Confessions - Vegas Made Me Do It!

Jane's Phone Addiction!

2008-10-09T07:51:00Z

Perry Ferrell with special guest Dave Novarro @ Red Rock Station casino 7/12/08

This was, of course, a Jane's Addiction reunion, ....and it was FREE!!!!!
The doors opened around 7pm, and they were supposed to start at an undisclosed time, so we hung out at the pool, which was cool (it was an outdoor pool side show). So, we waited and waited........ and WAITED! 4 fuckin' hours before they played! no opening band, nothing!
Perry and Dave were great... but only played like, 4 songs!

Like this one.....
*****Jane Says*****

That's cool and all, but I've gotta say, there we're more issues with this "Free" Vegas summer night event. A FREE show, yes, but I'm no fool, I know NOTHING is free. I'm happy to pay a little more for drinks in a situation like this ....It is Vegas. I've paid what I thought were crazy prices for drinks in clubs, both on and off the strip. Usually off strip is less expensive. That said, I need to point out that Red Rock is OFF STRIP! What I'm about to tell you in my opinion is insane.... INSANE to pay for a drink. I defy you to give me an example of where you've paid more. I was with a friend at the show, and to save face couldn't say no to the waitress when she brought our drinks. I would've looked like an idiot. Maybe I'll look like an idiot when you hear this next part: I bought one beer and one red bull with vodka... not top shelf vodka, like Grey Goose or whatever, just the bottom of the barrel vodka. Two drinks, one of which was, again, a beer for $40! ($38+ tip of 2 bucks). I could've just thrown the two dollars in the trash at that point. I figured it was like buying something for 98¢ and tossing the two pennies in the "have a penny/give a penny" box at the 7-eleven.

I thought I was crazy, but one of my friends told me later he bought two "doubles" for $50 @ the bar! How do you respond to that? I ain't gettin' drunk there, that's for sure!
Yeah yeah, vegas MADE me do it.

That same night, we ran into another friend in the crowd, and apparently she'd been in the habit of setting her phone to vibrate, putting in her pants, and having people call her!! I ask you, who wouldn't call the vagiphone?

So, you ask what on earth would make me pay that much for two drinks, make her do something soooo nasty, and make us wait for FOREVER for four measly songs?!

I'd say Vegas made me do it, 'cause I ain't doin' what "Jane says" anymore!

cirque du soL.S.D.

2008-04-15T03:30:00Z

Last weekend my wife and I took a trip to our favorite oasis in the desert LAS VEGAS! We're big Vegas fans and have had some GREAT experiences, but we've never gone to any of the big shows there. Since we were staying at Treasure Island, we decided to go to our first Cirque show... Mystére! We had just seen the movie "Knocked UP", and thought we'd pull a Seth Rogan stunt and indulge in a little pharmaceutical psychedelica before the show. Yes, vitamin A for a little visual aid.

.......FYI, I don't recommend it.

Why? I didn't expect a Salvador Dali painting to come to life! A giant snail? What the hell was that about?!

Crazy!

I'm not sure, but I may have thrown up at some point. There was a guy who I thought was yelling in front of me that was wearing a daqueri , but I just thought that was part of the show.

Sorry "Mr", Vegas Made Me Do It!

That shit is bumpin'!

2007-11-02T18:08:00Z

Toodling along a lonely highway and I came across this sign. BUMP? OF COURSE I
want a BUMP! Are you nuts? I felt a strong urge to kick the sign for the
reminder....instead... I STUCK it!

Those of you too young to know what a Bump is... you'll have to ask an elder
with a past!

Sorry Death Valley.... Vegas Made Me Do It!
Name: VegasN8v

Devils Night!

2007-11-01T23:45:00Z

I usually try to have something topical, yet out of the ordinary for my Halloween Costumes. For example, a few years ago I dressed up as an envelope with anthrax in it, in tribute to then Senator Daschle's run in with crazy snail mailing "terrorists".

Imagine me holding this, ...with flour on my head.

