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I've returned from my winter break in Las Vegas. Motley Crue put on one of the most amazing, entertaining rock shows I recall. The staging, the visuals, the antics all helped out a catalog of 7 or 8 great songs fill out a two hour show with another 8 or 9 shows thrown in. (The Crue is playing at the Joint at the Hard Rock Casino through Feb 19--I'd recommend you take in one of their performances if you are in the vicinity.)

Walking along the Strip Tuesday afternoon, a rather ratty, unkempt nearly street urchin guy (about 60 years old) passed by us and asked if we go to church. My wife and I both said, "no". He said he didn't either, been lied to too many times at church.

I was as surprised by the fact I yet have the look that I might be a church goer as I was by the wisdom on the Strip.

Did you sing this on the way home:

I'm on my way
Well, I'm on my way
Home sweet home
Tonight tonight

?

sock puppet wrote:I've returned from my winter break in Las Vegas. Motley Crue put on one of the most amazing, entertaining rock shows I recall. The staging, the visuals, the antics all helped out a catalog of 7 or 8 great songs fill out a two hour show with another 8 or 9 shows thrown in. (The Crue is playing at the Joint at the Hard Rock Casino through Feb 19--I'd recommend you take in one of their performances if you are in the vicinity.)

Walking along the Strip Tuesday afternoon, a rather ratty, unkempt nearly street urchin guy (about 60 years old) passed by us and asked if we go to church. My wife and I both said, "no". He said he didn't either, been lied to too many times at church.

I was as surprised by the fact I yet have the look that I might be a church goer as I was by the wisdom on the Strip.

Though I've been in or through Vegas many times, I have never walked along the strip. Perhaps I'll get to do that next month when I'm there for a long weekend to visit family.

I'll look out for your street urchin.

by the way, does anyone know why almost everyone says the name of the city as if it were "Los Vegas", not "Las Vegas"?

malkie wrote:by the way, does anyone know why almost everyone says the name of the city as if it were "Los Vegas", not "Las Vegas"?

I think people automatically want to say "Vegas" and use "Los" (sometimes just a "lsss" sound) because it's associated with Los Angeles.

Did you tell him that you also go to work? and to school? And to the YMCA? And to book clubs? And to Costco?

Church does not equal God... ever.

Hoops wrote:Did you tell him that you also go to work? and to school? And to the YMCA? And to book clubs? And to Costco?

I aspire to one day be asked If I'm a Costco shopper by a random stranger.

malkie wrote:
by the way, does anyone know why almost everyone says the name of the city as if it were "Los Vegas", not "Las Vegas"?

I live in "Las" Angeles (that is how most non hispanics pronounce it here) and I think most people say Las Vegas.

Hoops wrote:Did you tell him that you also go to work? and to school? And to the YMCA? And to book clubs? And to Costco?

So religion, hawking 'truth', is held to no higher standard than those other institutions?

Stormy Waters wrote:

Hoops wrote:Did you tell him that you also go to work? and to school? And to the YMCA? And to book clubs? And to Costco?

I aspire to one day be asked If I'm a Costco shopper by a random stranger.

Watch out, it might cause an oyster in your pants.