Tony & Tina's Wedding

Ninamobile4U (2:44:42 PM): I is here! How was Vegas?
vitamint73 (3:06:50 PM): Fun! Maddie and Jacqui had fun at the wedding.
Ninamobile4U(3:07:40 PM): Wedding????
Ninamobile4U(3:07:43 PM): What wedding?
vitamint73(3:08:06 PM): Tony & Tina's Wedding.
vitamint73(3:08:24 PM): Their parents didn't go, so I took the girls myself.
Ninamobile4U(3:08:26 PM): Who are Tony and Tina?
vitamint73(3:08:59 PM): You don't know who Tony and Tina are?
vitamint73(3:09:28 PM): oh dear.
Ninamobile4U(3:09:49 PM): Nope!
vitamint73(3:10:03 PM): it was fun!
vitamint73(3:10:13 PM): We did the chicken dance and the YMCA.
vitamint73(3:10:20 PM): Maddie and Jacqui danced!
Ninamobile4U(3:10:22 PM): Who is Tony and Tina?
vitamint73(3:10:35 PM): Tony & Tina are so cool.
vitamint73(3:11:23 PM): But their family is hella dysfunctional.
vitamint73(3:11:36 PM): The best man had to apologize to me for swearing in front of the kids.
Ninamobile4U(3:17:34 PM): Did you guys crash this wedding????
vitamint73(3:20:17 PM): it was sooooo much fun.
Ninamobile4U(3:20:50 PM): You guys crashed to wedding! How funny!
vitamint73(3:21:26 PM): We didn't crash!
Ninamobile4U(3:21:54 PM): So who are they???
vitamint73(3:27:16 PM): it was funny when the best man started playing with Jacqui's hair on the dance floor!
Ninamobile4U(3:29:44 PM): That's funny.
Ninamobile4U(3:29:56 PM): How come Maddy and Jacqui didn't dress up?
vitamint73(3:30:34 PM): Tony & Tina said it was ok to go casual.
Ninamobile4U(3:30:43 PM): Everyone else was dressed up! You can see it on the dance floor.
vitamint73(3:31:00 PM): Tony & Tina didn't mind.
vitamint73(3:34:58 PM): Did you figure out who Tony & Tina are yet?

'Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding' A Toast To Interactive Theater
By Kristine McKenzie

When audiences attend Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding at the Rio, they're not simply seeing a show, they're participating in a show.

Perhaps "audiences" isn't even the correct term, because instead of sitting back and watching a performance, attendees are asked to set aside reality for a couple of hours and actually become "guests" at the nuptials of Anthony Nunzio Jr. and Valentina Lynne Vitale, an Italian-American couple who come from two slightly dysfunctional families.

When the two stereotypically Italian families get together at the wedding and reception, it's fodder for "America's Funniest Home Videos," complete with drunken guests (including the priest), family bickering, a pregnant maid of honor, bridesmaids with big hair and tacky red dresses and a flamboyant brother of the bride.

From the beginning, the guests are asked to be part of the show by singing along with a hymn at the wedding.

Then, it's off to the reception where a wedding singer and band entertain guests and encourage everyone to dance to standard wedding fare like the infamous chicken dance, the dollar dance and "YMCA."

An Italian buffet-style dinner features salad, lasagna, ravioli and chicken parmesan. There is also a wedding cake and a champagne toast made by a less-than-eloquent best man.

As at any wedding, there's also the bouquet toss, the throwing of the garter and the ubiquitous wedding photographer snapping photos at every opportunity. Guests can later purchase the photos of themselves with the family.

Whether you choose to participate by talking and dancing with the family (who are all actors that are never out of character) or you just sit back and watch the comedy unfolding, Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding is a show that anyone who has ever attended a wedding can relate to.

Naked Girls!

Don't get too excited over the title of this blog entry. The only nudity that you will see in this blog will be pics of statues and or paintings bearing it all. When I pulled out my camera to snap this shot of the fountain at The Venetian, my two young nieces got a little uncomfortable and clammed up. It was as if they were surfing the internet and porn site popped up. I could tell that the two of them were nervous as I snapped the shot. Sure enough, after I took the picture, Maddie turned to me and snickered "um, why are you taking a picture of that??"


My sister Nathalie has told me time and time again that her daughters are goody two shoe catholic girls and that nudity, any reference to sex, and cuss words make them feel uncomfortable. When I saw the reaction on Maddie and Jacqui's faces as I took the picture of this fountain, I knew there and then of what I could or could not do on this trip. Translation: no sex, drugs, and rock & roll.

How did I get to this point in life? I've been going to Sin City since I hit 21 many many years ago, and I have photographic proof of the debauchery that has occurred over the years. I won't post any of those pics on this blog entry, but I bet some of those incriminating photos can be found on the world wide web somewhere! This weekend, I spent my time at the M&M Store and not the AVN Convention hanging out with the D&D's. I guzzled down slushies, and I mean the ones that don't have that extra kick. Finally, I gave up the roulette table for the hotel table, where I played Uno with two kids while Nickelodeon was playing in the background. How the H-E-double hockey sticks did my life become so G-rated?

Dormez-Vous?

The Vegas strip heats up as the innocent young girl enters the hotel, and the older gentleman takes her hand...

A Room With A View

Viva Las Vegas, peeps. It's the Fourth of July and here I am in Sin City. This won't be a weekend of debauchery, though, as I am here with two munchkins under the age of 14. I'm sitting in my suite at The Venetian right now because the front desk lost my sister's luggages. In fact, I've been sitting here for about two hours. I didn't go to Vegas to sit in my room, but maybe this is a good thing, as I already lost about $200 at the Roulette table. My lucky #18 Peyton Manning jersey is not so lucky today. Oh well. At least I'm comfortable in this pretty sweet suite.


I wasn't too impressed when I opened the curtains though. Above is a pic of the of the view from my room. All gray and definitely a far cry from the room with the view in Toronto...

I Don't Think You're Ready For This Jelly

My sister Suzie and her family drove down from Washington State for a few days to visit the family. We seldom get to see her and the kids, (Michael and Teresa who are now 19 and 17), so this was definitely a treat. My sister Nathalie and her kids drove up from Fresno so that all the cousins could hang out. It was a mini family reunion. I took Suzie, Michael, and Teresa to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium to check out the marine life. I initially wanted to take them to Santa Cruz, but with all the wild fires spreading in California, I decided against it. My sister Diane tagged along for the ride as well. Unfortunately, Nathalie and her kids didn't make it up to the bay area until late Friday night so they missed out on the aquatic fun.

Since Blogged Arteries: The Unrendered Files is all about the crazy stuff that lurks in my rather large cranium, I am going to post a little video clip that I took at the aquarium. I was very fascinated by the jellyfish exhibit, so I went crazy with the video feature on my Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS. Check it out.