Awake: 6:27am Temp 46 sleep 7+10 sunny overnight @ Las Vegas, NV.
Gary & Grace call from the Planet Hollywood on the Strip: “When can you join us” they ask. Kathy answers, “in about 1.5 hrs.” Grace reminds us of the free parking behind the Planet.
Traffic on the Strip was slow moving; by the time we found parking @ the Paris Casino Garage in lieu of the Planet, G & G were across Las Vegas Blvd @ the Bellagio. We meet up @ the base of the Eiffel Tower &, from here, we stroll thru the Paris Casino & its typical Paris street which gives the impression of being in Paris itself.
Next, the girls begin searching for a lunch spot before we attend a mid afternoon magic show; thinking corned beef & cabbage would be a good choice on Saint Patrick’s Day. We peek into the Harley Davison Café….not; then continue down the Strip & across the street into New York, N.Y. & the Irish Pub, “Four Fine Irishmen” where they’ll certainly have corned beef & cabbage. We learned to our chagrin they was charging $20.00 per person just to enter their pub…. & so we agreed on the restaurant Fornaio Cucina Italiana for lunch; who needs to eat Irish fare today anyway? Kathy & I share a pizza Capriccios which was very good.
G & G had tickets for us to attend the Nathan Burton Comedy Magic show @ Planet Hollywood. They were not free ticket per se; Sunday, G & G had to attend a (2) hr presentation on a time share resort in order to get these tickets; again, they sacrifice their time & patience to include us. I loved the fast paced & riveting performance of Nathan’s magic stuff; how do they do such mysterious things? I nearly got in trouble when the pretty girls came out dressed in sexy FedEx outfits with a big FedEx box, I couldn’t resist taking a picture even though we were warned about “no picture taking.” Minutes later, a tough guy found his way to our aisle & threatened to take my camera if that happens again. It didn’t!
Minutes before we entered the theater for the magic show, a cell phone call came thru for Kathy; it was from Ann E. of Anchorage; she & her newly wed husband are in Las Vegas @ the Circus-Circus & would like to get together if we are still in town. She returned the call with an exuberant “yes!”
We say our goodbyes to G & G for now; thank them profusely for making the good times even more fun than we deserve & wish them a safe & comfortable return to Florida tomorrow.
Knowing Ann for over (10) yrs in Alaska, I have never seen her so happy. Sadly, she lost her husband Rod, over a yr ago but last July, Buck, a good friend & college roommate of Rod’s, & a fellow fisherman chanced to call her. Buck also lost his wife about a yr ago. Buck offered to bring her some fish & take her to dinner; the rest, as they say, is history! They were married in Las Vegas on March 5th. Over the evening Buffet @ Circus-Circus, we chat, get to know Buck a little, & catch up on each other’s adventures for over (2) hrs. I couldn’t help but take a liking to Buck; he fits right into Ann’s life like a much needed piece in a puzzle.
DVR movie: “Love Affair” with Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lee Bowman, Astrid Allwyn, etc, Superior comedy-drama about shipboard romance whose continuation on shore is interrupted by unforeseen circumstances. Dunne & Boyer are a marvelous match. 1939. This story is so touching; for all you romantics out there, you don’t want to miss it.
Lights out: 1:20am
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