Memorial Day

I went and visited my grandparent's graves on Friday.  This was the headstone near their graves.  

 

My Grandpa, Hyrum John Sandberg was a P.O.W. for 3 years and 5 months in WWII and was a part of the Bataan Death March.  He passed away in 2007, at the age of 87.

My great uncle, John Garry Thatcher, was killed during WWII, when a German submarine torpedoed his mine sweeper ship off the coast of Italy.  He was 20 years old.  

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.  Thank you for your great examples.

“America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels.”- Claudia Pemberton.

Arizona

 We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Queen Creek, Arizona.

We ate dinner at Oregano's Pizza in Queen Creek.

We stopped here in Gilbert and had some ice cream.  

We ate dinner at Joyride Taco House in Gilbert.

We ate dinner at Joe's BBQ in Gilbert.  

Mother’s Day

I bought this shirt for my mom for Mother's Day, as she has two tuxedo cats.

 

Las Vegas Playlists

American Superstars:

• Britney Spears
• Carrie Underwood
• Christina Aguilera
• Elvis Presley
• Garth Brooks
• Lady Gaga
• Michael Jackson
• Tim McGraw

Baz:

• The Great Gatsby
• Moulin Rouge
• Romeo & Juliet

Bellagio:

• “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga
• “Believe” by Cher
• "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson
• “Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye)” by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman
• “Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra
• “God Bless The USA” by Lee Greenwood
• “Hey, Big Spender” from Sweet Charity
• “In the Mood” by Ralph Carmichael
• “Luck Be a Lady” by Frank Sinatra
• “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by The Beatles
• “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion
• “One” from A Chorus Line
• “Overture/All That Jazz” from Chicago
• “Rhapsody on the Theme of Paganini” by Mikail Rudy
• “Rondine al Nido” performed by Luciano Pavarotti
• “Simple Gifts” as performed by the London Symphony
• “Singin' in the Rain” from Singin’ in the Rain
• “Star-Spangled Banner” performed by Whitney Houston
• “The Ecstasy of  Gold” by Ennio Morricone
• “The Pink Panther from The Pink Panther
• “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
• “Viva Las Vegas” by Elvis Presley

Blonde Invasion:

• Britney Spears
• Lady Gaga
• Madonna

Broadway of Vegas:

• Baz
• The Beatles Love
• Can-Can
• Chicago
• Flower Drum Song
• Guys and Dolls
• Hitzville
• Jersey Boys
• Lion King
• Mamma Mia
• MJ One
• Million Dollar Quartet
• Phantom of the Opera
• Rock of Ages
• Six
• Starlight Express
• South Pacific
• Tenors of Rock
• Tony and Tina's Wedding
• We Will Rock You
• Ziegfeld Follies

The Bronx Wanderers:

• Bohemian Rhapsody
• Cara Mia
• Don't Stop Believin'
• Earth Angel
• Fortunate Son
• God Only Knows
• Great Balls of Fire
• Hawaii Five-O
• Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
• If I Can Dream
• It's Not Unusual
• Johnny B. Goode
• Landslide
• Livin' on a Prayer
• Love Came to Me
• Love Grows
• New York State of Mind
• Put Your Head on my Shoulder
• Rock This Town
• Runaround Sue
• Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
• Uptown Funk
• The Wanderer
• We Gotta Get Out of This Place

Casino:

• Big Spender from Sweet Charity
• The Gambler by Kenny Rogers
• Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley
• Luck Be a Lady from Guys and Dolls
• Money, Money, Money by Abba
• Poker Face by Lady Gaga
• Some Guys Have All the Luck by Rod Stewart
• Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat, and Tears
• Waking Up in Vegas by Katy Perry
• The Winner Takes it All by Abba
• You Can't Win from The Wiz

Circus Circus:

• Casey Jr. from Dumbo
• Circus by Britney Spears
• Circus of Your Mind from Finding Neverland
• Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
• Pink Elephants on Parade from Dumbo
• Send in the Clowns
• Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson and Miracles
• There's No Business Like Show Business from Annie Get Your Gun
• Tightrope by Janelle Monae
• Tightrope from The Greatest Showman

Cirque Du Soleil:

• The Beatles
• Elvis Presley
• Michael Jackson

Country Superstars:

• Big and Rich
• Charlie Daniels
• Garth Brooks
• Reba McEntire
• Tim McGraw
• Willie Nelson

Dancing with the Stars Live:

• Joey Fatone
• Kyle Massey
• Sabrina Bryan
• Tia Carrere

Desert:

• God's Country by Blake Shelton
• Horse with No Name by America
• Hotel California by The Eagles
• Hot Hot Hot by Buster Poindexter
• Hot Fun in the Summertime by Sly and the Family Stone
• Old Town Road by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus
• Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross
• Route 66
• Sandman by America
• Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones

Divas:

• Bette Midler
• Beyonce
• Britney Spears
• Cher
• Diana Ross
• Dionne Warwick
• Janet Jackson
• Katy Perry
• Lady Gaga
• Liza Minelli
• Madonna
• Pink
• Reba McEntire
• Shania Twain
• Tina Turner
• Whitney Houston

80's in the Desert:

• Belinda Carlisle
• Billy Idol
• C+C Music Factory
• Cheap Trick
• Company B
• Debbie Gibson
• Donnie Iris
• Dramarama
• Erasure
• Expose
• Firehouse
• A Flock of Seagulls feat. Mike Score
• Glass Tiger
• Greg Kihn Band
• The Hooters
• Howard Jones
• Janet Gardner
• The Jets
• Little River Band
• Lita Ford
• Modern English
• Paul Young
• Patty Smyth
• Pretty Poison
• The Reflexx
• Richard Page of Mr. Mister
• Rob Base
• Rockstar
• Saga
• Scandal
• Sammy Hagar
• Sheena Easton
• Shannon
• Tesla
• Tony Lewis from The Outfield
• Thomas Dolby
• Tone Loc
• Ultravox
• Wang Chung

52 Fridays:

• April Wine
• The Association
• Big and Rich
• Blood, Sweat, and Tears
• Blue Oyster Cult
• Brenda Lee
• The Buckinghams
• Christopher Cross
• David Cassidy
• Earl Campbell
• Earl Thomas Conley
• Eddie Money
• Foghat
• Gary Lewis and the Playboys
• Gary Puckett and Union Gap
• Grand Funk Railroad
• The Guess Who
• Hank Williams Jr.
• Herman's Hermits
• Jefferson Starship
• John Waite
• Kellie Pickler
• LeAnn Rimes
• Lee Ann Womack
• Leon Russell
• Lita Ford
• Little River Band
• Lonestar
• Lou Gramm
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• The Monkees
• Morris Day
• Night Ranger
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• The Rascals
• Sara Evans
• Sheena Easton
• Tanya Tucker
• Taylor Dayne
• Terri Clark
• 38 Special
• Tommy James
• Trace Adkins
• Tracy Lawrence

Freemont Street:

• The Beatles
• The Chainsmokers
• Elvis Presley
• Green Day
• Imagine Dragons
• The Killers
• Linkin Park
• Michael Jackson
• Queen
• Shakira
• Tiesto
• Wayne Newton
• The Who

Greatest Piano Men:

• Billy Joel
• Elton John
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Little Richard
• Ray Charles
• Stevie Wonder

Hitzville:

• Aretha Franklin
• Diana Ross
• The Four Tops
• Gladys Knight
• Martha Reeves
• Mary Wells
• The Temptations
• Tina Turner

Hotels:

• Another Suitcase in Another Hall from Evita
• Closer by the Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
• Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley
• Hotel California by The Eagles
• Hotel Key by Old Dominion
• In My Room by Beach Boys
• King of the Road by Dean Martin
• Tempted by Squeeze
• This Place Hotel by Jackson 5
• Two Beds and a Coffee Machine by Savage Garden
• Two Tickets to Paradise by Eddie Money
• Waking Up in Vegas by Katy Perry
• Y.M.C.A. by Village People

Human Nature:

• Barry Manilow
• Beach Boys
• Beatles
• Bruno Mars
• Diana Ross
• Ed Sheeran
• Elvis Presley
• The Four Tops
• Imagine Dragons
• INXS
• Jackson 5
• Justin Timberlake
• Lionel Richie
• Martha Reeves
• Marvin Gaye
• Men at Work
• Michael Buble
• Michael Jackson
• Neil Diamond
• The Righteous Brothers
• Sam Cooke
• Sam Smith
• Smokey Robinson
• Stevie Wonder
• The Supremes
• The Temptations
• Tom Jones
• The Troggs

Hypnotist:

• Bewitched by Frank Sinatra
• Blinded by The Light by Manfred's Mann's Earth Band
• Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli
• Double Vision by Foreigner
• Eyes Without a Face by Billy Idol
• I Only Have Eyes for You
• I Put a Spell on You by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• I Will Follow Him by Little Peggy March
• Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
• Watch Closely Now from A Star is Born
• Wide Awake by Katy Perry

Island Heat:

• Bruno Mars
• Celine Dion
• Elvis Presley

Jugglers:

• Catch Me If You Can by Burnham
• In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins
• Spinning Around by Kylie Minogue
• Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat, and Tears
• Upside Down by Diana Ross
• Will It Go Round in Circles
• You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive

Las Vegas:

