Standing Into Danger: Alter Ego

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Friday, October 17, 2025

On the Move

I'm back after traveling to Las Vegas twice in two weeks, once without a computer.

We were meeting up with different friends, Jon and the East Coasters from the US

and then Janeth from Ottawa, Canada. Hectic, but fun!

An Artsy View of Vegas ~ The Arte Museum

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 8, 2025

Best of Friends ~ Jon and Terry

Benny's Smokin' BBQ & Brews at Binion's

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 2, 2025

*Note the roll of paper towels. They're needed for scrumptious ribs!

Terry and I Split a Rack of Benny's Ribs ~ So Yummy!

Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 2, 2025

We crammed everything we could into our visits,

and my special thing was listening to my favorite band Alter Ego at the 1st Street Stage.

They had transformed into Alter Igor for Halloween.

Kevin Vecchione, Rich Embry, and Dancer ~ Alter Igor

Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 7, 2025

Base Guitarist Kevin Vecchione and Dancers ~ Alter Igor

Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 7, 2025

Terry, Jon, local Jim, and the East Coasters (Harv, Scott, and Catherine)

enjoyed their Mattress Poker Game at the Palazzo.

They had a tournament pot of $150.

Terry placed 2nd winning $60 and Jim 1st winning $90.

Jim, Terry, and Harv ~

As Harv's Sidekick, Monkey Jacques, Oversees the Exciting End of the Game

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 2, 2025

Harv, Terry, Me, Scott, and Catherine ~

Enjoying a Meal at Andiamo Steakhouse in the D

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 1, 2025

Janeth and I took in an immersive exhibit at the Arte Museum on the Strip.

It was fabulous! Mind-Bending!

A Mind-Bending Experience at the Arte Museum

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 1, 2025

Pungsokhwa (genre painting) of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea ~

Showcasing the Energetic Dance Moves of Samulnori

Arte Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 1, 2025

During our two trips we saw lots of sports events

(football, baseball, hockey) in different venues.

A definite fun time was Wednesday Night Hockey in Bar Canada at the D!

I was definitely thinking of my blogging buddy Debra who is a big Oilers fan!

Unfortunately the Edmonton Oilers lost to the Calgary Fames 4-3 in a Shootout. 😱

Cheering for the Edmonton Oilers!

Arte Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 1, 2025

We ate so much great food, which is why I don't want to step on my scale! 😂

At the Chart House in the Golden Nugget

Downtown, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 1, 2025

Janeth and I at the Chart House

I will not show the food or us gorging! 😱

Downtown, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 8,, 2025

I do love Las Vegas!

It takes me away from everything!

I did gamble a little, and I had a win of $288.00 when I won a progressive Straight Flush.

I am not a whale. I am a low roller.

My Big Win!

The D, Downtown, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 8,, 2025

So now I'm home for a good stretch! Yay!🤞

Vegas and Alter Ego will just have to manage without me!

Happy weekend!

Drummer Daniel Conway ~ Singing His signature Hotel California

I think it's better than the Eagles original.

Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

October 8, 2025

Now that I'm home, maybe for two months, I'm determined to get on top of my blogging.

We shall see, because life is full of surprises.

Wishing you happiness, fulfillment, and energy!

Till next time ~

Fundy Blue

Standing Into Danger https://selkiegrey4.blogspot.com

My next post will be

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 🤞

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

IWSG: Wednesday, July 2 ~ Three IWSG Authors with a Little Led Thrown In!

It's the first Wednesday of the month,
the day that members of the
Insecure Writer's Support Group
share their writing struggles
and writing successes
and offer their encouragement
and support to fellow writers.

To visit the IWSG website, click here.

To become a member of the IWSG, click here.

Our wonderful co-hosts who are volunteering today,
along with IWSG Founder Alex J. Cavanaugh are

Rebecca Douglass, Natalie Aguirre, Cathrina Constantine, and Louise Barbour (Fundy Blue)!

Stop by their posts and thank them for hosting.

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Every month the IWSG announces a question that members can answer
with advice, insight, a personal experience, or a story in their IWSG posts.

Or, the question can inspire members
if they aren't sure what to write about on IWSG Day.

Remember the question is optional.

This month's optional question is:

Is there a genre you haven't tried writing in yet that you really want to try? If so, do you plan on trying it?

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Happy July, Everyone!

I hope all is well with each of you.

I have never written romance.

I could write about sexual assault, but not romance.

I'd like to break through that barrier.

We shall see.

On an entirely different topic, I like to read books written by IWSG authors,

and I've read a fair number.

This month I've read two new books and reread a favorite.

The first is the short story "The Power of Touch" by Pat Garcia.

I may not have written romance, but I enjoy romantic stories,

and this one is refreshingly unusual.

For Gianluca Abate, "One single, gigantic blast

had blown up everything he lived for." (from "Power", page 3...)

But at a train station, he meets a stranger,

someone unlike the cold-hearted people in his life,

someone who might redirect his despairing course.

This story will make you believe in the possibility and the power of love.

Amazon

The second is the inspiring memoir "Determination: A Mother of Five Conquers College"

by Victoria Marie Lees, another longtime active IWSG member like Pat Garcia.

"Funny thing about dreams," Victoria writes.

"You can try to hide them in your heart, but they never truly die." (from "Determination", Introduction ...)

This determined woman finally sets out to prove to her children,

the naysayers, and herself that dreams can come true.

I connected with this memoir on so many levels.

It reminded me of my mother's struggle to earn her degree as a mother of five,

and of my own nontraditional path to my Masters degree and beyond.

Amazon

The third is a book I've read and reread, a definite original, "Imagine Hatt: Season One"

by a second Pat, my friend and a fellow IWSG Admin, the irrepressible Pat Hatt.

