Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio...

Ok, so I am not Joltin' Joe, but I have been a way for a while, so let's play catch up.

First, I was in Orlando to see my girlfriend play in the USTA 9.0 Mixed Doubles Championships - Photos or Slide Show for your viewing pleasure. The tournament was held in Maitland, FL, just a hop skip and jump from Disney. And her team, the Metroliners, won the entire tournament! They even made the NY POST!! And, where do Champions go? But of course Disney World! So we spent 2 days running through Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Epcot. So some highlights (and low lights):

• I was humiliated in Epcot when I got pulled out of the crowd to be Sir Galahad during a street performance in the UK Pavilion.
• Drinking your way through Epcot can be loads of fun, maybe too much fun. As my friend said, Epcot is way more magical of a place when you get older!
• Animal Kingdom - A photographers delight, I got many great pictures, check out my album for all of them.
• Magic Kingdom - Eh, was nice to go, but more for the little ones
• Hollywood Studios - Steer clear of the Drew Carey movie thing, worst 10 minutes of my life.

So after our whirlwind tour through Disney, it was time to hop on a plane and head on out to Vegas Baby! We spent 5 nights in Vegas, staying at the Planet Hollywood Casino and then Red Rock Casino and Resort. I did my fair share of gambling and had little success, but my protege (i.e. girlfriend) cleaned it up in poker and chopped a 3 way pot at a daily PH tournament. My girlfriend and I both have family in Vegas, so we spent plenty of time hanging out with them in conjunction with the gambling, eating and drinking. We also took in the Beatles LOVE show. Great music, but the strange circus antics were not for me, but the sound system was AMAZING! Nothing like hearing the Beatles classics pumping through a state of the art sound system.

Well, I am back for now, just a few weeks until my Grand Caymans adventure, so stay tuned!