FINALLY reached the end of listening to all 100 albums in full. Thoughts on their list (and a “DK 100” list) coming soon…
Talking is the one thing that you can do best. You told the cavity creeps to watch out for Crest…
— You Talk Too Much
“The Mirage is a defunct casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States.”
So begins the Wikipedia page for one of our favorites spots on the Las Vegas Strip. I was fortunate enough to find out just in time to visit one last time before my work conference began this week. Literally by a few minutes: the roads in and out had already been barricaded, but they were letting people in for a farewell press conference with staff under the porte-cochère in front.
I took a bunch of pictures outside of the Siegfried and Roy Plaza and the iconic volcano, then headed in the entrance on the Caesars Palace side. The door was unlocked, but almost everything was closed (not Starbucks) and all of the slot machines were powered off. I wandered back by the Cirque Love theater (last show there was July 7), then up to the tropical dome and over to the front entrance (all the fish were gone, but the bronze mermaids remained).
Colleen and I stayed at Mirage a number of times, including our trip for the Morrissey concert in 2021 (which was probably the last time). We also picked the Mirage as the place we stayed for the girls first Vegas trip in 2018. The rooms had just been refurbished and they really liked going to the Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat. SK and I also went to see the Beatles-themed Cirque show as part of her landmark birthday trip in 2019 and I also remember having birthday dinner there with the Millers in 2009 (and the first time I saw Love). Lots of visits to the Carnegie Deli too.
Thanks Team Mirage for all the great memories!
He rocks in the treetop all the day long, hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and a-singin’ his song. All the little birds on Jay Bird Street, love to hear the robin go tweet-tweet-tweet…
— Rockin’ Robin
* for a limited time. Agent Cooper says potato cakes are back at Arby’s, so my boycott is now over (although they dropped ham and cheese for burgers – WTF?)
Thanks, Netflix – this Guy Ritchie series is the sort of thing I usually expect from HBO
And now you find yourself in Eighty Two, the disco hot spots hold no charm for you. You can concern yourself with bigger things, you catch a pearl and ride the dragon’s wings…
— Heat of the Moment
Two tiny wings, eyes big and yellow. Horn of a steer, but a lovable fellow. From head to tail, he’s royal purple pigment. And there, voila! You’ve got a Figment!
— One Little Spark
Thanks to Warner Bros. & Twin Cities Geek for the free sneak peek tonight in Roseville 👍👍
Running scared, I was there. I remember it all too well…
— All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)
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I must go punch that baby…
— Bella Baxter
Only six episodes is a downer, but I thought the series was already over, so still a net win
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions. And rainbows have nothing to hide…
— Rainbow Connection
You know the song by Phil Collins, “In the Air of the Night” about that guy who coulda saved that other guy from drownin’ but didn’t, then Phil saw it all, then at a show he found him?
— Stan
