I Did it, I Finally Got to See Cher
Cher and I are the same age and she has always been one of fantasies. So when I heard that she was going to go on tour again, I jumped at the chance to see her this time in 2014 on her “Dressed to Kill Tour” before one of use drops dead. If I didn’t go this time I knew I would never get a chance to see her again. I missed seeing her in 2008 at the MGM in Las Vegas by 2 days when Heavy had his Crapsfest.
I looked up to see where her tour would take her and found out that she was coming to Chicago on June 6th and then going to Des Moines on June 9th. I was going to go by myself here in Chicago but I called up my daughter to tell her all about it. She said, “Why don’t you come here and I’ll go with you.” “Alright, it’s a date,” I told my daughter. I was so excited doing a Very Cool Father Daughter thing. I bought the tickets back in October. It was a long wait but this past Friday I headed out to Des Moines to see her.
When I got to Des Moines I was a little early. My daughter hadn’t got off work yet. I thought about Heavy’s trip report about the Prairie Meadows casino there in Des Moines and how really bad the crap tables are. So I had to check them out. The last time I was there they had 4 hard tables. That wasn’t the case this time. They replaced two of the tables with slot machines, so what else is new? They only had one of the tables opened at $5. I went over to the empty tables to check out the layout. Heavy said in his report that they were bouncy. Well when I put my finger on the green felt, I put a dent in it. Yeah, it was that thick. It was like when your feet are swollen and when you press on it leaves a crater in your foot. Well that’s how the tables are at Prairie Meadows casino. I swear they have a ¼ inch of foam rubber under the felt.
I had to see how the dice were reacting. So I went over and bought in for $30. The shooter rolls a 9 to set the point and then he rolled three 10’s in a row. I don’t know why but I put $5 on the Don’t Come and the shooter rolls a forth 10. I was pretty sure he wasn’t going to roll anymore 10’s so I laid the single odds on my No 10. Next roll was a seven-out. That was it for me. I wasn’t about to play on this stupid table anymore. At least I made $10. I would STRONGLY suggest that no one play at the Prairie Meadows casino in Des Moines Iowa.
On Sunday we went to a fabulous Buffet. I couldn’t believe it but it was inside of a HyVee Grocery store no less. I’m here to say it is better than any buffets I have had in any casino. Everything was FRESH and there was a huge selection to choose from. If you are ever in the area go eat there. Buffet was $14
HyVee Market Grille 8701 Douglas Ave. • Urbandale, IA 50322
After Brunch we went to my grandson’s soccer game which they won. I got sunburned. Now I don’t have to take any more of my Vitamin D2 pills.
After the game everybody went out to some wedding party that a friend of theirs were having. That left me all alone for the rest of the day. So, I thought about checking out the casino again. This time I bought in for $50 and played a $5 don’t come game. I got the dice twice. The table only had two other guys at it so my turn came quick. I set the dice using the straight 6’s set. I just laughed when I saw them bouncing around the table and then landing on the floor 3 times. It was so ridiculous. But I was able to make $15 anyway. That was it for me, “I’m out of here.”
The next day was Monday, I was anxious to go see Cher. When my daughter got home from work at 4:30 I was ready to go. She had made reservations at some fancy restaurant but cancelled them after speaking with a woman from the Wells Fargo Arena. My daughter thought that part of the amenities we had would include something to eat. That wasn’t the case though. So my daughter worked some magic and we ended up inside the arena at a restaurant. When I got the tickets I wanted the best they had. They had the Hospitality Package which would have cost me a $1,000 for 2 tickets and since Cher would not be there at the party, I wasn’t about to spend that kind of money. So I got the gold package. The tickets were $105 + $153 for amenities. I still don’t know what I will be getting but they will send them in the mail sometime soon. Anyway in order to sit up front, I had to spend $526 for two tickets. Like I said this is the last hurrah for me and Cher since we are both 68 and I really wanted to see her.
Cyndi Lauper opened up the concert for Cher. She was amazing. She is a real firecracker. Cindy went on to sing some of her best songs. She sang for an hour which was a concert in itself and then an intermission for twenty minutes. The big curtain dropped and there she was standing way up high on a pedestal. Cher sang for an hour and a half. It was all and more than I expected especially having my daughter with me. That made everything so Cool. That’s a memory I will never forget.
Cher’s body looked so good. She had a butt like a girl in her twenties.
The 5 hour trip back to Chicago went without a hitch. What a great time I had.
Just to let you know, Cher is taking her tour through Canada next. There is talk that she might tour Europe in 2015 but that hasn’t been finalized yet.
