All posts tagged: Las Vegas

Ask A Geek: Where to find the I want – I got Vegas Adidas

Sometimes readers ask me questions. If they are of value to all my readers I post them online. If you have a question, please feel free to submit it using the contact form. I’ll definitely do my best to answer it. I want – I got reader Mel wrote: Message: Hey how are u doing? Im really feeling those adidas u bought from vegas. Can u plz tell me the name and possibly where to cop them from. Thanks for any help. Hi Mel, My Vegas Adidas, the mere mention of them brings back debauchery filed times in Las Vegas way back in 2008. I originally purchased these at a store in the Venetian. They are my favourite Adidas kicks ever. I can’t remember the name of the sneaker shop but it was in The Venetian. Normally I would respond to this question with a “you’re shit out of luck answer” but I’ve tracked them down on ebay. If you are serious, bid on them now.

Las Vegas 2008 – Friday! I should be rocking it. I should be rolling it. I should be taking it, taking it to you!

The best day in Vegas was Friday by far. The weather was to die for and we walked to the strip so I could see what this whole Vegas thing is about. Outside of the strip, Vegas is like a giant strip mall with cacti and palm trees. All the roads are 6 or 8 lanes across. The people drive like maniacs. Men in cars honk at you constantly when you walk down the street, it was very strange. Not if you are with a guy though. I had 5 people actually whistle at me out of their cars and on the street. The ridiculous size of Las Vegas struck me as we walked past the Convention Centre. It’s was massive. We then took the monorail to the Mandalay Bay/Luxor side of the strip. I kept on singing the Monorail song from The Simpsons. We decided to hit up Luxor for some free drinks. The drinks were cheap and not really free. You had to be gambling, so Marija and I sat ourselves down at …

Las Vegas 2008 – Hoover Dam

Sunday was an interesting day trip to Hoover Dam. We found a new friend along the way and we made the ill fated mistake of trying to walk to the dam from Boulder City. Some great people picked us up though and it made the trip a success. I loved the dam it’s so Art Deco. In some of the pictures you can see the results of Lack Mead receding rapidly. At some point the damn won’t be able to function. Click to see larger images.