All You Need Is Now

My days are not consistent in any way and I cannot expect anything beyond waking.  Unfortunately, today was not one of my best, so I kept it simple and curled up in bed for the day to conserve my energy for the big concert tonight (September 30th).  This entire trip came about because Duran Duran has always been on my bucket list and James found them playing at the Joint in the Hard Rock in Las Vegas.  With a venue of 4000 it just doesn't get much better for a big name band.

James had a nice lunch at Gold Coast with Gary.  It worked out well because "E" had to work and I was down and out, so it gave the guys an opportunity to hang alone.  After they enjoyed their soups, James caught a VP tournament by accident and ended up scoring quite well in the end.  It means that we will have to stop there on Saturday to see if he qualified for free play,  Hopefully he did.

When he returned, we had take out from the Cafe here before getting ready for the concert.  I had the chicken salad again and he had the turkey dinner.  Yummy.

The parking garage at the Hard Rock was not too busy and we zipped right up to the 5th level and made our way into the concert hall.  As this trip was a last minute thing, our seat selection was poor.  We had a choice of $300 ones or the last row in the theatre.  I didn't care that much only wanting to add Duran Duran to my human experience.  As photos will show, there really are no bad seats in here, but the top few are obstructed by a steel post and some venting.  The vents puff tummy stimulating smells throughout the evening which were not unpleasant at all. I actually enjoyed it.

This was one of the most wonderful experiences of my life.  It was completely bitter sweet in so many ways.  I found my emotions running a bit on the inside as I wondered how long I have left.  Knowing that I got to be a part of this helped bring me around to "the moment" and not worrying about the ticking clock.  Of all the bands in circulation, Duran Duran did not fail to perform in any way.  They have such a long list of hits that they could have easily played for a few more hours.  For two hours they rocked the house and the crowd lapped it up in a big way.




I had a super craving for a milkshake, so James took us to Jack In The Box where we both got shakes before heading back to our hotel and played more VP.  I did $100 and $100 out with a nice set of 7 quads and a plethora of full houses.  James was not so lucky.

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Iti s now Saturday morning.  We looked through our videos from last night and got packed for our next move.  The sky is blue and although they called for rain, it is supposed to be spotty.  We have only one spot to stop here in Vegas then we are off to Laughlin.  If you could, you would see the HUGE smile on my face.  I am sincerely happy beyond words that most people find Laughlin "too slow" and "boring".  It only means that the town is slow to change and with every visit we know what we can expect.

A hot shower beckons and then away we go.