Uncle Mike went to Las Vegas last week for a couple conferences. It was a pretty good time and he learned some new information, but six days is a long time to be away from home. The first thing he did was visit the pawn shop that's home to the TV show Pawn Stars. It's actually pretty small inside and the famous people were all gone on vacation, but it's neat to say he was there.
Welcome to Ceasar's Palace, Brownie!
The first conference Mike attended was called Blackhat. It's a computer security conference. They provided a little bag with a drink holder than Brownie could ride around in:
Here's Brownie giving a talk at Blackhat!! Okay, not really, but he did get his picture taken on one of the podiums between talks.
Mike wasn't staying at Ceasar's Palace so he had to travel back and forth from his hotel every day. On the way back one night he ran into Buzz Lightyear and Woody!
Mike has a hard time going to Vegas without doing a little gambling. He's not very good and doesn't end up winning very often, but it's a good time. Mike had Brownie guard a $100 chip for him when it was time to walk away from the table. (Mike would later lose this $100 on more games.)
