Living in the Wild, Wild West

My life is not boring.  But I think I've been in a haze of some sort the past couple week (wonder why??) and have been neglecting to notice the small things that bring me amusement. 

 

So here's a big thing.  Last weekend I went to Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Tour when they were in town at the Golden Nugget.  A great show, it was.  What was even better was my mom drinking "buckets" of wine, then getting appropriately out of hand.  Needless to say, lots of entertainment was provided all around me.  The comedians were great and had us laughing our heads off.  It was their smallest venue of the tour and they used it to the fullest.

 

The best part of the night was when Vince brought out his good buddy Peter Billingsly.  Most of you will know Peter as Ralphie from A Christmas Story who only wanted an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle!  Well, Ralphie's all grow'd up now and has apparently been Vince's best friend since their days where they both starred in an afterschool special about the dangers of steroid use.  They were gracious enough to re-enact a scene from the special, then play the real thing for us all.   Good times.  A bit of trivia for the class: Peter has been a successful producer for many years, including many of Vince's films. 

 

Peter was definitely the highlight of the night for my dad because A Christmas Story is in his top 3 movies of all time right behind Raising Arizona and Young Einstein.  See? A little something for everyone..