Brewers Spring Training 2014

I got so drunk last night that when I woke up this morning, I knew today would be a total waste. I was tired, sunburned and hungover. I laid in bed all morning watching Boy Meets World on ABC Family. I only got out of bed to throw up and try and drink water. It was rough. I felt like I was wasting what little time I had out here, but I was on vacation. So I had no problem relaxing and doing what I wanted. This is what I wanted to do.

There was this interactive ad board with audio and video that would let you explore The LINQ and gain more information about everything here. I didn't care about that. I did care that they let you take a picture right there and it would upload it to your Facebook page. Being the asshole that I am, I went up there with guns blazing and took a non-Mom friendly picture for my friends back home. I'm so ashamed.

I'm a slave to catchy songs, and once I heard "Go Go Go Go" on Dean Martin's Wild Party, I couldn't stop putting money in the machine. This really sucked because the game isn't designed for you to win money. It's designed to take your money and make you look like a sucker. But I got to hear my song. Don't stop! Don't stop! Don't stop! Don't stop! Go go go go go go!

I previously mentioned that my room overlooked the pool. I wanted to go out and lay in the sun and go swimming, but every time I stood up I wanted to lay back in bed. I usually only save this kind of hangover for Bachelor Parties. This was pretty epic. Yea Vegas!

I bought a lot of booze when I got in town. I wasn't expecting to drink so much last night that I wouldn't crave a drop today. I also thought I was going to win some money, so I bought some mini champagne bottles. I was too sick to drink and too poor to buy aspirin. Way to think that one through and plan ahead. Well done pal.

I was staying downtown at The Plaza, but there was no way that I was going to leave this town without hanging out on the Strip. I don't care if I've been to Vegas a dozen times. I know that I haven't seen it all. But I have seen Caesar many times, but I will keep seeing him many more if he keeps doing the Revolution. Since he is a stature, I don't think he's stopping any time soon.

I decided to drive to the Strip instead of taking a bus or taxi. I was still pretty hungover from last night and I really didn't feel like getting hammered again. I'm usually incapable of operating a motor vehicle when I'm out here but today was different. I tried to use valet parking at Caesar's Palace but they wouldn't let me because I wasn't staying at the hotel. They made me park my car myself like a commoner. Times have changed out here. Speaking of change, the Imperial Palace and O'Sheas as I knew them are gone, replaced by The Linq Hotel, Casino and Entertainment Center. I already hated it from across the street. I knew I would be upset when I went in.

I used to really love to go hang out at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. But then I stopped enjoying touristy chain restaurants. The music is good and the parrots and pirates are cool, but the food and drinks are overpriced. But the little casino was nice and the drink girls wore bikinis. That pleased me. The Iceman loves hot totties.

When I was last here in March 2013, the High Roller ferris wheel was just being built. It wasn't open this March either, but word is that it would be soon. I guess I'm just going to have to come back here another day and ride that bitch. Everyone knows this wasn't my last time in this awful town.

I spent a lot of time at O'Sheas over the years I have been out here for the World Series of Beer Pong. It was the only place on the Strip that felt like back home. It was like a dive bar that had a casino in it, but the part we all loved the most was the plethora of beer pong tables, cheap drinks and cheap food. It was a beer pong player's dream. Check WSoBP Years 4-7 for how it used to be. That was why I was so upset to walk in there today. This wasn't O'Sheas. This was some douchey, rich kid wearing the Hollister Spring collection's O'Sheas. I almost threw up in my mouth. This was awful. I wanted to give this place a free pass because today was St. Patrick's Day, which we know brings out all of the amateur drinkers. But I'm willing to put it all on black that this place is always this way.

There was a picture of the old O'Sheas behind the bar, which only made me feel worse and miss it more. But I get it. That old dame couldn't have survived in the modern day. The kids like social media, DJs, techno pop and fashionable clothes. The old joint was for laid back middle class folks like me. There was nothing for me here. The outside was really cool. I can get behind an outdoor mall setting. The land where they built this LINQ Entertainment center used to be an alley that went back to the parking garage. Now it is stores, restaurants and bars. Plus it's cool to just walk around outdoors where there is some action going on. I can get behind that.

But I was also kind of drunk. I must still have had some in my system from last night. I brought my own booze (classic Iceman move) but I needed ice and a soda. I wandered into the Flamingo (because I was familiar with these halls from my time spent here for the WSoBP) and found what I was looking for. Oh glorious day! The Ice is nice!