Friday, August 6, 2010

Las Vegas

Just Too Good To Be True!

Earlier this summer, I tagged along with Gerry to Las Vegas. He had been there for meetings a couple of times before, but I had yet to experience this iconic North American destination. Knowing that the Dalai Lama says to visit someplace new every year, I figured I would give it a try. Don't worry -- I wasn't even remotely tempted to gamble -- all that noise and racket! Who can stand it? Besides, it was not as glamorous as it appears in the movies. Instead, I went for a long sight-seeing walk, wandering up & down the hot sidewalks and in & out of some of the elaborate hotel lobbies.

As for gambling, Gerry did take the opportunity to lose $20 in a poker machine, but I took a different approach. I went to the Ann Taylor store and bought three $130 skirts for $30 each! Then I went to the vending machines to buy a Diet Coke and found 50 cents in the coin return, so my $2 Coke cost me only $1.50!

I was excited for Gerry to see Jersey Boys, which I went to twice in Chicago last year, but he had yet to see. So I walked from Mandalay Bay to the Palazzo / Venetian, purchasing many bottles of icy cold water (just a dollar each -- good price!) from the sidewalk vendors along the way. I was content to buy the cheapest seats, third row from the back, for $70 per ticket; it's all about the music anyway, not the visuals. As luck would have it, however, when we got to the theatre that evening, the usher said, "Let me find you some closer seats," and proceeded to escort us down to the main floor, 10 rows from the stage, in the $140 section! Yay -- best seats available, for half the price! Turns out, I was a winner all the way around and very proud of myself for beating the house at every turn!

CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.
You'd be like Heaven to touch.
I wanna hold you so much.
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.

Pardon the way that I stare.
There's nothing else to compare.
The sight of you leaves me weak.
There are no words left to speak,
But if you feel like I feel,
Please let me know that it's real.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.

I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night.
I love you, baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray.
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay
And let me love you, baby.
Let me love you.

You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.
You'd be like Heaven to touch.
I wanna hold you so much.
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.

I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night.
I love you, baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray.
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay . . .


Hit single in 1967 for American musician Frankie Valli (b 1934)
written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio

1 comment:

  1. I'm with you on the gambling, but not with the shopping...although, I could be persuaded at that price. Sounds like a great trip

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