5 friends I was thinking about Today

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Oct 252011
 

As I sit and ponder about the past I smile as I remember these 5 friends and the good times we had together.

Kristina Smith, Blake Kelso, Kalli Horne, Joe Busi, Courtney Faber

Kristina Smith

I can’t say I’ve met anyone else who actually made “Ke$sha” look like sober church girl! We first met when she came to the house after responding to a roommate ad for a spot that opened up in the Seville house.  She stuck around and that night we met up with Shawn and Michaela at Cadillac Ranch.  We put down a lot of beers, shots and more than I could count.    We were the last two left in the bar as it was closing and we had to go.   Unfortunately she had drove and I couldn’t drive stick.  She convinced my drunk ass that she could and we ended up about 3 blocks before I realized her eyes were closed.  Luckily my roommate Blake was awake and came to the rescue.   We had many good times after that, and plenty of times that pissed each other off, haha, I remember the time I got pissed for some reason and took the phone out of your hand and threw it across the room.  I don’t know what the fuck I was thinking.  I miss you smile, I miss your jalapeno cheesy eggs and most of all, i miss your FACE!  I hope life is treating you well and you continue to your dreams!

Blake Kelso

I first met Blake at the Excalibur Poker Room during a 1/2 NL game at the new electronic tables they had for a trial period.  It failed, they brought the dealers back after 6 months.  I had entered my Poker Stars name “Sandviper23″ and after a few hands Blake had recognized my name.   It turns out we had played quite a few hands together online and we got to talking.  Blake was pretty wasted that night but we did talking about the new poker house.  About a month later he moved into our 9 bedroom poker house and we’ve been friends ever since.    He met his girlfriend Lee at one of our parties and they are still together after 2 years.  Here is a video of his birthday party at the poker house when we through him in the pool! Haha!  Hope poker is going well for you buddy!  2012 WSOP Champion! You’re due!

Kalli Horne

I first met Kalli at the Seville house with Ashley and we became roommates for several months after.  She was always down to do anything, but also capable of changing her mind on the way out the door.  Horne, Dash, what is your real last name anyway?  One of the funniest things I remember was when we were sitting on the couch and you gave your password away to someone who told you they had naked pictures of Breese or something? haha, i don’t remember exactly, but BAM! you’re facebook got hacked and you struggled for an hour to try to beat them back into it.   Straight up, the most down to earth and chill girl I know, even though you love to hate on the ones you love, its all in good fun.  Until Vegas brings us together again, bottoms up!

Joe Busti

Its been a while since I’ve seen Joe.  We first met through John Tollison and the WPDG “Wed Poker Discussion Group” which we all attended regularly way back in they day.  2004?  We became roommates in my first Vegas house and played more internet poker that year than I ever remember.    Joe was the only person I knew that was so into grinding that instead of taking breaks to go pee, he’d keep empty Gatorade bottles in his room so he didn’t have to miss any hands.   After moving back to Austin, he’d occasionally come back to Vegas and rent the out the closet under the stairs cause it had just enough room in the back to fit a twin size mattress.  Joe is doing great now and has a beautiful family.  I wish him all the best!

Courtney Faber

I met Courtney back in 2005, when I first moved to Las Vegas. Courtney didn’t drink back then, so our adventures were not of the partying type per say… but more of the random things that normal people wouldn’t consider fun. One day she decided to go on a Canadian road trip with one of my roommates at the time, and although I knew it was headed for disaster, they both seemed to think it would be a good idea. I still don’t know exactly what happened… Anyway, I never met a sweeter girl ;-);-) Miss you! Hope all is well!

5 friends I was thinking about today

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Oct 062011
 

As I sit and ponder about the past I smile as I remember these 5 friends and the good times we had together.

Rachel Anderson, Jacob Cassidy, Ashley Hoppe,  Edward Ellson, Kelsey Thompson

Rachel Anderson

I met Rachel for the first time at a Halloween Party I was throwing at my house in 2009.  She was wearing some kinda of female Jason looking costume.   She probably accounted for 50% of my lifetime text conversations over the next year.  She was working a dreadful early AM shift as a nurse at a clinic near my house and I have insomnia so we would  usually be the only ones awake at that time.

We went on to be good friends, from countless parties, her mom’s enchaladas, the crazy secret mansion party and the night she came over with her mom and got so wasted I had to carrying her over my shoulder and drop her in passenger seat of the car.  Thanks for not puking on me!  Miss you Rachel!! Go Lakers! cough cough

Jacob Cassidy

I first met Jacob when he came by the Seville House in response to a roommate ad.  We had 1 spot open in our 9 bedroom house and had to pick someone within the next week.  Jacob’s first impression wasn’t great, he was really sick when he came over, didn’t seem to be in a good mood and we ended up picking someone else to move in.

Little did we know, Jacob was a great dude.  Over the next couple of months Jacob partied with us everywhere and we got to know him much better and he took the next room that opened up.  Jacob was a great roommate and is still a good friend.  I learned a lot about wordpress from him, which has helped me make my blog what it is today.

