San Antonio Video! (I think this is the best one I've done so far)
We've switched planes for the rest of the tour, and the new model is a bit of an upgrade. If you've ever heard of that song lyric, "Like a G6," then I'll have you know that a G6 is a model of a private plane, one of the nicest ever. We're in a G5, and leaping leopards, this thing rules! The seats are mega comfy, and I can see myself taking some naps in future trips. I lost my seat in the back due to all our luggage, but I've been moved to the middle of the plane where the band (and sometimes Ozzy) hangs out.
The new plane also has Wifi, to which I claim credit for the discovery.
The band acted as though we had found El Dorado.
I also met Sharon today, as she wanted to come to Vegas for a couple days over the weekend with Ozzy. Sharon absolutely rules. The whole atmosphere of the plane was so fun and relaxed when she was around. She brought two of her signature little dogs, too. These things are so unworldly cute. They just look like little balls of fur with tiny faces that crawled all over everyone's laps before takeoff. Sharon already knew who I was, and had actually asked how my dinner was the night before. I treated my buddy Adam Sloan, the assistant to the hosts on Sharon's talk show, for dinner in thanks for getting me this job. Apparently Sharon knew I was buying, and advised him to milk me for every penny.
The interior of the new plane. That's Sharon sitting across from Ozzy in the top left.
Me. Sloan. That was cool and strange to be in LA together.
P.F. Chang's for two. Dan Dan noodles are a serious win.
The Las Vegas show was strange. The crowd seemed lacking, and drunk. My guess is that it's hard to impress a Vegas audience, since there's always 15 different cool shows going on every single night. Ozzy's music has been around forever, so I suppose it wasn't as new and exciting as some of the other performers to which Vegas patrons are accustomed. He made them pay with the foam gun, nonetheless. I was lucky enough to avoid a potential disaster, as one of the cameramen on stage left got drenched about halfway through the set. Bummer.
Mandalay Bay Theatre. Not quite sold out. I'm disappointed in you, Las Vegas.
I swore to myself that I would go out and see the city, so I did just that last night. I got some editing done during the day, but wanted to grab some nighttime neon lights on camera, so I set out aimlessly wandering Vegas.
We stayed at the Four Seasons, or as I call it, "That gold-looking building I saw
once in that movie or something."
Hotel room. The bed has one of those unnecessary awnings above it.
My view from the 36th floor! Very cool during sunset.
This place is absolutely crazy! I've never been here before, and it is a total culture shock. I thought I was a city kid by nature, but the amount of shopping, attractive people, and bright lights was almost overwhelming. I had a hard time walking straight because my head was trying to look at ten different things at once. I'm only 20, and any casino requires gamblers to be at least 21 just to be on the floor. I wandered in a bunch of them anyways, just to see how far I could go without being stopped. I never sat down to play, but with the lack of attention I received, I'm willing to bet I could have actually played some Blackjack. I most definitely could have played the slots. It was all too weird. I looked young and I had a professional camera inside a casino! I thought for sure I would be a walking alert sign to any security guard who needed something to do. At least five casinos left me unscathed. I eventually walked all the way to the Stratosphere (from Mandalay Bay) until I decided to take a cab back to the hotel.
I'll definitely want to come back here when I'm old enough to do everything the city beckons of me. I'll want some friends though, as my journey last night was spent alone. Even by myself, I was able to enjoy just looking at all the wild people roaming the sleepless strip. Plus, I got a bunch of footage to remember the night!