So this year I thought I'd have something equally as controversial. Let me start by saying that I’ve got nothing against Southern California—except for maybe the smug idiots who live there erecting too many houses in too many places where there should be none. The only thing that perhaps bothers me more is the national media coverage dedicated to the wildfires that break out on an annual basis. I’m not heartless, but—like those who live on a flood plain or in Tornado Alley—if a person chooses to reside in an area prone to natural disasters, how much sympathy does that person really expect from me when disaster strikes? I do feel for the affected people (even if they are kind of plastic), but, pardon the pun, if you play with fire…

I guess this “costume” (there is a bicycling helmet duct-taped to the underside) is my reaction to that. Plus, I wanted to firmly cement my place in Hell.

…And when I get there, and Satan asks me why I made such a tasteless costume, I’ll just have to tell him, “Vegas made me do it, Beelzebub-a-loo!”

Submitted by the Govenator

VMMDI says: At least you put a sticker on it to pawn off blame like a good american.

Vegas Rocks!!!

2007-08-14T16:37:00Z

Saturday night 8/11, "Vegas Made Me Do It" helped celebrate "Vegas Rocks" magazine's 3rd Anniversary @ 4 Queens downtown, and let me tell you, they didn't need any help!
Crazy great time.
There were about a half dozen bands and some celebrity appearances too....
HERE'S SOME PEOPLE FROM THE MAGAZINE WITH SOME GUYS FROM THE BAND KREEP

.....with some Celebrities you'd NEVER expect to be at THIS show!

Michael Jackson's dad?! What the hell???? Now I may or may not have beef with Michael AND his father, but that aside, what the hell was Joe Jackson doing at this party, ..... THIS party? Isn't he, like 80 or something?
Whatever..... "party on wayne", "party on garth"!!!
BTW, Check out our hot VEGAS MADE ME DO IT spokesmodel sportin' a rad ass shirt!!! Where the hell are Joe's hands?

Yeah, lots of the younger crowd got metal skooled that night. More metal than I've heard since the 80's ....ALL NIGHT!
Is that Peter Criss????

Here's a few more pics.....

Doesn't get much better than that!!!

I'll post all the pics from the party on the main site
www.vegasmademedoit.com soon!
They'll be in the new "Gallery" section.
Check 'em out, and check out Vegas Rocks magazine ......absolutely FREE!!!

Sorry Vegas Rocks...... Vegas made me do it!!

Fuck Art, Let's VEGAS!!!

2007-08-06T02:58:00Z

After roaming around down at First Friday last week, some friends and I stopped by the Art Bar on Main St. It's one of my favorite downtown bars. First Friday is always cool, and The Art Bar is a kind of down and dirty sort of club that is pretty rare here in Las Vegas... it's rare, .....but definitely well done.
The Art Bar is cool for lots of reasons. They've got local artist work featured on the walls ....which is for sale, great drinks...also for sale, great looking wait staff.... apparently not for sale, and a lot of great local punk bands. When there's a great band cranked to 11, and you've got some liquor in you, you can't help but say, "fuck art, ...let's dance!!!" ....so we did!
The Pharaohs were there that night playing classic Punk and originals. After a LONG sound check and technical difficulties out of the way, they kicked some serious ass! If you get a chance to check them out, do it!
Here's a link to a clip of them playing at the Divebar busting the shit out of a strat.... dig it!
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=144731793
So, there's also a stripper pole in the middle of the dance floor, which, by the way, is a standard in any classy Las Vegas establishment.... I think all the fire houses have them don't they? Not a lot of chics in there though.... Hmmmmm?
It appears that they've even got poles in every public bathroom in the city. They're just in a stall and horizontal.
Definitely not as sexy, but they're there!
Anyway, back to the Art Bar....
After I watched a few tanked female patrons take a spin on "the pole", I got thirsty.... Hey, what can I say, dizzy chics make me thirsty..... it happens. So while I was at the bar, I tried to get the barmaid to put one of the stickers on her chest, but sadly she wasn't gonna play along. I think I'll have to try again next week until she caves in.
So, since she wasn't cooperative, I had to put it somewhere. They've got a nice big banner outside there door that was just asking for it.
Sorry Art Bar.... I love ya, but Vegas made me do it!

