Las Vegas Show at the Tropicana....

bgman

I just read a post on the Registry Forum, and thought I would post here also. I will be in Vegas this weekend and wondered if it was worth attending. I hope it is a decent show to keep me away from the slots.


Randy

LucyBop

I am going to try and attend, if the show is not worth it, Lucille will find plenty of fun things to do in Sin City!

NBSQLGeek

Lived in Vegas for 3 years during high school 93 - 95 and man that town is different.

SarasotaFrank

<< <i>I am going to try and attend, if the show is not worth it, Lucille will find plenty of fun things to do in Sin City! >>



I am trying to remember the name of the obscure casino that pays it's slot machine winnings in Franklins.

I can think of it, I'll let you know, or you could just go to ever casino and try to find it.

LucyBop

<< <i>I am trying to remember the name of the obscure casino that pays it's slot machine winnings in Franklins. >>




Interesting.......... I lived in Vegas before I was 18, I still have some Aunts and Uncles who live there.... I'm gonna have to ask them this question.....

SarasotaFrank

<< <i>Interesting.......... I lived in Vegas before I was 18, I still have some Aunts and Uncles who live there.... I'm gonna have to ask them this question..... >>



then you must remember when it was quite a different place. I remember the old gas station next to Ceasers, which along with the Castways and a motel or two took up all the space no occupied by the Mirage.

Bring back the Silver Slipper!

airplanenut

<< <i>I am going to try and attend, if the show is not worth it, Lucille will find plenty of fun things to do in Sin City! >>

We don't even want to imagine...

Loki

<< <i>Bring back the Silver Slipper >>

I loved the Silver Slipper! I was stationed at Norton AFB back in the late '70's. As a young lad with a motorcycle, virtually no responsibilities, and plenty of free time, I used to go to Vegas quite often with a few other "bikers". After my first few losing trips, I resorted to diligently learning a blackjack card counting method before I would attempt another excursion. When I was confident enough with the results I was obtaining by dealing countless hands to myself and "winning", I decided to try my luck again. The Silver Slipper was my casino of choice then, mainly because they dealt single-deck blackjack which makes it easier to count. I brought with me $200 on a Friday and I came back with $1800 on Saturday night!

I showed my wad of "Frankies" to my doubting buddy who was working part-time at a Circle K convienience store. He said he hadn't made that much in the 6 months he was working there lol. "Beginner's luck", he believed, until I brought back another $600 after my second trip, again from the Silver Slipper. "Hey, can I borrow your book?", he then questioned?

I wish I could have experimented more with my system, alas, orders to Turkey put a damper on that. I haven't been back to Vegas since, so I was sorry to hear of the demise of my beloved Silver Slipper.

SarasotaFrank

In the mid to late eighties, I was visiting Vegas four times a year. We always stayed at the Desert Inn (the last great hotel) and rolled up the sidewalks from the Silver Slipper every night.

At that time, they had signed a fabulous group for late night - "Cook-E Jar & the Crumbs" and they rocked the house.

In fact, I (&CookEJar) were at the Slipper the last night when teh closed the doors for good.

LucyBop

When I was living there all the action was on Fremont St. The Strip was rather small........

kyleknap

I'll be there Friday afternoon.

NBSQLgeek,

What high school did you go to? The district has changed a lot.



Kyle

LucyBop

LucyBop

But its much fun to find some Raw gems!!!! What bugs is when the dealers charge slab'd prices for raw coins.

Loki

Hey Frank,
Do you remember that classic white T-Bird that was displayed out in front? That was supposed to go to a lucky jackpot winner. It was there for the longest time! Was it still being displayed in the mid-eighties?