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MidTexHorn

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  1. Returned last night from a 3 night comped stay at Palazzo. Great time, great food, lost some money as usual. In other words, perfectly normal trip for me which is really nice after the last year. A few thoughts: 1 - Crowds are a bit “interesting.” Imagine if the downtown crowds invaded the Strip. Some real shit shows, but didn’t see any major issues though. Hot as hell so didn’t spend much time outside walking. Too many little kids with their parents out too late at night and too many people wearing not enough clothing to cover their very large bodies but you be you, Vegas vacationers! 2 - best dinner of the trip - Carbone. All around fantastic meal. Our whole group raved about it. Highly recommend. Also enjoyed Beauty & Essex and Capital Grille and of course the Saturday brunch at Bouchon was perfect as always. Chica also very good for brunch. We ate really well. 3 - Table limits are pretty high. Lots of lame $25-100 6/5 BJ tables. Saw a 6/4 2-deck BJ table at Venetian but it was a $100/minimum. During the early part of the day you could find some $15 BJ and Craps on the strip but not at night. 4 - decided to go off Strip Saturday afternoon for some low limits gambling and ended up having a blast at Ellis island. Nothing fancy but the dealers were fun, they brew their own beer and everyone was in good spirits. Actually had more fun gambling there than on the strip. Played $5 roulette and $10 Craps and BJ here. 5 - Got to see the US winning goal vs Mexico at the Cosmo sports book. That was fun! 6 - Vegas was packed, as in wall to wall bodies. Felt like a fight weekend. Maybe 10% wearing masks. Some casinos had plastic up between dealers and gamblers, no dividers between gamblers. Otherwise no sign of Covid precautions. Basically normal. Loved it. 7 - didn’t love the asswipes who made two of our group late to Vegas because they had to create problems over the mask mandate and their planes had to return to the gate to let them off. How the heck do people buy tickets to fly and then decide they have to make such a scene that they get kicked off the flight? It’s a couple hours folks! How selfish can you get!?!? Hope it was worth it, assholes! 8 - never waited more than 10 minutes for a cab or Uber, day or night. 9 - Used Presidential limo for rides to and from airport. On time, great service, but man they are hard to get ahold of online or via phone. 10 - second time to see Absinthe. Everyone loved it. Of course it was packed out as well. Very raunchy humor which we loved but not a show for folks who don’t enjoy very off color sexual humor. I would not take my 70-something year old parents but our group in our 20s - 50s had a blast. 11 - Palazzo pool was very busy as was the connected Venetian pool deck. Venetian a bit louder. Got a cabana at Palazzo, enjoyed the peacefulness, and was glad not having to fight the crowds for a spot. Pricey though.
  2. Ate at Carbone last night before Absinthe. One of the best meals I’ve ever had. Go there. Strip and casinos were as packed as I’ve ever seen. Seemed busier than March Madness a couple years ago.
  3. I believe that’s already been removed, at least in most places. I’ll be able to confirm this weekend.
  4. I have. Nice if you want a nonsmoking lobby and no casino. Quick walk over to Aria or back route to Cosmopolitan isn’t bad either. Rooms were very nice. Would do again but I can see how some would miss having the casino next door.
  5. Heading to Vegas Friday. Staying at Palazzo. Have reservations for all meals and for a pool day in a cabana. Will report back on the behavior of the poors.
  6. MidTexHorn

    Austin FC

    Sorry, just the organized cheer stuff feels Aggy to me. I know it’s not, that’s just my frame of reference. I support it, didn’t mean to be negative.
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    Austin FC