What's good for the Goose, is good for a gander!

2007-07-12T04:02:00Z

I confess.....Booze and celebrity crushes can be a dangerous (but memorable) combination.

I know it's Vegas and high profile red carpets and celebrity events are a daily occurance, but on my recent trip to Sin City I got a glimpse of these star-studded events when I waited in a crowd of thousands for a few hours at the Ocean's 13 premier.

Normally I'm a pretty calm person, but the mere sight of A-list hunnies Brad Pitt and George Clooney ignited something inside (probably the Grey Goose) that made me stir crazy. After several minutes of watching in delight, I joined forces with my fellow stalker fans and broke down the red carpet barricades, almost brushing shoulders with these hunks and giving me something to remember forever.

The Palms security folks weren't too thrilled... but, oh well. Vegas made me do it!!
-Submitted by Anonymous

Totally PG

2007-06-14T16:37:00Z

I confess.....nothing and everything. Ok, so Vegas did make me "do it" and now look at me.

What happens in Vegas does not always stay in Vegas, especially if it grows in your body. The sad part is, this is the second time that Vegas made me do this. What else will this crazy town make me do before I leave it? Who am I kidding...my days of craziness ended long ago and I am clearly a Volvo-driving-soccer-mom in training. Who knew Vegas could do that...? I do confess a few other things: I think I am mighty sexy this way and I was delighted to show it off with the sticker. And, when my kids ask me how they came to be, I can't wait to say, "Vegas made me do it!"

Sign of the Times

2007-05-09T23:36:00Z

Took a break from a busy day at the races to make my mark on sin city....

Here's a close up....

I swear, this place brings out the devil in me!

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later.
Sorry Vegas, Vegas made me do it!

Hungry for more!

2007-05-09T23:17:00Z

Name: Vegas gNat

I am now an addict. I can't stop putting these stickers everywhere. It took me
a few nervous tries, but now I have no inhibitions about popping a VMMDI sticker. Here
is my latest conquest: Chipotle!

Yes, it's Mmm Mmm good!!!

Sorry Chipotle, Vegas made me do it!

Shitty Shitty Bang Bang?

2007-05-08T01:05:00Z

So, I went to the premiere of Stomp Out Loud at the newly renovated Planet Hollywood, (formerly known as The Aladdin), the other night, and Damn! What a noizefest! Clang Clang Clang!!! what a bunch of crap! Who thought of this stupid shit anyway? What, ..couldn't they think of ANYTHING to say.... the WHOLE performance? And what the heck was with the leftover set from RENT? ....So, the janitors come out and sweep down the place to get ready for the performance. That's fine, but it turns out .....THEY'RE THE SHOW!!! sweep sweep....shuffle shuffle.....tap tap.... wow, great.

