Raven's Roads
Living an interesting life: the travels and musings
of motorcycling author Linda R. Moore

The elevators at the Luxor in Las Vegas were weird. They follow the line of the building, which is to say, they go diagonally. With our room almost at the top of the regular floors, with only two floors more before the suites and penthouses, we had plenty of opportunity to experience this disorienting ride. In return, we got a fantastic view of the endless desert.

The occasion? A group excursion to see Blue Man Group. I’m a long-time fan, and was excited to join the excursion which had grown from the fan forums into an event of some thirty attendees. The July heat kept us inside the casinos, admiring the ever-changing ceilings at Caesar’s Palace and the vast toy shop and the luxuriant mall; but when it came to gather-time, it was all about the party.

One of the members had made cheerleader pom-poms for us all. We went in en masse, and were picked out in the pre-show for a special welcom. The show unfolded in its usual spectacular fashion, with laughter and unique avant garden art and stomach-pounding drums. When it ended, we went down to the bottom and bounced in the mountain of toilet paper. And my friend lost her contact lens.

Helping her out in the bathroom, which incidentally plays the BMG Bathroom Song as you do your bathroom thing, we discovered that the rest of the group had gone. It wasn’t until we got home and back to the forums that we found out why: The organizer had arranged for us to go backstage, but hadn’t actually told anyone in advance. A great surprise had backfired, but oh well. There are many other things to do in Las Vegas, after all.

Besides, I might one day get a chance to go to their new custom-built venue at the Venetian…and won’t that be a party?

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