Las Vegas

We got back from Las Vegas Monday at 3:00 P.M. Our friend Denis treated us great while we were there. He gave us a place to stay, fed us some good food, and took us out to some clubs. What I like the most about Vegas is that, unlike Utah, the sidewalks don't roll up at 1:00 A.M. Friday night we went to the Ra night club at 12:00 A.M. and didn't leave until 4:00 A.M. Then we went to The Crazy Horse Too until 6:00 A.M. When we went to Drai's (Saturday night/Sunday morning), we didn't even go there until 4:00 A.M. and we didn't leave until 8:00 A.M.(the sun was up when we left a club. Here in Utah, you can't buy alcohol after 1:00 A.M. and everyone has to be out of the club before 2:00 A.M. When I worked at an After Hours resturaunt here in Utah [Spice {123 S. W. Temple, (801)322-4796}], we got a ticket because people were dancing after 2:00 A.M. (I'm not kidding). I don't plan on being in Utah too much longer. I'm not saying Vegas is where I'll be moving to, but it sure is a nice place to visit!

Drai's After Hours

Last night, at 4:00 A.M., we went to Drai's After Hours Night Club in the Barbary Coast Casino. We picked up our friend, Nikki (she's a hottie) and two of her friends on the way there. There was a huge line (Drai's is the most popular after hours night club in Las Vegas), but we walked right in because our boy, Brian, works there. He is one of the best security guys I know. He also does Personal Protection. If you are going to Las Vegas and you need a bodyguard, you should e-mail him at briandale@comcast.net. We appreciate him taking care of us. There were a lot of people there. It was a nice place. They played Techno all night. Fate, Dissaster, Jen and I dislike Techno, but Nikki and her friends seemed to like it. We left there at 7:00 A.M. (I love Las Vegas).

Dissaster (left), Jen, Fate, and I at Ra night club in the Luxor Casino.

Flat Tire in a Snow Storm

We left for Vegas at 3:00 A.M. on Friday. I had to drive slower than I normally do (I like to drive fast) because it was storming bad (rain at first, then snow). At 4:00 A.M., in the middle of a snow storm, we got a flat tire. I had to keep driving until there was an exit so we could safely change the tire. When we got to an exit I pulled over. It wasn't storming as bad but it was still snowing. We all got out and dug the spare tire out of the trunk. Then I changed the flat tire. It took me an hour to change the tire. One reason it took so long was that I assumed that the "cosmetic" lug nuts that held the hub cap on had to come out of the hub cap before it would come off. The fact that it was snowing (everything was wet and my fingers were numb) didn't help any either. We had to drive 55 mph for the next 115 miles until we got to Cedar City where we bought a new tire (the old one was tore up). We didn't get to Las Vegas until 1:00 P.M., Utah time (it was 12:00 noon, Vegas time). So a 5-6 hour trip took us 10 hours. We went to our friend Denis's house where I got some sleep (I drove all the way except for 2 hours when Dissaster drove). When I got up we all got ready to go and Denis took us to the Ra nightclub in the Luxor Casino. It was O.K.. It was expensive to get in ($20/ person-Denis paid for us) and the D.J. sucked. We were all together so we had a good time. We were there until 4:00 A.M. (2 hours after clubs in Utah are closed). Then Denis and his friend L.T. took us to a gentleman's club called The Crazy Horse Too. I'm not really into strip clubs (I don't like seeing women treated like sex objects), but there was a lot of beautiful women there. We got home and went to sleep around 6:30. I'm not sure what we are doing tonight but I'm sure it will be fun!

Going to Las Vegas for the first time!

Fate, Dissaster, our friend Jen ("Little Jen"), and I are going to Las Vegas tonight! We will be staying there until Sunday. They have a few friends that live down there. Hopefully we'll get to see our friend Brian (he just moved there from here last month) while we're there. It's my first time going to Vegas! I'm not much of a gambler but it will still be fun. We are going to book some shows for Fate & Dissaster while we are down there. Sin City, here we come!