OK, so I'm kidding. Truth be told I had a great time, I really dug it. It looks like a revival of the original "Stomp" from Broadway, very cool! Everything was top shelf: the show, the company, the after party with free food and free booze ....Free BOOZE?! How can you argue with that? I'm not talking about well drinks either, it was totally top shelf all the way!
Bruce Willis was even rumored to be there, but I didn't see him. In fact, my contention is that Bruce is actually dead and Ashton Kutcher is posing in his place. I may be wrong about him being actually dead, but if he's making Die Hard part FOUR, which he is, he must be close to dead, right?! I guess he gots to get paid, eh?! Planet Hollywood must not be paying off like he thought. When you hitch a ride to Sly Stallone's little red wagon, that's what you get. Bruce, if you're out there, forget about the 80's, ....that's history! This smacks soooo much of Beverly Hills Cop 3, you might as well make it a buddy picture while you're at it. How about "Disney's-The Kid 2"! ......Sadness. (Props for "Grindhouse" though).
I did, however, see Robin Leach at "Stomp Out Loud". He was roaming around by himself, presumably trying to pick up what was left of his shattered caviar dreams or something. Not much of an entourage there, didn't even have a date. I'm kind of speculating the reason why Mr. Champagne-Wishes was at the Stomp premier was that he was spying for the Venetian! As some people may know, he does the voice overs for the Blueman Group commercials, which is one of the shows at the Venetian. Blueman group, if you don't know, is a similar predominantly percussive style of show. In fact, I think I may have seen Bruce Willis-Kutcher roughly escourting Robin out of there, and he might have dotted his eye a few times on the way out, but I may be mistaken. It looked like he was getting rough with him from behind, but who knows. Sounds like something Willis would do! I also noticed that Weeman from MTV's Jackass made a short appearance too. I saw him at the after party peeking over the lobster and shrimp table. (That was cheap shot, but I don't care! the guy kicks himself in the head for a living!)

Sorry for the Roast, Mr. Willis, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Wee, Vegas made me do it!

Fool on the hill

2007-04-02T06:07:00Z

I went kayaking down by Laughlin on the Colorado river today and on my way back to Vegas I stopped in Searchlight. If you've never gone through Searchlight, it's basically a hiccup in the middle of the two lane highway going to Laughlin. It's a tiny little burg with maybe two cop cars total. They've got strict speed limits that drop your 65+ highway driving to a 25 mph crawl. I'm assuming they want you to actually see the town and potentially buy some shit while your going through so friggin slowly. Anyway, to make sure you drive the speed limit they've got a cop car on either side of the city limits to keep you from driving too fast through this podunk town. That's right, the whole force.....2! The first time I went through I thought for sure I was going to get a ticket 'cause I drive way too fast when I'm in the middle of nowhere. I thought I lucked out the first time, but on the next crawl through I looked a little closer at the "cops", and noticed that they were actually crash test dummies! Yes, it's true...in Searchlight the MAN is a mannequin! When I finally realized what they were, I absolutely lost it. I thought it was the funniest thing I had ever seen! I know there's an earlier post of a cop car with a sticker, but come on! This was a sitting duck, I couldn't resist...

Here's a closer look......

Tagged that car right on the friggin' logo like it was a bullseye!
BTW, notice the bad ass shirt I'm wearing.....

Who's the April Fool now Searchlight?, Sorry.... Vegas made me do it!!!!!!!

Cage Match

2007-02-26T17:37:00Z

Scored some tickets for the PRIDE UFC fights at the
Thomas and Mack center-UNLV Saturday night, so 4 of us sat through 9 bloody brawls! I found out that Harrison Ford, Chuck Norris, and Nick Cage were there ring side too. I swear one of the K/O's was caused by just a look from the "Chuck"! That's the thing with Chuck, he's punching with his mind without even knowing. Even though the great Chuck Norris presence was felt by everyone, I think the girls were really more impressed with Nicholas Cage being there, at least the ones with us. They were shaking in their seats when they showed him on camera. It was a great time with really awesome seats. Speaking of seats, just to add a little Sex into the Violence, here's a shot of the ring with a friend sporting a VMMDI sticker.

Hope it didn't ruin the jeans....

Sorry Calvin Klein, Vegas made me do it.

Skin to win

2007-01-08T08:01:00Z

Check this out! This guy hit a cabbie's ride with a sticker, AND hit his ARM with some sweet lookin ink! Props to this guy for his nice ass Vegas tat! Man, that musta friggin hurt like hell! Your inner arm is SOOOO damn sensitive, and that's not just a little bit of ink either. That must've taken quite a bit of time to finish. My hat's off to ya for showing the love. I've got one guess what made him do that...... Oh, you figure it out.

Submitted by Anonymous-"Through one of these bad boys up on a cab window on the way to bunkhouse recently." >Name with held to protect the guilty...
Sorry Desert Cab Co, Vegas Made Me Do It!

