First Annual LiverMurderCon!
I'm not able to go to any of the Cons or Hers or Fests any time soon but next week because my wife is a professional and I am the guy who brings down the laundry we're going to Las Vegas because she has a conference or a convention or seminar or... well... something.
And some of you may know me well enough by now to see how Las Vegas is not a venue I'd usually be found in. I have never been inside a casino in my life and wouldn't know the first thing to do. I can't see the lure in slot machines or video poker. I'm too much of a tightwad to gamble on much. Probably I will stop by the horse race book but I'm a two dollar bettor these days. It's been years since I played the horses with serious study and intent. I'm sure all the horses I ever bet on have moved on in life. Or death, come to think of it. A couple haven't finished yet I'm thinkin'.
So the chances are pretty good that during the day (we'll be there Wednesday night to Saturday evening) while my professional wife is off cavorting with the other high-paid professionals in her professional profession I will be spending most of my time encouraging cancer on my skin and completely flooding out my liver until, when the alcohol finally drains away, there'll be something that looks like Noah's Ark in there, punctuated by a half hour or so of stopping by the sports book to see what's what inside that room. But if I can't go in in my swim trunks and flip flops and have to dress up then probably there won't be a whole lot of that. I will take a pen and notepad and a couple books but - in all honesty - doing nothing all day and going out to eat at night has a certain appeal, especially for lazy shiftless bums like me.
So I went to a site where you can make free banners - because I'm a computer graphics idiot - and made a logo for the first annual LiverMurderCon. I think the cheapness of it and the required banner maker site url along the bottom there, and the really bad, tacky border all brings it a certain lowlife gene se qua, which is in perfect keeping with the general drift. The general drift... that would be "out to sea".
In Nevada.
And so far there is one confirmation. Me. And since I forgot which hotel we're staying at I can't tell you where it'll be held yet. So that's pretty much it.
I can hardly wait for next year's already! I gotta make a lanyard or find a speaker or something. I'll be sure to take pictures of me when things get really funny.
posted by RW @ 8:42 AM
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trael safely. have fun.
The only good thing about gambling in Vegas is that while you're doing it, the drinks are free.
Wed-Sat? That's a damned long time to be in Vegas! There are other things you can do, like, go to the Liberace museum or Area 51...
I dig the idea behind it all. And, frankly, that sounds like the only way to spends time in Las Vegas to me. I'm not a fan of that city at all.
I can't even give you any tips on decent places to go for booze and food because everything I encountered there was strictly meh.
Hang in there. I've actually found, contrary to ordinary views, that Vegas is in general more expensive than other cities..
.....and the cigarette stench. Yick.....
"lowlife gene se qua"
you remain my fucking hero. may i use that phrase? (with attribution, of course)
and, Vegas? so many stories...
Ha, funny! I was in Vegas years ago for a friend's wedding. I spent a total of 2 hours gambling, 'cause I'm not a fan of the passtime either, but there's lots free to do & see, just by wandering the strip and checking out the hotels. Have fun!
the hard rock cafe casino has a great high end steak house i've been to.
high end, keep that in mind. and the steaks are comparable.
not a gambler,either.
but, just to say you know what its like, take $5 and head to a nickle machine. it'll keep you for an hour.
wander around. i hear the Cheetah club is a great entertainment. but never been there myself. maybe brian has?
Alone in the sun with nothing but some books and a pen? That sounds like MY idea of the best vacation ever.
I've never lasted more than 48 hours in Vegas. The place makes me crazy.
Make your dinner reservations before you go there, if you haven't already. It's a tough town to spontaneously do much of anything other than gamble (though that might be less true nowadays with the economy in the tank.)
My liver and I are so, sooo sad. We need to attend this event. Like, now. NOW.
May your liver RIP.
Vegas baby...I like Vegas. Very much.
My suggestions:
1. Go to a show. Beatles Love at the Mirage is my fave...You being a music man will most certianly concur.
2. Don't oogle at the plentiful displays of plentiful plastic....and I don't mean plastic bags you find at the supermarket...They don't grow like that out there on their own.
3.Shop...If you say you are a tightwad, you may experience some sticker shock, but for a shopping purist, Vegas is a playground.
4. Explore...I love taking early morning walks up and down the strip and watching the many "walkers of shame". I love exploring "Old" Vegas and all the glitter. If you think about it, it really speaks to a different era.
5. Learn how to be able to play at a table. Find one that has a low minimum and try your hand. It is very enjoyable to sit an converse with the others at your table, while playing a friendly game for an hour or so. Sometimes you even win!! But that's not the goal. The goal is to be able to play for a few hours, enjoying the comapany of others and playing with the houses $$. We're not talking big steaks here.
6. Read "Bringing Down The House" by Ben Mesrich. (sp?) Great Vegas read.
Lucky...You can really make it fun if you try.
I'll be at the window tomorrow puttin down $300 on the ponies runnin the Derby!!! Then heading up north for our annual Derby Party! Dad is continuing his and Mom's tradition. Family, friends, food, drink, and FUN! Dad even makes mint juleps and the women always wear hats... I've got much of the field covered with small bets and then a few exactas, trifectas, and superfectas. We only hope to break even, but last year we made a few hundos each trip-crown race.
Oh, and by "up north" I mean a few miles from the BWCA. :^)
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