Top 10 Moments of Josh's Birthday Weekend in Vegas.
10. Eating the best artery-clogging, tongue-dazzling chicken fingers this side of the Mississippi. (Raising Canes. Nuff said.)
9. The hole-in-the-wall Karaoke joint with faux-velvet walls and $4 cokes.
~~Where we ran into the son of Ashley's former employer from Cedar City. Random.
8. The dark bar we went to after Karaoke to dance that was in no way a dance club (I'm still convinced the scantily-clad bartender with her breasts all but divulged from her corset, is in fact a vampire).
~~Imagine dark interior, mirrors hanging flat on the ceiling; wall-to-wall paintings of various historical figures, smattered with portraits of nude 18th century-style women; deep, dark leather armchairs that sink you so far you need help getting out; bathrooms in dark alcoves at the far end of the club. It had a slinky, sexy feel to it.
7. The four encore songs we coaxed out of the band which included oodles of white confetti shot out of bazookas. It was as if The Killers were saying, "Happy Birthday Josh!" :)
6. The "Trainwreck" chick (who was so completely plastered I thought she would fall off the stage). Her rendition of Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" had Matt and I quite literally gasping for breath.
5. The restaurant where my tummy purred, "Girl, I don't know what this awesomeness is, but keep on a'sendin it down!" (Hash House A Go Go)
~~ We thought we wanted the Wynn Buffet because it's pure awesome, but since we're poor and all, we decided to chance it on something else. While we were considering HHAGG in the hotel lobby, a local walked by and "just had to interupt" to say that HHAGG is THE best breakfast joint in all of Vegas. Deciding what to order proved to be the most mentally and emotionally challenging 20 minutes of the trip. Josh and I eventually agreed to share
The "Meatloaf Hash"
Meatloaf to rival my grandmother's, two eggs, roasted red peppers, fresh spinach, and smoked mozzarella. The "side" biscuit that came with the meal loaded with butter and fresh strawberry jam was the size of a softball and tasted as good as Mama's!
Matt and Ash got "Andy's Sage Fried Chicken" with a maple reduction, 2 eggs, bacon mashed potatoes and a softball biscuit. They didn't think that would be enough food, so they ordered a delicious pecan and blueberry pancake the size of a flattened beachball.
Meatloaf to rival my grandmother's, two eggs, roasted red peppers, fresh spinach, and smoked mozzarella. The "side" biscuit that came with the meal loaded with butter and fresh strawberry jam was the size of a softball and tasted as good as Mama's!
It was breakfast heaven.3. The Fight
~~The Killers were about halfway through their set. We had already heard Halloweentown (Barf.) and Phoenix (Hot.), so most of the people around us were more or less sloshed. I was standing right in front of Josh and next to Ashley when all of a sudden Josh tightened his hold on my waist and lurched forward. It looked to me like someone was fainting. And before I knew it, Matt and Ashley were gone and Josh was helping 3 others unclench the fingers of a rather large staggering drunk off of the scrawny neck of some guy. Personally, I think it was pretty hot that Josh didn't even hesitate to join in the fray and stop the fight.
Also really hot: Brandon Flowers stopping the concert to allow the ushers to escort the brawlers out of the arena. When the lights came on, he said, "Come on guys! You just ruined Losing Touch!"
2. The back-to-back-with-arms-folded-and-eyebrows-raised move hammed up by Ashley and Josh while delivering an exquisite performance of "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls. And yes, Josh sang in Cockney.
1. Paying $46 for tickets and moving from the last row in the events center to the tightly packed, beer sloshed floor, right in front of the very hot, highly energetic band.
~~ Ashley and Josh were inspiring as they savvily weaved through concert beaurocracy and cranky Irish drunkards to get us taken to the floor by LVPD, and then protected us from the meddling agendas of clueless ushers. Brilliant.
It was an unforgettable weekend. Happy Birthday Josh!!
1 comment:
Jealous!
happy birthday Josh!
Isn't Bobby Shawn's Karaoke awesome?
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