Stickin' it to the MAN!

2006-12-19T08:03:00Z

Last weekend, some friends and I were down on the strip dancing on the tables and pretty much making asses of ourselves at Margaritaville. It's not my favorite place on the strip, but dammit, when you're down on the strip with your blood boiling at .08 or higher, you pretty much don't care where you are.
Post many margarita, we decided to slow the evening down at the Peppermill. Now, for those of you who arn't familiar with the Peppermill, it's a sweet little secret that even a lot of locals don't know about. They've got a great ultra lounge in the back of this little dinner located across from the Stardust, with a fine looking wait staff that will serve you generously mixed drinks by their sunken fireplace. .....A fireplace that burns in the middle of a pool of water! ....AMAZING?! not really, but it's pretty cool. It's very intimate, and not attached to any casino. I try to get down there any chance I get.
So, once we had officially wound down by around 4am, I went to fetch the car and pulled up next to two black and whites. These officer's had left their vehicles unattended, for coffee and donuts in the dinner I presume, and I had two stickers with MY excuse on it! So, I put two and two together on two of our fair cities finest.
Here's a pic........

I disguised the plate, so you can't see which cruiser it is, but they know who they are

Sorry LVPD, Vegas Made Me Do It!

OUCH! (I'll be right here......)

2006-12-04T18:30:00Z

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It's the Sunday after Thanksgiving and the tryptophan has finally wore off, so my brother and I decided to take a trip out to the infamous Area 51....
After driving for friggin' ever, (two and a half hours from Vegas), we made it to the "Little A'le'inn", which is just about all that's out there anymore. You can't go to the "Freedom Ridge" viewpoint of Area 51, so there's not much left to see. We got lost on the way, so I stopped and asked directions to Area 51 at a gas station, and the cashier leaned in, looked me right in the eye and said, in a totally serious, almost whispered voice, "you can't go there....", like we were in some horror movie, and the place was haunted or something. I felt like she was warning me that if we went up there, we wouldn't be coming back. I swear, you can't make that stuff up. It was totally hilarious!
Anyway, while we were driving around lost, I noticed that the "Alien jerky stand" was also closed and deserted. I can only assume it's because all the workers were abducted, or maybe died from eating the jerky, who knows?! Maybe green jerky isn't really the best business plan... Maybe that's what drove them outta business?! There was fresh "brown" jerky at the gas station, and they're still in business. Hmmmm, I wonder....
There were plenty of cows open range grazing all over the desert, so if some alien wanted to use them for making jerky, or abduct them, maybe do some milking experiments, or whatever, they were VERY available. For the most part they're just roaming around eatin' and shittin' everywhere, (in the middle of the road even).
So while I was out there in the middle of the "extraterrestrial highway", I thought I'd leave a little something for our fly-by green tinted spielbergian friends. Here's a shot of the sign in all it's dust covered desolate drive-by glory...

Yes folks, it's the Extraterrestrial highway sign tagged for the viewing pleasure of all interstellar travelers. Hell, it may as well be in outer space, it's in the middle of friggin' NOWHERE! I know it's buried with a bunch of other suck-ass stickers, but Damn it! it's there! Here's a closer look.....

Notice that the state of Nevada actually paid for this sign!
Well, at least I can say I was in the middle of nowhere....
I think the brown jerky saved my life.
Sorry ET, "Vegas Made Me Do It"!

