FOR COCKTAILS IN THE ATRIUM, WHERE THEY HAVE A WATER FOUNTAIN SHOW AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR,

A WALK THRU AT JOKER’S WILD WHERE THEY PLAY .25 CENT CRAPS, AND JAKES BAR ON EASTERN AND SARAH.

 

MIKEY, OLE BUDDY, THANKS FOR COMING TO VEGAS TO SEE US, AND BRING YOUR PEDOMETER NEXT YEAR WHEN WE PLAN ON DOING THE VALLEY OF FIRE.

BBQ

THIS CASINO WAS SPONSORING A BBQ CONTEST, THAT WAS RUN BY THE KANSAS CITY BARBECUE SOCIETY.  THERE WAS $10,000.00 DOLLARS IN THE PRIZE POOL.

 

THE CONTESTANTS CIRCLED THEIR RV’S OUT ON THE PARKING LOT AND BEGAN COOKING ABOUT MIDNIGHT.  MARY AND I CHECKED IT OUT JUST BEFORE NOON THE FOLLOWING DAY.

 

CHECKOUT A FEW OF THE TEAM SIGNS AND LOGOS…..

 

I ENJOYED LOOKING AT THE WAY THEY HAVE THEIR EQUIPMENT SET UP. MOST HAD THEIR COOKERS MOUNTED ON TRAILERS. THIS HAD A TOYBOX TYPE TRAILER WITH THE WHOLE BACK ALL SET UP LIKE A KITCHEN.

THIS GUY WAS USING WOOD, INSTEAD OF CHARCOAL.

 

THINK THIS GUY HAD ENOUGH GRILLS GOING?

 

   “SUNNY & 90”, (BUT IT’S A DRY HEAT !)

CARS AND STARS

ON A RECENT TRIP TO LAS VEGAS WE FOUND A CAR SHOW GOING ON ON FREEMONT STREET, CALLED CARS AND STARS.

THE BAT-MOBILE

 

THE STATION WAGON FROM GHOST BUSTERS

 

WE WERE STANDING NEXT TO THE RED ANDWHITE  FORD TORINO AND I WAS QUIZZING MARY TO SEE IF SHE REMEMBERED THE TV SHOW THAT THE CAR WAS FROM. AS WE WALKED ON TO THE REAR OF THE CAR THERE SAT STARSKY FROM STARSKY AND HUTCH SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS.  WE ALSO NOTICE PONCH ONE OF THE TWO MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS FROM THE OLD TV SHOW CHIPS  SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS AS WELL.

AND OF COURSE THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, THE GENERAL LEE.

 

THE BACK TO THE FUTURE DELORIAN

COMPLETE WITH THE FLUX CAPACITOR

 

OF COURSE I SAVED MY FAVORITE FOR LAST. KIT THE THE TALKING CAR FROM KNIGHT RIDER.

PAULIE LIKED THIS TV SHOW SO MUCH HE NAMED ONE OF HIS PET CATS AFTER KIT.

ODDLY ENOUGH WHEN WE CHECKED OUT OF “THE D” HOTEL AND CASINO WHERE WE STAYED DOWNTOWN KIT WAS PARKED RIGHT NEXT TO MARY’S HONDA IN THE PARKING GARAGE.

   “SUNNY & 103”

MIKEY DOES LAUGHLIN

WHEN MIKEY CAME TO LAUGHLIN, FOR SOME UNKNOW REASON MY CAMERA SAT ON THE SHELF AND I DIDN’T GET ANY PICTURES, SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES LEFT FROM FREEMONT STREET TO USE TODAY.

 

WE INVITED MIKEY AND JERRY TO CAMP, TO COOK IN THE DUTCH OVEN. LIKE THE GOOD OLE DAYS OF YELLOW RIVER IT WAS A “GO TO TOWN” MEAL.  WHILE THE POT WORKED IT’S MAGIC ON DOG DISH MEAT LOAF AND BAKED POTATOES WE HEADED UP INTO THE BLACK MOUNTAINS AND TWO BEERS IN OATMAN.

SUNDAY NIGHT WE WERE ON A MISSION TO DRINK 10-20 BEERS IN THE CASINOS OF LAUGHLIN. AT THE GOLDEN NUGGET MIKEY AND I WERE AT THE CRAPS TABLE, AND I NOTICED THAT FOUR OUT OF THE SEVEN PLAYERS WERE BETTING ON THE “DON’TS”.  MIKEY, I SAID, THE DICE HAVE EYES, AND THIS TABLE IS GOING TO GET HOT AND SCREW ALL THESE “DON’T” PLAYERS. ON THE NEXT SHOOTER I WENT $54 ACROSS ON THE NUMBERS AND JUST KEPT ON PRESSING. I WAS IN $100 AND OUT $1400, AFTER THE 20 MINUTE ROLL. MARY SCOOPED UP MY TWO $500 CHIPS AND SAID SHE’D GIVE ME THE $1,000.00 BACK IN JULY WHEN WE PLAN TO VISIT THE ARIZONA WHITE MOUNTAINS.

ON MONDAY WE DID THE MOHAVE VALLEY ROAD TRIP WHICH INCLUDED LAKE MOHAVE, KATHERIN’S LANDING, DAVIS DAM, ROUTE 66 THROUGH THE BLACK MOUTAINS, COOL SPRINGS, OATMAN FOR THE GUN FIGHT, GOLDEN SHORES WHERE WE HAD THREE BEERS AND FIVE TACOS FOR $7.75, THE BNSF RAILROAD YARD IN NEEDLES, AND BACK TO PINTS AT THE COLORADO BELLE FOR WOOD FIRED PIZZA.

