Whoops. Two days missed. Vegas broke me. It wasn't so much that Vegas was bad, because it wasn't. It was awesome, in fact. I had so much fun--we saw Beatles Love and O, ate at some insanely awesome restaurants, and just relaxed at times. But I simply don't sleep right in hotels anymore. I haven't slept well in a hotel in a long time, and this trip was worse for some reason, which is also bizarre, because the room and bed were awesome. If I was just laying in bed, I was super comfortable. I felt as if I'd be sleeping well. But no. No good sleep for me. So I think I felt tired and laggy for the last couple of days, and though that didn't stop me from enjoying things, it did serve to prevent me from doing anything more than just enjoying Vegas.
I really, really enjoyed Beatles Love. I'd go back and see it again in a heartbeat. The music in it is just so good. It's the Beatles, yeah, but it's just remixed in such great ways. Loved. It. I had more mixed feelings about O. It was my first actual Cirque show (Beatles Love almost doesn't count), and I found it...almost TOO weird. And I've been informed it's not the weirdest one, either. Don't get me wrong. The acrobatics, stunts and staging are amazing. The pool and its moving parts are amazing. I was fascinated by the way the stage looked as it changed forms. Honestly, I think my favorite part of that show was just watching the water flooding over the stage as it submerged, time and again. That's probably not a normal reaction. But it's just that there's no...story. I mean, if there is a story, I didn't really understand it. I think the one guy was trying to return a red scarf to a lady who dropped it. I think. And that's the story. Weird people stop him. Boom! Plot.
Of course, Cirque de Soleil is a circus, and not a play. Circuses don't have stories. But maybe...I don't know. Maybe I don't like circuses? Maybe I don't like the combination of play and circus? I'm not sure. I saw really neat things, but I don't think I could go again, to see O. The others we were with had each seen in multiple times before this one, and wow, that's crazy to me. The only reason Love is worth seeing again, to me, is the music, and the sheer Beatleness of it. That's why I liked it. The acrobatics are neat, but not worth it to me. Hence my reaction to O.
I don't think I wouldn't go see other Cirque shows again. They're all different, I gather, and so all interesting in some way. I'd be interested in experiencing them, but not for a second time, I don't think.
Anyway, it's not like I'm going back to Vegas any time soon, and that's okay by me. It's overwhelming, and I think once every once in a while is all I can take.
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