Don’t Do It!, Part Deux

Nearly three years ago I wrote a post about my Alan Thicke Experience, in which I was enticed by a radio spot voiced by Mr. Thicke. It was boasting a free three-night stay at a “5-Star Las Vegas Strip resort” and, much to my disappointment, it turned out to be much less than that.

I said it back then and I’ll say it again: fuck you, Alan Thicke.

I got a postcard in the mail today from The Venetian resort, a real Strip hotel and casino. We had stayed there in 2007 and found it downright incredible. I had since promised myself that if I ever had to go back to Las Vegas again and wanted to experience luxury, this would be the place–even at its hefty price tag.

Anyway, the postcard I got today seemed a bit incredulous. It was advertising a 3- to 5-night stay at either The Venetian or Palazzo, its new tower next door.

The cost: nothing.

I began to read the fine print for something, anything that might indicate this was a sham of some sort. I didn’t see any red flags so I told Ann to call and see what was up.

A few minutes later we had our room booked for October 5-8, returning home on October 9. The cost: still nothing. We owe them not one red cent for this and unlike Alan Fucking Thicke’s little scam, we won’t have to sit through a timeshare seminar or give them our credit card number.

No, wait. Our credit card reserved our room but that was it. The accommodations were completely free of charge.

So for the first week of October, don’t plan on any blog posts. I’ll be busy doing a whole lot of nothing in Las Vegas.

And I’m looking forward to that.

UPDATE 7/25/08: After a brief examination of our finances and noting how close to the holidays our planned trip was, Ann and I came to the conclusion that a trip to Las Vegas would simply not be conducive to our financial restructuring. So it looks like we’re going to be living on creamed eels, wadded beef and corn nog for a while.

But my sentiments toward Alan Thicke remain the same.