Hi Vegas fans,
My source for important news, the Las Vegas Advisor, had a tidbit recently that made me most happy. It seems that Phil Ruffin, the guy who made a killing selling the Frontier at the right time (right before the market went south) and purchased Treasure Island (TI) at the perfect time (when the market went farther south than Key West), is opening a Gilley's at TI in April.
Yes, that Gilley's chain. The one that John Travolta hung out at in Urban Cowboy and the one where Debra Winger rode the mechanical bull, threatening his very manhood. I'm excited about the whole Gilley's and mechanical bull thing at TI.
No, I am not interested in riding the bull. I am about as much of an Urban Cowboy as... well, John Travolta in one of his other movies (maybe Saturday Night Fever). But, one of Gilley's finer attractions is bikini-clad ladies riding it.
In the last days of the Frontier, my buddy Steve and I hung out at the joint and wanted to spend a few of our entertainment dollars on the promise of some quality Bikini Bull Riding. We had just lost some money playing blackjack and craps, and the Russian cocktail waitress already knew me by my drink ("Rum and Coke?"). Needless to say, we were at the tables too long.
So we lined up for the big event only to find out that the bull was broken that night, and there would be no Bikini Bull Riding, or any sort of clothed or unclothed bull riding for that matter. Dang! What was a cowpoke to do? As I recall, I had been awake for approximately 16 straight days, so maybe it was time to call it a night.
Just a note to Phil... if the bull at TI is not functional by the time they open Gilley's, I will be very, very disappointed.
Viva,
Mike
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