Ours has outlived the Stardust. That's its dust you're looking at.
Today, my wife and I celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. Woo-hoo! And while that's certainly a great thing, it's sad to think about how much of the cool old Las Vegas has been demolished in those 10 years.
The Stardust, where we spent a day or two. (We also stayed at The Flamingo, which is still with us.)
The Desert Inn.
The New Frontier.
The Aladdin.
And God knows how many others. The Sands was a vacant lot when we arrived.
I always thought it'd be cool to go back for our 10th. But maybe it's better to remember it the way it was back in '98 — when only SOME of the cool stuff was gone.
By the way, we got married at 6pm on Monday, the 23rd at The Graceland Wedding Chapel. Jennifer was escorted down the aisle by a chunky Elvis singing "Love Me Tender." We then rereated to a wonderful restaurant beside Caesar's Palace, where our friend Beth drank too much wine. We did the whole garter/bouquet thing near the entrance to Caesar's — with Japanese tourists videotaping it all.
It was a great day.
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