Well been a week since I mailed! I'm sitting in the San Francisco Delta
Airlines Airport Terminal, waiting for my cheap flight to Salt Lake City! I
have no idea why I am going there except that is sort of the way home to New
York - well sort of - oh and the ticket via Salt Lake was cheap! even with a
night stay over! - OH NOW I REMEMBER WHY! "it the MORMAN" capital of the
USA!! LOL (oh yeah LOL = Laughing Out Loud - in internet chat speak) I hate
to say this but the City San Fran is DEAD as a DOORNAIL! you would not think
at all that it was 23 YES twenty three days till Christmas day! - There is
no one in this terminal - (and I know cause I left my mobile in the taxi and
then flagged a bus down to chase him!!!! TALK ABOUT A.B.C. (A.B.C. = Always
Be in Control)- I have never been so determined to make some one do
something in my life - well almost) and I got my little Erickson World
phone! - and then had to walk back from terminal 4 to Terminal 1 where I
was.............. And it all the terminals are DEAD! like its not even a
weekend! and it 10.30am in the morning Friday! - The city San Fran was so
beautiful! I had a great time! Had the most Glorious dinner where a close
mate took me to - was - well YUMMO! I could have had and entire platter of
that Potato Gnocchi!!! ("MUM - how do you spell that?") - I took it easy! It
was very very hard to get out of bed this morning at 7am when the wake up
call came ........... Had a shower and was talked into sharing a cab with a
lady to the airport - I was waiting for the airport bus (as the cab fair is
$38US = $80AU) She was interesting "HEARD ALL ABOUT HER" jesus!! she did ask
what I did - but never go to answer as she rattled onto another subject!!! (
I tell ya brought back memories of Hans (ex DUTCH Boyfriend of 4 years)
where he would speak dutch or german to mates on da phone and id wait for my
Name to be mentioned!!!!) Lost Mobile, Hijacked Bus, Chased taxi well you
heard that!! I saw a musical last nite in San Fran called "The Dead" Irish!!
was very good - slow - gut good! - BUT - well let me tell you about Las
Vegas! F___ en H___! I have never seen any thing like it!!! Ever!! So many
Poker Machines - In the Poker Machines in the Bar table tops, Poker
Machines in the reception - Poker Machines in the bathroom! You name it any
corner and they were there! But WOW - what a amazing concept!!! $$$$$$ every
where! (although slow as well) I went there to see the permanent Cirus De
Soueil production called "O" and well OHHHHHHHHHH - was the most amazing
feast my eyes have ever seen! - the entire production and stage is a
girgantic pool! - something like 40 Million Gallons of water - revols -
numerous stages - the height of the stage was at least 6 floors! - was out
of this world........ Diving under water ---- acrobatics --- singing ----
was just well I cant explain! the entire show is permanent at the Bellagio
Hotel (where I stayed) Cost them $40 million US dollars to concive and get
up and running!!!! was JUST AMAZING! The hotels are all themes - "Paris" -
Everything French - "MGM Grand" - All about Hollywood and movies -
"Caesar's Place" Everything Roman and B.C. - "Treasure Island" fighting
Pirates - "Flamingos" - Wildlife - "The Venetian" - Venice Canals and all
Europe! - I stayed in the Bellagio! The newest hotel there! - It had 3000
rooms - yep Three Thousand! The hallways were like Runways! - Everything
electronic - even the Mini Bar! - You touched a coke or scotch you paid for
it! - all the hotels are designed so that you can not get from A to Z with
out walking through all the Gambling - like from you room to reception is
like walking across a football field! - & if you want to get to the gym then
you walk from Balmain to Double Bay! and on the way you are meant to be
tempted by all the tables! I did not spend a dime or a nickel! (sorry Kelly
- not even on Black) not tempted at all - does nothing for me - so I Guess
Vegas is like one gigantic Disney land for adults - each hotel is another
concept......... They say that if you combined just four and only four of
the major hotels the room accom total would exceed all the rooms in San
Francisco!!! The 2nd night I had to see the white lions and tigers - so I
went and saw "Seigfeld and Roy" - 22 big white pussy cats ( well for those
who know - 22 humungous "Spikes" (spike is my white Chinchilla at home) -
Interesting show! - they (Guy Duo) have been performing in Vegas for 30
years! - they show felt it tooooo . .......... ROFL - (oh yeah ROFL =
Rolling On the Floor Laughing - in internet chat speak) ......... It was
ok..... Just! - was really just a giant simple 20 min magic act filled out
with Stuff-------- Smoke ---- More smoke ---- Dancing Girls and BOYS ----
smoke ----- lights ---- bad music ------ oh did I say smoke!!!! ----- they
tried to do some stupid story line but I think it got fucked up in the
translation from German to English to American! ....... Ay least I got 2
Southerns and Coke included in the Ticket price - ( I think they watered
down the Southern -- :-( so then it was OUT OF THERE ---- I have to say
the Bellagio hotel was perhaps the Best Hotel I have ever stayed in! I
reason they had staff hiding out side your room so when you rang for
something they would knock on the door the moment yo hung up the phone. I
waited for Zip, Zero, Nothing.... Was an extraordinary experience
considering that they have 3000 rooms! And I tell ya I am so lucky some one
told me to stay there......... All the other hotels were ............. Well
...... Mmmmm......... FOUL!! ("MUM - how do you spell that?") .......... In
San Fran I tell you If I have Dollar for every Beggar on the Streets my trip
would have come out at a profit! - they are absolutely every where! on every
corner! - I spent my life one day in a HUGE electronics store ......
Mmmmmmmm Bliss! I love electronics!!! found some funky stuff ...... And yeah
well most of it I have or the stuff I wanted would not work in Australia any
ways! But came with some funky ideas for our offices and internet site! -
After that I went a saw "Harry Potter" - what fun - was well ---- mmmm
GREAT! - not sure if it is in Australia yet, but I loved it! I like I always
do have great intentions in Reading, I bought all four of the books - never
got past page 4 of the "Sourcers stone" so I had nothing to compare it to!
Broke all box office records here in the USA previous movie grossed
$165millon in the first weekend and "Harry" raked in $205millon in the first
weekend! - Cost about $120 mill to make - and JK (author) only got
$20million for the movie rights for the first 3 books! - well she signed
with AOL Time Warner a couple of years ago ......... but hey when you went
from unemployed at home to the "Richest" woman in the UK in like 5 years I
guess you don't need much more! - Im on the Plane now! and apparently it is
Snowing in Salt Lake City!!! That will be fun!! Yipee!! Mormans and Snow!! -
Hope my $50 hotel has heating!! as I like don't have much warm clothing may
be Law and Order on TV for me 2 night!! LOL (see above) Congratulations to
the entire Sales Team and all Staff in Sydney! YOU BROKE THE COMPANY
HISTORY! BEST MONTH EVER! WELL DONE! .......... Well this was a wordy mail
so hope you kept up ( I think my attention span would have stoped on the
second line) hope all is well, Cheers Tim
