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She Said, Z Said: Las Vegas Makes Hooters Redundant
Z: Hooters was grossly disappointing. An entire hotel themed around, um, “owls” wasn’t all that hooteriffic.
She: What were you expecting? Hooters in Las Vegas is so redundant.
Z: For a place whose slogan is “delightfully tacky, yet unrefined,” it barely breached a base level of tacky I’d expect from Las Vegas.
She: The girls’ outfits looked almost sporty. Not a sequin or feather anywhere in sight.
Z: I think Koss expected there to be an owl aviary, like the lion’s den at the MGM.
She: The theming was completely lost on him.
Z: I don’t know. I’ve never seen the boy drink so much milk.
She: We, on the other hand, didn’t drink much of anything. It was a very un-Vegas Vegas week.
Z: When you think about it, it was an exact replacement for the camping trip we canceled because of rain.
She: Other than the warm, comfortable, clean, showers, restaurants, arcade games, magic show and a pool part.
Z: Don’t forget the mirrors on the ceiling.
She: Koss did love those. He wants to see if we can get them in our tent.
Z: I also discovered the best way to keep your money in Vegas: don’t gamble.
She: You should become a financial planner.
Z: I think I only put a dollar in one slot machine and never rolled a single pair of dice. You stop for a second in the casino with a 9 year old and security is all over you.
She: Koss was so intrigued by the slots, too. It was hard to keep him away. He kept wanting me to play and for once I wasn’t really that interested. It’s funny, usually when I’m in Vegas I feel resentful that I don’t have more money to gamble with.
Z: If you were your dad, you would have found a way to leave the family for a few gambling “sessions” no matter what.
She: True, but oddly enough, this time I was perfectly content to just hang out by the pool and relax.
Z: Even if we hadn’t gone for the cheapo rooms at the Tropicana, I doubt our week would have been that much different at a four-star hotel.
She: A better thread count on the sheets and nicer towels, but that’s about it.
Z: Even our nightlife mostly consisted of arcade games and ice cream.
She: Don’t forget “Dirk Arthur’s Xtreme Magic.” You didn’t seem to hate him the way you do that guy downtown.
Z: That’s because he had tigers, so I couldn’t heckle him.
She: C’mon, it was cheesy but totally entertaining.
Z: You know, if Koss weren’t with us we would have been mocking him the entire time.
She: But still reveling in the mysteries of his magic tricks.
Z: Do you think our friends who still went camping in the rain were doing any magic tricks?
She: Maybe some shadow puppets using lightning strikes.
Z: That might have been fun.
She: Are you regretting that we chose Vegas over camping in the rain?
Z: I don’t know. Do you think that any of the owls up at June Lake were wearing orange shorts?
She: Yes, dear.
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» on 06.22.09 @ 04:50 AM
I love your articles, but why the heck did you take a family to stay at Hooters in Las Vegas? That is probably the WORST place to stay. Granted the whole “family” trend of Las Vegas is gone, but at leat if you want to stay cheap with the family, go to Circus Circus or Excalibur. There are few family things left to do to Vegas, not much but a few. Just stay anywhere but Hooters.
» on 06.22.09 @ 07:52 AM
If you read the article closely it looks like they stayed at the Tropicana and just visited Hooters.
» on 06.22.09 @ 10:16 AM
I love the sporty outfits at Hooters. I wish we were still back in the 80s where everyone—male and female—wore those flattering dolphin shorts. Richard Simmons ruined them unfortunately. Thanks for the laugh.
» on 06.23.09 @ 07:49 AM
I also checked out the Hooters hotel in Vegas and had a similar reaction. So many possibilities for puns, and so few delivered. I did win $150 bucks at the tables though, so it wasn’t all bad.
» on 06.24.09 @ 05:38 AM
Just a little rain at J.L., though one night & morning of raging wind. Mostly kayaking, fishing, beautiful hiking (including butt sledding & snowball fights in a snow field for the kids), $5 bag sales at the local thrift store, tons of s’mores, a rousing game of “Catch Phrase” by the campfire, fish fry potluck, lakeside happy hours, homemade icecream and our own solstice parade put on by the kids. Can Vegas top that? We missed you wimps.
» on 06.27.09 @ 11:40 AM
Vegas? Camping? Until they start serving umbrella drinks at the lake, there’s no comparison. Glad you had fun, even if it was less than hooterific.
» on 07.16.09 @ 03:25 PM
Hooters? With a nine year old?
Hooters was simply a slapdash rehab of the old San Remo Hotel. Its not much as a hotel and its even less as a casino, but it is certainly not a place for nine year olds or even parents who for some reason are dragging nine year olds around Vegas with them. There are a zillion casinos offering age appropriate entertainment.
Much of Vegas no longer offers much bang for your buck when it comes to gambling because the casinos are happy to make money from the ignorant gamblers who play slot machines or who think 6:5 Blackjack is a good deal.
Locals casinos in Vegas compete for knowledgable gamblers and offer arcades, movies and child-care.
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