Mid-Week Vegas EatParty!!!!

We arrived in Vegas by air on Tuesday afternoon.



And followed the signs to the gleaming city within a city that is New York New York Hotel and Casino.




The exterior of the place is awesome. The interior? Kind of lame.



We had lunch in "The Village"...



Delicious Tacos and Steak Nachos!




Also there's a nice pool.



Our room looked out on the Manhattan Express, the rolly coasty that encircles the hotel.



The rolly coasty was SUPER fun. Especially at night when all the lights of Vegas are aglow. (I didn't take pictures because though I love roller coasters they somewhat fill me with terror.)

It is not as fun to wake at 10:30am to the sound of ear-splitting SCREAMS every 5 minutes though. Soundproof glass anyone?

Across from New York New York is the newly renovated MGM Grand where we spent most our time.



Lions!



Oh my!



Also we went to Planet Hollywood, the interior of which I love.




And we saw Peepshow starring Holly Madison.

Choreographed and directed by Jerry Mitchell, the visionary who also created Broadway Bares.



The show was fantastic. No cameras allowed though because there were BOOBIES.

You can check out this video and get an idea though.



Afterwards I had to re-visit the Chicken Marsala that we had at Planet Hollywood the last time Danny and I were there.



And a patty melt.



And a chicken atop a waffle.



And of course we visited the Bellagio.



Where there's always some random weirdo display in the courtyard.





We stopped at the Buffet. (We actually had briefly entertained the idea of doing a $46.99 7-buffet DAY PASS but then realized that that would just be disgusting and piggish.)

Not gonna lie, the Bellagio Buffet quality was a little sub-par this time around.




I have faith that they will take our constructive criticism and bounce back though. Bellagio is a classic.



Wolfgang Puck Meatballs made up for the sub-par buffet later on in the evening.



Ohhhh and the new CityCenter is incredible.




Anyway yeah. Vegas was kind of low-key. (Though not as low-key as brokenfootedVegas.)

Tommy and I spent most of the time in the poker room and losing all my money in blackjack.



Thursday afternoon as we were getting ready to leave though we bumped into Holly Madison right on the strip!




She was too busy taking pictures of SpongeBob to take a picture with us.

Fun trip though. Goodbye NewYorkNewYork!

RAISE!!!

It's official.

I gave myself a 26% raise today. I now charge more than Bjoern! (He is still much more hooked-in with agents though.)

It's at times like this that I really enjoy looking back on things like my quarterlife crisis.

Or when I was SO excited to get an email response from god-like photographer Bjoern who I just randomly cold-called.

Or that I once considered being an assistant to someone's BUTLER.

I can't believe I ever doubted myself. I'm so happy with life right now.

I just want to thank all my wonderful friends and family who have backed me up these past five years as I began this adventure that I now call a career. (And of course my clients who have filled my pockets with cash.)

My sights are now set on Peter Hurley's rate of $1100 a session!

OMFG

Tom and Kristen and I had dinner last night and Tom was super annoyed that he couldn't come out and get wasted with us because he had to wake up at 3am to get bussed upstate to do some "random wedding gig"...

He just posted this:

Megoon & Dan's Wedding (Finally)

Once upon a time, Todd and Mark and Imran wanted to have a New Years Party at their wonderful new Chelsea pad.

They needed a theme.

I suggested a White Party, since the gays do it yearly.

My brainchild + their effortchild => WHITE PARTY NEW YEARS 2006

It had been way over-attended. Friends invited friends. People walked in off the street. It was insanity.

And in came lonelyboy Dan, a guest of a guest, searching for his bride...



How anyone was supposed to find a bride in this mess is beyond me...



But a bride he did find. Hidden under newsboy cap and wasted face.



Flash forward to May 29, 2010.

With beautiful best friends and family on hand, Megoons is to gets marrieds.





It was a proud day for mommy...



And fun aunts...



And other mommies...



And new hunky brothers-in-law...



And an emotional day for the Goon especially.

When the ceremony began and she walked into the room and everyone stood up and just BEAMED at her, tears streamed down her face and bride became tomato.

Bright beautiful tomato.



Happily we have black and white to remedy such situations.

The parents got all teary too.



But it was all joyful tearing.



Happy happy friends and family all around.






Gosh Dan sure does like Megoon.



And I think she quite likes him back.



The deal was sealed...



Married!



Bliss.



And then cocktails.



Look closely at the crazy little girlchild with her dolls. Priceless.



There was a little dancing.



And then cocktails. Meghan made sure the cocktail hour had MEATBALLS. Thank you Meghan for thinking of your eater-friends.



There was also a MASHED POTATO BAR



Some people like salmon and capers on their potatomash.



Some like vegemables...



Others like baco-cheese-ness...



Bride definitly like baco-cheese



YUM




And then it was into the greenhousedanceflooreatroom.



A little pre-eating danceparty is always fun.



Orr....we could just dance all through dinner.



Yes let's do that.




Children got Chicken Fingers. I thought about stealing them.



Instead I stole ice cream.



And watched the man-in-pink dance like a maniac.



We just danced til the very end. And they played Tik Tok. And it was awesome.







I heart Meghan's new family.



Do you know what time it is?



Yes time for cake...



But also time for bouquet toss!





Melanie caught it.

They will marry.



We loves Willis!



We also loves giant chandelier crown.



Just kidding I have tricked you with my photographic magic.

And then we changed to slumberclothes for the afterparty.





There was no music in the bar.

So a wonderful friend of Dan's took to the piano and played some epic songs.





Especially memorable was when he was able to play "Don't Stop Believin'"




So overplayed, and yet it never gets old.



Magical fun wedding day.



Congratulations again and forever.

Mrs. Megoon.