We’re All Prostitutes
Podcasts September 14th, 2007Whether you’re into girly drinks or topless ping pong, all you can eat bar b que or large cavernous vaginas, this show has something for everyone.
Tune in to hear about Brittney’s VMA debacle, a whore’s letter to the editor, the #9 Las Vegas property (complete with hot bartender), and a great place to swing if you can find it. Now lets all have an AIDS party!
Email: Brian Mollica brian@notiowa.com and Tommy Dutch tom@notiowa.com Give us a call 206-203-Iowa
September 14th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
My picks for week 2:
New Orleans -3.5
Dallas -3.5
Detroit -3
September 14th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
saw a ufo last night, fucking glad i didnt get abducted by a gay green degenerate with a big Bmo head armed with a ass probe.
I am 40 after all.
September 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Jimmymac should win the call in contest by default even if late. The real song was awesome, great job Jimmy!
Also, thanks to you guys I’m now starting up an office football pickem pool using your point spreads. Though I have had a complaint that the Eagles line has moved from -7 to -3.5 Let’s hope I don’t get fired for running this.
September 14th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Richie, that Unidentified Fecal Object you spotted was in fact my grumpy punting practise.
September 14th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Doh
September 14th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Welcome back whit
September 14th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
There’s only one Rugby World Cup game today.
A small matter of England vs South Africa. Currently the line is South Africa -17. It’s a hard one to call, it’ll either be a blow out of over 30 points or one of those annoying close games. So I’d be wary of going as far as 17 points, but it should be an easy South African win. I’ve got a ticket for South Africa -14.
Tomorrow though there’s a couple of interesting games:
Australia should beat Wales and -9 isn’t too bad a line. I said I’d bet if it was anything less than 10, so I’m taking the Aussies -9.
And possibly the hardest one to call is New Zealand vs Portugal. New Zealand are currently a 115 point favourite, at 7 points for a converted try they’ll need to score a try and convert it every 4 1/2 minutes to cover the points. I may avoid this game from a betting point of view, but it should be an entertaining watch.
And even though no one really care I’m currently 4-1-0.
Vote Dipper
September 14th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Hey Guys, My computer crashed and wiped out all my old TAI podcast on itunes. Is there someone out there that has archive mp3 formats of the show?
September 14th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Our most despised sports figure is back in the news and in LV too:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296758,00.html
September 14th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Carmelo - They are all still downloadable from this site
September 14th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Good to see you back Whit - that must’ve been one hell of a hangover.
Vote Dipper
September 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Jimmymac should win even though he was wayyyy late - that song is ffffing hilarious.
Vote Jimmymac
September 14th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
My picks for week 2:
Pittsburgh -10
Cincinnatti -7
Dallas -3.5
September 14th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Tommy Lee was sitting at a seperate table with another celebrity and kept heckling Kid Rock who was at the next table. Tommy Lee kept getting loud and talking trash so Kid Rock went over to the table and bitch slapped Tommy Lee. The security kicked out Tommy Lee who later went onto a talk show to put all of the blame on Kid Rock. But think about how small Kid Rock is compared to a very tall and thin Tommy Lee. He probably deserved to be bitch slapped if security took him not the one who hit him.
Brian: embroidery and acupuncture I went to a Florist/Smoke Shop
I love the Elephant Bar. Plan to take my man there soon.
September 14th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
My week 2 picks
CIN -7
GB PK
SD +3.5
September 14th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
I just read that OJ article. Why does shit like that break mere hours after taping the show!
September 14th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
The O/U on Kentucky/Louisville is 77.5?
Are they playing at Rupp Arena?
September 14th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Bob - take England man…although it seems u already took the Africans…..
This is the one time im torn… do i cheer for England and go against everything i am about but retain my hatred for the saffas or do i bite the bullet and cheer for the filthy swines (saffas) so we dont have to face them in the quarters???
Aussies at -9 are a sure bet although Larkham may be out…ill be at the game drunk as belgian monk
As for the kiwis…. id take the portugese on that one… kiwis wont cover that line….
