It has been a very busy year for me. I attended Gay Day Disney and decided that this was my last time at the event. My friends and I enjoyed our time there, but after almost a decade, we decided no more. We will be spending more time in Fort Lauderdale from now on.
I was going to post photos and videos from my Gay Day trip, unfortunately, due to a computer problem, most of the photos and all the videos were corrupted.
Back in August, after seeing Angelina Jolie on CNN during “World Refugee Dayâ€, I begin to work on my next video, “In My Eyesâ€. I planned to show the video in September but had to postpone it because my venue of choice, Club Meteor, was shut down for renovation. It is still closed. I plan to show this video along with two new ones in May for my annual “Love Partyâ€. I hope to have the party at the popular night club, South Beach.
TWO BIG TRIPS
I ended the year with a nice trip to New Orleans for Halloween and my annual road trip to Las Vegas for new year’s eve celebration.
Halloween
I posted my video of the Halloween on youtube.com  and received many nice comments from friends and viewers.
VEGAS
Gary and I left Houston on 12-26-06 to do our road trip to Vegas. Since I am the only one who can legally drive, I did all the driving. On the first day, we stopped in El Paso after 750 long miles and checked into our http://www.priceline.com hotel, The La Quinta Inn. It was only $35 and came with free internet and breakfast and sat right next to a Wal-Mart.  The next day I drove on to Phoenix and before checking into another $35/night hotel, we had a late lunch at my favorite restaurant, Da Vang. This Vietnamese restaurant serves the best and most reasonable food I ever eaten. Gary and I eat here every time we stop in Phoenix. We ordered the cat fish hot and sour soup and the crunchy salted shrimps. Throw in two sweet bean deserts and the bill was about $18.00. Rachel Ray, EAT YOUR HEART OUT!
The Gay Paris
Due to our gambling activities, Harrah’s Casino put us at Paris, Las Vegas.  We actually had two rooms at this wonderful casino hotels, and they were free. I gave the extra room to two friends from Los Angeles; however, they could not make it to Vegas due to the horrendous traffic jam on Highway 15 (they moved about 150 miles in 7 hours). So everyday, I would go to my extra room and throw a towel on the floor, pulled the sheets down and ripped out a few strands of toilette papers just to make it look like someone was using the room. I even left daily tips for housekeeping.
Gary and I ate breakfast almost everyday at the buffet at Paris, Las Vegas. It was a great deal. We paid only $9.99 per person after using our coupons. The breakfast buffet had made to order French crepe, pate and meat terrines, smoked salmon, Eggs Benedict, quiche, etc… The price jumped to $27 after 11 AM for the special Holiday Brunch. We would wake up late and walk down to the buffet around 10:30 AM and by the time our coffee is served, the deluxe king crab legs and jumbo shrimps were brought out to the buffet. HOW SCANDALOUS!
THE PENNY SLOTS
Gary and I won $300 a piece within the first two days in Vegas. Gary won his on a $5 slot and I won mine on a penny slot machine. We quickly burned through these winnings in three days.
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NEW YEAR’S EVE
We were dressed up like two gay mafia pimp daddies with a mission. The casino gave us two gift baskets which included smoked Gouda cheese, caviar, crackers, two bottles of champagne, four champagne glasses and two box of chocolate truffles. After posing with our gift basket, we made our way out of the casino around 11 PM. Considering that we do this every year, we should have known better not to get out so late. The Las Vegas strip was packed wall to wall with people so we decided to watch the fireworks from the Paris, Las Vegas property along with several thousands fellow hotel guests.
The view was great. In front of us was the Bellagio Casino, next to it was Caesar Palace and next to us was the Aladdin. We knew we were going to have a great view of the spectacular show because most hotel have fireworks. WE WERE WRONG! The closest casino that had fireworks was the Monte Carlo which was a long walk away. We managed to see a tiny portion of the display.
A HUNDRED BOOBS IN THE DESERT
The only show we saw this time was the popular “Jubileesâ€at Bally’s Casino. Gary enjoyed it, but it was torturous for me. Two gay men being bombarded with fifty pairs of showgirls’ boobs is not exactly entertainment. To be fair, the “Samson & Delilah†number did have 2 dozen men parading around in jockstraps. However, twenty four ass cracks is not my cup of tea either.
I was counting the minutes for this horrible variety show to end. All I saw was bad “Broadway“ show tunes, and Cirque du Soleil’s rejects.
STRANDED IN THE DESERT
On January 2, 2007, we checked out of Paris and were to drive to Phoenix. As I put my key in the ignition, I realized that half of it was broken off. The broken piece was stuck inside my trunk key slot. I have a Lincoln Town Car and it would have cost me $200 to get a new key in Las Vegas. The car would have to be towed to a Lincoln dealership. Out of silly principal, I decided that my sister will FedEx me my spare key.
Gary and I went on the net and booked ourselves an extra three days in Vegas at the Flamingos. The room was free, courtesy of Harrah’s, but the gambling was not.We finally left for home sweet home on January 6 and after driving three days with stops in Phoenix and El Paso, we made it back to Houston. Since I did all the driving, I swore to myself that I will never drive this much again.
BACK TO VEGAS AGAIN
Believe it or not, Gary and I, along with my mother and her friend flew to Vegas on January 17 for a 5 day stay. It was actually for Gary’s family reunion. I brought the two grandmas along so they could gamble.
We gave my mother and her friend a pair of boobies’ night mare “Jubilees†tickets. The two ladies absolutely loved it. Mother commented that it was better than all the shows she has ever seen on all of her cruise trips from Galveston. Coming from a lady who has seen almost every show on the Vegas strip, I was surprised.
While the ladies were enjoying the show, Gary and I rode the double deck bus to downtown and celebrated one of his aunt birthday, with the Giddings’ clan. Downtown Vegas is dying fast and Fremont Street, despite the lights, is boring and outdated. Many of the old hotels are closed, including Lady Luck Casino.
We all had a great time. It is a little scary to know that out of 31 Days in January, Gary and I spent 12 days in Vegas.
FLYING TIPS
The airport security is serious when they say not to bring liquid on the plane. My mother had to put all of her toiletries in a separate zip log bag. Her friend’s jar of Frito Lay’s Nacho Cheese sauce was confiscated and thrown away. HOW WASTEFUL!
Until the next trip, have a wonderful day!
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