Hey Gang--it's finally here! Sticky is on her way to the airport up in O-Canada, my bags are packed, the to-do list is completed except for the part about getting the truck washed and going to the bank, and all I have to do now is take a shower, get dressed, grab a bite to eat, and then head to the airport in about four short hours.
Then it is ON!
The first order of business is to check into the Mirage, then we'll set up the Christmas tree (yep, I'm packing a Christmas tree!), pour ourselves a drink, turn on the holiday music, and celebrate Christmas the way we wish we could've done three weeks ago. (By the way, there will be no peanut butter balls this time around, but I got confirmation from Mamasan that she will send an extra-large batch along in time for March Madness, so that everyone can try them. I'll bring them to Angy's suite party, so now we'll get to find out how well they go with Patron).
I also got a great surprise last night. As I was standing there spinning the ball at the Rapid Roulette table, I looked over my shoulder and saw Regina B lurking through the casino grinning at me. I did a double take and was like What the hell???
Oh, who is Regina B you ask? Well, she is Mrs. Eddie B, who is one of my best buddies from Phoenix and wingman on many a Vegas adventure. About two seconds later I saw him pop out from behind a row of slot machines--they got in town late Sunday night and came down last night to surprise me. I had no idea that they were even coming to Vegas this week!
Woo hoo!
So we hung out and chatted a bit, and they played at my table for about an hour until I went on my next break, and we made plans for them to join us for dinner tomorrow night and have drinks at the Wynn, but we might also get together later tonight for some old-school buffoonery once Sticky and I get settled at the Mirage.
This week just keeps getting better and better.
Oh, and as luck would have it, I got a full night's sleep last night. It was dead slow at work--I mean so slow that the bosses seemed to be panicking a little bit--we had way too many tables open and way too many dealers working. They were slamming lids on the games by the time I went on my first break!
When I first got to work at 8pm, I signed the Early Out list and added the note "Get me outta here--It's my Friday night before vacation--Thanks!" I knew I'd get out somewhat early, but by 10:00 pm when they'd already closed an entire pit, half of Chinatown, and both games I was dealing, I wasn't surprised when they sent me home. And about 20 other dealers had already gone home before I did. Yep, I worked all of two hours last night, but it was so slow that the money we made last night wasn't worth staying for.
I hope business picks up later this week, or February is going to be a rather lean month.
But I'm not worried about that right now. I'm well-rested and I've got five days of buffoonery ahead of me, plus I've got that whole 'Just arrived in Vegas' vibe going where I believe we're going to hit it big and make lots of money this trip.
If we don't, at least we'll have a good story.
Talk to ya next week!
Mikey
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