September 14th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Cincinnatti -7 Indianapolis-7 Seattle -2.5
September 14th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Rankings of my pick’em contest
Member List
Rank Pick Set Name Total Pts
1 Slashdogx 13
2 Hawkeye Brad 12
3 Table_Max 11
3 Johnny Tulip 11
5 jimmymac 10
5 BearDown-JR 10
5 Steve In West Palm 10
5 TrustNo1 10
5 Itchy Discharge (pmacs team) 10
10 Trainfan 9
10 mofobes 9
12 AceRockolla is Last 5
13 Scott J (forgot to enter)
One note on my “Ballad of TAI” song,
I have never even considered doing karaoke,and here I am spilling my “talent” on this penny ante website…I am truly
embarrassed…
my upsets for this wknd:
Tennessee
Minnesota
Green Bay
September 14th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
No where near Fenn’s quality, but my attempt at “Punting a Grumpy”
http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/v2/play.php?id=97394
September 14th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
pmac, yep, I’ve already gone for the Saffers in this one. On current form England are probably a weaker team than Wales and certainly it’s one of the poorest teams I’ve seen in a few years. In fact the only big Northern hemisphere team who seem to be playing well at the moment are Scotland. And when Scotland are the best team you know things are bad.
I’m kinda tempted for Samoa to be the other team to qualify out of the group, but if that happened it’d be Australia vs Samoa in the 2nd round and I’m sure you’d much sooner play England
September 14th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
And what do I hear on the UK national news just as I’m about to leave? The OJ break in story. He is news isn’t he.
September 14th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
I’ve decided to throw my hat into the ring and take up the football challenge (along with the 0-3 start)…
NO -3.5
DAL -3.5
GB
September 14th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
I put everything I had into this…
http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/v2/play.php?id=97398
September 14th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Jimmy Mac, Excellent orginal song man.
Fenn, Excellent original screenplay.
Trust, Excellent cinematography and achievement in editing.
Based on those submissions, I nominate Bombay TV as the official Spoof Tool of TAI.
I suspect awards season on TAI ends soon and we are all back to the usual crap.
September 14th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
OK one final one comment. Since it came in while I was typing the last post:
Lets Go Hawks: Best Adopted Screenplay (by an Iowian).
September 14th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Correction in previous post - Adapted Screenplay (not Adopted).
September 14th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
If anybody likes pink Floyd and are in Vegas on Oct 12th the Australian pink Floyd show are playing at the joint in Vegas.
I’ve seen them twice now and are very much like the real Floyd, they have the sound the lights the full works, a show not to miss.
September 14th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
if O.J. says the items belonged to him, i believe him. i can’t see this guy going as far as to lie to authorities.
September 14th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
LGH— nice.
Okay, re: the Britney thing… that was very gay… too gay to watch, so here’s a edited version:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2brcr3c0nFw&mode=related&search=
September 14th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
Alfred Beardsley
September 14th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Great vid LGH. Possibly the greatest depiction of TD by an Indian actor ever.
Why is the guy in the Brittney video hiding under a sheet?
The best part of the OJ story is that it all went down at the Palace Station. Good to know the Juice is still living the good life.
September 14th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
The sports memorabilia belongs to the juice just like the blood that was flowing thru Ron Gold’s jugular vein. OJ’s got a right to what’s his.
September 14th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
brian, that was my favorite part too. i loved the last paragraph of the first article that came out,
“The Palace Station, an aging property just west of the Las Vegas Strip, is one of several Station Casinos-owned resorts that cater to locals. The 1,000-room hotel-casino, with a 21-story tower and adjacent buildings, opened in 1976.”
in other words, “it’s a shit hole”
September 14th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Go JimmyMac!!! Nice job mate!
Great song!
September 15th, 2007 at 12:15 am
Plays for the weekend:
NCAAF: (Official)
Boston College +7
(Unoffcial)
Wake Forest -20
East Carolina +1
Northwestern -16
UCLA -14
Record: 3-2-0
NFL: (Official)
Cincinnatti -7
New Orleans -3.5
Dallas -3.5
(Unofficial)
Indianapolis -7
Seattle -2.5
Record: 3-0 (In case you haven’t heard)
September 15th, 2007 at 12:49 am
so fyregirl when are we going to the Elephant Bar?…oh wait, i forgot, you would never dance for anyone that that you found even remotely attractive, so it must be someone else you were talking to.
September 15th, 2007 at 12:55 am
two comments on today’s show:
1) the bartender who must not be named is indeed smoking hot, i can confirm that.
2) although you will never find me at a swingers club, unfortunately that might not be able to be said about Grandma fobes. you see she is involved in an online dating service for seniors and a while back one of her “gentleman” suitors wanted to bring her out to the Green Door in a Vegas, a well know swingers club here in town. i never got a call saying she was in town, so i pray to all that is holy that it never happened & i ain’t asking any follow up questions.
September 15th, 2007 at 1:14 am
Oh sweet Jesus Fobes! How could a woman who makes her own ketchup be involved in such shenanigans?
September 15th, 2007 at 1:46 am
that was way more info than i ever wanted to know in the first place. i think she told TD & me that story when we were on our road trip to the Dodger game.
September 15th, 2007 at 1:51 am
Plays for the weekend:
NCAAF:
Boston College +7
(Unofficial)
Wake Forest -20
East Carolina +1
Northwestern -16
UCLA -14
Record: 3-2
NFL:
Cincinnatti -7
New Orleans -3.5
Dallas -3.5
(Unofficial)
Indianapolis -7
Seattle -2.5
Record: 3-0 (In case you haven’t heard)
September 15th, 2007 at 2:06 am
So does that makes Grandma Fobes a GILF?? Someone get Hawkeye Brad on the phone.
September 15th, 2007 at 2:31 am
yikes!!
on a different subject: thanks Trainfan for the info on the Monte Carlo freeroll. i got the email, but i like to know you are looking out for me. i made $400 last night and am headed back over there right now to hopefully repeat and get some more hours
September 15th, 2007 at 2:39 am
Brian - you HAVE to go read the “Sports Gal’s Rant” halfway down this page: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070914&sportCat=nfl&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1 It’s Bill Simmons wife - she writes once a week - and she’s 8 1/2 months pregnant - just so you know what your getting into………..
Good Luck Fobes - knock ‘em dead.
September 15th, 2007 at 2:40 am
fobes. so good to hear that you as bitter as always. obviously life is treating you the same
September 15th, 2007 at 2:46 am
what? i’m not bitter. that was just a fat pitch right in my wheelhouse. i had to take a shot & make a smart ass comment.
how’s life treating you?
September 15th, 2007 at 4:02 am
Jimmymac, Slashdog, HawkeyeBrad:
After my wonderful showing on the TAI smack-off, I decided to celebrate by heading to Ames, Ia to catch the Iowa State/Iowa game in person. Section 4, row 30, seat 1.
Even though I’m a Cyclone, I’m still making my homer homeland bet that the Iowa Hawkeyes will cover the 17 points over Iowa State.
Record: 3-1 (75%)
September 15th, 2007 at 4:56 am
I’m adding USC to my NCAA picks:
KU -22
USC -10
2-1-0
September 15th, 2007 at 5:05 am
Cinci.
Dallas.
Seattle.
September 15th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN!!
‘ya old fart.
September 15th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Brian, Let me add to the Happy Birthday wishes obviously flying in from all your fans. I can’t call you an old fart since I’m old enough to be your father (why DO I listen to this show?) Belated kudos on number 100 - 102. You and the show have grown in so many ways, I think the best is yet to come.
September 15th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Happy Birthday BMO!
SWP: Enjoy the game, hopefully the Godfather makes some money on this one. I won’t be there, I can’t stand that shithole they call Ames.
I’ve only ever met one GILF, she was 42, and it happened to be in the NYNY. They are few and far betwen. I’m leaving Fobes G’ma alone.
