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Day IV (Evening Edition)

My wife purchased Elton John tickets for us a few weeks ago for tonight. He's filling in for Celine Dion at Caesars for a few weeks, which works for me because Elton John is good ($300)

We head over to Caesars and check out the scene at the Coliseum. There are lines forming but we still have about 45 minutes until the show. We had a Buy One Get One free drink coupon for Slice in Caesars so we figured this would be a good time to use it. We order a couple of mixed drinks and hand him the coupon. Seriously, he THREW our change back on the bar. Really buddy? I laugh and think that just cost you $5, stupid ass. Apparently he's not too keen on coupons ($10)

The Elton John show was fantastic. Although I like his music, I overheard several people say that they weren't fans but really enjoyed the concert. During each song there is a huge screen behind the stage that displays a film that explains what the song's meaning is. This was great, especially on songs like "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", "Rocket Man", and "Daniel".

We go across the casino floor to Mesa Grill. During some time around the pool earlier in the week I had a conversation w/ a guy from Chicago. He said the Margarita's at Mesa Grill are out of this world so of course I order a Tanqueray and tonic, my wife gets the margarita. She says it's delicious and worth the praise. The bartender is a real nice guy named "Cooper" and we get to talking. He shows me the bottle of tequila that her drink was made with and I accidentally smash it into my very empty drink glass and it shatters. He makes me another drink before I even ask and refills my wife's. I love a great bartender! He recommends we go next door to visit his girlfriend who bartends at Bradley Ogden's for their steak burger. He then tells us the drinks are on him ($0 / $15)

On to Bradley Ogden's, steak burger and fries for me, hummus for my wife and 2 amstel lights. It was quiet and we ate right at the bar. Perfect late night snack. ($48 / $12)

Coming up: I get stacked! [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]