My Cooler Powers Are LEGENDARY

Hello-

My name is Chris and I suck at betting Baseball. While I have been doing well at football this season (knock on wood), I have been getting killed in Baseball. How bad is you ask, well first off I'm a Twins fan, so that there proves how bad this year has been, but let's take a look at my World Series Bets Shall We?

Game One I Bet The Texas Rangers...They Lost 2-3

Game Two I Bet The STL Cardinals...They Lost 2-1














Games 3 and 4 I didn't Bet

Game 5 I Bet The STL Cardinals...They Lost 4-2























And in Game 6 I Bet The Texas Rangers....They Lost 10-9 in the 11th Inning
















That is 0-4 this World Series Alone.

Now how exactly does this benefit you? Well you see, I'm putting my Cooling Powers on the Auction Block. The best bid (in my mind) gets to harness the Legendary Minton Cooler Powers.

So what exactly does this Auction Include??? It's Really Quite Simple. You place a bid either on my Face Book or Twitter page, if I select your Bid I will place a $20 wager on the other team, there by practically guaranteeing your team the win in Game Seven Of The World Series.

If you're a Cards fan, I'll bet the Rangers, if the winning bid is from a Rangers Fan, I'll bet the Cards...it's that simple.

So what am I looking for in a Bid? Something Cool, my only requirements are that it's not cash, it's not booze, and that it's something fun. That's it the most unique bid wins my LEGENDARY COOLER POWERS!

The Auction Block is Open until I go to lunch Tomorrow (around 3:30) I will announce the winner, post a pic of the Ticket, and work my cooler magic.

Now in the rare chance that my powers fail, your bid will not be made in Jest, If I select your Bid and I somehow win my bet, I will but you a drink and/or a burger from Fukuburger on your next Visit to Vegas.

Bid Now of Forever wish you had!!!

Things to Do In Vegas

Alright, it seems that several people I know are coming to Vegas, and they are asking me for things to do...well lucky for them I keep a list on my desktop titled "Vegas To Do List".

This list has been a living breathing document for almost 3 years now, if I do something fun it gets added to the list, if something closes or changes, it gets removed.

Since I've seen a ton of what do to posts on FB, Twitter, Google+, and many other places here's my list...Enjoy

Las Vegas To Do List- By Chris Mitzula Minton-

Bold Text is what do do, Italic Text is my thoughts on it

Deep Fried Twinkie at Mermaids Downtown goodness in one bite
Big shot on top of the strat! I'm not much of a ride game and this is a total blast
Vue bar at the Fitz Cheap drinks and the best view of the Fremont Street Experience
The Conservatory at the Bellagio Lots of flowers in a seasonal design
Fountain show from the Chateau Beer Garden at Paris
Get a $1 chip from all of the casinos you play at cheap souvenirs
Gamblers General Store on sahara and LVB, biggest Gift Shop on Earth
Hoover Dam Easy day trip, pretty cool to see, new bridge is nice, take the Dam Tour
Any hotel spa Everyone needs a little pampering
Play a new table game you haven't played yet The Dealers will be happy to teach you
Drink a giant frozen drink They're everywhere bonus points if it's guitar shaped
Try to drink drink in every casino on the strip Who Doesn't love a challenge
Gondolas at the V Where else but Venice are you going to ride a Gondola
Dueling Piano bar in Harrah's There are several in town, but the twins are the best

Carnival Court outside of Harrah's Flair bartending at it's best
Eat at a Food Truck These are no longer your daddy's roach coaches
Red Square at Mandalay it's a bar build around Vodka
Atomic Testing Museum Interesting place, and you can learn something
Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan
Penn & Teller One of my favorite shows in Vegas
Hit Up Strip Club Help a struggling UNLV coed pay for her education
Enjoy a Micro Brew Main Street Station, Chicago Brewing, Ellis Island are a few of my faves
Oh My Goddard Gallercy at Planet Hollywood some amazing art
Sin City Comedy Burlesque and Standup together at the V theater in PH Miracle Mile Shops
Mesa Grill Blue Corn Panakes with BBQ Duck FTW!
Ellis Island steak special Steak, Potato, Salad, and A Beer for under $8
$3 craps at Casino Royale Cheapest Craps on the Strip
$5 Pai Gow at The Fitz
Rock Bar In front of the IP
Golf at any of the amazing Courses
Chicken and Waffles at Hash House or anything on their menu
$9.99 AYCE Prime Rib at Mr. Lucky’s 24/7 in the Hard Rock
The Pub at The Monte Carlo
First Food and Bar at the Venetian
Ride the Bull at Stoney's Country Bar, Gilley's, or PBR Rock Bar
Drink one of each beer at Yardhouse 100+ on Tap
AYCE sushi there are a ton of great sushi places in the desert
Texas De Brasil An Orgy of Meat to not be missed
Sigma Derby at MGM Grand the most fun you can have for a quarter
RHUMBAR at the Mirage
Drinks at the Chandelier Bar at Cosmopolitan
$1.50 Beers and $0.05 video Black Jack at Stage Door behind Bill's
bacon martini or “ass juice” at Double Down Saloon
Drinks and Tapas at Firefly on Paradise
Twinkie or Smore’s Milkshakes at BLT Burger
Fremont Street Zipline Wheeeeeeee
AYCE Tapas at Johnny Smalls
Insert Coins arcade, bar, dance club, amazing
Hidden Pizza Place in the Cosmo, best slice in town
Absinthe Hands Down the Best Show on the Strip

The iYaz Went Down To Petaluma

In Honor of iYaz's devilish appearance on the NSFW show tonight I made this tribute...to the Tune of the Devil Went Down To Georgia by the Charlie Daniels Band

The iYaz Went Down To Petaluma
by Mitzula

The iYaz went down to Petaluma and he was looking for a soul to steal.

He was in a bind he was way behind and he was willing to make a deal.

When he came across a JuRY hosting a show and it was hot, and iYaz jumped up on a desk chair and said “Boy let me tell you what.”

“I guess you didn’t know it but I’m a podcast host too, and if you care to take a dare, I’ll make a bet with with you. Now you host a pretty good podcast boy but give the iYaz his due, I bet a twitbrick of Gold against your soul that says I’m better than you.”

The Boy Said, “My name’s Jury and it might be a sin, but I’ll take your bet and you’re gonna regret cuz I’m the best there’s ever been.”

Jury fire up your cam and host your podcast hard, because Hell’s broke loose in Petaluma and iYaz deals the cards. And if you win you get this shiny Twitbrick made of gold, but if you lose iYaz Gets Your Soul

iYaz fired up his cam and he said, “I’ll start this show” And fire Blew from the Brick House as live he started to go. He talked tech with a few host, and the chatroom was in bliss, then he went on podcasting and it sounded something like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHEhQlj2Lm0&feature=youtu.be&t=2m7s

When iYaz finished JuRY said, “well you’re pretty good old son, but sit down in that chair right there let me show you how it’s done”

iYaz bowed his head, because he knew that he’d been beat. And he laid that golden TwitBrick on the ground at JuRY’s Feet. JuRY said, “iYaz just come on back if you ever wanna try again I done told you once you son of a bitch I’m the best I’ve even been!”

And he played Fire In the Brick House Run Boy’s Run

iYaz in the house of the JuRY one

Shwood on the webcam Go Bro Go

Jury Does your Beard Bite…no Bro No

Go Puck Yourself

Yes I know this is the 2nd pun laden post in a row, but hey I'm a punny bastard, plus anytime I can squeeze a Fuck joke in I'm down.

This post has been on the back burner for a while but it's finally getting written, not because I've been suffering from writers block, it's mainly from the fact that I'm a lazy bastard. I have realized that I have only 4 more days to kill my 30 for 30 list, and I have yet to blog about several of the things I've recently done.

One item on the list was #18 Attend A Las Vegas Wranglers Hockey Game, this one started off as attending a UNLV BB game, but sadly my schedule didn't allow for that to happen (one of the drawbacks to working in a sportsbook). So I had to modify it to attend a Hockey Game.

I grew up in MN, but honestly didn't even know Hockey existed until middle school. One of the first times I went ice skating my mother broke her ankle in 2 places and I didn't really want to be on the ice again. It wasn't until years later that I discovered how insane watching live hockey is. I was too old to really learn the game as a player, but I became a dedicated fan of my High School Team. I then moved to several non-hockey communities (plus the stars leaving MN) so hockey kind of took a back burner in my life, but that all changed when I moved to Vegas.