September 15th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
All my plays for the weekend (13-9)
TCU -8 AF (LOSS)
Ala -3 Ark
Oh St -4 Wash
TX Tech -28 Rice
Akron +13 Ind
No Ill -14.5 E Mich
Ark St -3 SMU
TX A&M/UL mon U60
Kan -26 Toledo
Lou / Kentucky U77
GB +2.5 NYG
DET -3 MIN
CIN -7.5 (+100) CLE
JAX -10.5 (-105) ATL
SD +3.5 (-105) NE
DAL / MIA O 40.5
September 15th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Happy Birthday Bmo.
Ha your catching up with me, the bald patch on the head comes next, thats why dutch calls you brother.
Mr Fryer pants.
September 15th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
I’ve been meaning to bring up this topic for a while, but purposely waited until after Labour Day to get a better perspective. How much of a party weekend is Labour Day weekend, anyway? I’ve heard that it’s usually considered the last weekend of the summer, but what does that translate to? It’s a long weekend, so is there an insane amount of tourists in town? Or is it a time when “regulars” like to head down and party?
I’m asking because I’m looking to have my bachelor party there next Labour Day (yeah, sometimes I manage to plan wayyyy in advance). I’d be going with a whole bunch of guys who are looking for any excuse to visit Vegas because they’ve never gotten around to it yet. Is it a bad weekend for Vegas Virgins? Do the crowds cause too much of a mess? Or is there a great time to be had as usual? Obviously I’ll bring this up more as we approach The Big Party, but I wanted to get your opinions on the potential date while it was still fresh in your minds.
While I’m at it, I’ve actually got a good friend of mine heading down at the end of October (right before SEMA) for one of his buddy’s bachelor party. Does anyone have any suggestions on what they should do? I know there are a few companies out there that specialize in organizing these things, but are they any good? Does anyone suggest that route? As the resident “Vegas Expert,” my buddy’s turned to me for advice, but the last trip I planned was for my engagement… I doubt he’s looking for a romantic dinner and Cirque shows!!!!
Great jobs to Trust and Hawk for the Indian TAI
Oh, and one last thing: happy birthday Mr. Pants!
September 15th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Getting my self in the mood for Vegas with this clip on UTube.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fs4C-dGZHLE
September 15th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Throwing 1 more official play in for tonight:
LSU -40 over Middle Tennessee St.
I know it’s a shit load of points, but under the lights in Baton Rouge is a miserable place to play, and LSU has shown they’re not afraid to run up a score. Not to mention, pick a direction Tennessee St.!
September 15th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
My picks:
Cinci
Houston
Green Bay
My favorite time of the year Baseball and Football on the TV!
September 15th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
San Diego +3.5
Tennessee +7
Detroit -3 (5 star lock of the century)
September 15th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
One last addition:
Nebraska +11 over USC
Tough to play in Lincoln, looking to keep it within a touchdown
September 16th, 2007 at 1:50 am
Jimmymac, Slashdog, HawkeyeBrad, and LetsGoHawks:
Live from Jack Trice Stadium in Ames via a Blackberry. Not only do the Iowa State Cyclones cover, they win outright over the Iowa Hawkeyes.
God we needed that one…
September 16th, 2007 at 1:54 am
Week 2 NFL picks:
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Pittsburgh
September 16th, 2007 at 2:05 am
Bob- first, it’s Labor, not Labour (yea, I know that’s how y’all spell it, but it’s our holiday)
I’ll let the boys answer about Vegas — but in general, I’d say Labor day is pretty far down on the list of popular holidays in the US.
While it IS an official Government holiday (and everyone likes a paid day off from work!) It’s only slightly more popular than President’s day (which is in February and it’s usually too cold out to do anything) and much less popular than July 4th (the other major summer holiday).
Usually, Labor Day is the last chance families have to take the little brats on a trip before they go back to school - so the roads and airports are usually very croweded.
September 16th, 2007 at 2:58 am
Damn it. Got greedy with that last bet. I should have asked for my money back when I saw Larry the Cable Guy introducing the Nebraska offense.
