"Well, I'm on my way! I know where I goin'! And I on my way! Takin' my time and I'm on my way. Goodbye to Rosie! Queen of Corona! Singin' me and Julio down by the schoolyard!"

So maybe I changed some words in there to fit my story but it is still a salute to Paul Simon. And that cannot be mistaken. So I am headed to Vegas. I don't have any educational blogging to do at 6 am in the airport but I thought I would think about a few movies. What are your favorite Vegas movies?

Lately I have been sticking with comedies. Sure I could go for Casino and many other mob or the like movies, but what about light hearted and fun. First off would be Vegas Vacation. The last real national lampoon effort with the original family. Give them credit it was good. Audrey was older than Russ again. Clark screwed something up. And there was a cameo from Wayne Newton hitting on Evelyn. How can you go wrong? Favorite dialog -

Clark: "Russ, where did you get all these cars?

Russ: "I don't know. I put in a coin and won a car, I put in a coin and won a car, I put in a coin and won a car...."

Clark: "I get it, I get it. Audrey, you take the white one. Russ, you drive the red one. Evelyn you take this one. And I will try this thing out."

Second favorite on my mind, would have to be Swingers. It was a low budget great film about actors trying to make it in LA. Sure, the primary story was in LA but it has one of the most memorable drives into Las Vegas. They start out so excited to be headed to Vegas by car from LA. Then get really tired. However, with Vegas on the horizon the excitement takes over. "Vegas baby, Vegas baby, VEGAS!!!!" Best dialog -

Trent: Telling the Wizard of Oz 'Dorothy' - "I'm a producer. Yeah, I do a lot of after school specials." This as he is throwing all the moves out there. Little know fact, Vince Vaughn who plays Trent did start off in Hollywood by acting (not producing) after school specials. First one, 'Just say no' add via the Nancy Reagan era.

Best Vegas movie done....Hangover. Seriously, if you have not seen this one, check it out. Awesome. If you are guy that has ever been on a bachelor party to Vegas, you will get this movie. There are countless shenanigans and unlimited laughs. You need to watch the movie multiple times just to be sure you caught it all. I would love to recount my favorite dialog here, but I am not sure I am allowed. It is reminicent of old Mel Brooks in the sense that they manage to offend nearly everyone.

Anyway, that is what I got this morning. Let me know what you think. Best Vegas movie. I choose comedy this morning. You can tell me about any of them. Drama, action or comedy.

Take care. Talk to you again soon.

Todd