The Las Vegas Wranglers are a ECHL hockey team, these guys will probably never go pro, most of them have side jobs during the off season to make ends meet, but I can tell you from first hand experience, they play the game with a passion unlike many others. If you go to an ECHL game you might not see the most technically superb hockey, but you will see some fights, some goals, and you will have fun.

I went with a few friends to a home playoff game a few weeks ago. I was quite shocked to see that there was probably no more than 1,000 fans in attendance (they announced a number higher but I don't think that was accurate), but the sparse crowd did let us score some amazing seats. The game was against The Idaho Steel Heads, and while it was a Triple OT Thriller, sadly the Wranglers lost. While we may not have won, I can honestly say it was a fun time, and I will be checking out more games next year.

Seats On The Glass...Not Too Shabby

Bob Wishing He Was On The Ice Not In The Stands

Sailor Jerry and Sugar Free Redbull always takes the sting out of a loss

What The Truck

Hey everybody-

Sorry it's been a while, I am shifting to a new schedule at work, and things have been a little hectic in my world. I have a bunch of posts to get through, and a bunch of things to knock off the 30 for 30 list, however I need to start with some other excitement.

In Vegas the Food Truck Scene is finally starting to blow up, it's no where near the level of LA and their scene, but in the last year over a dozen trucks have sprung up serving everything from burgers to Gourmet Desserts and everything in between.

Every 2nd Saturday the El Cortez hosts Vegas StrEATS a food truck fest that draws about 6-8 trucks, it's a nice little setup (which sadly is getting too crowded for it's own good), but it served as the soft launch for one of my new favorite trucks HAULIN BALLS. They serve up homemade meatballs and other deliciousness with a heavy helping of sarcasm and innuendo (which makes every meal that much better). I also tried SLOPPI JO's newest menu item, Deep Fried Mac and Cheese with her world famous pulled pork inside of it, let's just say amazing is an understatement.

The Haulin' Balls Truck


Haulin' Balls Blue Balls Special (Pulled Pork and Slaw)


Haulin Balls GodFather Meatball Sandwich (Signature Menu Item)


Sloppi Jo's Fried Mac N Cheese

After StrEATS I was able to check out another Food Truck Event The Las Vegas Street Food Throwdown 3 Battle Pork.

This was the 3rd of the Street Food Throwdowns, where several food trucks compete in a set challenge, the winner usually gets some sort of trophy, but let's be honest, the people who are eating are the real winners!

This throwdown included Sloppi Jos, LuLu's On the Move, Top Notch BBQ, and Tasty Bunz.

They all offered some tasty items, but the standouts to me were LuLu's Pigs in a Blanket (A hotdog stuffed pretzel), and Sloppi Jo's Bacon Cupcake(yep you read that right Bacon Cupcake). All 4 trucks brought their A game but a the end o f the night it was Jolene and her crew at Sloppi Jo's who won the Maple Bacon Cake/Trophy.

Sloppi Jo's Bacon Cupcake (Foodgasm)

Sloppi JO and the Trophy, congrats again

I am uploading more food truck photos to my facebook, there is an album for Food Truck Photos check it out.

I also attended 4Square Day, a gathering of over 16 trucks, it was an amazing time, I forgot to take photos, but did get a chance to finally try BBQBOY and ISLAND BREEZE, both were amazing and offered some great wears. I look forward to eating at them again, and trying some of the new trucks that pop up as time goes bye.

And with that I'll end this Blog Post, there will be another coming shortly going over the multiple things I've scratched of the 30 for 30 list.

Until Next Time

Shave and a Haircut...WTFs a Bit???

Today I scratched another off the 30 For 30 list, when I cashed in a GROUPON at ELLIOTT & CO in Henderson.

I forgot my phone at home so I have no before and after photos, but let's just say my hair is the shortest it's been in years (and it actually looks decent), and my face is smoother than it's been since my first pimple broke out.

I have always wanted to get a straight razor shave, I have just never found the reason. I put it on the 30 for 30 list knowing there is no shortage of places in Vegas to get it done, but when I saw the Groupon I knew this was an offer too good to pass up.

I walked into the shop a little nervous, I was going to trust a total stranger to take a straight razor to my throat. But after meeting the guys, I was put at ease. The staff very professional and the shop was nice. There was a flatscreen TV showing the baseball game, a few barber stations, some comfy chairs in the waiting area, and Frank and Dean playing on the stereo, what's not to love.

