Atlantic City Revisited Part I!

The 609 is fine by me baby!

As I walked around the various locations in Atlantic City, I was reminded of some of the fun times I had when I went to school for three years at Stockton. Atlantic City was the same as it has always been; various shows taking place, plenty of visitors gambling their money away in casinos, and people walking around admiring the hotel establishments and living life to the fullest as they emptied their wallets in exchange for some sort of amusement. I have to tell you; it felt great to be back! Your boy definitely did his thing in South Jersey and you are about to read about it.

James celebrated his 23rd birthday in Atlantic City this past weekend, so I had yet another opportunity to party in the magical city I once worked in for the better part of a year. People who were out to celebrate Jame's birthday included Laura, Lauren, Jason, Gena, Ken, Caroline, Pete, Laura (Jaime's friend from work during the college years), Jaime and myself. I may have failed to mention one or two people, but it's early in the morning, know what I mean?

Jaime and I rented a hotel room at the Best Value Inn on White Horse Pike. Our room was ghetto fabulous, but it served its purpose for the short period of time that we were there. We ended up meeting the rest of the group at Resorts. At that time, we took a walk over to the Trump Taj Mahal to grab a bite to eat at the Stage Cafe. Jaime and I chose not to eat anything; we each ordered a glass of Woodbridge White Zinfandel.

After our little dinner at the Stage Cafe, we were all off the casinos to do some gambling. Playing the slot machines, I lost a total of $6, which is not too bad considering the substantial amounts of money that people lose while playing Blackjack and Poker. There was not a single person in the group who won money on Saturday night; everybody lost! Jaime and I did not waste too much time in the casinos gambling; neither did the majority of the people who were out for the birthday celebration. While Caroline and Pete stayed in the casino for a little while longer, the rest of us walked to the Irish Pub to begin the alcohol consumption. The Irish Pub gets my vote as the best bar in the South Jersey area, but The Corner Tavern as well as Pitney Tavern(with the deals that they have for Stockton students) will always be admired for their convenience of being located so close to campus.

More to come at another time. Sleepy-eyed and getting tired of typing so much, heading to bed sounds like the perfect plan.

Take care and stay tuned for Part II of Atlantic City Revisited.

Peace.