LAS VEGAS R.I.P.

I've decided that i'm ALL DONE WITH LAS VEGAS and i'm going to tell you why. At the pool at CAESARS PALACE, i ordered a vodka/cranberry and told the girl to give the same to my three buddies.  the bill came to $72 for the four drinks. 

EIGHTEEN BUCKS APIECE! it's not that i can't afford the tab but it pisses me off that they're hijacking you on their property and you have no other options. the waitress whispers to me, " there's a liquor store two blocks away where you can buy a couple of bottles of GREY GOOSE and all the cranberry you want for less than seventy-two bucks."

but i didn't come to las vegas to drink in my room so i decided to check out the other hotels and all five (flamingo, harrahs, bellagio, mirage and treasure island) were within a dollar of each other for the same drink. AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? you're at the pool and you want a cold adult beverage................

And let me add to my angst with the now infamous RESORT FEE which at caesars is $51 per night.

and now the big ragu...............if you want to see a concert and sit in the first 30 rows, check out these prices.......................................JERRY SEINFELD  $290.......................KEITH URBAN $334...JOURNEY 364........
ROD STEWART $365 and my favorite, GUNS AND ROSES.................$1900!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so let's add it up. $450 round trip air fare x 2= $900 + $239 per night PLUS $51 resort fee = $290 a night ($1160.00 for 4 nights) plus two shows @ $350 a show x 2 =$700 x 2 = $1400.  for the math challenged, that's $3460 and you haven't paid for a meal or made a single bet so you're looking at $4000-6000 for 4 days in las vegas. that's what i pay to stay TWO MONTHS IN MEXICO!

I recently went to rivers casino in des plaines. played $25 blackjack for 3 hours and paid $7 apiece for two drinks and $22 for lunch for two. my bottom line was -$212 and i was home in 35 minutes. 

Plus i can go to RAVINIA or  GENESEE to see big time acts for about a hundred bucks.

LAS VEGAS???? i'll pass. It was fun while it lasted.