I got there right in time for my appointment and was seated in my chair right away. I have gotten my share of haircuts in my day and usually it's just hop up, snip snip snip, and you're on your way. That however is not the case at Elliott and Co, first we talked about what I wanted for a hair cut, then it he cut for a good 20 mins taking his time to make sure everything was done correctly. They tapered the back of my neck (usually it's just rounded off, but the taper looks great). Then it was time for a wash, shampoo, and conditioner treatment.

After the cut and wash it was time for the shave. As I stated I've never had a straight razor shave and I was a little nervous, but once it started I wondered why I waited so long to get one. It started off with a hot towel treatment. Then the a few a hot lather (I really need to get one of those machines so amazing). Then like a surgeon he took the razor to my face. I will admit it feels a little weird, and you can hear the whiskers as they get cut. It took a little longer than I expected, but they shaved both with and against the grain. After the shave, there was a mask was applied (also a first for me). The mask came off, there was a cold towel treatment followed by a few oils.

After the shave, they took the time to clean up all the edges of my haircut with the straight razor, and even took care of my pesky unibrow.

All in all the entire process took around an hour and a half, and I have to say it's an experience I'll never forget. Many thanks to the guys at Elliott & Co as well as Groupon for helping me scratch one of my list. I will without a doubt be back!

And one small house keeping note #18 attend a UNLV Men's BB game had to be changed. Unfortunately the UNLV BB schedule and my work schedule overlapped too many times this season, while I did get to attend a game it was before the 30 for 30 launched. #18 is now attend a Las Vegas Wranglers Hockey Game, which I plan on doing next Wednesday.

The Night of Too Many Celebrities

Tonight I crossed another one of the 30 For 30 List, I went and saw Greg London at the Las Vegas Hilton.

I will start this review off by saying that I did get free tickets from Showtickets 4 Locals, so the price was right!

The theater is pretty small, we got there after they had seated a majority of the crowd and still got really good seats, other than the balcony (which I don't think they use that often), there isn't a bad seat in the house.

First surprise, I got a water from the bar, it was tap on ice with a lemon, but it was free. So show and a drink cost only a $1 tip. Score one for not charging $5 for an 11oz bottle of Fiji (like the cosmo did at the Girl Talk Show).

The show started with an intro from The Arnold, and then Greg hit the stage. I have to admit I didn't know what to expect when I walked in the door, but I was impressed. His show is high energy, fast paced, and was over before you knew it. In his 60 mins he had to do at least 20 impressions, most of which included a fast wig/prop change. He was backed up by a pretty decent band, and his background dancers didn't hurt the show any (they may have stole the show at one point but I won't spoil it).

Greg London is very talented, the guy can sing, play the guitar, piano, and trumpet, and he can sing while impersonating other celebrities. Some were better than others, but all in all they were pretty good.

The show had a range of music from a few years ago to a few decades ago. The Ozzy Ozbourne but is pretty good, it starts off a little weak, but it ends really good. The show follows a story of his career, and as I said it's non-stop from the moment the curtain raises, until the final bows.

If I had paid full price I probably would have been a little upset. Having got a free ticket I have to say that the show was pretty damn good. If you want to check the show out, I'd check the discount ticket places on the strip, I'm fairly certain you can score a discounted ticket to the show. My only complaint is that it's in the Hilton, which is out of the way, and their box office is about a country mile from the theaters, but those are minor complaints.

If you're looking for a Celebrity Impersonation show, you'd be hard pressed in a Post Danny Gans Las Vegas to find a better show.

A Twestive Evening

Last week I scratched another off the 30 For 30 list when I attended the Las Vegas Twestival. I have been active on Twitter for a while now, I have met some pretty kick ass people because, and got to attend some pretty fun events because of it.

Twitter is pretty much a micro blog, it gives you 140 characters to update what is going at this moment in your life. A lot of companies are starting to embrace twitter and are doing some pretty kick ass promos.

One of my 30 for 30 items was to attend a TweetUp, or a gathering of people who use twitter. Many of these are sponsored by a hotel or a company, and usually have free food and drink or services offered at a steep discount. I have attended a few TweetUps since I started the list, but I thought The Twestival was the worth blogging about.

Unlike most TweetUps the Twestival was a fundraiser, it was being held to raise money for AFAN, a very deserving charity here in southern Nevada. I ended up receiving a comped ticket from a Friend, but I still ended up making a donation at the door.

