Walt's TR - Part 6
Walt
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11/2 (Wednesday) - I slept extra late today, and it was after 2pm
when I arrived at Arizona Charlie's on Decatur for their lunch buffet.
It's on the 2nd floor near the north entrance of the casino and
accessible by escalator or elevator. The buffet room is not large, but
it was not crowded. It was also quieter than most buffets, mainly due
to the smaller size and also because it was mercifully free of kids.
The staff are attentive and keep the food looking presentable.
Beverage stations are out in the open; you can help yourself if your
server forgets to offer you refills.
The food selection is not extensive, and it's mainly your basic
American meat-and-potatoes stuff. The glazed ham was okay, as were the
stuffing and the mashed potatoes with skins mixed in. Yellow corn was
rather bland, while the cole slaw was acceptable. Cabbage rolls were
good, while the manicotti was a little dry on the edges but otherwise
okay. I didn't care for the beef enchilada. "Mongolian Beef" was kind
of chewy, but the sweet peppers and onions in it were good over
shrimp-fried rice. I went back for seconds on the beef, cabbage rolls
and cole slaw. For dessert, a small square of German chocolate cake
was good. A serving of mint-chocolate-chip ice cream was way too green
in color, and the mint flavor was overly intense. It tasted a little
too much like toothpaste, although it did leave my mouth feeling minty
fresh. With a half-off ACG coupon, the buffet was a good value at
$3.22 plus tip.
After lunch, I drove downtown to Main Street Station and sat down for
some 25-cent 9/7 JoB at the casino bar. I immediately hit four 7's on
the first hand, then played a little more and cashed out with a $10
profit. Over near the valet parking entrance I found some regular
MultiStrike machines. Playing max nickels, I gave back most of my JoB
gains and high-tailed it out of there.
Crossing over to the California, I found some allegedly full-pay JoB
machines (9-6-4-3-2-1) near the 2nd-floor restrooms. They should've
been inside the restrooms, since they were crap to me. Playing max
credits ($1.25/hand), I couldn't do anything and dropped $40 in a
half-hour.
On to the Golden Nugget. I signed up for their slot club and received
$10 in free play. I tried one of the "Double Royal Mania" machines
near the snack bar and poker room. Not a bad JoB game, with a
9-7-5-3-1-1 pay table. Using just my free play, I played 40 hands at
25-cents each, got lucky and cashed out with $24 clear profit.
Over at the Four Queens they have a bank of eight 9/6 JoB full-pay
nickel machines near the front of the casino. I played max credits (25
cents/hand) on one machine, then another, but couldn't get any
satisfaction at all and lost $20 in less than a half-hour. Maybe it
was just my luck, but these machines seemed very tight for video poker.
Another Wednesday evening meant another Steak Night buffet at the
Orleans. The New York steaks they serve are large, boneless and of
decent quality, with little waste to cut off. Mushrooms and onions are
available as accompaniments. After three Steak Nights on this trip and
six steaks, I finally hit a bad one that was too tough and chewy to
finish. No matter -- you can always get another. I declined in favor
of extra dessert. "Riviera Blend" vegetables (green and yellow beans
plus carrots) were lightly cooked and tasty. Cole slaw was okay, while
the meat lasagna was undistinguished. For dessert, the soft-serve
vanilla was fairly creamy, though not the best I've found. Regarding
the build-your-own strawberry shortcake, the cake itself was just
so-so, the strawberries were okay, and the whipped cream was on the
light and airy side, which I like. The German chocolate cake would
have been better had the coconut been more finely grated.
I finished the evening at the Tuscany, which was offering 5x points on
slot play every Wednesday. I made a bee line for the full-pay Deuces
Wild machines that have been so good to me. Not tonight. The mojo
never showed up and I lost $40 way too quickly. Is it my imagination
or do the machines tighten up on bonus-point days?
Bonus pics: Here's Caesars Palace offering a glimpse of a future Las
Vegas running out of water...
http://walt-avlv.tripod.com/vegas2/caesars.jpg
Here's Pete Rose in the Forum Shops offering a glimpse of a former
baseball superstar running out of fans...
http://walt-avlv.tripod.com/vegas2/peterose.jpg
The other people in the photo are not customers or admirers; they just
work for the store. I assume the girls are there to attract passersby,
since Pete is clearly struggling in that regard. In the 10 minutes I
observed this scene, I saw one person buy a piece of memorabilia for
Pete to sign. It's a living, I guess.
