Up Up And Away

I titled this post Up Up and Away for a reason.  Part of the reason is that our travel from Tulsa to Los Angeles involved two flights with a layover in Las Vegas.  The Away part I will explain later.  

 

So I have become a bit obsessed with taking pictures out of airplanes.  There isn't always something interesting, but I have gotten some fun shots.

This is downtown Tulsa.

Above is the Las Vegas Strip from the airport.  You can see the Luxor Pyramid on the left side of the picture.  As for the away part of my title, there was an incident in Las Vegas.  While we were boarding the plane, I started to notice some commotion.  The end result of the commotion was that our company manager was removed from the plane, and then we took off.  What I later learned was that she brought a margarita on board, and then denied having done so.  When presented with the choice of getting rid of the drink or exiting the airplane she choose the later.  Well that is what happens when a flight keeps getting delayed and there is a tequila bar right next to the gate!

 

 

Groovy At The Max

On our last night in Tulsa we had a mass gathering (probably for a birthday) at a bar called The Max. The Max was themed to the 80s, and also doubled as an old arcade. It turned out to be really fun. I had a blast playing the old arcade games!

Tulsa Performing Arts Center

My memories of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center are a bit hazy which means that it was not exceptional in one way or the other. I actually think that comes through in the pictures.

Luchadores and Puffy Tacos

So what started as an innocent lunch in a Mexican restaurant, turned into an evening of luchador wrestling and puffy tacos!

Naturally when you walk into a restaurant and see a wrestling ring with (I am assuming fake) blood stains, certain questions get asked. It turns out this restaurant hosts a monthly luchador wresting contest, and after a little wheeling and dealing we were able to get them to stay open late for us and provide some wrestlers. In exchange, we showed up and ate and drank our faces off!

Their specialty is puffy tacos which are basically a taco a thick flour tortilla. (Think gordita from Taco Bell) I ate at least 3.

Sadly all my pictures are noisy (or blurry where there is action in the picture). Low light conditions, no flash, and a lack of understanding photographic principles led to this issue. Oh well!

The first match was between Margarita the Meter Maid and Grandma Chaos.

Sadly Margarita the Meter Maid won. Boo!

Mmm salsa!

The next match was between Lucho Dinero and The White Phoenix.

The White Phoenix won this match. Hurray!

After the two matches, the kids got their chance in the ring.

Satchel is Sebastian's younger brother who traveled with us for most of Sebastian's run. He was a really sweet kid, and the best moment of the night is when he gave Grandma Chaos a totally unprompted hug as they wheeled her off.

Oh the things I get into.

I can say without hyperbole that this was one of the best nights that I have had since I stated touring! Good food and margaritas, everyone having a good time, and luchador wrestling. Who could ask for anything more?!