Shake the Foundation

2006-11-28T17:29:00Z

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Monday the 20th, I made my way to the Foundation room in Mandalay Bay. This is supposed to be one of the most exclusive clubs on the strip. It's part of the House of Blues and is available to members only.They are, however, gracious enough to let the public in on Monday Nights after 11pm.... For $30! Luckily I'm local, so that drops significantly. If you've never been to this club, I highly recommend it. The décor is really spectacular with their authentic Persian rug floors, and real artifacts that are peppered through out the club. I actually had someone give me a tour last year of the entire place and it's really amazing! The guy who gave us the tour described it by saying that everything is pretty much fake in Las Vegas.... Except here! All the entry-ways are from Tibetan temples, the artworks are all original, not reproductions, etc... But the real incredible thing here is the view. It's got to be the BEST on the strip. If it's not, I'd say it's definitely in the top 5. So I sort of finagled my way into one of the private rooms with the reserved tables. Of course the bottles you buy to reserve the table are outrageously priced, (from $300 to $5000)! Some friends and I just hung out there until they kicked our cheap asses out, but in the mean time, while I was kicked back enjoying my over priced beverage, I managed to hit the table with a sticker! Check it out.....

I used my phone so it's a little blurry but you can still make out the foundation rooms logo on the menu.

Sorry HOB, Vegas made me do it!!!

Careful pinchin' THAT bag!

2006-11-07T07:37:00Z

Submitted by: Smoke A Bowl Joel!

I confess.....on our 10th wedding anniversary we took a trip to Vegas from the SF Bay Area. We got married pretty young, she was 19 and I was 21. We were just settling into our jobs and the Bay Area after moving here when we got out of Grad school in MI.

We had never really spent time in Vegas before and thought it would be fun to explore in celebration of our ten year commitment together.

The night before we left, a couple friend of ours gave us a gift for the trip. They had gotten us a tainted truffel from one of the Medical Marijuana clinics in town and a fat thumber joint of purple passion to boot.

In the morning as we were leaving I stuffed the plastic wrapped joint down my pants and tucked it snug up under my left nut. We weren't really sure how to bring the tainted chocolate truffels with us on the Jet liner, so enroute to the Oakland Airport we decided we'd just eat'em. They were pretty damn good if truth be told, and I guess that's what I'm doing here is telling the truth.

By the time we got through checking our bags and we were at the front of the security check point we were high as hell. Which of course brought with it some serious damn paranoid shit. We kept looking around all shifty like wispering in each others ears as we clutched onto one another moving slowly to the TSA check point. Holy! I kept hearing Black Sabbath playing in the back of my head. the only problem we had was the joint kept feeling like it was about to come out from under my nuts but it stayed nice and snug all the way through and we got on the jet just fine.

we checked into the hotel and showered and started to get ready for a night on the town. We decided to smoke the joint while we were getting ready. As we finished getting ready we decided that we felt a little tired fromthe trip and from the herb kicking in. That shit was some creeper shit because we were comatosed for hours. We could NOT get up from bed. We weren't sleeping and we kept saying to each other that we should get up and go out exploring and have some fun but we seriously could not move from being so damn high.

Well there it is that's what Vegas made Us Do on our 10th Anniversary.

3 out of 3 ain't bad!

2006-11-06T04:03:00Z

I confess..... apparently 3 girls isn't too much to handle. I love Vegas.

(Boy, I don't know about this entry, seems it's got very few details so I'm thinkin' BS! anyone else? - staySINvegas)

N-O-D-U-I..... why? Because we avoid you! ....V-E-G-A-S!!!

2006-11-06T03:37:00Z

Let's see, this isn't really a confession...but, I'll throw it at ya anyways...I was in VEGAS last summer (July 2005) visiting some "old" but, GREAT FRIENDS...Anyways, my girlfriend and I decided we were going to do some shopping. So, here we are about 10:30 a.m. on the Strip. By noon we were both pretty "Shitfaced", to the point where we had to leave my friends car in a parking garage...either that or I was gonna have to drive, so we decided to leave the car...get a taxi and make it by 4:30 p.m. so my drunk girlfriend could make her hair-appointment. Anyways, I had a blast...I'm sure she did too!!? And I'm very sure her Husband got quite the laugh out of it!! To top it off, it was 119 degrees out, that didn't make things any easier...but, hey what can ya say! You Both Rock! I love and Miss ya LOTS!!! By the way...I want a sticker!! Love Ya!!