11/3 (Thursday) - Lunch buffet at Arizona Charlie's on Boulder
Highway. I can't find any notes but I seem to recall it was inferior
to AZ Charlie's buffet on Decatur.
At Terrible's I tried more nickel 9/6 JoB at max credits
(25-cents/hand). I put in $20 and hit a quick 4-of-a-kind, but not
much afterward. After gaining $7, I gradually declined and cashed out
with an $11 loss.
Around 7pm I drove to the Rio to check out the renovations at the
Voodoo Lounge. I had a free pass from their website but the gatekeeper
at the elevator entrance said it wasn't necessary at the time I
arrived. I went up the glass elevator to the 51st floor and discovered
some dramatic alterations to the outdoor deck since I visited last May.
The lounge deck is now connected to a cafe deck one floor below by a
dramatic curved stairway. There are also a couple of mini-decks with
sofas which offer a bit of privacy. The view of the Strip was
outstanding as always.
Here's a pic looking down on the Rio property, with the Gold Coast and
the west side of Las Vegas beyond...
http://walt-avlv.tripod.com/vegas2/riogc.jpg
Leaving the Rio, I drove down Flamingo, crossed the Strip and continued
over to Ellis Island for dinner. On the way to the restaurant from the
casino's garage entrance, I stopped to play some 9/6 JoB on a 25-cent
slant-top machine, but my mojo apparently took the night off. No joy
for me, and when I switched to playing max credits, I just lost faster.
For dinner I ordered the steak special which came to $5.32 plus tip. I
also had an ACG coupon for 2-for-1 menu items, which I used to get a
free dessert. Salad for starters was okay. My steak was a nice,
boneless medallion of meat over an inch thick.. Fries were also large
and thick, not overdone, soft on the inside and easy to chew. Green
beans were just so-so. I was quite full after dinner but couldn't pass
up a "free" dessert. I chose a brownie in a large dessert cup, topped
with vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup and whipped cream. The ice
cream was somewhat icy rather than creamy, but the rest of the
ingredients were good. My young server seemed a little spacy, at one
point coming back to ask me what I ordered a few minutes earlier. That
delayed the arrival of my salad. Two other servers brought my entree
and dessert in more timely fashion. Overall, I was pleased with the
meal and consider it a fine deal, even more so with the coupon.
The next day, I realized that I had completely forgotten that the
Pickadillos were playing this night. Oh well, I had one more chance to
see them next Thursday.
11/4 (Friday) - For lunch, I drove out to Wildfire Casino, northwest
of the Strip on Rancho Drive. This was my 2nd time there this trip, so
the first must have been during the "lost weekend" I referred to in an
earlier installment. On the first visit I used an ACG coupon to get a
free burger and fries with purchase of a beverage. The Wildfire cafe
serves an excellent 1/2-lb. burger on what may be the best toasted bun
I've ever had. You also get lettuce, tomato, onions and pickle on the
side. The fries were not as good, being thin and having a rough
texture which is a little hard on the inside of your mouth. My
lemonade was okay, and the coupon makes this a great deal even if you
don't eat the fries.
On this 2nd visit to Wildfire, I wanted to use a different ACG coupon
which gives you 2 menu items for the price of one like the coupon for
Ellis Island. Again I figured I would pay for an entree and get a free
dessert. But the waitress, an Asian woman perhaps around 40 or so,
claimed the coupon was only for two people, even though it made no
mention of that. I tried to explain that in a polite way, but she
wouldn't budge, and she wasn't very friendly about it either. Her
attitude suggested to me that she was involved in management in some
way, rather than being just a server following orders. So I asked for
another burger & fries, paid full price and left her a smaller tip.
From the Wildfire, I drove across Craig Road to the Cannery. Playing
JoB at 25-cents per hand, I was getting nowhere fast so I left after
losing $5.
After that it was back down to the Strip to see Big Elvis at the
Barbary Coast. I got there shortly before 3pm to make sure I didn't
miss him. A first-set highlight was Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville,"
which I'm pretty sure was not in the real Elvis' repertoire. But the
Big E made us believe it could have been. The second set featured
Elvis-ized versions of the Ray Charles classic "What'd I Say" and
Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind." At one point, Big Elvis switched
gears and gave a convincing aural impersonation of Louis Armstrong
singing "What a Wonderful World." There was much love in the house
between Big Elvis and his fans, who approached him even while he was
performing to shake his hand, give him a hug or pose for pictures.
Switching from Satchmo back to Elvis, he invited four gals up from the
audience to shake maracas while he sang "Burning Love." Halfway
through the song, a guy came up to give him a hug and Big Elvis stopped
singing to return the favor, while the recorded music kept playing.
Hearing Big Elvis fall silent, the guy in the back room playing the
music tracks peeked out to see if anything was wrong. I guess he
thought the Big E might have keeled over or something.
Here's a shot of Big Elvis performing in front of his fans, as he might
have appeared in an early Impressionist painting...
http://walt-avlv.tripod.com/vegas2/bigelvis.jpg
For dinner, I drove out to Arizona Charlie's on Decatur for their
buffet ($4.30 plus tip using an ACG coupon). I started with some New
England clam chowder, which was thick and hearty with a nice balance of
clams and potatoes. It was a tad salty but still good. Beef lo mein
was small pieces of thin-sliced beef and thin noodles mixed with peas,
onions, julienned carrots and bits of bamboo shoot. I had mine over
some shrimp-fried rice. The beef was a little chewy but the rest of it
was good with a spicy edge to it. As a went up for a second plate,
they brought out a new tray of manicotti. I ate some but it was only
lukewarm (an error not unique to this particular buffet; why go to the
trouble of preparing hot food if you're not prepared to keep it hot?)
Some cole slaw was okay, while the yellow corn was bland. A large
stick of garlic bread was warm and chewy with good flavor. For
dessert, a small square of German chocolate cake was okay. Some
hand-dipped vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup was smooth and
creamy and made a nice ending to the meal.
I've been to this buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner now, and I'd
have to say it's one of the more underrated buffets in town. No, the
food selection is not large, and there's nothing on the menu that even
remotely qualifies as gourmet or exotic, but for basic sustenance in a
quiet, relaxed environment at a rock-bottom price, the buffet delivers
value for money, particularly for dinner.
After the meal, I hung around to catch the Checkmates again in AZ
Charlie's saloon/lounge. Sonny Charles and Sweet Louie came out
wearing matching reddish-orange shirts and pants that looked a little
like kids' pajamas. They sang many of the same songs they perform at
the Sahara's Casbar Lounge. The room here is larger and the sound is
not as clear, but I enjoyed the set anyway. Sonny introduced some
minor celebrities in the audience, including a couple of Hall of Fame
bull riders in town for the PBR Finals, and actor-singer Gianni Russo,
who made his film debut playing Don Corleone's turncoat son-in-law in
"The Godfather." When Russo stood up and turned to give a quick wave
and acknowledge the audience's polite applause, I had to smile because
it was like one of those classic old-Vegas moments.
Around 10:45pm, I pulled out of Arizona Charlie's parking lot, sped
east on route 95 and south on I-15 to Flamingo, then down the Strip to
the Monte Carlo's parking garage. I walked thru the casino, out onto
the Strip and into the Boardwalk just after 11pm, in time to hear the
opening strains of Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" as rendered by the
terrific impersonator/tribute band Purple Reign. They do the Prince of
the 80's with impressive fidelity to the original. The guy performing
as Prince not only has the look but also the voice and the moves, and
the band is loud and tight. The first set included favorites like
"Little Red Corvette," U Got the Look," "Raspberry Beret" and "1999."
There's no Wendy & Lisa, but a cute long-haired brunette dances
provocatively and flirts with "Prince" during some of the songs.
Midway through the set, another guy came out to perform as Morris Day,
complete with a "Jerome" to carry his primping mirror. Their rendition
of "Jungle Love" was great fun. The Boardwalk closes in January. If
you're going to Vegas before then, be sure to catch Purple Reign in the
lounge. There's a one-drink minimum per set (around $7.50), or you can
sit at the nearby bar or just loiter in the casino outside. I also
hear that Purple Reign is now performing on Wednesday nights in the
Monte Carlo's brewpub.
After the band's first set I went outside and walked around mid-Strip a
while. I noticed that Presto Pizza is now closed...
http://walt-avlv.tripod.com/vegas2/presto.jpg
That's a shame, because they served good thin-crust New York-style
pizza that I tried for the first time just last May. The mini-mart
next door is also dark. I guess the helicopter tours will be gone
soon, too, as development proceeds for the massive City Center project
on this site.
Bonus pics: here's a quick shot of the Peppermill at night...
http://walt-avlv.tripod.com/vegas2/peppermill.jpg
and a couple of night shots of the double-decker buses on the Strip...
http://walt-avlv.tripod.com/vegas2/deuce2.jpg
http://walt-avlv.tripod.com/vegas2/duece3.jpg
That's all for now. See you in part seven.
--- Walt
BOB
Walt wrote:
> Walt's Trip Report Part 6 of 8 - 11/2 to 11/4/05
> ----------
More good stuff, Walt. It's nice to see so many places giving 50% on
2-1 coupons. I got my new ACG yesterday and noticed this policy on a
lot of buffet coupons. Using the EI coupon for desert was a great
idea.
I am going to check out the VooDoo Lounge this trip. Haven't been
there for a while. My todo list is getting pretty long just from ideas
from your TRs.
BOB
SpencerDogg
> Walt's Trip Report Part 6 of 8 - 11/2 to 11/4/05
> ----------
> 11/2 (Wednesday) - I slept extra late today, and it was after 2pm
That's what drinking a $4 bottle of Zifindel will do to you.
> For dessert, the soft-serve
> vanilla was fairly creamy, though not the best I've found.
OK from my experience as an Ice Cream shop owner I'll discuss my options
when it comes to selecting Soft Serve to Serve. Basically we have 3
choices from the Hood supplier. 10% butterfat, 5% fat, 2 1/2 % fat. It
decreases in price as it decreases in fat quantity. We serve the 5% which
is quite good. I've had the 2 1/2% at other places and it is almost like
frozen milk. Never treid the 10% but one would think it would be really
good. The Real Ice Cream we serve has a 14% butter Fat. Normally the
better Ice Creams are in that range of 14 - 16%.
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SpencerDogg
> Walt wrote:
> > Walt's Trip Report Part 6 of 8 - 11/2 to 11/4/05
> > ----------
>
> More good stuff, Walt. It's nice to see so many places giving 50% on
> 2-1 coupons. I got my new ACG yesterday and noticed this policy on a
> lot of buffet coupons. Using the EI coupon for desert was a great
> idea.
>
> BOB
OK, I don't get ACG. Where do I go and what do I do. It's not going to
cost me any money is it? You know I didn't get all mine from wasteful
spending.
Then again 2 for 1's sound pretty good. Don't you just love a bargain. So
I'll spring for it.
That's what I love about Walt's trip report. brings me back to the 70's,
80,s and even the 90's when we'd chase around for funbooks, cheap meals,
etc.
____________________________________________________________________
BOB
SpencerDogg wrote:
>
> OK, I don't get ACG. Where do I go and what do I do. It's not going to
> cost me any money is it? You know I didn't get all mine from wasteful
> spending.
>
> Then again 2 for 1's sound pretty good. Don't you just love a bargain. So
> I'll spring for it.
>
> That's what I love about Walt's trip report. brings me back to the 70's,
> 80,s and even the 90's when we'd chase around for funbooks, cheap meals,
> etc.
>
The American Casino Guide is about $11 on Amazon.com. I get them for
my kids and myself and get free shipping. 2 for 1 buffets and free
shipping hook me every time.
It has coupons from several gambling locations around the US. There are
many Las Vegas coupons not found in the POV. There are several for
Coast properties. Of course there is no Stardust free room coupon.
BOB
Cat_in_awe
> On to the Golden Nugget. I signed up for their slot club and received
> $10 in free play. I tried one of the "Double Royal Mania" machines
> near the snack bar and poker room. Not a bad JoB game, with a
> 9-7-5-3-1-1 pay table.
Actually, this game is pretty awful. Only getting 1:1 on two pair really
hurts. WinPoker6 says this game has a return of only 89.6%.
> Over at the Four Queens they have a bank of eight 9/6 JoB full-pay
> nickel machines near the front of the casino. I played max credits
> (25 cents/hand) on one machine, then another, but couldn't get any
> satisfaction at all and lost $20 in less than a half-hour. Maybe it
> was just my luck, but these machines seemed very tight for video
> poker.
I think you know this, but the looseness/tightness of a VP machine is solely
determined by the paytable. They can't manipulate the random deal of the
cards to make it 'tighter'. It was just an unlucky session.
BTW, incredible couponization of Vegas! I don't have wheels when I'm there,
so the buffet expedition isn't on my agenda, but it's cool to see you eating
well and for next to nothing at times.
--
GPC
Donna Lantello
Walt wrote:
> Walt's Trip Report Part 6 of 8 - 11/2 to 11/4/05
> ----------
> 11/2 (Wednesday) - I slept extra late today, and it was after 2pm
> when I arrived at Arizona Charlie's on Decatur for their lunch buffet.
<snip terrific chapter of one phenomenal trip report>
Wow Walt.....I'm quite a bit behind in reading the AVLV posts from this past
week, but just finished reading the first six installments of your fantastic
trip report. Great humor, outstanding photos and remarkable descriptions.
I know we are the same age. You've left me scratching my head wondering how
you manage to remember everything down to the most minute detail?!? I seem
to have lost that capability a few years ago.
I especially enjoyed the "creative writing" portion in Part 4 covering your
"lost weekend." At least your lost weekend WAS just a weekend. John
Lennon's lasted close to a couple of years.
Someone else here mentioned and I have to agree that you definitely pack a
lot into each day!! I'm tired just reading about all of the activities you
did each day.
I also find it amusing that your sleeping "extra late" means arriving
somewhere at 2:00 PM. When I'm in Vegas by myself, that would be a
relatively "early" day for me. For me, sleeping "extra late" usually means
removing the "Do Not Disturb" sign and walking out of the room anywhere
between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Of course that follows pulling an all-nighter
when my body doesn't hit the bed until somewhere between 6:00 AM and 9:00
AM.
Did I miss it or did you leave out where you were staying? If you did leave
it out, was it that unremarkable?
I'm glad that you (and M&D) had such a great time and I'm very much looking
forward to Parts 7 and 8.....
Donna
Walt
<a7d...@webnntp.invalid> wrote:
>
> OK, I don't get ACG. Where do I go and what do I do. It's not going to
> cost me any money is it? You know I didn't get all mine from wasteful
> spending.
>
> Then again 2 for 1's sound pretty good. Don't you just love a bargain. So
> I'll spring for it.
>
> That's what I love about Walt's trip report. brings me back to the 70's,
> 80,s and even the 90's when we'd chase around for funbooks, cheap meals,
> etc.
Here's a link to the coupon list...
http://americancasinoguide.com/Store/Coupons-2006.shtml
The Orleans and Gold Coast buffet coupons are good anytime, but most of
the others are Sun-Thur. One 2-for-1 dinner buffet at Orleans or GC
will more than pay for the book. Buy from Amazon like Bob said. Order
over $25 to get free shipping.
--- Walt
Walt
<a7d...@webnntp.invalid> wrote:
> On Dec 2 2005 6:19 AM, Walt wrote:
>
> > Walt's Trip Report Part 6 of 8 - 11/2 to 11/4/05
> > ----------
> > 11/2 (Wednesday) - I slept extra late today, and it was after 2pm
>
>
> That's what drinking a $4 bottle of Zifindel will do to you.
Actually I brought that bottle home and still haven't opened it. In
Vegas I was working on a bottle of Beringer White Zin, which I enjoy
occasionally.
Here's the bottle I got from the Tuscany...
http://www.jlohr.com/wines_cypress_04white_zin.html
>
> > For dessert, the soft-serve
> > vanilla was fairly creamy, though not the best I've found.
>
>
> OK from my experience as an Ice Cream shop owner I'll discuss my options
> when it comes to selecting Soft Serve to Serve. Basically we have 3
> choices from the Hood supplier. 10% butterfat, 5% fat, 2 1/2 % fat. It
> decreases in price as it decreases in fat quantity. We serve the 5% which
> is quite good. I've had the 2 1/2% at other places and it is almost like
> frozen milk. Never treid the 10% but one would think it would be really
> good. The Real Ice Cream we serve has a 14% butter Fat. Normally the
> better Ice Creams are in that range of 14 - 16%.
I guess the soft-serves I liked at Vegas buffets were in the 5% range.
I can't stand those cheap pretenders that start melting into a watery
puddle as soon as they hit the dish.
--- Walt
Walt
<rl31...@excite.com> wrote:
> Walt wrote:
> > On to the Golden Nugget. I signed up for their slot club and received
> > $10 in free play. I tried one of the "Double Royal Mania" machines
> > near the snack bar and poker room. Not a bad JoB game, with a
> > 9-7-5-3-1-1 pay table.
>
> Actually, this game is pretty awful. Only getting 1:1 on two pair really
> hurts. WinPoker6 says this game has a return of only 89.6%.
Well, I won't argue with WinPoker. I was looking for a machine to run
my $10 freeplay through, and that was the best I could find. I know I
was really lucky to cash out with $24.
>
> > Over at the Four Queens they have a bank of eight 9/6 JoB full-pay
> > nickel machines near the front of the casino. I played max credits
> > (25 cents/hand) on one machine, then another, but couldn't get any
> > satisfaction at all and lost $20 in less than a half-hour. Maybe it
> > was just my luck, but these machines seemed very tight for video
> > poker.
>
> I think you know this, but the looseness/tightness of a VP machine is solely
> determined by the paytable. They can't manipulate the random deal of the
> cards to make it 'tighter'. It was just an unlucky session.
Of course I know it, just like I know there are no black helicopters,
or aliens at Area 51. But after staring at a vidpoker screen for hours
on end, you start to wonder about things like that.
>
> BTW, incredible couponization of Vegas! I don't have wheels when I'm there,
> so the buffet expedition isn't on my agenda, but it's cool to see you eating
> well and for next to nothing at times.
Thanks, it's the only way I could afford a 4-week trip.
--- Walt
Walt
<donnaTAK...@msn.com> wrote:
> Walt wrote:
>
> > Walt's Trip Report Part 6 of 8 - 11/2 to 11/4/05
> > ----------
> > 11/2 (Wednesday) - I slept extra late today, and it was after 2pm
> > when I arrived at Arizona Charlie's on Decatur for their lunch buffet.
>
> <snip terrific chapter of one phenomenal trip report>
>
> Wow Walt.....I'm quite a bit behind in reading the AVLV posts from this past
> week, but just finished reading the first six installments of your fantastic
> trip report. Great humor, outstanding photos and remarkable descriptions.
> I know we are the same age. You've left me scratching my head wondering how
> you manage to remember everything down to the most minute detail?!? I seem
> to have lost that capability a few years ago.
Thanks, Donna. I make brief notes after each activity or at the end of
the day, and the rest comes back to me when I'm writing the report.
You'd be surprised how a few key phrases can spark your memory of what
happened.
>
> I especially enjoyed the "creative writing" portion in Part 4 covering your
> "lost weekend." At least your lost weekend WAS just a weekend. John
> Lennon's lasted close to a couple of years.
>
> Someone else here mentioned and I have to agree that you definitely pack a
> lot into each day!! I'm tired just reading about all of the activities you
> did each day.
>
> I also find it amusing that your sleeping "extra late" means arriving
> somewhere at 2:00 PM. When I'm in Vegas by myself, that would be a
> relatively "early" day for me. For me, sleeping "extra late" usually means
> removing the "Do Not Disturb" sign and walking out of the room anywhere
> between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Of course that follows pulling an all-nighter
> when my body doesn't hit the bed until somewhere between 6:00 AM and 9:00
> AM.
With Mom & Dad along, I was getting up in the morning. After they went
home the bedtimes and wake-up alarms started getting later. I've
always been a night person, but I didn't want to sleep really late and
then be messed up for my morning flight home at the end. I could
handle that when I was younger, but now I try to smooth out the bumps
when I can. :)
>
> Did I miss it or did you leave out where you were staying? If you did leave
> it out, was it that unremarkable?
I was staying where I stayed last May, in my "undisclosed location."
It's a very nice place at a great price but it's only available in
limited quantity, so if everybody tried to get the deal then I wouldn't
be able to get it, and that would be the end of my extended jaunts to
Vegas. I usually post every deal I find, so I apologize for not
sharing this one.
>
> I'm glad that you (and M&D) had such a great time and I'm very much looking
> forward to Parts 7 and 8.....
Thanks again!
--- Walt
Thomas W.
>Walt's Trip Report Part 6 of 8 - 11/2 to 11/4/05
>----------
>11/2 (Wednesday) - I slept extra late today, and it was after 2pm
>when I arrived at Arizona Charlie's on Decatur for their lunch buffet.
>It's on the 2nd floor near the north entrance of the casino and
>accessible by escalator or elevator. The buffet room is not large, but
>it was not crowded. It was also quieter than most buffets, mainly due
>to the smaller size and also because it was mercifully free of kids.
>The staff are attentive and keep the food looking presentable.
>Beverage stations are out in the open; you can help yourself if your
>server forgets to offer you refills.
Thanks for the setlist info on Purple Reign, that's good to know.
I might have missed or forgot that, but where did you stay all this
time ?
Thomas W.
Scott&Diane
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> Walt wrote:
>> On to the Golden Nugget. I signed up for their slot club and received
>> $10 in free play. I tried one of the "Double Royal Mania" machines
>> near the snack bar and poker room. Not a bad JoB game, with a
>> 9-7-5-3-1-1 pay table.
I know these machines, I think they are Double Bonus and not JOB, if they're
the ones right by the rail for the poker room. If this is the case the 9 for
the full house would almost be made up for with the extra bonus for the
royal. I hit the quad aces on these machines for $200, Quarters obviously.
Scott
Walt
<nospam-woller...@yahoo.de> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the setlist info on Purple Reign, that's good to know.
>
> I might have missed or forgot that, but where did you stay all this
> time ?
See my reply to Donna.
Walt
Scott&Diane <sd...@nofreakinway.com> wrote:
Right, to be technically correct, the game I was playing was JoB. The
pay tables were Double Bonus or whatever. The row of machines I played
at were closer to the buffet.
--- Walt
Thomas W.
I thought that info was conspiciously absent :-) I've wondered about
that effect before posting too from time to time, but thought that it
probably doesn't matter too much because I reckon most posts are read
by a coupla hundred people tops. But it really would be interesting to
know how many readers there usually are and what effect a post on a
really good and limited deal might have.
Thomas W.
Donna Lantello
Walt wrote:
> Thomas W. wrote:
>> I might have missed or forgot that, but where did you stay all this
>> time ?
>
> See my reply to Donna.
Nice try, Thomas. Walt stayed at his super secret favorite location which
will only be divulged on his death bed or if we meet him at the Freaking
Frog and ply him with enough drinks. Failing that, we could always follow
him around for an evening to discover his final stop. But that would assume
that you have enough energy to keep up with him. I know that I don't! ;)
Seriously Walt, I completely understand your reasons for wanting to keep
this to yourself. Very smart. If I were in your shoes, I'd probably do the
exact same thing. Of course I would also be walking funny.
Donna
Donna Lantello
Walt wrote:
> I wrote:
>> Walt started it with:
>>
>> > Walt's Trip Report Part 6 of 8 - 11/2 to 11/4/05
>> > ----------
>> > 11/2 (Wednesday) - I slept extra late today, and it was after 2pm
>> > when I arrived at Arizona Charlie's on Decatur for their lunch buffet.
>>
>> <snip terrific chapter of one phenomenal trip report>
>>
>> Wow Walt.....I'm quite a bit behind in reading the AVLV posts from this
>> past
>> week, but just finished reading the first six installments of your
>> fantastic
>> trip report. Great humor, outstanding photos and remarkable
>> descriptions.
>> I know we are the same age. You've left me scratching my head wondering
>> how
>> you manage to remember everything down to the most minute detail?!? I
>> seem
>> to have lost that capability a few years ago.
