This year our trip began with an overnight stay at Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, OK. We actually went up to see the Jeff Dunham show. One word...HILARIOUS!!! We all are fans of Jeff Dunham and his puppet friends, so it was a delight to be able to attend his show...a sellout performance. I can't think of the last time I laughed that hard. My stomach hurt, my cheeks hurt and I had tears pouring down my face. Of course, my favorite of Jeff's little friends, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, put in his usual acerbic appearance. LOVE ME SOME ACHMED!!! For those who might not know, Jeff Dunham is a ventriloquist and his puppet friends are Walter, Peanut, Bubba J, Jose the Jalepeno, on a stick, and my favorite, Achmed.
Achmed is a failed suicide bomber who accidentally blew himself up. He wears what he lovingly refers to as a Sham-Wow on his head. Beyond funny. Peanut, of whom I am not a real fan, was even unusually funny. It was a full 90 minutes of gut laughter. After the show we went to a grill/bar for a late dinner. While seated there Mr. Dunham and his entourage came by. As they passed by I couldn't resist yelling, "I love you, Achmed!" I'm almost certain I heard a mumbled, "Who said that? I keel you!" issuing forth from one of the many suitcases with Dunham.
Prior to Dunham taking the stage his working partner, "Guitar Guy," came out to warm up the audience. Guitar Guy, whose real name is Brian Haner, has a great voice and is an incredible guitar player. He sings comedic songs that he has written. You really should check him out on youtube. He has an incredibly funny song called, "Fistfight at the Waffle House." Even if you didn't think the song was funny, which it very much is, seeing the video alone would make whatever you're drinking come out of your nose as you snort with laughter.
Back to dinner, Ronnie and Glen had to run out to the trailer for something and Carlene went to buy a bottle of water. I was left to take care of the dinner bill. That's when I realized we had been dining with Guitar Guy all along. If I had thought of it at the time I would have had him sign my cast. I swear. I really would have!
After paying the bill Carlene and I headed up to the room. Both of us dead on our feet from not sleeping the night before. We had gotten to Winstar about 4:00 p.m. and I had managed to lose $60. I was too tired and totally not interested in losing any more money so we went to the room and went to bed. As you may know, I have difficulty sleeping through the night. At 5:45 a.m. this morning my eyes popped open and I was done with sleeping. I got up, quietly got dressed and headed down to the casino to lose my $15 reward dollars. I swear there weren't 25 people there at that time of the morning. I had my choice of slot machines and I played several of them. I could do NOTHING wrong. Every machine I played rewarded me with bonus spins. I played one of my favorite machines, Lucky Meerkats, and won $56 on a bonus spin! I turned $10 into $110 in about an hour! I was thrilled. As soon as the others got up they were ready to eat breakfast and head out. So that's what we did. We ate at Cracker Barrel and other than stopping for gas, restroom breaks and dinner, we have been riding all day long. My butt is numb. I have, however, followed my doctor's advice and kept my foot elevated all day. I have also taken 2 or 3 short naps...30 minutes or less each. I love to travel...it's just the "getting there" that makes me crazy!
Tomorrow we will arrive at our first planned stop. We hope to spend time at the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest before moving on the Vegas. I think it would be interesting to take a tour of the Grand Canyon but there is no way in Hades that you will catch me out on that plexiglass platform that juts out over the canyon. I would either drop dead of a heart attack or spontaneously combust. I don't know which...just know I would not survive the experience. Until tomorrow, I plan to take a shower, enjoy a glass or two of wine and sleep peacefully tonight and wake fully rested and refreshed tomorrow. But, you know what they say about the "best laid plans of mice and men..."
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