Well, since we’re in Las Vegas, we thought we’d go and see a show. It’s something we didn’t get around to last time we were here, and it seems a waste … anyway, by the time we got around to it this time, we were exhausted with the heat and the walking - and while I’m on the subject of walking, why doesn’t anyone tell you how much walking you have to do in Vegas? Listen, people, if you’re going to Vegas, take comfy shoes, and start training a few weeks beforehand, you’ll be glad you did. Um. Where was I? Oh yeah - we were so tired with all the walking that we decided the show had to be very, very local. As it happens, Elton John was doing his Red Piano thing in Cesar’s Palace, which is the hotel right next door to where we are staying, so we thought we’d go see him.
First let me say, the guy can still belt ‘em out - he was in very fine voice indeed! I was impressed! But bloody hell! Did it have to be so LOUD??? Did he really need two drum kits? Yes, really. Two drum kits, amplified, and manned by two guys who had obviously had their ears surgical altered to cope with the decibels they were inflicting on the general public. Still, I got used to it, sort of, as the evening progressed. And I even stopped laughing at the giant inflatables after a while .. that is, until the thirty foot* tall disembodied breasts began deflating and then I had a fit of the giggles. It was all very … um … Vegas, I suppose. Fifteen foot high bananas, flanked by six foot tall cherries, oh yes, very amusing. Tee hee. And what else did we have? Oh yeah, roses which must have been ten foot across, the bottom half of a woman wearing high heels - all of twenty-five feet long, that one - and then they tried to spell out the word ‘love’ in fifteen foot high red cushiony letters, only they couldn’t get the ‘O’ to inflate. Never mind. As I remarked to OH, a lot of men have trouble with providing the big ‘O’ from time to time. And they were very inventive and filled in the gap with a pulsating heart. If you can’t have the whole deal, I guess a little romance is always good, huh?
All joking aside, the show was very good, and fun to see, although I bet the cleaners curse the inch-deep drifts of rose petal confetti on a nightly basis, never mind the elusively bobbing balloons. And I’m just waiting for my ears to stop ringing and for the feeling to come back into my coccyx. I have a suspicion that it’s going to be painful when it does - and I also suspect that the seating in the Coliseum was not built with old fogeys in mind. I feel kinda battered and shell-shocked, but I guess that’s the idea, isn’t it? I mean, let’s face it, Vegas never intends to be forgettable on any level, and at least I know I’ve been somewhere!
* All dimensions are approximate, and I’m not very good at estimating measurements, but believe me, they were BIG and they were suspended from somewhere up on high. They’d probably have taken out ten men if they’d fallen.
I’m glad you could be good-humored about it. It doesn’t sound like my cup of tea at all! (And I do like Elton John.) All that glitz and overdone showiness annoys me, so I’ve never been tempted to visit Vegas. Your post just confirmed my previous opinions.
So are you wearing comfy shoes?
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It’s Vegas baby! Everything there is bigger and louder, but don’t worry….Remember, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. (including your ear drums, apparently.
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Ruth - It’s been over twenty years since I went to a live band, and this is pretty much the reason. I don’t need to feel the music in my internal organs, the ears are just fine, thanks! LOL!
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And, yes, I’m wearing comfy shoes. I nearly always do anyway.
Mr N - Hahaha! So true! I think I’m taking quite a lot of Vegas with me, though, in the form of all that food! Yesterday we went to the biggest breakfast buffet I have ever seen in my life! It was like a food hall.
Oh mercy … good thing what happens there, stays there. I must admit, Jay, everything from Fifteen foot through good, huh? had me laughing so hard I almost spit coffee out me nose. Thanks for that, mate!
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“As I remarked to OH, a lot of men have trouble with providing the big ‘O’ from time to time.”
Jay, I am in stitches reading this!!That naughty mind of yours never misses a beat! Cant wait to see you Saturday, I doubt the Viper Room will be as loud as Elton. Bring your ear plugs just in case!!
-TJ
“Yesterday we went to the biggest breakfast buffet I have ever seen in my life! It was like a food hall.”
Yeah……and people wonder why there is so much obesity here, though from what I understand the Brits and Germans could give us a run for our money these days….
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“thirty foot* tall disembodied breasts began deflating”
I’m not supposed to blow snot out laughing at work, thank you very much! And then the big O! ROFL!
I’m getting some weird looks here, but boy was that worth it!
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Jenny & JT - I’m glad I provided you with a good laugh!
TJ - Ha! You think you’re getting me back in the Viper Room, do you? LOL!
Mr N - Yes, sadly we are also a nation of obese people.
Sandy - Yes, yes, I know. *Sigh* LOL!
That really made me laugh, wow, what an experience. It sounds like you’re getting your money’s worth. I’d feel bambozzled after such a performance. Hope you’re hanging in there and having fun.
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Boy, I hear you about the amount of walking you have to do in Vegas. Everything looks like it’s “just over there.” Even when you get into the hotel, you still have to trek through miles of casino to get where you want to go.
I love early Elton John. I probably would’ve enjoyed this show.
But I TOTALLY thought that was a wax figure in the picture!
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Aussie - I am having fun, thanks! I’m not finding any spare time to read blogs though, so I hope everyone will forgive me for writing and not commenting on theirs. Will be back to doing that when I’m home!
JD - Don’t you just love the way every signpost within a hotel directs you through the casino? LOL! And yes, well spotted - that is indeed a wax Elton! We visited Tussaud’s a couple of days earlier!
yeah you do do a lot of walking in LV. I was there years ago and we just walked the strip the entire time.
elton john is still performing. wow. i thought the loud music was to keep people awake. it does take away from the performance when the music bothers your ears.
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