September 16th, 2007 at 4:24 am
Brian, Nebraska is just emerging into respectabilty but obviously is a long ways from recruiting the horses they need to run with the big time programs. I know this doesnt count with you guys but at work I had U.S.C. -9 and to me this seemed a lead pipe, godfather colonel mick mars lock.
September 16th, 2007 at 4:37 am
BMO, TD, please feel free to cover the Iowa v. Iowa State result extensively in the Sunday show.
Steve in West Plam, Excellect job in bringing the Clones luck this weekend for the unexpected win. Even if they go 1-10 this year, it will now be a success. I think Brad’s post from earlier helped jinx the Hawks!
I am suprised that this Godfather Guy who is afraid to appear in person on TAI picked this game. Clearly Iowa was favored heavily on paper as the apparantly better team. However the Iowa v. Iowa State game is one of those games that can either be very lopsided, but also carries a better than average chance of being a very close game. Its history is clear. Even LGH did not have Iowa on his picks on post 54 and I certainly would not have touched it even though common sense would make this look attractive at 17.
I went to the UNC UVA game today while I was in the area. Unexpectedly an excellent game UVA won 22-20.
September 16th, 2007 at 7:48 am
Guys, on the subject of holidays; how many days holiday does the average person get in the U.S?
September 16th, 2007 at 8:54 am
NFL Picks Week 2
Seattle
Dallas
Detroit
September 16th, 2007 at 10:40 am
Unofficial Upset Special. Vikings to win outright. Minnesota on the money line.
PS. Dude…why is NOBODY talking about the INSANE clinic that T. Woods has been putting on the last 3 weeks. The brother is about to get PAID. Talking about putting your foot across the throat of the competition and squishing the life out of it. Absolute Dominance.
September 16th, 2007 at 10:53 am
Yet more Rugby World Cup picks for the masses.
There are three games for today, all featuring the smaller teams in the competition.
France vs Namibia (France -63)
Samoa vs Tonga (Samoa -20)
Fiji vs Canada (Fiji -2)
You can take Samoa and France to win there games, but there’s no money in that. Normally I’d see both teams covering the points on this, but this year all the games have been hard.
Samoa performed well against South Africa and Tonga weren’t to great againts the USA, but the big game for Samoa will be the England game next week, so how hard they play in the latter stages once they’ve the win wrapped up worries me. So whilst I like the line of Tonga +20 I’m just not yet convinced. I won’t be betting it though.
As for the French game - they’ve got something to prove but I can’t decide if France are going to bounce back or not. Once again a win is pretty much a given, but how hard they play towards the end is the key. Namibia played well against Ireland, but having seen the Ireland vs Georgia game that may be because Ireland are really quite bad at the moment. That said though 63 points is a lot. So I’ll be taking Namibia +63 in this one.
Whilst leaves the only really interesting game (Fiji vs Canada). It’s a tight call but I favour Fiji in this one. But the interesting thing here is the lines.
Fiji to cover is 6/5 and Canada to win outright is Evens.
So there is the option of a no risk bet here. Equal sided bets on Fiji -2 and Canda to win. If Canada win you’ll make no money, but also not lose any, Fiji cover you’ll make a little. Not what I’ll be doing but this doesn’t happen very often.
So my bets for today are:
Fiji (-2)
Namibia (+63)
But if I was playing with other peoples money I’d also be tempted by:
Tonga (+20)
The success of South Africa and Australia now brings my record to 6-1-0 (I took Australia to Win as well as the -9 handicap).
September 16th, 2007 at 10:56 am
Just went to place my Namibia bet and sadly the Fiji (-2) line had been suspended. Ah well, the idea of a free bet was nice whilst it lasted.
Of course the “Vig” in Vegas would have ruined this.
BTW anyone know why it’s called Vig?
September 16th, 2007 at 11:56 am
Mungus - 10 or 11 Holidays per year is pretty much the norm in the US as far as days off of work go.
Patch - couldn’t agree more about Tiger. I was at the final round of the BMW outside of chicago last week and as far as I could tell - he’s playing a different game than the rest of these guys.
