I went to Las Vegas last weekend and the family had a great time. We stayed at The Excalibur it was an ok room but the kids had a good time downstairs in the carnival type arcade. We did catch a few shows for the kids, Mac King Comedy Magic Show afternoon show and what a fun time we had with the family at his show. It is clean, funny, entertaining. Half way through the show I had to go to the bathroom and I just could not leave my seat we had a blast.
The next night we saw Master Magician Lance Burton, I undertand him and Mac King are friends and are from the same town. Theres not much I can say about Lance’s show other than hes the best there is in Las Vegas when it comes to magic these days. I do want to catch Rick Thomas next visit as I saw he moved to the Stardust but we missed his show but someone did tell me he has the best afternoon show but I can not confirm that.
We ate at the buffet at the Excalibur and all I can say about that one is “don’t†- enough said.
The wife and I got away alone one evening and saw Skintight and if you have not seen this topless Playboy show featuring Shannon O’Keefe she is beautiful and quite a talented singer and things I would love to say about her but I am certain they would be edited so why both. Just see this high energy, fun, hot, sexy show and get your picture taken with Shannon after the show. Take it home, show your coworkers and make them weep.
Drove out to Hoover Dam and saw the damn dam and the kids really liked that. I saw them playing their video game and I tried to explain the marvel.
Well that was our weekend in Vegas and lets see if this gets posted.
Mike in Phoenix, AZ
June 26th, 2005 at 10:58 am
Sounds like you had a great time, please post here when you go and see Rick Thomas I look forward to hearing how his show is, I hear he is great!
Barb
June 26th, 2005 at 11:03 am
Tell your kids that when you consider
How tall is Hoover Dam?
It is 726.4 feet from foundation rock to the roadway on the crest of the dam. The towers and ornaments on the parapet rise 40 feet above the crest.
How much does Hoover Dam weigh?
More than 6,600,000 tons.
What type of dam is Hoover?
A concrete arch-gravity type, in which the water load is carried by both gravity action and horizontal arch action.
What is the maximum water pressure at the base of the dam?
45,000 pounds per square foot.
How much concrete is in the dam?
Three and one-quarter million cubic yards. There are 4,360,000 cubic yards of concrete in the dam, powerplant and appurtenant works. This much concrete would build a monument 100 feet square and 2-1/2 miles high; would rise higher than the Empire State Building (which is 1,250 feet) if placed on an ordinary city block; or would pave a standard highway 16 feet wide, from San Francisco to New York City.
The first concrete for the dam was placed on June 6, 1933, and the last concrete was placed in the dam on May 29, 1935. Approximately 160,000 cubic yards of concrete were placed in the dam per month. Peak placements were 10,462 cubic yards in one day (including some concrete placed in the intake towers and powerplant), and slightly over 275,000 cubic yards in one month.
They missed a lot
Martha