I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude...
My favorite dates are with.... well myself.. Some of my favorite activities are traveling to Fort Lauderdale and chilling on the beach.. Love to read... Was able to read about 50 pages of BALL FOUR (a classic read) when I was there just a couple of weeks ago.. The sun just got too hot then - even for my brown skin.. LOL
Another favorite "date" is to travel to Las Vegas and get a seat at the very much coveted Kings Bar @ 4 Queens.. Prime real estate. You can drink, watch people and play VP all at the same time.
It's much more fun not to be bothered by anyone.. Just you and your thoughts...
I shall quote the greatest line from this eternal classic: "When they asked Mike Hegan the toughest thing about being a ball player he said"--"Explaining to your wife why she needs a penicillin shot for your kidney infection."
ROTFLMAO!! (If that book ONLY had that line and nothing else it's still Pulitzer-Prize worthy!!)
I must not have been there yet.. I am still only on April 16. He just got sent down to Vancouver.
I can totally see why the baseball community was furious over publication of this book. Totally a must read by any baseball fan. I am ashamed that it took my this long to buy and start reading. It's like claiming you are an avid gambler, but never visiting Vegas.
Ball Four is a must-read, still after 40 years. I spent a good ten years of my life confused between "shitfuck" and "fuckshit" and the description of wife-swapping on the Yankees is priceless.
And the Four Queens is about as much fun as you can have in Vegas -- fastest moving craps tables I've ever seen...
I have an signed copy. "Smoke 'em inside" he wrote. I had the opportunity to meet Jim Boutin at a corporate event years ago. "The Bulldog" loved to talk about the stone walls he built by hand on his 20+ acre home in The Berkshires. He was an interesting man.
I go to Vegas every year in November right after the World Series is over.. Been yrs since I have been doing it - with the notable exception of 2020 pandemic, and have probably stepped in and gambled in 75-80% of Vegas Casinos.. That being said, the fun you can have in Downtown LV is unparalleled. Pure, unadulterated, raw fun.. No pretense. You could be a CEO of company or a college grad who just turned 21.. Everyone is the same and everyone is welcome.
The Kings bar has proven to be lucky in more than one way.. Not only I always come out even playing Jacks or Better at the VP machine, I even picked up my first Casino Girl (that's a level above street walker) from that spot back in 2019. LOL..
I recall driving from San Diego all the way to Santa Barbara as a travel companion to Hearst Castle, Madonna Inn, outdoor hot springs tubs that we had a blast adult fun & I brought my blonde gf!
Had a lovely dinner at an upscale Vegas restaurant with 2 ladies I’d flown there for the weekend. The ladies looked gorgeous and sexy, we had a wonderful repast, lots of laughs and good conversation. It was a sparkling evening that made me appreciate good company and a good setting.
The top is still dinner at an outdoor Paris restaurant with a view of the Eiffel Tower. It didn’t hurt that I was with the woman I loved. Who am I kidding—I still love her though she’s long gone from me. Anyway, the evening was perfect late Summer weather, the food and service were terrific, and the company rivaled the view. May that memory never fade.
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