Ick’s Corner

After a lazy day of doing nothing we met up with Mr. and Mrs. Ol Broad for dinner at the Hard Rock Casino. Here is a random fact that I found very interesting. My wife and I have been married for 12 wonderful years and our parents have never met, how the hell does his happen?? Oh yeah that’s right we ran off and got married without telling anyone, that explains it. Anyway the in laws meet, and I gotta say it was rather nice how well everyone got alone from the beginning.  They got along so well that as soon as I turned my back on them, they BOLTED! SP and I were poking around in the gift shop after dinner you know doing tourist stuff. Ol Broad was right behind us, and when I turned around to ask her a question the parents were no where in sight. What the hell?? SP and I just looked at each other with confused looks on our faces.

Come to find out they made tracks to the casino, where they could smoke and get their gamble on. SP and I poked around taking pictures, checking out all the cool stuff they have on display, basically keeping ourselves entertained while the children played.  Enjoy some of the 60 plus pictures I took..

Just for Frank. Had to get some pictures of his favorite bands stuff on display.

Slash’s top hat (signed of course)

Had I not come home with a picture of John Bonham’s drumsticks for the wife, I probably would not have been let back in the house.

SP had to have her picture taken with Justin Timberlake’s shirt. *shakes head*

This was probably the coolest item in the collection, based on its back story. When Katrina hit Mississippi it destroyed the Hard Rock Casino, along with pretty much everything in its path. This guitar was in the original casino, and was thought to have been lost. This guitar was found in the gulf months after Katrina hit, and returned to be placed back in the collection. The guitar is still in pretty good shape considering what it has been through. Even more impressive Dimebag’s signature is still in tact.

Ol Broad, Ick, Mr. Ol Broad, and Momma Ick  (SP doing her best to work the camera)

All and all it was a very enjoyable evening. I’m also happy to report a few Hard Rock bucks managed to make its way out from the childrens playtime. That always makes for a good time at the casino.