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| - I've already booked my tickets to see King Tutankhamen, which will be the third time the young pharaoh and I have met vis-à-vis. The first two times were in 1977. I wonder if he'll remember me.
A decade later The Bangles made us all want to Walk Like an Egyptian! You think Susanna Hoffs is still as hot as she was back then? I used to hold her poster up with one hand for hours!
Then - the 90's! Where The Mummy came to theaters; a dark, disturbing tale of Imhotep's nefarious design to rule the world!! It was scary! I couldn't sleep for a week. I cried.
So, obviously, there's a bit of Egyptologist in all of us. We secretly desire to be like Howard Carter, exploring the Valley of the Kings, hoping to stumble upon a huge archaeological find that'll make us rich beyond our dreams so we can text our boss I QUIT, and then go out and PARTY! Like it's 1999 BCE!!!
So, outside of traveling to Egypt, all that's left is coming to Vegas and staying at the Luxor. It's kind of the same. It's shaped like a pyramid and has a faux, quasi-Sphinx-like thing out front. Plus, it's a bit dated and worn, much like the historic treasures of Egypt. Of course, they've been sitting in the middle of the freaking desert for several thousand years, so give them so slack!! Luxor has only been sitting in the middle of the freaking desert for several years. So, the comparison kind of.....
If you're like me, and you want to experience all the different hotels, it can be fun. But, it's really a hotel like any other once you get off the casino floor. And of course, Vegas has changed a bit in recent years. They've taken the Disney approach to tourists: get their money and screw 'em! At least you can still get a decent meal in Vegas, but resort fees, pay for parking, nowadays you're broke before you even get here!!! Ah well. I've been there dozens of times. Guess it's time to see if there's any other weekend getaways around. Maybe Sacramento?
(With apologies to all Sacramentans, that made me laugh1)
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