Well... I probably should have paid attention to my play money poker luck and not bothered playing in Laughlin. Heh heh. Sure, it's "budgeted entertainment" but it still sucks to lose. The machines have definitely tightened-up over the last couple of years. On previous trips, it wasn't unusual to hit a Four-Of-A-Kind several times over a weekend. This trip was three days, and I hit one of 'em... that's it.
On the entertainment side, however, we had comp tickets (along with the comp three-night stay) and great seats for "The Bluzmen" - a Blues Brothers tribute band - playing in the Fiesta Showroom at Harrah's (the photo above of The Bluzmen is from the hotel's web site).
These guys ROCKED. The band was absolutely incredible and "Jake" and "Elwood" nailed it. Eric Martin (Elwood) and Carmen Romano (Jake) had great, gritty voices, over-the-top energy (complete with multiple cart wheels), funny banter with the crowd, and a ton of Blues Brothers favorites. Highly recommended! I hope they'll be making a stop in Vegas soon; I'd love to see them again.
'til next time kids... Keep rockin'!
3 comments:
I am originally from Chicago and I LOVE the Blues Brothers. Have you gone to the LV House of Blues? Thanks for commenting on Richard Perricone and the POW bracelet.
Sounds fun! We still haven't done the Laughlin thing yet. Maybe when gas prices go down and we can leave Monkey at grandma's we'll hit the road and head over!
pssst! I've tagged you for a meme at my blog (http://monkeymemories.blogspot.com) if you'd like to participate! :)
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