A quick movie recommend. I had picked up and put down this DVD at my video store so many times! It has Nick Stahl - check. It has Selma Blair - check, check. Could be good, but I didn't know a sole who had seen it or heard of it. And it was released in 2006.
Here it is folks, the long-awaited edition of "What's Spinnin' on Dub's iPod". Don't know? Well, I'll tell you. I think I might of damn near created the perfect playlist. At least for summer, well, at least at my house when I am doing the dishes these days. Anywhoo, enough of the chatter let's get to the music!
Well, we're back. Didn't lose too much gambling (under $100), and didn't gain too much eating (under 100lbs). Here are some quick points from my experience:
Not all buffets are created equal
We stayed at the Wynn, and that buffet was phenomenal. I mean, really, really good. But we also ate at the MGM Grand buffet, and it wasn't nearly as good. Not terrible, but for $32/person, I want really good.
Just 'cause its expensive, doesn't mean its good
This is mainly food-related as well. We ate at a French restaurant at the Wynn called, Daniel Boulud, and it wasn't nearly as good as the hype. Plus, it was $180US for the two of us, with only a half bottle of wine and no dessert. We did have some great meals, though. Two of them at the Venetian - breakfast at Bouchon, and dinner at Canaletto.
Everything is huge
The buildings, the casinos, the food portions, the stores, the hotel bills... Everything. Surprisingly, I didn't see near the number of really obese people that I was expecting. Maybe 'cause everything is soooo huge and you have to walk quite a bit to get from huge place to huge place.
There are lots and lots of boobies
It's not hard to see full boobies in Vegas, but I am even referring to massive shows of cleavage showing on skimpy outfits. At first you are probably thinking, "how is that a bad thing," but then I have to say that in most cases, the women should not have been showing the cleavage, or maybe it was just purely accidental. There were a number of times I thought, "you should be wearing a bra". Sag City.
Stay away from dudes flicking cards on the sidewalk
Got tired really quickly of all the guys (and even some girls) trying to hand you tickets for strippers and ladies with services. Their t-shirts even read, "Girls to your room in under 20 minutes!".
The Hoover Dam is amazing
It really was amazing. We did the powerplant tour, and it is truly remarkable to think how it was created, 2 years ahead of schedule, and 20% under budget by a partnership of 6 companies. Like that would ever happen today.
We had a great time. Saw the Blue Man Group which was amazing (thanks to Dubby for that reco), and also saw David Copperfield in a relatively small theatre. That dude made a car appear on stage. I didn't even know it was coming, and then **BAM** it was there. He levitated a balled up tissue about 8 feet from us, then turned it into a rose.
Good times! Now we just have to sell our house and move in the next 2 months. Easy stuff!
Just finished watching the first season of Eastbound & Down. Highly recommend. Will Ferrell's character is amazing.
So my vision of what prison would be like is actually real! I knew it! Note to self: If you are going to get arrested, do it in the Philippines.
Well, it's going to hit the wire soon. The Slippy McGavin clan will be moving in mid-August! More details to come next week (after Mrs. Slippy and I do a 4-day vacation in Vegas)...
Later!
PS - If you know of anyone with $5mil to spend on accommodations, the Slippy Estate is up for grabs!
Watched this flick last night not knowing it was a spin off from the Battlestar Galactica series. Picked it up because my main man Eric Stoltz is in it, but really enjoyed it but it will probably be even better for those BSG nerds among us - apparently it is a prequel to BSG and a series is in the works accocrding to the trailers on the DVD.
Incredible. Off the heels of seeing Ben and R7 rip up the stage and the Phoenix, walking into Massey Hall was like walking into another dimension. Intense, theatrical, epic - such a unique experience to see The Hip in Toronto with thousands of people who also know every word to every song. The tracks from the new album were incredible live. Gord was in true form. Simply amazing.
Watched this last night - Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. Had me crying I was laughing so hard.
Well, Dave Matthews Band has a new album out: Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King. It's pretty dang good. It's the last album featuring LeRoi Moore (GrooGrux) on the sax, since he died from that ATV accident.
