de greatest singer in de world!

my mother is obsessed with last vegas. she is always saying "let's go to vegas!" or "when are we going to vegas again?". so, one night, while sitting around the kitchen table playing cards, she and i decided to plan a weekend trip to sin city. since gary will be in london and my sister will be 9 months pregnant, about to pop, it's just the two of us heading west.

we then started thinking of possible shows to see while there. i've seen a couple of the broadway production shows that are there, and my mom has seen some small comedy acts. but neither of us has seen the entertainment extravaganza that is celine. oh yes, celine. caesars builds her a colosseum, something that wasn't that easy for the romans. but for celine, it will be done. and, she's been going at it in las vegas for four years.

the show has sold out nearly every night since it began. and they sure aren't just giving those tickets away. if you want to sit in the rafters of the colosseum, you'll pay $80 or to see celine in all her glory, $205. but, it's too late for that. since ms. dion, french-canadian extraordinaire, closes on december 15, ticket prices range from $90-320. good luck though, because those are already sold out.

i, like a nameless friend, am a closet celine fan. sure, i think she embarrasses herself from time to time, but put on her music and i will sing (and most likely know all the words). and yes, i have said "i would go see celine, if someone would buy me a ticket," but really, i would buy my own ticket for the rafters (not because i don't want anyone to see me, but because i cannot afford the great and wonderful celine's good ticket prices).

but, it appears that i will miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see cirque de celine. so, for those other fans, here's a little taste of that which we will never see: