tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post2173107356899350046..comments2024-01-31T14:12:23.950-08:00Comments on Rob's Vegas and Poker Blog: "Try the Cheesecake"Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-69675040619980774582017-05-09T21:57:24.025-07:002017-05-09T21:57:24.025-07:00Haha. Thanks.Haha. Thanks.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-86327716697483764782017-05-09T18:28:41.576-07:002017-05-09T18:28:41.576-07:00The Wynn was named as a hipster (and trademarkable...The Wynn was named as a hipster (and trademarkable) version of "The Win", to make players think they could win. Though we know the casino should honestly be named "Imperial Palace" (hipster for "The Loser").Grange95https://www.blogger.com/profile/01857460215043659894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-38492616666578641472017-05-05T23:19:27.017-07:002017-05-05T23:19:27.017-07:00Thanks Very much, Cranky. Very interesting about ...Thanks Very much, Cranky. Very interesting about the D.I.---we weren't in it often enough to notice any of that. The few times we went in there, there was virtually no one in the casino except a few dealers. It was depressing.<br /><br />But it's funny, I know Norm has a much better memory for this type of trivia, but for as long as I can remember, I always felt this incident took place at D.I. No buffet, huh? You sure they didn't try one for a little while, maybe when you weren't there, and that's when we caught it?<br /><br />I guess not. I guess it was the Sands. As I recall, we didn't play much at the Sands either...also too rich for our blood. But I don't recall it being as dead as the D.I.<br /><br />Oh well, thanks again to Norm for straightening me out!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-57699072780007392552017-05-05T16:07:59.672-07:002017-05-05T16:07:59.672-07:00Rob - loved your post, as usual. Skip and I stayed...Rob - loved your post, as usual. Skip and I stayed at the Desert Inn in the mid 90s, when it was owned by Sheraton. It was unlike any other casino we'd tried in Vegas, either before or after. We were in our late 30s and everyone else in the casino was a senior citizen, seemingly from Texas or the Southwest. The cocktail waitresses were eligible for Medicare. One thing I liked about it was that it was easy to get to things inside. The front desk was right there when you walked in. The elevators were close by. The casino was just inside the front door. The polar opposite of a place like the Mirage, where it's a tenth of a mile to the guess elevators from the front doors.<br /><br />I'm glad your friend Norm said you were at the Sands, not the DI, because it didn't have a buffet. If it had, we certainly would have tried it out. We did try the coffee shop a few times, nothing memorable. Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995365444853477833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-79424704183878013482017-05-05T07:17:29.642-07:002017-05-05T07:17:29.642-07:00Thanks, LM. Actually this was one of my better con...Thanks, LM. Actually this was one of my better connections to posting the typical "robvegaspoker" type pics. I was just going to post some cheesecake photos to keep the blog active while I recovered from my latest Vegas trip. But then I remembered the "Try the Cheesecake" story and by telling it quickly (and incompletely, as it turned out), it totally justified the cheesecake pics!<br /><br />And...this story goes back to so far it very well might have taken place before we met!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-43880629994865553332017-05-04T12:03:26.378-07:002017-05-04T12:03:26.378-07:00Terrific post Rob. Enjoy all your anecdotes as we...Terrific post Rob. Enjoy all your anecdotes as well as Norm's contribution. The waiter sounded like someone out The Godfather! But apparently he made an offer you could refuse...I am trying to remember if I knew you guys at that time. I don't think so. Although I do go pretty far back!<br /><br />Hey, I prefer beefcake myself!!! But, you seem to never need a connection to display cheesecake, much to the satisfaction of your multitude of readers.Luv Maltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07172516188826188552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-40880161661508506992017-05-04T10:14:43.084-07:002017-05-04T10:14:43.084-07:00Now that's a pleasant visual. Thanks man!Now that's a pleasant visual. Thanks man!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-57893346422599614792017-05-04T05:10:35.438-07:002017-05-04T05:10:35.438-07:00If six players make up a volleyball team please le...If six players make up a volleyball team please let me know where they are playing...Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221409127717174351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-50601175866615964352017-05-03T18:33:28.445-07:002017-05-03T18:33:28.445-07:00Oh Geez. I can't possibly remember that detai...Oh Geez. I can't possibly remember that detail. But it was almost definitely NOT the Rio. In fact, I'm sure it wasn't the Rio. It was so long ago I would say it was most likely the Maxim. But it's possible it was Imperial Palace....or Bourbon Street....or even Union Plaza.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-34891694209628695302017-05-03T15:01:03.687-07:002017-05-03T15:01:03.687-07:00Not that this is part of the story, but did you an...Not that this is part of the story, but did you and Norm stay at the Maxim, the RIO or the Imperial Palace on that trip?woody_gentryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693160108830304602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-19309337405299575722017-05-03T11:38:03.045-07:002017-05-03T11:38:03.045-07:00Thanks, MOJO. :)Thanks, MOJO. :)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-10327151740318691072017-05-03T11:37:43.641-07:002017-05-03T11:37:43.641-07:00Haha. Yeah, I know what you mean!Haha. Yeah, I know what you mean!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-64017436081438032202017-05-03T11:37:22.930-07:002017-05-03T11:37:22.930-07:00Also, by making it Desert Inn, it gave me a challe...Also, by making it Desert Inn, it gave me a challenge cuz I was also mentioning "dessert." Had to keep the extra "s" only in the right word. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-56075471235524408502017-05-03T10:49:19.212-07:002017-05-03T10:49:19.212-07:00"We played table games and ate at buffets. I..."We played table games and ate at buffets. I may have the order reversed."<br /><br />LOL.Memphis MOJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653631347560307425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-87094098332691616162017-05-03T08:38:20.684-07:002017-05-03T08:38:20.684-07:00Dammit...now I want cheesecake...
and some desse...Dammit...now I want cheesecake... <br /><br />and some dessert would be nice too.<br /><br />-TDiddlezAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-57177413066848046472017-05-03T08:35:43.889-07:002017-05-03T08:35:43.889-07:00Thanks, Norm. I knew I should have just asked you...Thanks, Norm. I knew I should have just asked you to write it up in the first place, but I was trying to get something post fast while I was totally exhausted from my Vegas trip.<br /><br />Still think it was D.I., but it if it was the Sands I could have just replaced Wynn with Adelson--but then I wouldn't have been able to use the joke about the name of it.<br /><br />And yes, we never ate at that buffet again, and I believe we considered it but decided we didn't want to run into that waiter again!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-70808119046632614332017-05-03T08:17:22.942-07:002017-05-03T08:17:22.942-07:00I thought it was The Sands, where they would turn ...I thought it was The Sands, where they would turn their showroom into a buffet.<br /><br />This waiter looked and acted like a mobbed-up Mr. Hooper. The first time we noticed he was strange was right after a VERY pregnant woman stopped at our table on her way back to hers in order put ketchup on her scrambled eggs. The waiter looked at her leaving and said "See. That's what happens when you fuck around." Wisely, we said nothing.<br /><br />When I was ready to tackle the dessert bar, he made that order that I "Try the cheesecake." I remember the conversation as follows:<br /><br />Me: I'm of to the dessert bar.<br />Waiter: Try the cheesecake.<br />Me: Excuse me?<br />W: Try the cheesecake.<br />Me: No, thanks, I don't want any cheesecake<br />W: Try the cheesecake<br />Me: I don't like cheesecake<br />W: Tell you what: you get a piece of cheesecake, try it, and if you don't like it, I'll finish it for you.<br />Me: That's okay. I figure I'll just get a chocolate brownie.<br />W: Meh. I don't like brownies.<br />Me: Tell YOU what: I'll get an extra brownie for you, and if YOU don't like it I'll finish IT for YOU.<br />W: Just try the cheesecake.<br /><br />Not that it would have made a difference, but when I got to the dessert table, there was no cheesecake. So I choose the deserts I wanted, go back to my table, sit down to enjoy, and<br /><br />W: You didn't try the cheesecake?<br />Me: They were out.<br />W: Wait there, I'll go get you some.<br />Me: NO-O-O!<br />W: Well, if you didn't want the cheesecake, why didn't you say so? You didn't have to lie to me (This last part while playfully tugging on my beard)<br /><br />And we never ate there again.<br />Norm duGarenoreply@blogger.com