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Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 28, 2007, 10:44:42 AM
Came with the wife for a few days but she is doing the convention thing today.  Any good ideas?
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: uberhun on September 28, 2007, 10:50:26 AM
Mustang Ranch is always a good time!
:aok
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: 68ROX on September 28, 2007, 11:00:07 AM
Walk the strip....

"Old" Freemont Street....

Water shows on the hour at The Bilaggio....

Constant entertainment at The Rio.....

I LOVE VEGAS!  

:aok     :aok     :aok     :aok     :aok

68ROX
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 28, 2007, 11:04:18 AM
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Originally posted by uberhun
Mustang Ranch is always a good time!
:aok


ahhh true....  and what about those Little Darlings?  The poor girls must really need business since they can hardly afford clothes!
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: Curval on September 28, 2007, 11:08:50 AM
Aren't we a busy traveller these days.

;)

Have fun...never been to Vegas myself, but will get there.

You looking after the little guy while she is in the conference or have you left him with grandparents?
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: Airscrew on September 28, 2007, 11:11:51 AM
The car museum at the Imperial Palace is always good for spending a couple of hours.  Last time I went to that museum was 94, easy 2 hours walking around

Open daily from
9:30a.m. to 9:30p.m.

http://www.imperialpalace.com/autos.php#
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: Airscrew on September 28, 2007, 11:15:35 AM
you might get some ideas here too

http://www.vegas.com/attractions/
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: VWE on September 28, 2007, 11:17:19 AM
Treasure Island has the best video game arcade on the strip, I remember playing a life size ridge racer game where I sat in a real mazda Miata. Everything worked on it too in cluding steering input, pedals and shifter. I had a friend in the passenger seat playing with the a/c, radio and every switch he could get his little piddles on! :D
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 28, 2007, 11:21:18 AM
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Originally posted by Curval
Aren't we a busy traveller these days.

;)

Have fun...never been to Vegas myself, but will get there.

You looking after the little guy while she is in the conference or have you left him with grandparents?


Papa flew out to watch the little guy so its party time for us..>  

Because I'm a glutton for punishment I'll even admit to seeing Celine Dion last night.  Not a bad show but disproportionately  attended by women and euros.  

I need to restore order to my world by doing something less effeminate .  Maybe I'll go rent a Ferrari or something.
 
Looking forward to the Marlin tournament in November.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rpm on September 28, 2007, 11:37:15 AM
Why aren't you at the craps tables?
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 28, 2007, 12:18:16 PM
Craps?  Don't know much about the game..  I'll probably give give BlackJack a go in a bit.  I do plenty of Poker nights but am not wild about giving it a go here.

The car museum looks pretty cool.  Anyone ever try the indoor skydiving thing? Is it worth the trip or a waste of time?  Any other cool things to do?
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: texasmom on September 28, 2007, 12:20:16 PM
Mandalay Bay ~ sharks at their aquarium. That's a nice trip.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 28, 2007, 12:25:51 PM
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Originally posted by texasmom
Mandalay Bay ~ sharks at their aquarium. That's a nice trip.


ya, but do they have laser beams on their heads?
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: Flatbar on September 28, 2007, 12:26:44 PM
Check out the Magic Motion theaters if they're still there. The roller coaster one will have you gripping the hand rail gauranteed!
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: Curval on September 28, 2007, 12:41:07 PM
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Originally posted by rabbidrabbit
Anyone ever try the indoor skydiving thing? Is it worth the trip or a waste of time?  


My sister and her family did it...they had a blast.

Big guy like you is gonna require alot of wind though.  ;)
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 28, 2007, 12:46:35 PM
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Originally posted by Curval


Big guy like you is gonna require alot of wind though.  ;)


I pack plenty of my own..>
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: SIK1 on September 28, 2007, 12:52:05 PM
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Originally posted by uberhun
Mustang Ranch is always a good time!
:aok


The Mustang Ranch is no more, unless the Feds decided to go into the brothel biz. Besides that was up by Reno, a pretty good drive from Las Vegas.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 28, 2007, 01:05:04 PM
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Originally posted by SIK1
The Mustang Ranch is no more, unless the Feds decided to go into the brothel biz. Besides that was up by Reno, a pretty good drive from Las Vegas.


I'll trust the voice of experience..>

Aww crap..  The wife and I bought a nice bottle of wine a few years ago and I snuck it down here to celebrate  her passing the boards.  So, when I call the restaurant they tell me I can use my own bottle but it will cost me a $55 corking fee.  55 bucks?  The ice must be off the same iceberg that sank the Titanic or something.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: MrBill on September 28, 2007, 01:06:29 PM
Aureole (http://www.vegas.com/searchagent/restaurant/ViewRestaurant.do?restaurantId=3030)

The kid and our wives went there just last Saturday ... right after the early "Rat Pack" show ... less than a grand with two bottles of wine.
Aureole is in the Mandalay Bay.

Chopper tours of the Grand Canyon are a blast.

The paddle wheel tours (http://shop.vegas.com/tours/tour.jsp?tour=lmchampagnebreakfast_lak&loc=lakem&title=Lake+Mead+Tours) of Lake Mead are a blast too.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: texasmom on September 28, 2007, 01:15:03 PM
Hoover Dam is pretty close too. that's awesome
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: Tiger on September 28, 2007, 01:17:04 PM
You could always go with the old gamble and get drunk routine.


I'm very disappointed that you went to a Celine Deon concert.  You should have your MAN CARD revoked.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: mtndog on September 28, 2007, 04:17:38 PM
http://www.springmountainmotorsports.com

about 45 min from Vegas....


mtndog
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: GtoRA2 on September 28, 2007, 04:52:57 PM
Go shoot a machine gun.  (http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f47/gtora2/?action=view¤t=100_2233.flv)

I did the last time there. The video is of me shooting an M249.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: texasmom on September 28, 2007, 07:02:50 PM
Red Rock Canyon has some nice trails. It's right outside the city ~ very beautiful.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: WWhiskey on September 28, 2007, 07:56:05 PM
catch the shuttle at harrahs   free ride to rio then the nugget  cheap transport around town   runs every 15 min. free too
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: Ripsnort on September 28, 2007, 08:53:05 PM
Circus O. (otherwise known as the Circus water show)  Don't miss. Worth the $$.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: AKIron on September 28, 2007, 09:03:21 PM
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Originally posted by Flatbar
Check out the Magic Motion theaters if they're still there. The roller coaster one will have you gripping the hand rail gauranteed!


I lived in Vegas 90-93 when they opened the Excalibur. They had a filmed motion ride of the Colossus from Six Flags Magic Mountain. Was pretty good but no match for the real thing.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: AKIron on September 28, 2007, 09:05:51 PM
Fat Tuesdays at the MGM has pretty good hurricanes. :aok

While in the lobby, looking at the desk, to the right are some stairs. Fat Tuesdays is down the stairs on the right. Ask for a couple extra vials of booze, only a buck a piece.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rpm on September 28, 2007, 11:11:52 PM
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Originally posted by rabbidrabbit
Craps?  Don't know much about the game..  I'll probably give give BlackJack a go in a bit.  I do plenty of Poker nights but am not wild about giving it a go here.
If you never play one game in Vegas, make that game Blackjack. The odds are skewed so far in the houses favor (they use 3,4,5 and more decks of cards)it is the 2nd worst odds of winning behind Keno. Baccarat and Craps are the best odds of winning.

If you want to learn the games they usually have tutorials on one of the in-house TV channels.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: WWhiskey on September 29, 2007, 09:30:00 AM
cheapest craps in town are at the 4 Queens and the circus circus,, good place to learn, also all the hotels used to offer lessons for the cheap or free
you dont lose too much that way. when i used to go i would put my limit amount in my left pocket then all i won all day in my right, dont switch them then you can see how you really did at the end of the day! i also only set aside certain times to gamble like after 10 at night or from 1;30 to 5 ;00
this helps give you a chance at keeping more of your money but wont work as well if your doing the casino tour i,e, trying to find your favorite one.there is so much to do and see there i really only gamble about1/4 of the time im there. :D  i wissh i was going too its been  a few years since i have got to go  have fun  and thnx for helping to pay the power bill out there your donations are greatly apreciated :rofl :D

o and the blackjack is best on 2 deck shoes but 3 deck works ok too. i should know i used to deal way back when they invented it. and i dont know who said not to play it but it is one of the better games to play as far as odds go, just learn how first or you will be catching crap from the players around you for takeing the dealers bust card or something
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: 68ROX on September 29, 2007, 10:12:18 AM
My dirty little SECRET TO WINNING $$$$ IN VEGAS:


