APAT - Vegas Vengeance: Tuesday, 22nd November 2011
With nothing planned...at least with any specificity...I could have my usual long lie-in and general pottering around in the room time before doing anything of consequence. I decided to give the Venetian another shot but took my time in strolling over...it would be there when I got there.
My first port of call was the Walgreens (sort of like a giant Boots) for my annual purchase of 1000 Ibuprofen. How daft is it that if you try and buy more than 18 in Tesco they wrestle you to the ground in case you do yourself harm but over here I can buy enough to keep me going for well over a year?
This in the most litigious country in the world...batty I tell you!
Anyway, after making my purchase I took the opportunity to wander through the Canal Shoppes....such a better experience, at least visually, to me...that the Forum Shops.
Same basic idea, shops selling stuff I don’t want and couldn’t afford anyway but the Venetian seems to do it just a little more class than Caesars.
Having skipped breakfast as I usually do, I made my weary (yes already) way to the Grand Lux Cafe and brunched on a very nice meal of fish and chips...with the perennial couple of Stellas of course.
After that it was the poker room where, I’m sorry to say, the experience of a couple of days ago repeated itself. Either zero playable hands or getting crushed by river rats.
I played until about 6pm or thereabouts before calling it quits down about $140.
I don’t know what it is, I used to do quite well at the Venetian...it could just be that I’ve got worse, the variance could be catching up with me or the opposition has gotten better.
Personally, I’d go with No. 2, then No. 1 then No. 3 in order of likelihood, but whatever it is I’m only going to give it one more shot.
Licking my wounds I strolled back to Harrah's and into Toby Keith’s. A few Bud Lites and a plate of chicken pieces lifted my spirits some but when the band came on my aged ears couldn’t take the racket so I called it a night.
Now look, some of you are, no doubt, sitting there thinking, Paulie’s in the mecca of all gamblers, Sin City, Las Vegas itself and he’s getting in before midnight.
I can understand that thinking but you kind of have to look at it from my point of view.
Firstly, I’m older than most people generally judge and I weigh...there’s no getting away from it...a lot...so I get tired.
Then, also, I’ve been coming here for 20 years or more so I don’t have that ‘Gee Whiz, Look at that!” excitement that the Vegas virgins have.
Finally, folks...and this is the biggie...this is my main holiday for the year and if I want to relax and vegetate that’s what I’m going to do.
Perhaps it makes this blog a tad on the boring side on occasion but them’s the breaks for you.
OK. Rant over.
Like I said, I’ll give the Venetian one more shot tomorrow and see what the day brings after than. Most if not all of the contingent are heading home so maybe we’ll all get together for something but we’ll see.