Pat and I

Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada

July 27, 2024

"So what do you want to do with the rest of your life? ...

The Researcher patiently waited for my response."

"I'm going to continue my writing

and hopefully bring a little imagination back to the world.

People are stuck, unable to use their imagination because they lack it

or they are stifled by the big wigs.

I'd like to show it can still be used." (from "Imagine Hatt", page 103 ...)

I think those few sentences are the key to who Pat is as a writer and why he writes.

And Pat's imagination is in full use, as Orlin, the irreverent and funny cat,

erases his human's boring emails to a penpal

and replaces them with zany tales making fun of humans instead.

Even though the novel is funny, outrageous,

wildly original, poignant, and, in places scatologic,

I had trouble remembering that it was fiction and its characters fictional.

And it has changed forever how I look at planes flying overhead.

I'm the first to admit that this book isn't for everyone,

but if you're broad-mined, imaginative, and uninhibited,

Friday, June 9, 2023

On Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas

You can have The Strip in Las Vegas.

Me, I'll take Fremont Street in Downtown Vegas, hands down!

It is fascinating, compact, and retains the feel of Old Vegas.

I especially love Fremont Street at night because it is full of vibrant color

constantly shifting and changing, often to the throb of overhead music.

The Viva Vision Light Show in the Canopy of Fremont Street

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

June 4, 2023

When you walk up and down the length of Fremont from the Plaza to the Container Park

You will meet people from all walks of life, good and bad.

I won't deny it. You can see some very sad and unsettling sights.

But what brings me joy is seeing so many people laughing, dancing, and singing.

I often think people are remembering the happiest times in their youth

when they were carefree, growing into themselves, falling in love.

An Impromptu Conga Line in Front of the 3rd St. Stage

June 5, 2023

You will see lots of families enjoying the light shows and live entertainment.

Visitors of All Ages

June 4, 2023

I love the live bands!

It's not unusual for me to stay through all three sets of their performances,

dancing, singing, and taking hundreds of photos.

If I take enough action shots, I will get some great pictures with my iPhone.

The Talented Jeff St. Germain

Lead Singer and Frontman for My Favorite Band Stays in Vegas LV

June 4, 2023

Sara, Dancing DJ, Computer Operator, and Singer with Stays in Vegas

Chats with Fans Before the Show Begins

June 4, 2023

Often I'll just wander taking in the sights and people.

Terry worries about me when I'm off on my own,

because I can be oblivious to things going on,

like a drug deal going down in a dark corner.

I am under orders to text him frequently,

and he'll show up periodically to make sure I'm okay.

He'll often watch two or three songs with me, but that's his max,

especially as I'm always pressed up against the stage barrier right in front of the big amps.

(I love to feel the sound beating against me!)

Then he'll head off to join friends or play poker.

My Favorite Spot in Front of the Big Amps

June 5, 2023

I Never Tire of the Vibrant Lights

June 3, 2023

Vegas Vic ~ A 40-foot Neon Cowboy

Vic is the second most iconic image in Las Vegas

(the first is the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign)

June 2, 2023

A Stranded Super-Hero Zoom Flyer Is Rescued

June 2, 2023

Mischa and Sara Belt Out a Song

Stays in Vegas

June 4, 2023

View from the Plaza at the Western End of Fremont Street

June 3, 2023

Street Fashion

June 3, 2023

Dancing with Walk the Moon

June 3, 2023

Remembering His Steps from Earlier Days

June 5, 2023

A Carousel Horse at the New Carousel Bar at the Plaza

June 4, 2023

Love This Guy! A Street Cleaner Who Makes People Smile and Laugh

June 5, 2023

PJ and Sara

Stays in Vegas

June 4, 2023

These Guys Were So Much Fun!

June 4, 2023

Terry Takes in the Sights (beige shirt)

June 5, 2023

PJ Brown Gets Ready to Rock after The Viva Vision Light Show

Stays in Vegas

June 4, 2023

Taking a Break

June 5, 2023

Street Buskers Offers Roses Made from Palm Tree Fronds for Tips

June 5, 2023

Mind Bending Canopy Lights

June 4, 2023

Tina Dancing

June 5, 2023

I'm linking to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date and Nicole's Friday Face Off.

And for Nicole's FFO I have interesting Fremont Street Faces:

Rich Embry ~ Lead Singer for Alter Ego

June 2, 2023

Girl Talk Before the Show

June 4, 2023

Photographers at Work

June 4, 2023

Kenneth A. Woloson of Alter Ego

(Fingers-crossed I have the right name!)

June 2, 2023

Illya Strakhov Pours Himself a Drink

June 4, 2023

A Family Enjoying Walk the Moon

June 3, 2023

I hope you enjoyed these pictures from a street like nowhere else!

Till next time ~
Fundy Blue

My next post will be soon! 🤞

Books Read in 2026

"18 Days in Heaven" by Gale Poirot
"A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Hope, Love, and Overcoming" by Kerrie Rawson
"Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life" by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD.
"Is Math Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics Deepest Truths" by Eugenia Cheng
"Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
"Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout
"The Covenant of Water" by Abraham Verghese
"The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity" by David Graeber and David Wengrow
"The Life Impossible" by Matthew Haig
"The Lord go the Rings" by JRR Tolkien
"The Match" by Harlan Corben
"The Night the Path Disappeared" by Terri Bergen
"The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper" by Roland Allen
"Theo of Golden" by Allen Levi
"Think Twice" by Harlan Corben
"Why Christianity Must Change Or Die" by John Shelby Spong

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Friday, October 17, 2025

On the Move

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

IWSG: Wednesday, July 2 ~ Three IWSG Authors with a Little Led Thrown In!

Friday, June 9, 2023

On Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas

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