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A Vegas Fantasy
Story by RJ Gibbs
Walking past the front bar, a host guides
the pair around the dance floor and DJ
booth to the stairs. The two floors are
decorated in the fashion of a
Hollywood movie set: strobes
and colored lights pointing
every which way. The host
stops at the balcony as they
ascend to the top of the stairs
overlooking the dance floor.
He allows Tom and Jen to take
in the ambiance. Dancers on
pedestals perform at different spots in
the club, both up and downstairs. The
main floor is a wave of activity, like
blades of grass, coaxed into motion by a
breeze, moving at the same time.
Tom and Jen sit in their private booth
and enjoy the vodka, gin, rum, and
assortment of mixers. The excitement
is building within the club as the crowd
thickens below. The tempo of the music
spun by DJ Lisa Pittman is creating a
climax.
Tom and Jen join the swell of dancers
enjoying the thumping beats. The two
wrap themselves up in each other's arms
and allow the music to take hold. They
dance and laugh as the strobes flash
in an erratic display, indicative of
the approaching excitement. The
house music builds to a peak and
the teasing beats resonate throughout
the club. Suddenly, a burst of confetti
rains down from the ceiling. The crowd
screams in exhilaration and Tom and Jen
share the first kiss of the night. Soon,
Tom and Jen see two people descending
from the ceiling, secured by a cable attached
to a giant loop. Inside the circle,
they twist and fold into each other,
performing a seductive dance 20 feet in
the air. The sky dancers spin and twist
their way to the floor. Tom and Jen dance
for what seems like eternity. The crowd
is full of energy, but the couple decides
to retire for the evening.
As Tom and Jen walk through the lobby
of MGM Grand, they remark that the
night was perfect: they met at Ivan
Kane's Forty Deuce and experienced a
burlesque show like they had never seen.
At Studio 54, they listened to intoxicating
music and enjoyed the sky dancers'
show. Unfortunately, all
this would change in a
few hours.
The next day, they would
board the plane home to
Boston, living together
again as husband and
wife. The following
chapter of their girl
meets boy fantasy would
have to be continued on
the next trip to Sin City.
After all, electricity is
never in short supply. |
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