Though I do think that the course for the FEDEX FINAL is doing a disservice to the coverage - one or two more years like this and they’ll be looking for a new venue - no matter how good the history of East Lake is.
Heading to the Bears game today - so a late start and September weather means hours of tailgating - picked me up two six packs of Fat Tire for the occassion!
September 16th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Mungus, my first trip to Vegas was over a Labor day weekend. Yes it was busy, but nothing like New Year. The biggest problem I had with it was he price hike for the rooms, but I guess this applies to pretty much any one day holiday.
Oh! and there were a lot of drunken people in there 20’s. So depending on what you’re looking to do that can be pain.
September 16th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
My NFL Picks
Cincinnatti
Green Bay
New Orleans
September 16th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
10 or 11 days off? Wow, that sucks – I take it that those days are for your main vacation. May I ask how many national holidays you guys get?
Bob, yea there is a real price hike over my second weekend and that’s a bit of a drag but the prices are OK for the rest of the trip so I guess it’ll even itself out. I was there in June for nine days and that was way too long, so like a tosser, I have booked ten days for this next trip – Its gonna get messy!! LOL!!
September 16th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
For Tommy D’s dead pool I take Charlie Weis. Either he’s going to drop from a heart attack, or some crazed ND alum will kill him. (He’s only 51 so he’s worth big points!)
With their recruiting power how can this team be this bad. I’m not even a ND fan (Hook ‘em Horns!) and it really bothers me.
September 16th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Week 2 - NFL Picks - Cincinnati, Detroit, New Orleans
September 16th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Mungus, I tend to limit my trips to a week but I like the idea of a 10 day trip next time.
One question though, do you stay at one hotel or move around?
September 16th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Bob, last trip we stayed at The Mirage for the entire time. It was good to get settled in and have a ‘base’ for the time there. I also tend to play where I stay so I got some decent comps at the end of the trip. This upcoming trip should be interesting as we are currently booked into a suite at The MGM for a few days and then we will move to The Wynn which will allow me to expose my pasty white belly to a larger audience.
We have still to decide on one final place to end the trip but where to go after The Wynn? My current plan will be to hit MGM on two days of gambling and then relax at The Wynn, after which I will probably book another MGM property and hit that one for a couple of days before we return. I NEVER play for comps, but it seems that living in the U.K. is really hurting my ability to get any upfront offers so I want to concentrate all my play into two intense periods at one company. The only spoiler for this strategy is that I have never lost whilst playing at The Wynn – I mean, I just have to go there for an hour and I leave $500 up so the temptation will no doubt be too much to resist a little flutter here and there but my bank roll may not stretch to ten days play.
September 16th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Picks for today:
Cin -7
Sea -2.5
Hou +6.5
Good luck everyone.
September 16th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Week 2 Picks
Cin - 7
Sea - 2.5
Niners + 3
September 16th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Cin -7 NO -3.5 Vikings +3
September 16th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Mungus, that’s a pretty good combination. I like to spend 1 full night downtown playing so I’ve been toying with just booking a room down there for a night, it’s touch and go as to whether or not it’s cheaper than a taxi there and back.
I think for my next trip I might spend half North Strip and half South Strip, so Manadalay Bay or Luxor then head to the other end. I’ve never stayed at the Wynn, in fact I’ve only played there once, so that might be a good choice.
I did want to head out for the Hatton vs Mayweather fight, but it’s a busy time workwise so I may have to settle for a week or so over Christmas.
September 16th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Mungus, why don’t you make your way back towards the middle of the strip after your time at the Wynn and spend a few days at Bellagio? I stayed at both MGM Grand (Skylofts, actually) and Bellagio during my last stay and got to experience a whole different vibe between the two places. I would’ve loved to experience the Wynn, too, had I been there any longer.
