To my Vegas homies and Golden Knights fans (just don’t kill the messenger).
I live in Raleigh. Yes, that Raleigh. OUCH! Home to your arch nemesis the Hurricanes. Sorry! Not.
Caniac fever’s off the charts here (right after college basketball). My friends were so obsessed with the Stanley Cup, they asked me to sacrifice some goats and throw in a few vestal virgins. I maybe handled the goats, but I draw the line at virgins. I mean what does vestal mean anyway?
Parade? Vegas gets a Bruno Mars parade and a street named after the billion-download- worldwide one-super-hit-after-another Pinky-Ring-killin’-it Allegiant-sell-out moneymaker. Cool.
We’re having 150,000 people at our parade — for hockey. Heck, we sold out the arena for the watch party.
Another thing Raleigh has in common with Vegas? Drought. But it’s raining today, in more ways than one.
Back in Vegas, shades of Ellis Island and its unlimited-drinks MRB coupon back in the day. These days, Golden Gate has unlimited free drinks from 6 to 7 p.m. and a chance to win up to $1,000 in free play at Prohibition Bar. Check it out and report back, please. I tried to confirm, but Derek went full customer non-service; when you call in, you’re sent to AI hell and wind up on hold forever.
Back here in Hurricancelandia, I’ve been working a frugal summer of fun. So far? Two Carolina beach trips, one on partial points, another super-frugal rate. Saw Earth Wind & Fire. Amazing. Going to Santana in early July, then Gladys Knight. All favorite performers and tickets for each concert under $100. I tend to be in the back at outdoor venues, so I can dance and I do. Let’s groove right?
How about premium floor seats at Usher/Chris Brown at $2,000 per ticket? Times two, that’s a hefty down payment ON A CAR. Guys, love your energy, but no way.
I’m more the personal experience, you know? Hanging with Bruno’s 175 pals, waving their pinky rings to the moon, watcha gonna do? This Bruno tour? Like Usher/Brown, insane prices, but if you’ve never seen Bruno and the Hooligans, they’re not too be missed. Bruno’s rocking the world after his Vegas parade and, oh yeah, he’s slated to make $500 million smackolas on this tour. That’ll keep him in Pinky Rings for the foreseeable future.
Now, have you seen Michael yet? $920 million worldwide. Biggest biopic ever. Beat Bohemian Rhapsody, which I saw three times as well.
Back to Vegas, the Plaza’s CEO, my man Jonathan Jossel dipped his toe in no resort fee nation water with another summer NRF deal.
Don’t ever change, Jonno. I mean that. Actually, you do keep changing and I love that. So scratch the “don’t ever.” Just keep “doin’ the things you do” (loved that movie too).
Enjoy the shows, peeps. And freebies. All of ’em. I know I will.