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May 3, 2010 · 10:54 AM

Muslim bachelor party

By Rick Lax

When you can't sin in Vegas, get matching T-shirts.

My friend Samir is getting married in June. When he told me he was going to be in Vegas this month for a medical convention, I suggested a bachelor party.

Just one catch: Samir is a religious Muslim, so no drinking, no gambling, no strippers and no sin.

That left one thing: matching t-shirts.

I picked the brightest, most obnoxious, most embarrassing shirts I could find: neon orange “Las Vegas County Jail” souvenir shirts.

Clearly these shirts are fake (i.e., clearly they’re not really the shirts that inmates wear in jail). Right?

Maybe not. When we sat down at Firefly in The Plaza, the two old ladies sitting at the table next to us immediately asked for a table change.

Great minds think alike.

Great minds think alike.

On the way back to the car, we walked through Binion’s and came across three girls with matching neon green sweatshirts. (How stupid is that?) We knew we had to fight them or at least pretend to fight them and have somebody snap a picture. We chose the latter option.

If you scrutinize the photo, I think you’ll agree that we won the fake fight.

And so the march to adulthood continues…

Whoa! Who is the hottie in the orange shirt without. The glasses?

Posted by: FreddyFan on 5/3/10 at 12:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Lol! Great story. I actually saw you guys! I agree with the previous poster -- is the Indian guy w/o glasses still a bachelor? If so, email me: LAindianprincess1982@gmail.com

Posted by: AnnieHall on 5/3/10 at 12:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

@AnnieHall--Are you talking about the guy on the left in the first picture? Don't even bother, he's such a player.

Posted by: FreddyFan on 5/3/10 at 12:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Sin free bachelor party... sounds interesting. Did anyone get laid? (Aside from the handsome one in the threesome sitting on the left with his hands covering his package- no way that guy went home empty handed!)

I'm shocked that the old ladies didn't ask for a table change CLOSER to that guy!

Posted by: DDDebieVegas on 5/3/10 at 1:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I have a few questions regarding your weekend? I would appreciate it I could get them answered shortly.

1. If there was no drinking, gambling, or any "sin" whatsoever, then where did that (lets just call it a) stain on the knee of the Indian guy w/o glasses come from.

2. Which one of you three were actually in Times Square last Saturday?

3. Bachelor # 2: You should totally bang Annie Hall.

Posted by: rajpodge on 5/3/10 at 1:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

@Debbie--Is the guy on the left the one with the famous finishing move? The move where he uses his nose...?

Posted by: FreddyFan on 5/3/10 at 1:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Annie Hall, he's a bachelor indeed, and I'm totally going to give him your email. He lives in LA, though, so I hope the fact that you have "LA" in your email address means that you live in LA too...

Posted by: Rick Lax (Staff) on 5/3/10 at 1:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Okay, DDDebieVegas and gang...I'm starting to feel like you guys are being sarcastic...hmmmmm

Posted by: Rick Lax (Staff) on 5/3/10 at 1:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

RajPodge,

Answers for you:

1) What stain? There's no stain!

2) Hardy har har.

3) He and Annie Hall are meant to be together. Agreed.

Posted by: Rick Lax (Staff) on 5/3/10 at 1:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You know the guy in the glasses doesn't look like a real doctor.

Posted by: Chuckl on 5/3/10 at 1:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

He is a doctor. Just ask him and he'll tell you.

Posted by: Rick Lax (Staff) on 5/3/10 at 2:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You guys/gals will be officially dubbed "The Carrot Crew"

Posted by: Ethereal_Kiss on 5/4/10 at 2:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ethrereal,

I think Carrot Top might have a problem with that...that is, unless we made him our leader!!!

Posted by: Rick Lax (Staff) on 5/4/10 at 5:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

One more questions guys, (Btw thank you for responding to my prior queries).

If you did not visit any strip clubs, drink, or gamble, then please tell me: How is the collection at the Las Vegas Public Library?

Posted by: rajpodge on 5/4/10 at 5:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Of course, RajRodge. (By the way, the guy in the photos who isn't Samir is named "Raj," Actually, I know him as Rajeev, but ever since he moved to LA and became a Hollywood bigs shot, he goes by "Raj.") So, I've NEVER been to the Las Vegas Public Library. Even though I read two books a week and spend 5 hours a day at a bookstore. But I have this feeling that their gambling section is amazing.... :)

Posted by: Rick Lax (Staff) on 5/4/10 at 5:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

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