Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 2007

The Day After

My Host Is: Cherry Capri

Next: Viva Las Vegas

The morning after the Mondo Atomic Lounge Frolic was the roughest morning I have had in my life! I have vowed to stick to a Martini here and there during the rest of our stay in Vegas.

Cherry took one look at us in our miserable state and decided we ALL needed to spend the day at the spa sweating out the toxins. After the spa we were feeling right as rain.

Tooooo many mai tais at the Mondo Lounge Atomic Frolic! From the pictures I have seen it looks like Cherry had as much fun (or more) than we did! Photo taken by Mark Hollinger, Las Vegas photographer and DJ, also know as Loki. He's on MySpace at www.myspace.com/lokithegodofmischief.

We relaxed for a few days and just hung out by the pool. The weather was absolutely beautiful!

When we finally felt 100%, Cherry took us out one morning for a bit of golfing at the old Stardust Country Club (It's now called the Las Vegas National Golf Club).

Tiki Jr. may be able to drink me under the table, but when it comes to golf, I stomped him. I gotta admit I enjoyed doing it after the drinking game ended so dismally for me.

The Las Vegas National Golf Clubs website has this to say about itself: "A favorite hangout for Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack, a long-time local, remembers playing the piano in the lounge for his famous guests. With its floor to ceiling windows, it is easy to envision high rollers and movie stars admiring the view from a smoke-filled restaurant, with the soft lull of a piano filling the air."

"In 1995, the movie Casino, starring Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone, was filmed at Las Vegas National. The Casino house, sits off to the left of the #1 tee box, between #18 and #1 fairways."

"The Las Vegas National Golf Club is a true Las Vegas landmark." Too COOL!

On another day Cherry took us thrift store shopping. We had so much fun looking at all the pre-owned Las Vegas type souveniers. We will never pay retail again!

Next time we ride in a cart though I think we will ask for a pillow. Ouch.

We found some really nice Hawaiian shirts that we mailed to Tony...

...and an appropriate mug from an Alcoholics Anonymous group, considering how much partying we have done so far in Vegas.

(Photos: Cherry C. / Dialogue: Cherry C./ Embellished a bit by Tony V.)