Waiting for my dream girl

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Before we leave for San Diego tomorrow, my wife and I thought we'd have some fun on our last night in LA.

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We are headed back East along Interstate 8 which runs very close to the US/Mexico border, through Imperial Dunes, and Yuma. Have not made this trip since 2004 going the other way. Forgot that it’s a real fucking desert. And like 100+ F. “Death Valley” is around here somewhere. In fact I think we went through it.

Since this is about “dream girls” couldn’t help but think back to 1997 and “Vegas Vacation.” My “dream girl” from that movie was of course Audrey Griswold, played by Marisol Nichols.

I was 14 when the movie first came out. A variety of actresses have played Chevy Chase’s daughter but Marisol was my favorite. She is still gorgeous and continues to act today.

My friends and I used to watch this movie all the time. Long before I was old enough to visit Vegas we always wondered what it was like. As an adult I have been there many times. Of course you know the saying “What goes on in Vegas, stays in Vegas…”

Audrey’s brother Rusty (Ethan Embry) has a string of bad luck tying to get into casinos. You must be 21. So he finally finds someone to sell him a fake ID. His new name: “Nick Papagiorgio.” Nick was “from Yuma and in Software.” Nick has a run of luck in the casinos where he also gets to hang out with “high rollers” and displays uncanny luck at winning cars. Especially a Dodge Viper.

The last picture is “Cousin Eddie” (Randy Quaid) who lives with his family in the desert in a trailer. You see a lot of that out here. Definitely “off the grid” Maybe that’s what we will end up doing.

(Moderators: Marisol and Ethan were born in 1973 and 1978 so they are 24 and 19 here.)

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Nicole Ferri.

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Well, and where exactly did you think I played?



Best YouTube Comments:

“When this one was popped, one of my fraternity brothers was able to snatch it. It's still hanging in our house.” (Me: They are considered a collectible. I’d much rather have my old helmet that sits on my desk at home.)

“We started this back in the early 90s when the Fantasy Gift Shop used to be located on the Levee (where we would buy). The John Purdue Club (Me: Many older alumni. Most very wealthy.) sitting below the student section used to get extremely upset. The best part was watching the ushers trying to corral it.” (Me: Never paid any attention to this silliness. I was always focused on the cheerleaders, er...I mean the game...)

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From "vice.com" maybe around 2005. Had forgotten about this one... What does he mean "beating off?"

(It's the bathing suit and her legs. )

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Summer 1999. Hated by many, loved by others, Limp Bizkit had a huge hit with “Nookie.” Released in June 1999, to me, this song sums up popular culture at the “end of the millennium” better than anything except maybe “The Matrix.”

I was 16 when this was filmed. Of course I used to check out all the girls in the video as they join up to follow Fred Durst. (Note to younger members: We did in fact have cell phones then. Everyone I know had one. No need to use “pay phones” in the video except maybe for dramatic effect.)

But one of the dancers stood out to me above all the others. Twenty years later, I still don’t know her name. I think she’s totally hot. Especially with her “mom” jeans and cropped top.

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Jesse. Nice to wake up to this morning. This reminds me, I’ve got to “clean up my act.”