    Watched the match at Lustre Pearl south on Manchaca. Los Verdes are rowdy. A bit aggy for me with their organized cheers but pretty fun actually and some smoking hot Hispanic chicks made for some pleasant diversions. I thought we’d lose 2-0. Not sure I’ve ever been so satisfied with a tie.
  8. Backyard crawfish boil and Austin FC watch party today. Hang by the pool tomorrow. Vegas next Friday. Life is back to normal and I’m loving it.
  9. Yeah it’s really good and I agree - good stuff at Wynn but not quite that level. Went a few years back. They did have a three course fixed price deal that’s fantastic and not that ridiculous if you want to keep the price down. I haven’t been in years but if you want a similar high end meal Picasso is pretty fantastic.
  10. Bought 5 yesterday in the premium terrace one section over from my season tickets near midfield. My butt is gonna appreciate the padded seats up there this season and the view is phenomenal, basically the view you would get from a TV camera a little bit below the press box.
  11. MidTexHorn

    Austin FC

    I'm very happy with my authentic jersey. Haven't seen a replica in person to be able to compare. I'm somewhere between a L and XL with most shirts and the L fits me great.
  12. I don’t know man, I love fancy hotel rooms. In Vegas and everywhere else.
  13. MidTexHorn

    Austin FC

    Picked up 5 tickets to the US Women's game at Q2 on 6/16. Prices ranged from 50ish to 125 plus fees, unless you wanted to pay the stupid platinum upcharge stuff that was in the 500-1000 range.
  14. Think they significantly reduced capacity this year? Don't ever remember the 3 days and single days going in minutes like they did this year. Hell, some years tickets would be available for weeks. I know it's post-Covid and everyone wants to get out, but it seemed strange how quickly they went.
  15. Well, I dicked around for 15 minutes and by the time I got through the que everything was sold out for Weekend One. Oh well, I'm sure I'll find a few singles at some point in the future.
  16. MidTexHorn

    Austin FC

    Just checked my AustinFC app and my season tickets are there! Insert "It's happening!" gif!
  17. Can’t go wrong with Encore. Go to Absinthe if you want a show - funny raunchy version of a Cirque show. Best show in Vegas IMO. Too many good restaurants to mention at the Wynn complex or across street at Venetian/Palazzo. We’re trying Beauty and Essex at Cosmo on our upcoming trip. Get brunch at Bouchon for sure - it’s a must for us every trip.
  18. MidTexHorn

    Austin FC

    Did my stadium tour today. Place is badass. Gonna be a lot of fun when it’s packed out. Had a couple beers up Braker at Hopsquad after. After the tour we went into the Verde store and ran into Josh Wolff which was pretty cool. Very nice guy, quite enthusiastic about Austin and chatted with us for several minutes without acting like we were bothering him. Dude looks very fit and young for 44 years old. I guess playing soccer every day will do that for you. He loves seeing the enthusiasm of the watch parties. Said it reminds him of the watch parties when he was playing for the national team but feels more fun and personal because he always felt a little removed from it then because they were usually off in some other country. Said the road trips are getting a bit tough on the team but he doesn’t want them to let up or make excuses. Full speed ahead. Said the same day travel to and from due to Covid kind of sucks because they don’t quite get the normal team bonding that you get on road trips, staying at team hotel, eating a pregame dinner night before, etc. They are very much looking forward to playing at home. I asked him if he speaks Spanish and he said somewhat and he’s getting better and many team members are working on their English. Said he took advantage of Covid to take some Spanish classes because he knew he’d need it. He was shopping with his wife and on the way out I asked if he gets a discount and he laughed and said - a very small one but they take pretty good care of me I’ll try to post a couple pics. Didn’t get one with Wolff. Figured we were fan boying enough.
  19. I got an Airbnb on the south side of Fayettenam if y’all need a place to park the RV on Saturday night. Was in Columbus in 2005 - I expect this to be similar. Hope I can dodge the bottles thrown from the upper deck now that I’m in my 50s like I did then
  20. Book a badass Airbnb in the SoCo area or overlooking Lake Austin for everyone, preferably with a pool since you’ll be hot and sweaty at the end of each day. Fest all day into the night. Sex them ladies up. Profit?
  21. I’ll be doing the same. First time in a while that I’m not going to the OU game in person so I’ll be in the beer tent too.
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