Very funny Jessy! And here is the best part... that was a toupee! He tells in his book that he was so upset about losing his hair that his brother convinced him to wear a piece. It was kind of funny - and kind of sad - when he writes about being in a major tournament and worrying that his hair will fall off. Can picture him with the mullet, wearing a headband? That headband was helping to keep things in place. Brooke Shields convinced him to deal with the baldness by just having his head. I think it was great advice. Wow! You guys have some great ideas! I have a working menu... Australia - Shrimp (not on the barbie, Ina Garten's roasted shrimp cocktail) England - Cucumber sandwiches England - Strawberries and clotted cream France - Brie (baked if I'm not feeling too lazy)(I know, how lazy do you have to be that baked brie takes effort - lol!) U.S. - Crudites and Ranch dip Las Vegas -Champagne cocktails For dessert I'll serve chocolate cake. I read that layer cakes are a quintessential American invention. But really, i just want some chocolate cake. I loved the background on the love/egg connection. The problem is I hate eggs. I know! Meringues! Oh, I'm excited now for my tennis menu! Thank you everyone for your input. Nicole

I think the best tip so far for here (where I happen to live) is to have breakfast/brunch at a buffet, which WILL hold you till dinner. Then check out some of the nicer places for dinner. Even the coffee shops in the hotels are known to have good food. If you have never been to a Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, I always say it is a must see. Going to Taqueria Canonita and watching the gondolas will be a very relaxing time. The "old town" show is Fremont Street experience. But please, do not walk down there at night. Please take a taxi. I haven't been there in a while, but the show has always been entertaining. Oh...and at the RIO, they have Masquerade in the Sky, which is a free show. I understand it has become a little risque since they re-opened it. Have fun while you are here.

Oh my, do you have all day??? This sort of thing happens to me or people I know all the time. That's because there are Newfoundlanders everywhere! I wouldn't be surprised if the Noel family that cherryfizz mentioned had NL connections - it's a common name here. My mom's cousin who lived in Nova Scotia left her husband and children and ran off with another man. We had a baby sitter when I was young who married a Mountie and, in the course of his career, they were posted somewhere in rural Manitoba. Guess who their neighbours were? Yup, my mom's cousin and her man. It was sort of "Where are you from?", "I'm from St. John's, Newfoundland", "Oh, I have a cousin who lives there, Maybe you know her.", etc. I was in London, England, one July years ago and was walking down Oxford Street like thousands of others and I heard someone shout, "Barbara!".. I kep walking because it couldn't possibly be me she was shouting at - I didn't know anyone in London. She shouted again, using my full name, so I turned around and here was a woman who used to play bridge with my mom on a regular basis. I was in San Fransisco and went into a Wells Fargo bank to change a traveller's cheque. The young lady behind the desk asked where I was from. I told her St. John's and she said, "So am I". It turned out that her aunt and I went to school together. I was in Washington, DC, visiting my cousin and her DH and I was outside the Lord and Taylor's store and heard a man with a very unmistakable St. John's accent speaking to two nuns. I sort of sidled up to him and said, "What part of St. John's are you from?" He laughed and said "Coronation Street". (Yes, there really is a Coronation Street in St. John's!). Then he ran to help the two nuns into a taxi and I went into the store. The next evening my cousin had a get-together and who should walk in to the party but this fellow who worked with my cousin's DH at the Pentagon. He had lived in Washington for over 40 years and sounded like he just left home! I had lunch at a nice little restaurant in Halifax in October and at three of the other tables were people I knew from home. As I said, there are Newfoundlanders everywhere. Tens of thousands of Newfoundland girls married US servicemen who were stationed here during WWll and afterwards, thousands left to find work in the "Boston States", and so on. I'll bet that there are people on this forum who know Newfoundlanders, or people who are descended from Newfoundlanders, and don't realize it.

The bigger and fancier the hotel and the closer to the strip the higher the cost...so if your budget will accommodate that then just pick and choose the one that suits your fancy. We have stayed at several along the strip...any of them will please you..that's there business;;;we have stayed at Caesars Palace, NY, NY. Bellagio and a few others but there are some that are not one the strip that are just as nice and since you have a car you don't need to be on the strip...there is plenty of transportation around town...from one hotel to the others; I think the one that we had the most fun at was the NY, NY..but we are not the kind of people that have to have the plushest of the plush... Sounds like a fun trip...Enjoy Las Vegas...its fun just don't get in a rush cause there is a lot to do and see there. This post was edited by ruthieg__tx on Sun, Jun 15, 14 at 11:17