And think about it, there’s a whole new crowd to whom you can expose your midsection…
September 16th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Bob, work is always a major bummer for me when it comes to booking time away, as I work shifts, but its not all bad as I can dream the night away thinking about Grey Goose and Whiskey Sours
I am holding out for a deal at Mandalay Bay or The Hotel, for my last few nights as I have never stayed there but would love too. I am something of a Vodka drinker and I like the sound of what they have to offer!
I have stayed at Luxor a couple of times in a tower room and its been great, although the rooms are currently so cheap that there is a chance of getting some drunk fuckwits in the next room keeping you awake at night and yes, The Luxor is the only place where we have had to move room due to the tosser’s next door.
I think it’s a good idea to book a room down town rather than worrying about getting back to the strip and there are some really crazy cheap deals to be had down there most of the time.
BigDabdBob – SkyLofts? Wow, nice job mate! (I mean REALLY nice job!) I can’t stretch to that, although Bellagio would be amazing, but I am a slave to the offers and deals that float around the Internet until these bloody casinos come to appreciate my business – buggers!! LOL!
It would be good to expose my oversized belly to a more beautiful crowd especially as it’s the only way I get to be described as a ‘whale’ in Vegas!
September 16th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
Mungus, that is 9-11 or so holidays per year. Most people also get 10-15 sick & vacation days per year with more time off the longer you work for a company.
Labor day does get busy here since it is that last major holiday of the summer and the only day off for most people until Veterans Day in November. about 37% of visitors to Vegas come from Southern California, so any 3 day weekend is going to be busy here. slowest time of the years is between Thanksgiving & Christmas. before i moved here, my friends & i used to come here every year in december for birthday and we got some insane deals.
September 16th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
I think a decent poll question may be the most desiped/loathed franchise in sports. Brian’s mention of Nebraska has brought that thought to my brain. I CANNOT STAND THOSE FOOLS. I’m not talking about big rivalries but teams that many outside of the core fans can’t stand. These teams are typically big winners or have very annoying fans. My first thoughts and I don’t mind all these teams, but they are ones I see mentioned often:
The New York Yankees
Norte Dame Football
Nebraska Football
Duke Men’s Basketball
The LA Lakers
The Dallas Cowboys (at least in the late 70’s/early 80’s)
Thoughts/Other ideas.
September 16th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
English Bob - That Samoan team fucked you up big time.
September 16th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Doh! Bob, I really wish I had read all your post before I jumped in, Looks to me like you actually had an inkling that could happen - Tony how about a remove stupid post button?
September 16th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Ace, I wasn’t expecting a Tongan win, but Tonga +20 looked good. Sadly, it was a game I stayed away from totally.
Now if you want to talk about being royally shafted - Namibia having a man sent of after less than 20 minutes would be a good start. I’ve got Namibia +63 and at half time France already have a 37 point lead.
Still it’ll only be my second loss of the tournament so far.
September 16th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Best decision I ever made was to keep my wallet in my pocket this Sunday. Sweet Jesus, I was wrong across the board.
September 16th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
No Joke. What a bloodbath everywhere.
September 16th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Slash- I agree with you on betting on IA/ISU. I didn’t want to say anything against the Hawks, but I there’s no such thing as a deadlock when it comes to that rivalry. I would never have bet IA to cover that spread. We should have stepped up and said something before hand, but like I said I didn’t want to say anything against IA.
BMO & Dutch- I will be fast forwarding through any talk of that game. I am forgetting it ever happened. I found my inner degenerate and went to the local casino last night and drank away my sorrows all night at the Vid Poker bar.
September 16th, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Mungus, SkyLofts was for 1 night only, and there was method to my madness: I was proposing to my girlfriend. I felt I needed all the help I could get for her to say “yes,” hence the overwhelming room! If you’re interested, have a look at http://picasaweb.google.com/rfdc81/AVegasEngagement for some pics.
When’s your trip? You may also want to consider getting an Amex Platinum card for the trip. Before you yell at me for suggesting a credit card with a $34,957,846,439 yearly fee is somehow worth it, consider that it has some pretty heavy benefits for travellers. I used the following features to save about $800 on my last trip in April:
-Preferential room rates at many premium hotels (Bellagio, Wynn, SkyLofts, TheHotel, Venetian, etc.). These are usually in the neighbourhood of 10% off the least expensive rooms.
