Decided to not play again until Vegas tomorrow night and feel great about it. Did my dishes and the week's laundry and spent the night at the condo eating and watching TV. Very relaxing as I know that the next two weeks will net me very little sleep.
The estate sales down here are just SICK!!! I find more things in any given weekend here than I do in 5 or 6 weekends up in Victoria.
Wound up hitting a sale Saturday that turned out to be the sale of a former dealer. He and his partner(two older gay guys...((in Palm Springs???))...whoda thunk huh?)were getting rid of some incredible items.Very interesting guys and I actually spent about 2 1/2 hours at their stunning mid century home listening to tales of Palm Springs from the 60's and 70's.
Was able to watch sales from the other side for a change and,was amazed at the amount of gay men and women in this city who continued to come in for most of the morning. They all seemed to know the "two Johns" and it was amusing how the more outgoing John,treated his customers. Very entertaining to say the least. Nothing funnier than a Jewish(Don Rickles style) gay guy on a roll." Man....and I thought that I got away with saying insulting things to people!
Picked up some great furniture and my van is full for the ride home already. French 1950's coffee table,tw0 Italian leather and chrome chairs as well as a gorgeous vintage chrome and glass dining table;two Herman Miller chairs;an Italian lamp from the 60's;a very vintage collapsible tea trolley;a very cool Sputnick radio, and a few smaller items. All this for around $350!!! I just hope that it all doesn't get stolen during my stay in Vegas!
I am amazed at the quality and style of the garage sales here. Even with the competition,there is lots to be had. I so love this place, although sometimes I feel like the only straight guy in the city. As one of the Johns said: "For a straight guy you sure do have a lot of "queer" taste",so I am able to blend it rather easily. Hmmm...is that a good thing I wonder?...lol
Sat by the pool for an hour today as the temperature had cooled down to 94 so I did not feel like a melted cheese sandwich when I was lying outside.
Off to Las Vegas first thing in the morning. A four hour trip(although I know that I will stop off at a couple of my favorite eateries on the way),and as soon as I check in I will be heading straight to the poker room for what I hope is continued success. Marty(card rack) said that she was going to be in Vegas this week and was going to play at the Venetian. NOTE TO SELF.....STAY AWAY FROM THE VENETIAN!!!
Hopefully the casino will have a computer for me to update you all.
Next stop Vegas!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment