Monday, June 8, 2026

118. With Dana - Venetian, June 5-8, 2026

  • Dana, Sue and I drove to Las Vegas while Elle flew. Dana and I stayed at Venetian; Sue and Elle stayed at Park MGM.
  • We stopped at Primm, NV, on the drive in. It was pretty depressing. Very few people there, and the employees were worried about their futures, as the properties were scheduled to close on July 4. (Since then, Terrible's has offered to take over operations.)
  • Saturday we had lunch at Din Tai Fung at Aria. The food was great...but our waitress forgot to submit our dessert order, and we waited for way, way too long. 
  • We went to Circa to watch the US/Brazil friendly. While we were there, we discovered that Stadium Swim has an exemption with the Nevada Gaming Commission where they don't have to let people in for free if they just want to gamble.
  • We stopped at Slots-A-Fun to play some old coin-in slots.
  • We had a great time seeing The Wizard of Oz at Sphere (which was our main reason for making the trip).
  • We played the the Pinball Hall of Fame.
  • Dana and I ate at Zeppola CafĂ© at the Grand Canal Shoppes in Venetian.

            Monday, March 23, 2026

            117. With Mike Stefanidis - Palazzo, March 18-23, 2026

            • This was a fairly last-minute trip for the first March Madness weekend.
            • I arrived Wednesday afternoon, Mike arrived Friday morning.
            • Listener Eamonn set us up with tickets to a March Madness viewing party for all-day Friday at Resorts World. Free food and drink, and a nice couch to sit on for watching the games. 
            • We met up with listener Jim from New York, who joined us at the Crapless Craps tables only buying the 2 and 12 for $1,000 each. It worked out well for him.