Casino Royale (a little hole in the wall across from the Mirage/next to McDonalds) has the highest odds on craps in town.

Their tables are almost always full.

Make the come-out bet ($2) and only add to that.  Bet 6 or 8 every once in a while, but the ODDS bet is your safest bet...it is the ONLY BET where the house does NOT have a statistical advantage.  You will consistantly make money all night!!

It's when folks start making all the othere craps bets where the house makes their money back.

I easily make $200-$300 a night there.

In the chip stacker...make 2 seperate sections.  One section is "Chips I WILL cash in and take home"  The other stack is what you will stay and play with...do NOT invade the profit stack.

Go easy on the free drinks....and don't get distracted by the hookers...the RIO is hooker central after 11 PM.



68ROX
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: gunnss on October 01, 2007, 02:23:11 AM
Go to DS-9 and eat at "Quarks" (Grin) did that for my kids last time we were there. Personally I want to hit the "Blue Man" show.... tickets are a bit pricey though.
Kevin
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rpm on October 01, 2007, 02:40:36 AM
I say it loud and proud, read my lips...
DON'T PLAY BLACKJACK AT A CASINO!
Title: Re: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: ramzey on October 01, 2007, 02:42:17 AM
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Originally posted by rabbidrabbit
Came with the wife for a few days but she is doing the convention thing today.  Any good ideas?


geeeeeeeeeeee, let me think

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=strip+club++las+vegas&btnG=Search:t
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: Pooh21 on October 01, 2007, 03:30:59 AM
Gonna do all the stuff I did at my last Vegas trip. I was 14 though then. Play video games. have fun. Gonna play some poker now that I am age.Last time I put real money down at a casino well real for an 18y/o was at an indian casino in tucson. ended up with a cup full of quarters before I lost it trying for more. But my real money is going towards the Richard Petty Stock car experiance they have there unless any of you gents have tried such a thing and say it sucks
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: rpm on October 01, 2007, 04:45:53 AM
I had a customer walk in wearing a Richard Petty Driving Experience shirt once. I asked him where he got it. He explained he was comp'ed it on his last trip to Vegas and ran that weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

I asked him how he liked it. Was it really as cool as it sounds? Do you really get to go for it? He said it was'nt all that great. I asked him if he rode or drove. He said he drove after taking a 2 hour class on high speed driving and having to listen to all the safety rules.

Were the cars all choked down and limited on power? He said not really, they weren't full race but around 70% power. They had to stay behind a lead car.

Well how fast did they let you get it up to? Did they let you floor it? Could you feel the track? Did you get loose??

He said he really did'nt enjoy it. He did'nt like going fast and the car was really loud.The exhaust was all you could smell. He was hot, sweaty and the suit was itchy.  He couldn't wait to get the dang thing off. His fast lap was 90mph.

I wanted to biatchslap him.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: Airscrew on October 01, 2007, 10:32:57 AM
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Originally posted by rpm
I wanted to biatchslap him.

 :lol   its a wonder he didnt complain his V*****a was bothering him too.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: indy007 on October 01, 2007, 11:01:50 AM
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Circus O. (otherwise known as the Circus water show)  Don't miss. Worth the $$.


The nekkid show @ NYNY is better. Been to every Cirque show in Vegas.

Zumanity > O > The Beatles - Love > Ka > Mystere imho.
Title: Cool thing to do in Vegas today?
Post by: P0G0 on October 02, 2007, 11:16:17 AM
having lived there for over three years my advice is to leave as soon as you can get your bellybutton back on your prefered mode of transportation