Thanks all of you. I have only seen bits of this on TV. This one is Alegria . I am so looking forward to it. Hope all of you have a great weekend. Need to run & get the car full of gas & throw my good jeans in the dryer LOL

I saw "O" several years ago in Las Vegas (the show with the pool). My company had a booth at a convention and the owners paid half of the ticket price so we could all afford to go and stay with the group. There was about 18 of us all in the same row. We still talk about it..it was THAT good. One minute the stage was solid and they were running across..the next moment someone was diving. I held my breath every time. Even at half price, it was really more than I could afford at the time...but once you see the stage set, the depth of talent, live music, and sheer number of people it takes to perform, let alone the supporting stage crew, it is staggering. Live theatre is truly a remarkable sensory experience. I saw Wicked on broadway...I loved that, but it paled in comparison to Cirque

Well my replacement bulb for Cirque du Soleil turned out to be H554. I am really glad I like this one since I now have 4.:) Truly a grab bag year for picking bulbs. One the brighter side, the cuttage on the very damaged original Cirque du Soleil worked and I should have some flowers in the next couple of years - hopefully they will be CDS. And yes hope springs eternal -J

I just wanted to report back: All in all, we had a great trip. [But see below] Stayed at the Palazzo, which was nice. We liked their fitness rooms. Also went to Canyon Spa for some fitness classes and spa service, incl. access to their various "rooms". We liked the wave room and salt grotto. Shows: Cirque du Soleil Beatles Love was superb. We also very much liked Paranormal; still have not figured out how he does it. Meals: Absolutely loved Americana at Desert Shores. Excellent food, great service, and exceptional value. I felt bad about taking advantage of their happy hour/early bird prices, but because of the time difference, 6 pm was already a later dinner for us. Also, loved Tacos & Beer: Great tacos, beer, margaritas, and fun service. Thanks so much for the recommendation!!! We tried at least a dozen different tacos and the queso. We didn't gamble at all, but spent a fair amount of time hiking, biking, and mountain biking in surrounding state parks and national preservation areas. Highly recommend the Valley of the Fire! It inspired us to visit the parks in Utah and/or Arizona at some time in the nearer future. [One big mishap was that the flight of one of our kids was delayed by almost 8 hrs. There was one failure after the other, which were all the airline's fault, first plane wasn't repaired properly, then issues with the meal service, who forgot to close the door, which was discovered when taxiing to take off; then return and filling out forms, which were the wrong ones; then correct form; then take off; return to airport after 7 mins into because one engine was on fire --- as DS texted -- at which point I pretty much lost it. Awaited and escorted back by fire engines. Then new plane, and because all this had taken so long, waiting for a replacement crew. At that point, I called the airline, but there was no other flight to have them rebooked. Which reminds me: I'll still want to contact the airline to complain. I still get palpitations just thinking about this although DS said he figured that's what all the pilots train for.]