MIKEY IS ALREADY PLANNING HIS NEXT NEVADA VACATION AND SAID THE 10 DAYS JUST WASN’T ENOUGH. LET’S DO IT ALL AGAIN!!!

CHRISTMAS EVE IN LAUGHLIN

WE HAD CHRISTMAS EVE OFF AND DECIDED TO GO UP TO LAUGHLIN SO MARY COULD WEAR HER HOOKER HEELS AND HER FUR COAT.

 

OUR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR GOING TO LAUGHLIN TO DRINK, SMOKE, AND GAMBLE WITH BOTH HANDS IS TO RENT A ROOM BEFORE WE EVER LEAVE HOME.

WE HAD A COMPED ROOM AT THE COLORADO BELLE.  EARLIER IN THE FALL I WAS AT LOSER’S LOUNGE AT THE RIVERSIDE TO WATCH A PACKER GAME.  MARY HAD DROPPED ME OFF AND WENT TO THE LIBRARY. EVERY TIME YOU BUY A DRINK DURING THE GAME YOUR NAME GOES INTO A DRUM FOR A DRAWING.

I ONLY HAD ONE TICKET IN THE DRUM WHEN THEY PULLED OUT MY NAME AND I WON DINNER AND COCKTAILS FOR TWO IN THE PRIME RIB ROOM AT THE RIVERSIDE, SO WE HAD A COMPED DINNER AS WELL.

THE PRIME RIB ROOM IS AN INTERESTING CONCEPT.  IT’S BASICALLY A BUFFET WITHOUT ANY MEAT ON IT.  YOU DO THE SALAD BAR, AND THEN GO BACK FOR YOUR POTATOES AND VEGGIES, AND WHEN YOU SIT DOWN A WAITER TAKES YOUR ORDER FOR YOUR ENTREE.  PRIME RIB, CHICKEN CORDON BLUE, OR FISH. HE IMMEDIATELY CUTS YOUR PRIME RIB AND SERVES IT TO THE TABLE, A 10 OUNCE PORTION.  THAT TRICK SHOULD HOLD DOWN YOUR FOOD COST……

WE DID OUR DRINKING AT THE REGENCY, DURING HAPPY HOUR WHERE THE $3 BEERS ARE 2 FOR 1 . MY GAMING LUCK IN LAUGHLIN IS ALWAYS BAD, BUT ON THIS TRIP I ACTUALLY COVERED OUR BAR TABS, AND WITH A FREE ROOM AND DINNER CAME OUT WITH A FREE TRIP AND A NICE CHRISTMAS EVE.

 

SISTER LANE VISITS

IF YOU RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE IN THIS PICTURE YOU PRETTY MUCH KNOW HOW THIS NIGHT WENT.


(RIGHT TO LEFT, BILL, DANNY, REX, SISTER LANE)


I’M NOT SURE WHY, BUT DANNY BECKER ALWAYS REFERS TO HIS OLDER SISTER AS “SISTER LANE”.  SISTER LANE DID THIS, SISTER LANE SAID THAT, ETC.

SISTER LANE IS A TRAVELLING NURSE FOR THE VETERNS ADMINISTATION HOSPITALS.  SHE IS JUST FINISHING AN ASSIGMENT TO THE VA HOSPITAL IN LAS VEGAS. ALTHOUGH SHE’S BEEN IN VEGAS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE GOTTEN TOGETHER.

DANNY WAS IN LAS VEGAS WITH BECKER TRANSPORT DELIVERING FOUR CARS FROM THE MID-WEST. WHILE DRINKING 10 – 20 BEERS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER IN THE LAUGHLIN CASINOS, WE FOUND A NEW WATERING HOLE CALLED THE BIKINI BAR.





WE CERTAINLY ENJOYED OUR VISIT AND GETTING CAUGHT UP. DANNY STAYED IN CHARACTER AND SHOWED UP FOR WOOD FIRED PIZZA AT THE BELLE WITH THE BARTENDER, BECKY, FROM THE BIKINI BAR.

 

DESPITE SCORING $17 ROOMS AT THE COLORADO BELLE, THE CASINO STILL WON, AS NEITHER SISTER LANE OR BECKY COULD THROW DICE FOR SHIT.

NO POLICE WERE INVOLVED IN THE EVENING.

     “SUNNY & 104”

SPIRIT MOUNTAIN

THE RETURN OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON BRINGS OUR RETURN TO SPIRIT MOUNTAIN.

SPIRIT MOUNTAIN CASINO IS A SLOT HOUSE ON THE ARIZONA SIDE OF THE COLORADO RIVER.  WE LOVE IT FOR SUNDAY FOOTBALL!  THEY HAVE DIRECT TV SUNDAY TICKET AND NINE TV’S TO SHOW ALL THE GAMES AT ONCE.

A BOTTLE OF BEER AND A MARGARITA COSTS $3.49.  WHAT ELSE COULD YOU WANT?

AH YES, A PACKER VICTORY !!!

HERE ARE THE PACKER GIRLS ENJOYING THE GAME AND A COCKTAIL.

DAWN AND MARY

DO YOU THINK WE HAD FUN ON FREEMONT STREET?

 

 

 

 

 

VEGAS BABY !!!