The Blogger service (through which this website's blogs are managed) was down for a while. Sorry for the lack of updates. First off: "Odin," the dog discussed in June 17th's blog, was found alive and is now happy to be home with his family. After eight days, his owners had all but given up when they got a call from someone who found him.
And now, Reno. I did go to Fantasy Girls (a strip club) in Reno. I even bought a couch dance which allowed me to spend two songs (and $40) in pre-ejaculatory bliss. My jeans will never look the same under a black light again. My wallet and balls both almost got emptied that night.
The next night, my friend Erik and I (this was our reunion tour; see The Reno Column for a summary of the last time he and I went to Reno in 1999) went drinking at Rumbullions at the Silver Legacy and the to the famous Shooters, as featured in Comedy Central's "Insomniac with Dave Attel." We closed down Shooters, ending what was later discovered to be a seven-hour bender of Jack Daniels and Cokes.
Now I'm home, where the only towels I can steal are my own.
Amount of money I won playing Blackjack:
$55
Commission a brothel pays a cabby for bringing in clients:
20%
Price of a hot dog and a pint of draft domestic beer at Cal Neva:
$1.50
Amount of time spent in sound check before the "pool party" at the Sands Regency:
5 hours
Percentage of speakers working during the pool party:
87.5
Number of push-ups I did during entire trip:
60
Number of peel & eat shrimp I ate at the Harrah's buffet
39
Number of emails in my inbox when I got home:
368
Number of non-spam messages:
14
