Las Vegas Road trip
Thursday, August 29 to Sunday, September 1, 2002The Journey
Loading up at Humanities
Waiting to take off.
Ashley clears her system.
(Are Jimi and Spooge making out in the background?)
It's a three hour flight... what can you do?
Ashley shows us what to do in case of emergency... okay, so we're all going to die.
The view from the taxiing plane -- wow!
Jimi with R2D2.
Outside the hotel (Free Admission? What a screw!).
Catching the Sights
"Arrgh!"
The fountain show at the Bellagio.
Gondolas in the Venetian.
Freshmen at the Venetian.
Meanwhile, the girls seem satisfied with what they found.
Katie's all set to take it all off.
Treasure Island buffet -- packing in one hour and 45 minutes worth of food.
The erupting volcano at the Mirage.
The beam of light emanating from Luxor.
Aww... how romantic... excuse me while I...
To the Stratosphere!
It's taller than it looks.
On the Stratosphere observation deck.
View of the Strip.
The high-roller! (yay...)
The Big Shot -- not once, not twice, but thrice!
Taking Care of Business
Morning practice.
First rate practice facilities.
The girls show off their Vegas-wear.
Pep Rally at Fremont
Vegas Vic meets Space Badgers.
"I wanna know if you'll be my [cow-]girl"
Marching around Fremont.
Topless Bar - no cover!
Game Day!
All set to go on the bookmobile.
Arriving at Sam Boyd Stadium.
The press box looks pretty big...
Unloading the buses.
The UNLV band.
Pre-Game
The Game
First quarter was kinda slow.
The twilight sky -- feels like we're in the Forum shops!
The 2002 Pre-Season Saxes.
back: Fatty, Jimi, Squawker, Suan, Pudge, Spooge
front: Shirley, Ashley, Katie, Ronée.
Who turned off the lights?
"Pay your bills"
Even when the lights in Vegas go off, Wisconsin's radiance perseveres...
... and the band keeps on playing.
Leaving Las Vegas
"Box!"
The Fun-jet and the Stardust.
Tell me if that luggage doesn't look like it contains a bomb.
Spooge and the Strip.
Squawker and the Strip.
Pi-guys ready to depart.
Epilog: Back in Madison
Patience is a virtue...
We had five people in our bus, how many did you have?
Fatty takes full advantage of the commodiousness.