Shreveport Smakk
To paint a picture of Shreveport for those of you that haven’t been, it’s basically a Cajun style trailer park crack ho version of Vegas. If Jessica Simpson were Vegas, Ashley would be Shreveport. Did you see her Orange Bowl performance last night? Please bring back the lip-synching. When trying to hit her high notes, she sounded like female impersonator being bitten in the nuts by a pit bull while strangling a cat that was clawing a chalkboard. And was she dancing or humping an invisible midget? But I digress…
Where Vegas has five star casinos and hotels, headlining concerts, showgirls, world class cuisine, ultra trendy clubs, top notch prostitutes (so I’ve been told) and free booze – Shreveport has free booze. Then again, the 10 vodka and sodas I had last night ended up costing me about $50 a drink. If you do go the Shreve, stay at Hollywood Casino. It’s the closest thing to a real casino there and the hotel is not bad. One perk is that the bar on the 1st floor of the casino has free drinks whether or not you’re gambling. There’s also a built in sobriety test for your amusement. The 1st and 2nd floor of the boat (that’s Louisiana for casino) are completely identical in layout for one small exception. They’ve reversed the entrance to the men’s and women’s restroom. On the first floor the men’s is on the right and on the second it is on the left. This may not seem that difficult unless you’ve been sitting at a blackjack table for about 8-10 hours. I know of at least twice I have failed this test. And guys - the women’s restroom is really not that much nicer.
So in honor of this boudin ball version of Vegas…
Top five films with casinos:
5. Ocean’s 11
4. Leaving Las Vegas
3. Casino
2. Swingers
1. Godfather 2