Last Entry Before the Wedding

OK FOLKS!! This is it. The big day is in two days.

We are ready and very excited!! We cant wait to see everyone.

The weather will be nice. The high on Thursday is only 87f...so at 7pm it should be a little cooler. That's a big relief.

For those of you who havent traveled in a while please remember you cannot carry on liquids!! If you do, you are only limited to 3oz containers in a 1 quart zip-lock bag. This does not include toothpaste and deodorant.

Those of you traveling on Southwest PRINT YOUR BOARDING PASS NOW!!! So you can get in the "A" group. www.iflyswa.com

PLEASE DO NOT FORGET!! MEET A BIT BEFORE 5PM AT THE FRONT OF THE MIRAGE ON THURSDAY FOR THE BUS PICK-UP!!

Here are our cell numbers:


See you there.

Jake and Kelly

What's the Attire?

I got an email from my buddy Russ today asking what the attire is for the wedding. I then realized that Kelly and I never mentioned it. Props to Russ for asking.

Well, the average temperature there (wedding is outside) at that time of the year and that time of day is actually only around 87f....if I remember correctly. Since the venue is north of Vegas it's a bit cooler...."but it's a dry heat" (that was for my mom). Anyway, we don't expect everyone, except for the wedding party, to get dressed up. Ladies, a nice cool flowy dress will work. The guys can wear nice pants and a pressed shirt. No tie or jackets unless you want to wear them.

AGAIN A REMINDER!!!!

*Meet at the Mirage front entrance a few minutes before 5pm so the busses can pick us up.
*If you are a female and in the wedding party meet at 4:30 at the entrance for the limo pick up.
*Everyone meet at Hofbrauhaus at 6pm on Friday for casual dinner....(one check per table..each table seats 8..just a heads up.)
Map from Mirage to Hofbrauhaus

Don't hesitate to call Kelly 214.542.3303 or myself 214.566.5361 with any questions.

Just two weeks away!!!

Jake

After-Wedding Plans Update

Kelly called to check on maybe getting passes to the Beatles Ultralounge club place we were all going to after the wedding. Well, it was a good thing she called because their entry prices went up to $20 from $10 and in order to reserve a spot, we would have to spend $375 for one bottle of vodka for every 4 people!!! Crazy huh?

I know there are "free" lounges at the Mirage so I think the plan is to hit the hotel bar when we get back....and forego the Beatles Ultra"fleece"lounge.

I'm sure we'll have a blast no matter what.

3.5 weeks to go!!!

Cinco de Mayo...and my birthday

Last night Kelly, my mom and I went to On the Border to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and my birthday. We met up with a bunch of friends and had tons-o-fun. Check out the pics.
Our Pics

GO SPURS GO!!!! Playoffs baby! Round 2. Joey Crawford stick that in your pipe and smoke it!!

Oh yeah I hope the mavs do well too. That was for Kelly.

We will be one month away as of Monday May 7th. Hope everyone is ready. Vegas Baby Vegas!!!!

Playoff Time

Kelly and I went to the Mavs vs Warriors game last night and had a blast. Kelly scored tix from some random guy. Anyway, we left early and went to a bar inside the American Airlines Center and watched the Spurs win.....YEA!. Then we watched the Mavs win.....yea.

Kelly was on TV!! The local TV station was up in the cheap seats filming and got Kelly cheering. We got multiple text messages afterwards. It was pretty cool.

Jeff Plays with Brown Chips

Q:
One evening last fall I was strolling through the Wynn looking for a realitively "cheap" craps game and came across a private table with four players. Curious, I looked to see the limit they were playing and noticed one Hollywood-looking type playing with brownish-colored $25,000 chips -- and he had several racks of them!! I've been curious ever since as to what is the highest limit casino chip actually used as legal tender on a casino floor.

A:
The highest-limit chip we've ever heard of/seen dates back to when the Aladdin first reopened back in 2000, with the high-limit London Clubs-franchised casino upstairs. They had a $10 million chip -- actually a large rectangular plaque -- which was just a gimmick, plus some other super-high-limit checks for $1 million, $500,000 etc. To see photographs of these, visit this link to thechipboard.com, which is a great online resource and community for anyone interested in rare and collectible chips.
But those no longer exist and we very much doubt they ever made it out of the vault other than for publicity shoots.
In general, the highest-limit chips you'll ever see in action on a casino floor are those $25K ones you clocked at the Wynn. They're commonly brown-colored at other casinos, too. When we called around to confirm this, we learned that other high-end casinos sometimes have chips with a face value of $100,000 (the Venetian and Paris among them), but these are seldom seen on the floor, since they'd exceed the table limit at most establishments and are simply kept in the vault for paying out large wins. We recall seeing a $5,000 chip on the carpet under a crap table where a "private" game like the one you saw was taking place; it was eventually spotted and returned to its owner, but can you imagine dropping and losing a $100,000 chip?