It was held at the Caramel Ultra Lounge at the Bellagio, I am usually not a huge fan of ultra lounges, but I have to admit the crew at Caramel rolled out the red carped and ensured that we were taken care of. The venue was small but the crowd was lively and the times were fun.



Me at the Twestival Photo Credit to Ryan Shewchuk

The event wasn't the biggest or most attended TweetUp but it was nice to meet up with a few tweeps, and it's always nice to help a good cause. They had a silent auction and I was all about getting the 3 layer cake from Retro Bakery, sadly it wasn't meant to be as I was out bidded by 2 parties in the last few minutes. What would I have done with a 3 layer cake...to be honest probably sit in my living room and eat it all, honestly Retro Bakery is that damn good!!!

While I didn't get my cake I can say I had a fun time, met some amazing people, and helped a needy cause.


Joe and I at the Twestival Photo Credit to Ryan Shewchuk

You can expect some more blogging from me in the next few weeks, I still have several 30 for 30 things yet to do, and not that things are slowing down at work, I may actually get them done!!!

I Survived The Fremont Street Zipline

On the 16th, I organized an Unofficial YELP Event (cross one off the 30 for 30)to Check out the Fremont Street Zipline in lovely downtown Las Vegas.

I had a GROUPON that lowered the cost from the normal $15 to $10 (plus mine was free for a previous referral credit I had). There were about 6 of us there, one of the group got turned away for being over weight, they have a strict weight tolerance, thankfully I am now down to below their maximum allowed weight (by 1/2 a lb clothed), I actually had to take my phone and keys out to make weight.

The setup is pretty nice, you go to their office, step on the scale (everyone got weighed), sign the waiver that no one ever reads, and get your wristband. After the office, you hop on an elevator and go up to the top of the garage, where they have a queue for the riders. There were not too many people hitting up the zipline that afternoon, and the wait was pretty short.

After the queue you get to the harness station. They pretty much have a one size fits all harness, and let's just say they're not really built to fit a 6' guy...SNUG was an understatement!!! After narrowing the chance that I'll ever have children at the harness station it was time to zip.

This was the hardest part of the entire thing, you walk out onto a platform at the top of the scaffolding, yes you are hooked in for safety, but having a mild fear of heights, the walk was not the most fun. They then latch you onto the line, and tell you where to hold your hands (important so you don't hit yourself in the face when you stop), and they send you on your way.

The Zipline isn't really that long, but I will say it was a RUSH...at the end they take your photo, as well as a few that they take while you're on the line (I was turned around at the camera so it wasn't a good photo), and they do a nice job of jacking up the photo price!

All in all it was a great time, I will probably do it again (maybe at night), if someone wants to go again. After the Fremont Line, I really want to go try their lines out at BOOTLEG CANYON


One of the best 30 for 30 Things I've done thus far...sorry it took so long to post, March Madness kicked my ass!!!

I apologize that the video isn't the best and that I talk really fast, I'm working on my editing/vlogging skills, expect a few more in the future!

I am Iron Man....well not really...but I did play with them

For those of you who know me from AVP or the poker world in general you have probably heard of the Ironmen Of Poker for those of you who don't, they're a group of guys from Iowa who come once a year and bring Hilarity to the desert. It is not uncommon for them to play any two cards, felt old ladies, and they have a prop bet sheet that is for the ages.

I thought it would be fun to scratch something off the list and see first hand the insanity that is the IMOP. My schedule allowed me to play in the Thursday afternoon tourney at the TI, which was one of their "official" events. The tourney is actually a pretty good little tourney, it plays a little fast, but there is a good value for the $50 buy in.

I was seated with a few of the Ironmen to start, and having played with them I knew what to expect. Since the IMOP made their schedule known, and they were rolling with a crew of around 10, I knew that the field would be a little bigger and the prize pool should be pretty nice. They ended up with 42 runners (including a few eurodonks who rebought). Sadly I was card dead the entire tourney, I did hit a monster with 8-3 in the BB, but didn't get paid off. I ended up getting knocked out in the mid 20's when my pocket 3's got snapped by Eurodonk's A7soooooooooooooted, when he the board runs 4 to broadway. (I can never win flips.

I didn't get a chance to partake in much of the hilarity, but it was nice to see the guys, if you are even in vegas during the IMOP, you need to find them and play, just be warned, you never know what is coming up.