Lol, I remember a website idea we were trying to make.   It was called VegasInsider.com.  We took hidden cameras and microphones into clubs and would talk to women and film it in an attempt to show what to do and most of the time, what “not to do” when approaching women in bars.  I wish you all of the best Jacob and hopefully we’ll get to catch up soon!

Jacob has a few websites of his own.  www.JacobCassidy.com where you can find links to his Web Design site and his Professional Massage page.

Ashley Hoppe

I also met Ashley for the first time as she came to the Rockin Seville House in response to a roommate ad.  We had the ultimate party house and I’ve made so many good friends because of it.  Although Ashley never been a roommate, it felt like she was part of the house.  She came over all the time for our poker tournaments and kicked my ass in beer pong.  ”Sometimes?”.

Well, enough of the time that when I was given a sponsorship to play in the 2010 World Series of Beer Pong I asked her to be my partner.   We completely dominated!  .. 3 of the 10 teams we played at least.  It was good times! My beer pong skills may not be as sharp since spending the last year overseas but my beer drinking skills are as good as ever, I’m ready for a rematch!

Eddie Ellson

Eddie was one of the original roommates when the Rockin Seville House was getting started.  Probably the loudest mouthed one we’ve had, and that’s saying a lot with all of the characters we had.  He loved to party and loved to meet girls on the internet.  So we already had a lot in common before we realized just how much we both loved the Atlanta Braves! Still in pain right now from their playoffs eliminate last week.  So Sick!

Eddie was a good guy and always tried to give value when he could, like the tiki torches and party decorations he would get for the house.   You’re always welcome back if I end up starting another party house, bounty hunters or not, I know the real you now.   The last time I remember seeing you was when my sister Chelsea was visiting and you went into the water foundation on Las Vegas BLVD and slipped when you were getting out.   You were pretty wasted, crazy story I remember you telling me afterwards though…. something you waking up naked in a hotel room and a girl robbing you of everything after she drug you?

Kelsey Thompson

I met Kelsey in January 2009 through a mutual friend, Brooke.  They were visiting Vegas and crashed at my place.  Kelsey soon moved to Vegas and we became good friends.   What I want to know is if her friend’s baby is from one of my friend’s list above.  Wont’ say names, but I always wonder what the truth behind that was…

5 friends I was thinking about today

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Aug 222011
 

As I sit and ponder about the past I smile as I remember these 5 friends and the good times we had together.

Crystal Pherson, Shawn Vance, Nanci Pietras, Jason Kane and Niki Virga.

Crystal McPherson

I miss Crystal.  It was a Sunday night, we were hosting a beer pong tournament at the house and it was a little disappointing because I ended up out of the match early.  However, it worked out for the best as I went outside and that’s when I met Crystal for the first time, sitting somewhere around the hammock feeling really really good.  I miss all the times we spent under the influence,  in a world I haven’t been back to very often.   I miss the day at MGM pool and the night at Diablos.  I miss looking into her eyes and knowing we both felt the same feelings and thought the same thoughts.  We had many great times together and I wish that she could be here now to experience the new world I am in.  I just don’t ever want to repeat the “naked Jonas in my tub” night ever again :/

 

Shawn Vance

 I haven’t seen Shawn in forever, it was April 2010 in San Diego, California at a Padres games when the Braves were in town.  Atlanta won, we had some beers and I think I took down like 7 hot dogs in the all you can eat stands.   It was a good day.   I miss all of the adventures we had throughout Sweden,  Prague, South Africa and Las Vegas.   We put back a lot of beers together and I contribute 100% of my alcoholism to him alone.  Now he is living in Stockholm with his beautiful wife and baby girl and I hope them the best and hope that I able to afford to make it out to Sweden to visit within the next month.

Nanci Pietras

I remember the night we first met, Ryan and I were taking advantage of free drinks at the club before heading out to another location to meet some friends… we ended up staying there a little longer than expected.  I was a little closed off at first, but your friendly and real personality had me opening up to you fairly quickly.  Haha, I remember you signed into my facebook on my HTC hero phone and for some reason it wouldn’t let you sign out!  It took forever to figure out what was wrong, lol.  It was worth it though, however, I wish we could of spent more time together taking pictures of you with my hat and funny wig :p  I wish you the best in Philly and hope we will run into each other again during our travels.

Jason Kane

We met at one of my first house parties at the Rockin Seville House around the beginning of 2009.  It was unfortunate that we were never able to set up a day for his band to play at any of our parties.  We did have some good times, drank a lot of beer and it would of been great if we were able to have one last party on the strip with some of those green pills before I left ;)

Niki Virga

 It seems that all the times we spent together were pretty spontaneous, from a random drink at Ellis Island,  a mid day Yankees game at Barley’s Brewery and Casino, Foundation room, Cadillac Ranch, to Stoneys with a guy who ended up being the 2009 World Series of Poker winner.   I do remember the first night we met, it was at Blue Martini,  you were wearing a black top with blue shorts, actually, haha,  I have no idea what you were wearing, that would be creepy, but I do remember you were sitting down at a table and that encounter was brief.   I hope everything is well with you and I’m looking forward to a Yankees vs Braves World Series this year!