Royal Flusher posts

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  Sore Feet and Huge Grins
  04 May 2024
  Day 3 Thu. Dec. 4, 1997Had a bagel from our cheap bastards supply in the room and bought a latte. A little 25 cent VP with coffee and then on to Excalibur, MGM Grand (signed up for slot club - played a bit to break in the card).
  

 

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  Savvy Silver Mining
  06 May 2024
  Day 4 Friday Dec. 5, 1997Started out as usual with nickel VP - 2nd hand hit 4 eights! I love starting the day with 250 greasy nickels.Played more. While waiting for Karen in the women's room, I 'invested'. So many machines to play! There are the tendon-pull inducing red stools.

 

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  Comps, Comps, Comps!
  10 May 2024
  Day 5 Saturday Dec. 6, 1997 Our best day yet. We had $40.00 left over from our budget for yesterday. We had a cheap bastard bagel in the room and bought coffee to go.Hit Excalibur, played a bit, and on to MGM.
  

 

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  That Winning Smile
  11 May 2024
  Day 6 Sunday Dec. 7, 1997The National Rodeo Final are on in Las Vegas and everywhere we go, there are cowboys and country music. The uniform seems to be a cowboy hat, 29" waist with tight legged jeans, and a shirt that is one color on one side and a different color on...
  

 

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  A Wonderful Dream
  16 May 2024
  Day 7 Stardate Mon. Dec. 8, 1997We found these quiet Bonus VP quarter machines near a waterfall in Luxor and enjoyed playing there. I hit four Aces for 400 quarters. At Excalibur, Karen hit those four 8s on the same nickel machines again.
  

 

A two-fer today as I wrap up the vintage trip report.

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  Steak and Eggs Hold the Steak
  19 May 2024
  Day 8 Tue Dec. 9, 1997Our last full day in Vegas. 25 cent VP in our quiet area at Luxor. K did well with four 2s and a series of wins. Ended up up $75.00. A great start.Cab to Mirage. Saw no rats.Played the usual there and then over to TI.
  

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  The O'Hare Snare
  19 May 2024
  Day 09 Wed Dec. 10, 1997Pack up, time to go home. We went down to the Gold Chamber booth to get our meals comped. We bill all our meals to the room and they usually comp them after. The previous three times we've gotten most of it back.Last time they comped about $80.
  

 

Thanks for your post, you said a mouthful.

Things keep degenerating. Get this. The Cal now has an early check-in fee. The Cal.

Yes, I said The Cal. Crikey.

 

OK, time for a new trip report. Just got back from Vegas.

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  Welcome to Fabulous Las Vega.
  06 June 2024
  Day 1 part 1 Tuesday May 28, 2024Welcome to Fabulous Las Vega.Well, I was starting to feel like I was just rattling around in the house as the weeks have gone by. I've set to cleaning, decluttering and re-organizing from top to bottom.
  

 

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  Senor Gustavo Flusher El Vigoroso
  08 June 2024
  Day 2 Wed May 29, 2024 Today, I am not Royal Flusher.Today, I am Flusher El Vigoroso, also known as Senor Gustavo, The Legendary Explorer.I am tough, I am strong, and I squint confidently into the distance while smoking a cup of coffee.
  

 

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  A Hot Topless Beaker
  09 June 2024
  Day 3 Part 1 Thurs May 30, 2024 Poor fucking Wizard. Booted from the Dirty Castle. Maybe I can book the cottage?Day 3 is in some ways my favorite day of a Las Vegas vacation.
  

 

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  Lucky Cucumber Power
  10 June 2024
  Day 3 Part 2 Thurs May 30, 2024 Things were not going well on Buffffffalllllllo! Ascension. I was playing $1 a spin and not much was happening except losing.
  

 

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  No Intention to Gamble
  11 June 2024
  Day 4 Part 1 Fri May 31, 2024 I've been bombing around so much that I seem to have strained my left ankle. It's an aggravation of a number of sprains I've had in that ankle and foot over the years. Probably scar tissue.
  

 

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  Shockwave Mode: The Stench of Desperation
  12 June 2024
  Day 4 Part 2 Fri May 31, 2024 How the hell could I play video poker for 2 hours and 10 minutes on $100? Well, I'd have to hit something, I thought.I picked quarter Shockwave from the menu and started playing.Within just a couple of minutes I was down to $80.