06-05-2024, 10:02 PM
After Shakedown we went past the Sphere to take selfies, then hit up the Venetian, which brought back memories. I remember when Legbone gifted me that skeletool leatherman, in the lobby there. I told him I had to pay for it, which I did, like a nickel or something, and then he took it back saying he'd carry it in his luggage because I only did carry on.
The Venetian has expanded. It's like so much bigger now. Ginormous. And we found the Dead Forever exhibit, which was glorious. I remember when we went in the early 90s, and deadheads were scorned by Vegas. Now we owned it, or at least this little corner of it, which wasn't little at all. Giant dancing bear sculptures and photo-friendly displays, museum quality exhibits of the band's history, a massive tape collection from one of our archivists, some interactive exhibits, lots of pricey merch, and a gallery of Mickey's paintings, which looked dumb on video but were impressive in person.
We headed to the hotel to grab a bite, drop our daypacks, and prepare for the show that night.
The Venetian has expanded. It's like so much bigger now. Ginormous. And we found the Dead Forever exhibit, which was glorious. I remember when we went in the early 90s, and deadheads were scorned by Vegas. Now we owned it, or at least this little corner of it, which wasn't little at all. Giant dancing bear sculptures and photo-friendly displays, museum quality exhibits of the band's history, a massive tape collection from one of our archivists, some interactive exhibits, lots of pricey merch, and a gallery of Mickey's paintings, which looked dumb on video but were impressive in person.
We headed to the hotel to grab a bite, drop our daypacks, and prepare for the show that night.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse