“I’ve grown accustomed to your face cards”
I got up at four to do a six-mile run up and down the Strip. No, just kidding. I slept while Hunnybear got up early to take her America West flight home to LA and then went down to the casino to play video poker. A smoking lady was hogging my machine and the one next to it preventing me from hogging them so I sat down at the remaining Triple Play and proceeded to get the Tuesday-morning wallet cleaning as I munched on a room-service bagel and lox Just as I was fed up she got up to leave and I grabbed the machine that had been very very good to me. I sensed she had one more Royal left in her and sure enough within an hour I had another three-card draw hit, Hearts this time. Gambling is so much fun when you win. I had terrible luck thereafter and put all that Royal back into the machine but still had a big cushion from the earlier ones.
I sensed the streak was over at that machine and went over to the new video-poker area to play some five-play Deuces Wild for lower stakes while I waited for Shaun and Christine to join me. I hit ducks twice and cashed out for a tidy profit. My host had procured primo seats to Penn and Teller, my all-time favorite Vegas act. While we waited we swing by the VIP lounge to have just one petit four and then Shaun fed his gambling habit by losing $2.75 in the slots. We played one of the video slots that advertises 101% return if you hold the right symbols. Trouble is, the strategy is a secret and there’s no easy way to figure out which reels to hold so he lost. I played $10 in it and hit a bonus for a profit of $6.75. By then it was time for the show so we headed into the Hollywood Theater.
We laughed our heads off and got a photo of all of us with Penn. Dinner was at Dragon Court. We were 20 minutes late for our last-seating reservation but all of us wanted speed so we didn’t mind when the waitress rushed us through dinner. We had a mu shu pork appetizer, a delicious sweet-and-sour steak, a delicious stir-fried chicken dish, and assorted vegetables. The whole bill was $68. I was exhausted so I hugged Shaun and Christine goodbye and headed up to bed as they braved the cold skybridge to their hotel across the street.
------------------
I hope you enjoy my Lion Tales. For photos, past travelogues, subscriptions, and more, see
www.liontales.com
[This message has been edited by QuietLion (edited 11-15-2000).]