GREGRIO March 26th thru 30th

[GREGRIO]

SUNDAY: March 26th Oakland Ca., ETD 6:35AM, SOUTHWEST $99.20
Cab to RIO $15.00, ETA Registration 8:45, favorite Standard Suite on
the corner was ready at 10AM/13th floor, Pool-Strip View.
RIO WORLD BUFFET LVA/POV coupon w/friend $25.85.
HAIRSPRAY at LUXOR $80.00, CAB R/T $24.00.

MONDAY: CAB to Flamingo $17.00, Monorail to LVHilton R/T ticket $9.00.
The newly decorated Hilton looks great! New Registration and Boxoffice
counters, new carpet and all new 'blonde' finished slot machines.

Monorail back to Flamingo. The train is a bit rough, seats are cement hard,
but the stops are well anounced and it was fast. Waiting time for incoming
trains was short, ticket machines are easy to use, and terminals were relitively convenient.

They were having a little problem with one of the doors however...
I overheard one of the mechanics saying there wasn't any problem, he
had take a bolt off one of the wheels to replace the one missing on the
door...ride was uneventful.

I've never been inside the Barbary Coast or have ever seen BIG ELVIS,
...did both this trip, another 'check-off' for my to-do list.
Walked to Caesars/got a CAB to RIO $10.00.

'Toscano's Deli' at RIO has been replaced with MAH JONG Chinese Noodles
and a small Deli to support the Sports Book.
MAH JONG was a disappointment...overpriced fast food and the Deli doesn't live up to the old Tosscano's at all........The have however, added
much nicer table seating all round that area.
They're open til Midnight, but there's better quality and later hours now
at the ALL AMERICAN BAR AND GRILL.
Their bogus Cafe has such strange hours and is never open late...eating
there was never an option.

CAB to 10:30 ZUMANITY $12.00, ticket price $95.00. After the Show,
walked to Bellagio for a late night snack in the Conservatory Cafe.
Right now, it's all decked out in Tulips and a huge, beautiful, sprawling
Banyon Tree...surrounded by those wonderful arching fountain streams.
CAB to RIO $10.00

TUESDAY: CAB to WYNN late afternoon, $12.00. Got my RED CARD,
earned the (now) 150 points for new members FREE buffet...lol, that
free buffet cost me four hundred bucks!
I saw AVENUE'Q' at 8:00 $99.00 and LE REVE at 10:30 $121.00.
CAB to RIO $11.00

WEDNESDAY: FREE shuttle from RIO to Harrahs for MAC KING's 1:00
Show $9.00 w/billhere coupon. Monorail to WYNN, $9.00 R/T for that (free) buffet at 4:00.
...the $400.00 free buffet is only $31.95 if you don't get it for FREE!
I don't do many buffets...just not my thing. It WAS GOOD!, lots of
choices, nice layout and excelent table service.
'King Crab Legs' seemed to be the 'STAR' of the buffet...everyone seemed
to have some...I didn't.

WYNN provides (on his own private road) free shuttle service to the
Convention Center Monorail. There's a short walk to the Terminal
between dimly lit building-back-sides and parking lots...it was night by then, and I'm glad there were other folks walking with me.
Next stop MGM's Hollywood Theatre and CHICAGO, $90.00.
CAB to RIO $11.00

THURSDAY: CAB to PlanetAladdin $10.00 for 6:00 FAB FOUR, $59.00 VIP.
Walked nextdoor after to 'Krave Nite Club' for 9:30 FASHIONISTAS SHOW $65.05, walked to Paris after for a CAB to RIO, $11.00.

FRIDAY March 31st, 1:35 flt. to Oakland, $99.20, CAB to McCarran $18.00
ETA HOME...4PM.

My Total Rewards Platinum rates at RIO were FREE,FREE,59,59,65.
I took a $2,300. bankroll, minus the $179. for ground transportation,
which left $2,121. for food and gambling...I brought four hundred home.
I only had two days of good VP play...the others, I just couldn't pull any
good cards........slots were slots.
GOOD TRIP, LOTS OF SHOWS, LOTS OF FUN, next trip June 4th.
I'll put some Show thoughts in Shows/Entertianment.....

I got tired just reading your report. You sure do get in alot of shows.
We did get to see Fab Four. Excellent show.
Also Gordie Brown another great show.
Will never be able to catch up to you on shows seeing in one visit.

Great report.

Different tr for you Greg....very precise. I did like it very easy read.

Wow, 8 shows (9 w/Elvis) in 5 days, that is moving on. Did you have a favorite out of the shows you seen this trip? Since you didn't do a review of any of the shows I wondered if some were a dissappoinment or not up to your standards.

Did enjoy the tr Greg, thanks for sharing.

[FL Mary]

Thanks for the report, Greg! You sure make the most of your time in Vegas!

[misterKeno]

Heya greg ... good trip report my there fella!

You got a LOT of shows in there, nice job. You didnt really have any adjetives regarding the shows, he he he. Just hoping you enjoyed them all.

I'd love to try the Wynn buffet -- but i doubt i'll ever put that much COIN-IN to earn a freebie there. Heck, ive never been to Wynn.

Did you say $17 cab fare from Rio to The Falming O ??? My gosh.

Anyhow, am glad you made it back to calif safe.

misterKeno

[GREGRIO]

Matt, I wouldn't even try to earn the 150 points at WYNN
for his buffet...just pay the thirty bucks and enjoy!
The reason the RIO/FLAMINGO ride was so expensive was,
we got stuck at the Flamingo/Strip intersection...car ahead
of us broke down...damn driver didn't turn off the meter and
I was in too much of a hurry to argue with him at the time...he didn't get
a tip though!

[Grant]

Greg,

You amaze me. 8 shows is unbelievable! Good report. Sounds like you had a lot of fun and stayed really busy.

Tough losses on the on machines, I laughed when I read the part about the Wynn buffet. I might have given up after about $150.

I will be in Vegas tommorrow!

[misterKeno]

Yea, greg i hear ya--i'm prolly the lowest low roller on the board... the Wynn buffet may be outta my league.

Sorry to hear about the cab driver --- how RUUUDE !!!!!!!! LOL

Greg--i may need your input for the Rio Hotel, that's not to say that your TR's dont contain solid info, but i may need some info // advice & such. I'm booking nites there.

T-8

mK