>
> Thanks, Donna. I make brief notes after each activity or at the end of
> the day, and the rest comes back to me when I'm writing the report.
> You'd be surprised how a few key phrases can spark your memory of what
> happened.
OK.....I get it. You actually have to work. ;)
>> I also find it amusing that your sleeping "extra late" means arriving
>> somewhere at 2:00 PM. When I'm in Vegas by myself, that would be a
>> relatively "early" day for me. For me, sleeping "extra late" usually
>> means
>> removing the "Do Not Disturb" sign and walking out of the room anywhere
>> between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM. Of course that follows pulling an
>> all-nighter
>> when my body doesn't hit the bed until somewhere between 6:00 AM and 9:00
>> AM.
>
> With Mom & Dad along, I was getting up in the morning. After they went
> home the bedtimes and wake-up alarms started getting later. I've
> always been a night person, but I didn't want to sleep really late and
> then be messed up for my morning flight home at the end. I could
> handle that when I was younger, but now I try to smooth out the bumps
> when I can. :)
I get that, too. I'm very much a night person but when I went to Maui, I
REALLY TRIED to keep my body on Pacific time. For me, this meant going to
sleep each night somewhere between 11:00 and 12:00 Maui time which to my
body equated to 2:00 to 3:00 AM and that was about right. This worked great
the first week or so, but as the weeks passed, my nights became later and
later. I think that that along with having a redeye flight back to
California (when I got zero sleep) equated to total exhaustion when I
finally reached my house. This heavily contributed to me getting totally
zapped with the flu 3-1/2 days later when I left for Las Vegas. Oh
well.....three weeks later, I'm finally over it. <yeah!>
>> Did I miss it or did you leave out where you were staying? If you did
>> leave
>> it out, was it that unremarkable?
>
> I was staying where I stayed last May, in my "undisclosed location."
> It's a very nice place at a great price but it's only available in
> limited quantity, so if everybody tried to get the deal then I wouldn't
> be able to get it, and that would be the end of my extended jaunts to
> Vegas. I usually post every deal I find, so I apologize for not
> sharing this one.
No need for any apologies here! I've always really appreciated all of the
great info that you contribute and you are definitely entitled to keep one
or two of your exceptional deals to yourself, but no more than that! ;>)
Donna
Larry L. Kraus
"Donna Lantello" <donnaTAK...@msn.com> wrote:
> Walt wrote:
> > Thomas W. wrote:
> >> I might have missed or forgot that, but where did you stay all this
> >> time ?
> >
> > See my reply to Donna.
>
> Nice try, Thomas. Walt stayed at his super secret favorite location which
> will only be divulged on his death bed or if we meet him at the Freaking
> Frog and ply him with enough drinks.
Nah, tried that. He won't even divulge it then.
llk
--
Larry L. Kraus
Tyler, TX
BOB
Walt wrote:
> > Did I miss it or did you leave out where you were staying? If you did leave
> > it out, was it that unremarkable?
>
> I was staying where I stayed last May, in my "undisclosed location."
> It's a very nice place at a great price but it's only available in
> limited quantity, so if everybody tried to get the deal then I wouldn't
> be able to get it, and that would be the end of my extended jaunts to
> Vegas. I usually post every deal I find, so I apologize for not
> sharing this one.
> >
I remembered and appreciated the mystery aspect of your last trip
report. Of course, I think I know where you stayed, but respecting
your don't ask don't tell policy, I won't hazard a guess. ;)
BOB
coorslte
/snip/
>
>>Did I miss it or did you leave out where you were staying? If you did leave
>>it out, was it that unremarkable?
>
>
> I was staying where I stayed last May, in my "undisclosed location."
> It's a very nice place at a great price but it's only available in
> limited quantity, so if everybody tried to get the deal then I wouldn't
> be able to get it, and that would be the end of my extended jaunts to
> Vegas. I usually post every deal I find, so I apologize for not
> sharing this one.
>
>>I'm glad that you (and M&D) had such a great time and I'm very much looking
>>forward to Parts 7 and 8.....
>
>
> Thanks again!
>
> --- Walt
Nice.....adds an air or mystery to the report.