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Always remember the Hunter S. Thompson Field Sobriety Test when visiting Las Vegas... When the police pull you over for erratic driving, step out of the vehicle and throw your sunglasses as high as you can into the air. Quickly dance and manuever yourself until they land perfectly on your face. You're good to go! It takes a little practice, but it has always worked for me.
As your attorney, I advise you to max the odds behind the line on a 6 or 8 point and always turn hard ways off on the come out.
Vegas trade show 411. Always find the booth with the best beer/minibar. Search out the cheap out of the way places to eat. The hotel buffets and convention center food court will outright rape ya.Your hotel room garbage can can be pressed into cooler duty, there is a liquor store around the corner for cheaper libations. Or so I am told.............
Go to the old side of Vegas if you want to feel more Traditional. I've stayed at the Plaza down there, its kinda neat to see the old builings and casinos from back in the day
Not to worry...............it's easy to fall in with bad influences.............we're everywhere there.........
Hope to run in to you and others there. I'll be wearing a spanking new red HAMB hat. Yank my chain if you see me. Figuretively of course.
Also,make friends with all of the people with really cool chit.I've gotten some midblowing deals at SEMA and CES.When it's over,they don't want to drag it back to HQ.
The mind recoils in horror........ at the number of free key chains and kitchen magnets you can score.
OK, here's my 2 cents for proper Vegas survival. I usually visit the mecca of bad descisions about 4-6 times a year and here is what I've learned... For blackjack, craps, roulette, poker, etc.. the place to go is O'Sheas on the strip or Fitzgeralds downtown. Hit the $5 minimum tables and bet whatever you like. They are the funnest tables and laid back with quick drink service. For night time fun/women/boozing/people watching, nothing beats the Hard Rock. Damn I love Vegas
Is this a prelude to going 'big time'? Are they going seduce our HAMB Hero into a 'offer you can not refuse'? What would Hunter do? Keep these Gonzo's coming.....
ive only been to vegas once and it was for sema...i got a free ride,, i didnt make a single bet.. but i did enjoy the sights and sounds... .saw david lee roth play at the hard rock .met weeman from jackass.. saw some very interesting people and some awesome cars...enjoy it!!!!!
Hope that this (mis)adventure goes better for ya. Remember, everyone expects a peice of ya, after all you're a star.
Agreed. From my experience at SEMA '08, the Golden Nugget is a fine place to stay. The early neon views on Fremont are fantastic (although the carnival on Fremont was a bit too Disney for my tastes).
Hopefully I'll run into you at some point, Ryan. As huge as this place is, that may not actually happen! Enjoy your trip. Malcolm
Well, have fun and as long as we don't have to get up a HAMB bail for Ryan fund everything will be good. And what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. Photos get around on the internet pretty quick even when they weren't intended for public viewing.
I'd blow the tires on the caddy up to about 80 psi so it'll corner better, load up with supplies (be careful of the ether) and take a roadtrip across the heart of the American frontier to a land of depravity and expensive legal hookers. Nice to see you haven't gotten gun shy on the gonzo. Sounds like your real life is starting to sound like a Hunter trip.
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