We had an action-packed vacation with M&M in Las Vegas earlier this year. They have two insane vizslas, Nyah and Ko, that love to prove their affection by wiggling uncontrollably and jumping on you. Unfortunately, I don’t have any photographic or videographic evidence of their faux pas of passion but you can go here to get an idea. Actually, they are really fun to play with and very sweet – just out of control with their bodies (think children). Ha. M&M were bird-sitting a little parapeep named Pinchy that Nyah and Ko absolutely LOVED to watch. I think they would have loved to chase it around the house instead of just watching it in its cage – but that probably would have ended badly.
Now for our action-packed adventures.
We went to Fremont Street our first night. I’ve been to Vegas a few times (Lacey never had) but never walked around Fremont. I didn’t know that there is a giant massive overhead screen that spans multiple blocks and shows video montages with famous songs. Awesome!
There are these amazing artists on the street that create beautiful paintings, using only spray paint. Straight up Krylon. They reproduce the same selection of paintings over and over, which is why they are so good, but it’s still an incredible feat. And since I have negative artistry skills, I totally exalt skilled artists.
Here we are!
Apparently, Fremont Street rocks different themes and the current one was Summer of ‘69. Despite the liberal fascist tendencies of that era, the music rocked. And the bands downtown Vegas on Fremont rocked the songs of Jimi Hendrix and others incredibly well. Honestly, I was surprised at the obvious quality of the musicians playing – I don’t normally expect much from random cover bands. But these cats were great! There were even some flying ring girls.
Thus concludes our first day. For all the photos go here.
