Thursday night Helen and I went to see the Solid Gold Soul show at Ballys and it was a very fun evening.
The Motown-themed performance featured impersonators of Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, The Four Tops, Dionne Warwick, Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles and James Brown. The music was classic 1960s stuff and the audience was laughing, clapping and singing along with the great hits. A really fun time. And audience participation was encouraged. One woman got up on stage and did The Twist with Sam Cooke during "Twistin' The Night Away."
But the highlight of the audience participation took place when James Brown invited some middle-aged white guy named Shawn from Nevada on stage to do a "dance off." "That part of the stage is all yours," James told the guy, who removed his nerd glasses and put them in his back pocket before busting his moves.
Shawn started with sort of jumping jack move, waving his arms above his head and jumping up and down. He followed up with a back summersault that probably crunched those aforementioned glasses. Then Shawn did several wild gyrations that even had The Godfather of Soul laughing.
"OK, Shawn, you can have a seat...we don't have insurance for that type of stuff," Brown told Shawn, who proved once again that the "white guy with no rhythm" is a reality.
Before the show, Helen and I put $20 into a 25-cent Haywire Deluxe slot machine and in five minutes cashed out with $25. That's a $1-per-minute rate that's had to beat!!
Earlier in the day I played some blackjack at our two local casinos - Red Rock and Rampart. A loser at Red Rock, but enough of a winner at Rampart to post a $40 profit for the day.
Today is Helen's birthday!!
She's not on facebook, but if you'd like to call or text or email her, I'm sure she would like that. We're planning a dinner at her favorite LV eatery - Cheesecake Factory - as our adventure continues...
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