Karaoke with 2 Live Crew

Last night Fate, Dissaster, Jamie ("Ms April" from the Hip Hop Hotties Calendar Search), and I hung out with 2 Live Crew at Gatorz in Midvale. They had karaoke there. Our friend Tiffany (of Redlight Music) had brought them to S.L.C. for a show this past Saturday. She invited us to hang out with them last night. I don't like their music because it is very degrading to women, but Fate & Dissaster got invited, so we went. The Chinaman (a.k.a Fresh Kid Ice) of 2 Live Crew "karaoked" "We Want Some P*ssy". We are hanging out with them again tonight at Shaggy's Living Room in downtown S.L.C.

Riot at Club Manhattan

So, last night Fate, Dissaster, and I went to the Hip Hop Hotties Calendar Search at Club Manhattan. Fate and Dissaster were supposed to perform a couple of songs, but they ended up only being judges because the promoter wanted them to focus on judging. The show was tight. There were some hot hotties in the contest :). Towards the end of the night a riot ("a wild or turbulent disturbance created by a large number of people") broke out. I don't know how it started, but at one point a 6'8" 300+ pound Polynesian picked up a table (I saw the table, broken and on it's side) and started beating people with it. Him and about 10 other Polynesians started tearing the club up and beating up whoever got in their way. When the fight broke out I moved Fate and Dissaster to the back of the club and told them where the back exit was (in case they needed to exit before I got back) and went to try to help. I took a chair away from a Polynesian lady (she wasn't being very lady-like) who outweighed me by at least 100 pounds (I weigh 180 pounds). I told some of the ladies who weren't fighting to get out of the way and moved some of the chairs ("weapons") out of the way. I saw that it was out of control so I went to the back and took Fate, Dissaster, their sister, one of the waitresses, "Mrs. April" (winner of the Hip Hop Hotties Calendar Search that night), and her friend out the back exit. I called 911 when we got outside. All of the Polynesians that were fighting ran away, so none of them got arrested. One brother (black guy) got arrested. So 11 or so Polynesians tore up a club and none of them went to jail. Three of the waitresses got hurt (that's f*cked up). The owner finally (this type of thing happens too often at Club Manhattan) realized he needs more Security.They had 5 security (2 on the door and 3 inside) for 300+ people. We won't be going back there for a while.

Fate and Dissaster

My boys, Fate and Dissaster, will be performing tonight during the Hip Hop Hotties Calendar Search at Club Manhattan (5 E 400 S) in downtown Salt Lake City, UT. They will also be judges for the Hip Hop Hotties Calendar Search. Tomorrow night they have a show with Expression at the Crazy Goat (119 S W Temple-behind Club DV8) in downtown Salt Lake City. Crazy Goat is a strip club, but they have a seperate entrance to the upstairs where they will be performing (so if you want to you can "skip the strip"). On Tuesday, October 19th they will be performing at Shaggy's Living Room (155 W 200 S) in (you guessed it) downtown Salt Lake City. If you like Hip Hop/R&B/Rap you should definitely check them out.

My new roommate

Last Thursday I moved in with my boy, Lam (his name is his initials, L.A.M.) in his house in S.L.C.. He's a good guy. Like Fate, Dissaster, and I, he is a Christian. He is in a group called Expression with Shnicka (she's beautiful and she can sing!) and his boys Jef (pronounced "Hef"), E.J., and Fleet. They usually perform with my boys, Fate and Dissaster, who I do Personal Protection for. I protect all of them when they perform together. They opened up for Jedi Mind Tricks this past Saturday at the Lo*Fi Cafe, an all ages concert venue in downtown S.L.C. He runs a recording studio out of the house. It's pretty tight. He charges $25/hour (2 hours minimum). A lot of local artists record there. If you want to book some recording time his phone # is (801) 604-1276. He also hosts an Underground Hip Hop show on KRCL Radio (90.9 FM) with DJ Knuckles called Friday Night Fallout. It airs on Friday nights (obviously) from 10:30 PM to 1:00 AM. I'm glad I've moved in with him.