Thanks, and agree about some of the memories being a little foggy at O’Sheas.
]]>I don’t have any other vivid impressions of the place; but I agree that the disappearance of the “low-roller” houses is a sad development. There were a few others like the Boardwalk and Foxy’s, all long gone now.
But I guess that’s progress.
]]>Funny story: My friend was still working for a major airline and I was one of her airline husbands, which isn’t as awesome as it sounds. Nonetheless I was able to use her airline for cheap airfare, although that often meant connecting through a hub airport. I had taken that week off in 2012, as we were going to go to Guatamala for a rock concert. Seriously.
Family matters back here in the midwest forced my friend to cancel our travel plans. I could have went to work that week, but given I had already cleared my schedule, I flew to Vegas on Sunday night the 29th, booked four ridiculously cheap nights at The D, rented an ugly, simple Kia and drove over to the strip on Monday morning to be a part of the closing, which I read about or heard about by chance.
I had photos and video, and never saved it to anywhere other than a computer that has since died. I am an idiot.
The closing of O’Sheas was a blast, so when Riviera closed two years ago, I made it a priority to be there that final morning, and damn was I disappointed.
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