Beyond The South Bay In LA: Vegas Birthdays

Jerry and Cheri, The June 9th Birthday Boy and Girl, At Moon At The Palms

View From Foundation Room At The Mandalay Bay

Cirque du Soleil - Mystere

I came to Vegas with my bf who was there for his annual sales meeting from June 8-12. He was going to be busy during the day with meetings and some of the nights so I hung out at the pool most of the day then met up with a Vegas local I know.

Sunday we met up with a couple of my www.flyertalk.com friends that happened to be in town and the Vegas local and went to see The Mentalist and out for a few drinks later.

Monday was my birthday but no one was around so I relaxed at the pool most of the day, had dinner at Merkato an really good but inexpensive Ethiopian restaurant then headed to see Cirque du Soleil Mystere at Treasure Island which is an incredible show. Afterwards, I headed to the Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay to meet up with my bf and his co-workers.

Tuesday was another pool day, then I met up with my bf and tagged along to his corporate party at the Mandalay Bay Pool where there was a stage set up with Elvis Costello performing, food and drinks. There I found out that one of his colleagues that I have know for several years shared the same birthday....Gemini Twins. :) Later on a group of us headed to the Palms and went to the Playboy Club and the Moon bar where we had reserved tables and bottle service.

Wednesday more pool time alone. Then off with a friend to Lotus Of Siam, a small hidden authentic Thai restaurant knows as the best Thai in the USA. After a wonderful dinner we headed to Cirque du Soleil - KA at the MGM Grand. Another fantastic Cirque show...probably my favorite of the 3 I have seen. Later met up with my bf and his group at the Cathouse at the Luxor where we saw Carrot Top and Dog, The Bounty Hunter visiting at the table next to mine. A strange sight to see.

Thursday was the day to pack up and head on home.....still recovering.

The South Bay In LA Is Crazy About Beach Volleyball: AVP Hermosa Open

When the AVP is in town everyone comes out to watch there favorite beach volleyball players. Many of the players actually live or trained in the South Bay so it is also nice for them to play at home. There are the main games in the large stadium area and several smaller qualifying courts too. There some good food stand and lots of companies giving out promotional items...oh yeah and the beach of course.

Lakers, Fiesta Hermosa and Friends

In the last couple week I have had friends in town from KC and DC while it was Hot Hot Hot in LA. The beach was fantastic and visiting with friends is always a great time. [above photo of people waiting to get into the Poop Deck in Hermosa].

The Lakers playoffs has been a blast too. Above is a photo outside of Staples Center...Who would have thought that LA has mounted police...but we do.


Congrats Lakers for making it to the NBA Finals!!!
Fiesta Hermosa was this past weekend which is a lot of fun even though it was a chilly 75 degrees out.

Beckham In The South Bay In LA: Carson, CA

I have been coming to see the LA Galaxy since the Home Depot Center opened but last night was the first time I have been since Beckham has arrived. First thing I noticed....the stands are full. They had more than 27,000 in attendance. Second thing was the NY Red Bulls...that is the name of the team and guess who their sponsor is? Yep! Red Bull. I thought it was bad when sponsors named arenas but now they name the teams. Oh well it's kind of a cool name but I am happy the Galaxy is not the Herbalifes.

It was a very exciting game. It is always a good time and if you are star struck you can find celebs like Tom and Katie there too


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Too bad we lost the game. Galaxy 1, Red Bulls 2

Endless Summer Classic Car Show: Hermosa Beach

I was going to Hermosa for some lunch and I came across the car show...how can you miss it it was on Pier Plaza. There were a few cool cars but .....look for yourself.





WOW! Where did that come from? That was not part of the car show. Actually this was an accident near my home. Don't worry she is fine...well until she goes to court.