Guest Column

Max’s guest column

Well, just got back from my first trip to Las Vegas. Pretty crazy city, I think I have now seen it all. Where else can you legally walk into a gift shop, buy a big boy can of beer, crack it open on the street and minutes later cruise through an Armani store with it, all while not getting a second look from anyone?? Another interesting fact was that it tied the all time record high temperature one day while we were there. ALL TIME!! A cool 117F, which is a wee bit shy of 50C. To those who say; “ooh, but it’s a dry heat”, all I can say is F*#% You, stick your head in an oven and let me know how the heat is!! I am not exaggerating when I say the only comparable feeling I have experienced is when you open the door to an oven and you get that blast of hot air in your face. It’s like that all day though!



Anyways, back to the debauchery that is Vegas. Essentially everything in Vegas is much like American society: oversized - big hotels, big cars, big people, big prices, big burgers…etc. It was a quiet week when we were there so no real action in any of the high roller tables. However, Wes you’d have loved it, tons of Texas Hold’em rooms and all were packed. I saw some pretty accommodating spouses as well on a few occasions. The guy would be playing poker in one of the rooms and the wife would be sitting next to him at the table reading a book. I’m sure Sadie could be talked into that!



Other than that, the week consisted of basically walking around checking out all the hotels, which are very impressive, chillin’ by the pool, me becoming a degenerate gambler within minutes of entering the casino, and observing the mannerisms of those exposed to 24 hour drinking, smoking, gambling, prostitution, buffets, and inhuman heat. That is my Vegas trip in a nutshell. I have provided the following images, which I feel best illustrate this town. For Wesincalgary, I'm Max Chan.