...and still no upgrade as a Gold.

There are still 3 open seats showing on the seatmap at NWA.com - the agent I spoke to on the elite line said that there's no R inventory left. Galileo is showing:

GALILEO

FRI 14JAN05 MEMPHIS /LAS VEGAS *NW
MEM LAS 1940 2118 NW 525 P4 F4 Y4 B4 M2 H0 Q0 VC LC TC#320*C

and when I search specifically for R class, it's showing:

FRI 14JAN05 MEMPHIS /LAS VEGAS *NW
MEM LAS 1940 2118 NW 525 R1 AC WC 320*C

So, it appears that there's at least 1 R seat left!!!