Oh What A Night!

It's half past 1 am, and I've just returned home from a wonderful evening.

First off, my companion for the evening was a great guy named Rich, in the States for 6 weeks this summer by way of England, helping with YWAM Las Vegas's Mission Adventures program. He's great fun - a hilarious young man worth spending a few hours with. We talked a lot, I laughed a WHOLE lot, and I'm glad to have bestowed my free tickets on him this go round. (Last time was Tiffany, time before that was Kevin. Next time...who knows!)

So, we went to dinner first. We chose "Woo", an Asian fusion restaurant located on the second level of The Shoppes of the Palazzo (thanks to my being a Palazzo team member, we got 50% off the check!). The waiter was very knowledgeable and helped us pick out some great dishes. I highly recommend Woo. Get the Wootini. Good drink. Although the portions were small, we left feeling...satisfied. And it's a beautiful restaurant. With rocks and chopsticks. (Although, after leaving the show, we stopped by Jack in the Box. We were hungry.)

We took a walk around for a bit, then sat in the Salute Lounge for a drink, while waiting for the theater to open up. I'm pretty sure it used to be called the Zebra lounge, but they changed the name before opening. I can't remember. I do remember them saying they didn't like the zebra printed pillars and that it was going to be changed before opening, but it's all still there. Anyway, there was a band playing, mostly 80's music. They were pretty good, and it was clear that they loved what they were doing. They were enjoying themselves as much as the crowd.

Then...

WOW. That's all I can say. Well, not really, but that's what I must start with. Jersey Boys was AMAZING. It's the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The singing...wow. The sets...ingenious (everything - what there is of it - is on wheels, and the cast wheels it on and off stage for the appropriate scenes). The story...riveting. I LOVED IT. It was - to be brutally honest - MUCH better than I was expecting it to be. It helps that the music is so familiar. Even Richard, who didn't know who had sung the songs, knew of the songs. Constant singing, constant moving, and it was also very funny in spots. I highly recommend Jersey Boys...whether you're in New York, Chicago, or Las Vegas....GO SEE IT!

And they had fun. At the end, right after curtain call, the entire cast sang "Oh What A Night" again, and they were all smiling and clapping and dancing, and we were all smiling and clapping...and it was a wonderfully cheerful moment.

So, thank you Palazzo for giving me the tickets. I will do my part and recommend it to all the guests I speak with.

Thank you band, for being a good 30-40 minute sit down.

Thank you Mr. Woo Waiter (can't remember his name!) for being so knowledgeable on what's served where you work.

And thank you Rich...your company and stories made the evening 100x more enjoyable than if I'd gone alone. :o)

Whew. It's time for bed though. I had two drinks tonight, and it's now going on 2 am - about 5 hours past my usual bedtime. ;o)

G'nite!