• Almost Paradise by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
• Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins
• Cheeseburger in Paradise by Jimmy Buffett
• Fool's Paradise by Buddy Holly
• Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio
• I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
• Just Like Paradise by David Lee Roth
• Last Name by Carrie Underwood
• Leaving Las Vegas by Sheryl Crow
• A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley
• Luck Be a Lady by Frank Sinatra
• Paradise by Coldplay
• Paradise by Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf
• Paradise City by Guns N Roses
• Pretty Vegas by INXS
• Silver and Gold by Burl Ives
• Sin City by AC/DC
• Stranger in Paradise
• Summer in Paradise by Beach Boys
• Two Tickets to Paradise by Eddie Money
• Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley
• Waking Up in Vegas by Katy Perry
• Who Are You by The Who
• Wild Wild West by Will Smith

Legends in Concert:

• Adam Levine
• Adele
• Alan Jackson
• Aretha Franklin
• Barry White
• Blues Brothers
• Bob Marley
• Bobby Darin
• Brooks and Dunn
• Bruno Mars
• Buddy Holly
• Carrie Underwood
• Christina Aguilera
• David Bowie
• Dean Martin
• Donna Summer
• Dusty Springfrield
• Elvis Presley
• Faith Hill
• Frank Sinatra
• Freddie Mercury
• Garth Brooks
• George Michael
• George Strait
• Gretchen Wilson
• Gwen Stefani
• Johnny Cash
• Justin Timberlake
• Katy Perry
• Kenny Chesney
• Kenny Rogers
• Lady Gaga
• Liberace
• Louis Armstrong
• Luke Bryan
• Marilyn Monroe
• Martina McBride
• Michael Buble
• Patsy Cline
• Shakira
• Shania Twain
• Taylor Swift
• Tim McGraw
• Tina Turner
• Trisha Yearwood
• Wynona Judd

Life is Beautiful:

• ASAP Rocky
• Billie Eilish
• Green Day
• Haim
• Imagine Dragons
• Kendrick Lamar
• Major Lazer
• Brandon Flowers
• Hozier
• Duran Duran
• Stevie Wonder
• St. Vincent
• Tame Impala

Lights:

• Blinded by The Light by Manfred's Mann's Earth Band
• Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
• Bright Lights, Bigger City by Cee Lo Green
• Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
• Electric Blue by Ice House
• Electric Chapel by Lady Gaga
• Electric Feel by MGMT
• Lights by Ellie Goulding
• Lights by Journey
• Neon by John Mayer
• Neon Light by Blake Shelton
• Neon Moon by Brooks and Dunn
• New Light by John Mayer

Lost 80's

• A Flock of Seagulls
• Wang Chung
• Farrington and Mann
• Animotion
• The Romantics
• Missing Persons
• Naked Eyes
• Men without Hats
• Nu Shooz
• Book of Love
• Bow Wow Wow
• Dramarama
• Gene Loves Jezebel
• Boys Don’t Cry
• Trans X
• Christopher Anton.

Mafia or Gangs:

• American Hustle
• Bugsy
• A Bronx Tale
• Casino
• Chinatown
• Donnie Brasco
• Gangs of New York
• The Godfather
• Goodfellas
• Grease
• Guys and Dolls
• Heat
• The Irishman
• Mean Streets
• On the Waterfront
• The Outsiders
• Pulp Fiction
• Reservoir Dogs
• Scarface
• Sister Act
• The Untouchables
• West Side Story

Movies of Vegas:

• Austin Powers
• Back to the Future Part II
• Bugsy
• Bridesmaids
• Casino
• Con Air
• Diamonds are Forever
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 
• Fools Rush In
• Fright Night
• Go
• The Godfather Part II
• The Hangover
• Honeymoon in Vegas
• The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
• Iron Man
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
• Last Vegas
• Leaving Las Vegas
• Lucky You
• Miss Congeniality 2
• Now You See Me
• Ocean's Eleven
• Paradise
• Rain Man
• Rocky
• Sister Act 2
• Swingers
• 21
• 2012
• Top Gun
• Vegas Vacation
• Viva Las Vegas
• What Happens in Vegas
• Wizard of Oz

Queens of Rock:

• Alanis Morissette
• Annie Lennox
• Blondie
• The Cranberries
• Heart
• Joan Jett
• Lady Gaga
• Madonna
• Pat Benetar
• Evanescence

Raiding the Rock Vault:

• Back in Black by AC/DC
• Highway to Hell by AC/DC
• You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC
• Dream On by Aerosmith
• School's Out by Alice Cooper
• Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
• More Than A Feeling by Boston
• Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
• Let's Dance by David Bowie
• Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple
• Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard
• Armageddon It by Def Leppard
• Light My Fire by The Doors
• Hotel California by Eagles
• Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
• All Right Now by Free
• Juke Box Hero by Foreigner
• American Woman by The Guess Who
• Alone by Heart
• I Love Rock and Roll by Joan Jett
• All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
• Separate Ways by Journey
• Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas
• Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
• Kashmir by Led Zeppelin
• Heartbreaker by Pat Benatar
• Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney
• In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins
• Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd
• Purple Rain by Prince
• We are the Champions by Queen
• Hot Legs by Rod Stewart
• Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
• Honky Tonk Woman by The Rolling Stones
• Logical Song by Supertramp
• Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
• American Girl by Tom Petty
• Hold the Line by Toto
• New Year's Day by U2
• Jump by Van Halen
• Here I Go Again by Whitesnake
• My Generation by The Who
• Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes

Rock N Rio:

• Bruno Mars
• Big Sean
• Charli XCX
• Empire of the Sun
• Echosmith
• Ed Sheeran
• Foster the People
• Jessie J.
• John Legend
• Joss Stone
• Linkin Park
• Magic!
• Mayer Hawthorne
• Mikky Ekko
• Metallica
• No Doubt
• Of Mice and Men
• Taylor Swift
• Tove Lo

Showstoppers:

• Anything You Can Do from Annie Get Your Gun
• There's No Business Like Show Business from Annie Get Your Gun
• One from A Chorus Line
• Cabaret from Cabaret
• Money, Money from Cabaret
• Wilkommen from Cabaret
• All That Jazz from Chicago
• Cell Block Tango from Chicago
• Hot Honey Rag from Chicago
• The Game from Damn Yankees
• A Little Brains, A Little Talent from Damn Yankees
• Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl
• You're The One That I Want from Grease
• Luck Be a Lady from Guys and Dolls
• Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat from Guys and Dolls
• Everything's Coming Up Roses from Gypsy
• Together (Wherever We Go) from Gypsy
• Elegance from Hello Dolly
• Put On Your Sunday Clothes from Hello Dolly
• Bring Him Home from Les Miserables
• It's Today from Mame
• Theme from New York, New York from New York, New York
• I Cain't Say No from Oklahoma!
• Gospel of No Name City from Paint Your Wagon
• Nobody Does it Like Me from Seesaw
• Once in a Lifetime from Stop the World, I Want to Get Off
• Big Spender from Sweet Charity

Soul of Motown:

• Aretha Franklin
• The Drifters
• Gladys Knight
• The Jackson 5
• Marvin Gaye
• The O'Jays
• The Platters
• Sam Cooke
• Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
• Stevie Wonder
• The Temptations

Tenors of Rock:

• AC/DC
• Aerosmith
• Bon Jovi
• The Eagles
• Guns N Roses
• Led Zeppelin
• Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera
• Queen

Tributes:

• Barbra Streisand
• The Beatles
• Bee Gees
• Dean Martin
• Elvis Presley
• Frank Sinatra
• Michael Jackson
• Prince
• Sammy Davis Jr

Trinity:

• Foreigner
• Journey
• Styx

TV of Vegas:

• CSI
• Heroes
• Las Vegas
• Pawn Stars
• Real World
• Saved by The Bell
• Star Trek

27: a musical adventure

• Kurt Cobain
• Jimi Hendrix
• Janis Joplin
• Robert Johnson
• Jim Morrison
• Amy Winehouse 

Under the Sun Tour:

• Better than Ezra
• Blues Traveler
• Eve 6
• Fastball
• Gin Blossoms
• Smash Mouth
• Sugar Ray
• Uncle Kracker
• Vertical Horizon

Vegoose:

• Ben Folds
• The Black Crowes
• Daft Punk
• Jack Johnson
• The Killers
• M.I.A.
• Muse
• My Morning Jacket
• Public Enemy
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Rage Against the Machine
• The Roots
• Tom Petty

Veronic Voices:

• Adele
• Britney Spears
• Celine Dion
• Cher
• Gloria Estefan
• Lady Gaga
• Madonna
• P!nk
• Shania Twain
• Whitney Houston

Wild West:

• Back in the Saddle by Aerosmith
• Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood
• Ghost Town by Adam Lambert
• Horse with No Name by America
• I Shot the Sheriff by Bob Marley
• Old Town Road by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus
• Runaway Horses by Belinda Carlisle
• Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi
• Wild Wild West by The Escape Club
• Wild Wild West by Will Smith

Las Vegas

 We stayed at the Oasis RV Park in Las Vegas.  

Palazzo.

Treasure Island.

Paris.

Metro Pizza on Tropicana.

Roberto's Taco Shop.

Park MGM.

Linq.

Bellagio Conservatory:

The Tram from Park MGM to Bellagio.

The Shops at Bally's.  We ate lunch at Wahlburgers.  I had the Wahlbowl.

New York, New York.

Made out of Licorice.

Made out of chocolate.

Chocolate Fountain.

Mirage.

New arch next to Strat.

The Las Vegas LDS Temple.

Excalibur.

Mandalay Bay.

Cromwell.  Where Love Island was filmed in 2020.

Caesar's Palace.

Allegiant Stadium.