Las Vegas – Fantasy Football Draft 06
The whole Strauss family crew–my dad, step mom Krista, sister Rachel, step brother Mikey, and myself–all managed to make another trip to Las Vegas for my dad’s fantasy football draft. We arrived on a Friday and met a bunch of my dad’s old friends from high school in addition to all the usual guys that show up for the draft. On friday night, the guys had a lottery to come up with the picking order for the draft.
After the lottery, we made our way over to the Mirage to see the new Cirque du Soleil show, LOVE. I really liked the show. It had great music from the Beatles (of course) and excellent sound quality. The costumes, dancing, actors, and overall flow were great. Several of the members of our group thought the acrobatics were not on the same level as some of the other Cirque du Soleil shows like O and Mystere. I would have to agree with that, but that doesn’t mean that the stuff in LOVE was not quite good. I thought that they had a few acts that were on the same level, and that the whole show definitely held my interest.
On Saturday, the guys had the football draft which went well, even if no one really seemed to have a stand out team.
A lot of the guys hadn’t changed at all from last year, but the trip was definitely much less wild than it had been in the past. Several of the guys brought families with kids, and most everyone seemed to go off and do their own thing.
After the draft, we went to Cesars to see the Celine Dion show called A New Day. This wasn’t my cup of tea at all, and had the entire group not gone, I wouldn’t have bothered with it at all. I decided, however, to give it a try and see if I enjoyed it. Turns out my initial reaction was right and I didn’t like it too much. I guess I was the only one there who didn’t as everyone else seemed to LOVE it….go figure.
On Sunday, we went to a BBQ and concert at the house of one of my dad’s friends. It was great and everyone performed a little something.
On Monday, we flew back to L.A. The weekend on a whole was a great trip with some great company. We had wonderful meals and drank excellent wine. The gaming didn’t go so well and we closed out down a ton, but all in all, it wasn’t the end of the world. I now have two days in L.A. before I head back to 中国 (China).
September 8th, 2006 at 7:50 am
Hey, Celine Dion can sure strike a pose…. oh yeah!
September 8th, 2006 at 7:51 am
p.s I did not get an email about this post, I only saw it through facebook….just in case other people are like me and wait to get an email from you to read the posts.
September 8th, 2006 at 3:11 pm
I didn’t get a mail either…I just checked cuz I was bored
September 9th, 2006 at 2:16 am
rachel…..yes she can
rachel and justin…..just sent it
September 9th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
What a fun trip. They now have a Cirque du Soleil in Hawaii. Not expecting much but will let you know after I see it. Terry
September 10th, 2006 at 5:11 am
Terry Jennings……yeah….it was a fun lil trip. I didn’t hear about a show in Hawaii…..curious about what it is
September 10th, 2006 at 2:19 pm
Ciao Andy,
Invece io ho ricevuto un mail, grazie, é sempre un piacere leggere i tuoi impegni! Ti volevo soltanto augurare un buon viaggio e che avrai un bel tempo nel tuo nuovo (a questo punto forze dovrei dire: vecchio) paese. Come vedi sto perdendo l’italiano anche se io ed Emma siamo stati in italia per le vacanze quest’estate. Che peccato! Spero che tu non abbia dimenticato tutto come noi
Tanti Abracci della svezia
Chris (and Emma)
September 10th, 2006 at 2:37 pm
Chris (and Emma)…..grazie…..non ho mai pensato che tu stia ancora leggendo il mio sito. Grazie per il messagio. Anch’ io sto perdendo il mio Italiano, ma penso che se io vada in Intalia per una settimana, ci sarei. Baci
October 2nd, 2006 at 7:24 am
AJ – Vegas was fun. It was great to have you there for yet another Vegas extravaganza. If the winning streak doesn’t come back soon -we might go to Vegas a lot less!! Or at least in a condensed version!
October 2nd, 2006 at 7:38 pm
Dad…..yeah….it was a lot of fun, even if the tables were icy