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Los Angeles 1987 Hollywood 1988 Irvine 1989 Sacramento 1993 San Diego 1995 San Diego 1997 Los Angeles 1999 Las Vegas 1999 San Diego 1999 Hollywood 2000 Burbank 2000 San Diego 2000 Las Vegas 2000a Las Vegas 2000b Los Angeles 2000 Las Vegas 2001a Las Vegas 2001b Anaheim 2001 House of Blues - Las Vegas NV 2000a Let's just say it was a late night. We went to bed around 1am..and woke up so that we could leave for Las Vegas at around 4 or 430am. Since Denise still doesn't drive, I made the incredible drive. We made it! WHEW! That was tough. We got there at almost 10, but could not check into the hotel until 230 or 3. We walked around by our hotel with a friend who was visiting, and then finally checked in. We got ready, and then left. When we got to Mandalay Bay, we were horrified to learn that the doors were already open. We went right in, me going to the middle so I could be near Simon, and Denise going towards Nick. I ended up being about 5 rows back, but was pushed towards the front so it was about 4. I wore my Elvis shirt for the song of course, and everyone around me asked me if it Simon gave it to me...I WISH! The show was perfect as always..at least from my point of view! I just love seeing this band perform! They are always so energetic, and they make things lively...it just rocks every time. After the show, I found Denise, and we waited to see if we could get backstage...but we didn't have any luck then. We left with a new friend Marilyn from Australia, and went towards the Foundation Room. Nick comes down, so Denise and Marilyn take off after him...and as it turned out, he had walked right by where we were standing before...what horrible luck! We stayed outside for a LONG time, and soon everyone left except us. Finally, it was almost 2 and the club was nearly closed, and still we waited..and even Denise and Marilyn went to go and sit down. But not me. I was watching Denise and Marilyn, and then I look up and see Simon. He sees me, and gives me one of those "hi there" eyebrow waves (and I casually wave my own hello back) but then after some other people come from the other direction, he goes back up with them to the club (SNIFF! I could've cried right then at that moment)...meanwhile I was trying to motion to Denise that he was right there... It was at that point that Denise and Marilyn both came back over, and I told them about my experience. The funny thing was that it made us all the more determined to do something about it. With Denise and Marilyn there, I was no longer alone, and boy did we have guts. I had the strangest night of my life after that...and still I'm having to wonder if it was really a dream or what. But finally, we leave around 3am, right after we see Simon leave, and hang out with some people we had met that night for a bit before deciding that we should go back to the hotel for SOME sleep. We get back and because I'm still too completely amazed by what happened, I don't nod off until around 4:30am....just another sleepless Duran night I guess!
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