off to south carolina
i leave tomorrow for south carolina and will get back in a couple of weeks. not taking computer with me but i am sure i will be able to use one in mrytle beach and KNOW there is one for me in hilton head.
last night rhonda and i had another one of our magical restaurant experiences: we went to Lucio's way out west on sahara for some italian food. we heard about it through the BEST IN VEGAS that newspaper puts out each year and it was the reader's choice. cool place. service was a little slow but we think it was for a reason; the waiter kept telling us that they had a pretty good band that was going to play later on. so we had a leisurely meal of multiple hors d'ouerves,(sp) a filet for her and pasta with meat balls and a red wine sauce for me. very, very good. the pasta plate was the best i have ever had in a restaurant (rhonda's is the best) ah, but then the band came on. started with a piano player, bassist and drummer, soon electric guitar showed up, then two trombone players, one of which blew a great sax later. then they brought up a woman singer, whose name we did not get, who did a rendition of "stormy weather" that you feel in your toes, followed by "foggy day in london town" and she left to a standing ovation. but wait, that's not all, another female, a spunky little mixed race woman who looked to be maybe Jamaican was next and did some ella fitzgerald skat followed by "get your kicks on route 66" that brought the house down. a man who was there with his wife for her birthday got up and sang "funny valentine." each one of these people were real pros and were, at one time, members of big bands that had played here in vegas. there are hundreds of really gifted musicians living in vegas who show up a various night clubs and cafes and share their gifts. i left a hundred dollar tip for a night that we will never forget...it was truly magical.
last night rhonda and i had another one of our magical restaurant experiences: we went to Lucio's way out west on sahara for some italian food. we heard about it through the BEST IN VEGAS that newspaper puts out each year and it was the reader's choice. cool place. service was a little slow but we think it was for a reason; the waiter kept telling us that they had a pretty good band that was going to play later on. so we had a leisurely meal of multiple hors d'ouerves,(sp) a filet for her and pasta with meat balls and a red wine sauce for me. very, very good. the pasta plate was the best i have ever had in a restaurant (rhonda's is the best) ah, but then the band came on. started with a piano player, bassist and drummer, soon electric guitar showed up, then two trombone players, one of which blew a great sax later. then they brought up a woman singer, whose name we did not get, who did a rendition of "stormy weather" that you feel in your toes, followed by "foggy day in london town" and she left to a standing ovation. but wait, that's not all, another female, a spunky little mixed race woman who looked to be maybe Jamaican was next and did some ella fitzgerald skat followed by "get your kicks on route 66" that brought the house down. a man who was there with his wife for her birthday got up and sang "funny valentine." each one of these people were real pros and were, at one time, members of big bands that had played here in vegas. there are hundreds of really gifted musicians living in vegas who show up a various night clubs and cafes and share their gifts. i left a hundred dollar tip for a night that we will never forget...it was truly magical.
posted by Ron Shock | 6:18 PM
2 Comments:
I love nights like that.
I plan to answer your GM request but it's gonna be long and I have to find some time. But I'll give you the lowdown or at least my ignorant slut opinion.
Be careful on the road. Stay safe.
Wow! What a great experience! Something about being with the person you love seems to increase the likelihood of those kind of experiences. Hearing about your night with Rhonda almost makes me want to be in a relationship again...almost :-)
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