-Complimentary upgrade (based on availability). In my case in April, my room rate was $179 / night, which is about right for the typical “deluxe” room at Bellagio. The room we actually received was a lakeview room with a going rate during our stay of $259.
-Complimentary breakfast for 2 throughout the stay. At Bellagio and some other places, this means $20 coupons per person to use at the buffet or cafe. Time your visit to the buffet properly, and you can have a great lunch on their coin.
-Late checkout… depending on the time of your flight, checking out at 4pm can be useful.
-Welcome gift (hotel’s choice). We got $100 certificate to use at the MGM Grand Spa and our choice of the same at Bellagio or $85 gift certificate to Sensi for lunch.
The reservations are made through Amex’s travel service, but they’re done directly with the hotel, meaning any comps you earn during your stay are applied as usual. This is contrary to more “pre-paid” offers you’ll find on the net.
Anyway, I don’t want to sound like too much of a salesperson, but when I ran the numbers for my particular trip, I was absolutely astonished that I could stay at Bellagio for the price of a regular room at Mirage or a small suite at TI.
fobes, is the Californian crowd conducive to a good bachelor party experience? I think I know the answer… What about the end of October? If I understand correctly, it’s kind of a slow time. The boys still shouldn’t have a hard time having fun?
September 16th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Forgot to mention, no more Rugby World Cup games until Tuesday. So you all get a day off.
September 17th, 2007 at 12:06 am
Fuggin shehawks and viqueens. What a bunch of collapses. Weak.
September 17th, 2007 at 12:31 am
Could Denver please quit it with these close games and just go out and beat the pants off a team for a change? Please?
September 17th, 2007 at 3:35 am
bob, i am sure the boys will have fun no matter when you come. except for november/december the weekends are pretty much always fairly busy with plenty to do.
September 17th, 2007 at 3:37 am
tried to login to the live show today, but my computer had fits loading the chat feature, so i finally gave up. hope the show went well. i’ll listen to the podcast and hopefully it will work next week.
September 17th, 2007 at 4:31 am
We missed you on the live show Fobes, although you may tell Granny Fobes to skip the replay. Her sex life was featured prominently in the intro.
September 17th, 2007 at 9:02 am
Bob, many thanks for the info re: AMEX. I have held an Amex Platinum for some years now but don’t use it nearly enough to justify the annual fee, but I seem to keep paying it. I have just called them and so far so good – A very helpful agent is now actually phoning around the casinos that I have specified for a good deal!
Fingers crossed! I’ll let you know how she does!!
I understand that if you hold the Amex Centurion, you automatically get treated like a high roller by MGM casinos but that’s out of my league!
September 17th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
No luck with Amex. She appears to have tried, but I have found better deals online, although it’s a good resource to have. I actually got my first Amex after my second visit to Vegas. We wanted to see ‘O’ with friends and went to the box office at The Bellagio who almost laughed as they told us that it was fully booked for the next several million years. They gave us the option of standing in line for a couple of hours before the show just incase they had some no-shows. My friend who had a Platinum card simply phoned the concierge service and a few hours later he had four tickets delivered by hand to him – simply amazing!
Right, I’m off to the pub with Mrs Mungs to talk about Vegas! xxx
September 17th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Oh, before I go… can anyone tell me how much a 70cl bottle of Grey Goose Vodka costs in Vegas/USA.
I am getting quite a taste for it but it costs a bloody fortune over here in the UK - £29 per bottle which is about $60. Is it cheaper in a Vegas liquor store?
Cheers guys.
September 17th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
A bottle of Goose costs about $40CDN at our local liquor stores, and I think that’s about what you’d pay in Vegas.
September 17th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
$40CND - Wow, cool, thats less than £20UK… Happy days! Thanks!
September 18th, 2007 at 3:11 am
Hey bmo & Dutch have you had any of that manx white wiskey yet.
What’s it like I’ve never had it before.