Life is Beautiful - Las Vegas

[El Dingo]

What a weekend! Our 6th L.i.B.

We had heard of about 5 acts. Doesn't matter. Attended 5 "Cocktail School" classes (3 free drinks and filthy humor).

Hooking up with DM was a hoot! Nacho Daddy was the bomb!

Green Day and Modest Mouse were fun, but100 we were music nomads wandering from stage to stage. I dropped almost $100 in vinyl:

The Flock "Dinosaur Swamps" - $6 (No fucking clue, but it has a gatefold sleeve with pterodactyls)
The Dregs "Industry Standard" - $6 (again - no idea but they are supposed to be country-prog. What the hell is country-prog?)
Dave Davies "Chosen People" - $3 (Ray Davies brother, co-founder of The Kinks)
Marillion "Misplaced Childhood" - $10 (I'm told I should listen to them)
The Moody Blues "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" - $3 (I love their hits - let's give their albums a shot)*
The Moody Blues "Seventh Sojourn" - $3 ^see above
Mike Oldfield "Five Miles Out" $7 ("Tubular Bells" ("The Excorcist" theme) guy)
10cc "Original Soundtrack" $5 ("I'm Not in Love" and awesome cover art)
Mike Rutherford "Smallcreep's Day" $6 (Genesis bassist solo album)
Split Enz "Waiata" $3 ("Hard Act to Follow" and other great hits)
Ultravox "Lament" $5 (No song listing on sleeve, but a ton of MTV hits)
Rick Wakeman "Journey to the Center ogf the Earth" - $3 (Yes keyboardist, if it sucks, who cares, it was $3)
Paul Williams "Just an Old Fashioned Love Song" - $8 (I love Paul Williams, fuck you)
Yes "Tormato" - $3 (cost less than Paul Williams. Shows what you know.)
Warren Zevon "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" (Saying Warren Zevon is the "Werewolves of London" guy is like saying Devo was all about "Whip ItR".
Roger Whittaker "The Last Farewell" -$1 bargain bin. Cherry on top - Dee Dee found this. We both love this album. I love that the title song is ambiguous. I always thought it was about an American loyal to Britain returning home to fight one of many British wars. It's a gorgeous song.

Anyway we spent the day at Area 15.

More to come.