towns along the way, and stopped off for
a bit at the lake to soak up some stunning
scenery. The last couple of hours of the
drive were the hardest as I started to get
tired, but I managed to make it to Vegas
and was cruising down the strip to the
Motel at 10pm on a Tuesday.
The next day, I drove out from Vegas to
Peggy Sues 50s Diner; a Route 66 Icon
near Barstow, on the road from Vegas
to LA, to meet up with Sue with the
trailer. We hooked “Posie” back up to the
Hudson and I drove back to Vegas again.
I was lucky enough to find someone to
come and give them both a wash in the
driveway of the motel before rolling into
the car park of the Orleans Hotel to be
parked up for the legendary Viva Las
Vegas Car Show on Thursday morning.
The Car Show at Viva is an event unto
itself. Although most cars get parked
up on Thursday and are in the fenced
confines of the large vehicle car park area
Inside is where the
magic happens: the glitz,
the glamor, the dancing,
the bands and the pinups
and the burlesque queens,
but outside, out here in
the car park, this is where
the REAL is at.
of the Orleans Hotel until the Sunday,
the actual Car Show event is held on the
Saturday and goes all day long. This is
where the true rockabilly legends can be
found, the car buffs, the hot rod guys and
their cool as chicks, amongst the chrome
and the Mexican blankets, hanging out
under awnings and umbrellas, beers on
ice in the red cooler to the right.
Inside is where the magic happens:
the glitz, the glamor, the dancing, the
bands and the pinups and the burlesque
queens, but outside, out here in the car
park, this is where the REAL is at.
This was my favorite place to be and just
hang out at the trailer. I really enjoyed
just sitting under the shade of the side
of the trailer as the sun went overhead,
chatting to so many people from all over
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