' the He-Ka-Wi
April 15, 2005
Operation: Driver Down
I had planned to take another turn-around trip to Vegas. It seems that I am needing to take these drives more often these days. I use the drive to clear my head. I can't seem to do that sitting in front of the TV at home.
But I had gotten some good news from my sister and I was getting ready to cancel the trip when I got a call from the hankster in Vegas.
Hank: "Hey Angel guess where I'm at?"
me: "uh... Vegas?"
Hank: "well yeah, but guess where in Vegas."
me: "I give up."
Hank: "in the hospital emergency room..."
The Story:
The hankster took the family to Vegas for their spring break. In one of his favorite buffets, he and a 64 year old Chinese woman were reaching for the same wonton. Neither one was going to yield and that's when the woman took him out with her cane.
If he had gotten medical attention right away his knee would not have swollen to the point where he was unable to drive, but he waited for the next tray of wontons to be brought in before he even told Berda what happened.
After receiving the call for help, Operation: Driver Down mobilized.
Derrick: "We're not going for fun. We're helping!"
James: "I don't want to go but someone has to help Angel stay awake on the drive back."
Angel: "How else will Hank and the family get back home? Berda can't drive that TRUCK."
On the way to Vegas, how many of you try to pronounce the name of this road, either out loud or mentally?
But I had gotten some good news from my sister and I was getting ready to cancel the trip when I got a call from the hankster in Vegas.
Hank: "Hey Angel guess where I'm at?"
me: "uh... Vegas?"
Hank: "well yeah, but guess where in Vegas."
me: "I give up."
Hank: "in the hospital emergency room..."
The Story:
The hankster took the family to Vegas for their spring break. In one of his favorite buffets, he and a 64 year old Chinese woman were reaching for the same wonton. Neither one was going to yield and that's when the woman took him out with her cane.
If he had gotten medical attention right away his knee would not have swollen to the point where he was unable to drive, but he waited for the next tray of wontons to be brought in before he even told Berda what happened.
After receiving the call for help, Operation: Driver Down mobilized.
Derrick: "We're not going for fun. We're helping!"
James: "I don't want to go but someone has to help Angel stay awake on the drive back."
Angel: "How else will Hank and the family get back home? Berda can't drive that TRUCK."
On the way to Vegas, how many of you try to pronounce the name of this road, either out loud or mentally?
April 08, 2005
Kamikazee Pigeon
I've been wanting to go on another "drive" but haven't had any opportunities. Things has been very hectic and busy. But last Thursday, I HAD TO GET OUT OF TOWN!!!!!
A midnight Santa Barbara/Solvang run wasn't going to cut it. I needed a longer run but not a lot of time. I had some friends spending Spring Break in Las Vegas so all I needed was to find a hostage and get out of town (thanks James!).
We left right at 1:00 pm. It was a nice uneventful drive until we "hit" Las Vegas. Coming up to Frank Sinatra Drive a pigeon flies across the freeway. I can only guess that it got caught in the turbulence of the car in front of me because it suddenly flips over crashes onto my hood and bounces off my windshield! I did not see it roll off the back window but I did see the people in the car behind me with surprised looks on their faces and pointing up so I guess the pigeon recovered enough to be able to fly away.
I have to say I found it incredibly funny! I couldn't stop laughing. I mean what are the odds of hitting a pigeon in flight? There was a streak of pigeon dust on the hood
and
And a "clean" streak on the windshield where bugs I hit on the trip used to be
Here's some more pictures:
James took this one,
This is my new wallpaper
After that everything was anticlimatic. But then again, there was the buffet...
The Aladdin Buffet is probably one of the best buffets in Vegas. We were a pretty large party (15 counting all the kids) . The families sure enjoy their crab. I lost count of the number of platters they brought to the table (special order, people were wondering where we keep getting them from). Derrick and Tony has the people behind the counter to steam them.
Wish I James had brought his camera in with him. We spent a little over 2 hours there.
We walked around The Aladdin shops for a bit and then headed back to Los Angeles just before midnight. I was a great drive James kept drifting in and out in the passenger seat, there was no traffic to speak of and I had some tunes. Cleared my head pretty good. People tell me I'm crazy driving around like this, but I find it more relaxing than staying at home sitting in front of the tv. Go figure.
A midnight Santa Barbara/Solvang run wasn't going to cut it. I needed a longer run but not a lot of time. I had some friends spending Spring Break in Las Vegas so all I needed was to find a hostage and get out of town (thanks James!).
We left right at 1:00 pm. It was a nice uneventful drive until we "hit" Las Vegas. Coming up to Frank Sinatra Drive a pigeon flies across the freeway. I can only guess that it got caught in the turbulence of the car in front of me because it suddenly flips over crashes onto my hood and bounces off my windshield! I did not see it roll off the back window but I did see the people in the car behind me with surprised looks on their faces and pointing up so I guess the pigeon recovered enough to be able to fly away.
I have to say I found it incredibly funny! I couldn't stop laughing. I mean what are the odds of hitting a pigeon in flight? There was a streak of pigeon dust on the hood
and
And a "clean" streak on the windshield where bugs I hit on the trip used to be
Here's some more pictures:
James took this one,
This is my new wallpaper
After that everything was anticlimatic. But then again, there was the buffet...
The Aladdin Buffet is probably one of the best buffets in Vegas. We were a pretty large party (15 counting all the kids) . The families sure enjoy their crab. I lost count of the number of platters they brought to the table (special order, people were wondering where we keep getting them from). Derrick and Tony has the people behind the counter to steam them.
Wish I James had brought his camera in with him. We spent a little over 2 hours there.
We walked around The Aladdin shops for a bit and then headed back to Los Angeles just before midnight. I was a great drive James kept drifting in and out in the passenger seat, there was no traffic to speak of and I had some tunes. Cleared my head pretty good. People tell me I'm crazy driving around like this, but I find it more relaxing than staying at home sitting in front of the tv. Go figure.
