A Wicked Night With Slots and Music
While visiting New Jersey, the beaches are on most peoples mind when thinking about vacationing there. As for a resident of New Jersey that statement could not be truer and for the most part those locations are where my family decides to visit nearing the end of Summer. Whether it be Point Pleasant or Cape May, one shoreline brings millions to it's shores with its intoxicating atmosphere and live venues; that being Atlantic City.
The decision for my family to visit Atlantic City came with the advent that the American musician and occasional actor Chris Isaak would be performing there. Chris Isaak is a bit less main stream than most artists, starting his career in 1985. He soon, however, gained traction in the late 80s with hit songs like Wicked Game and Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing. I remember hearing these songs as a child but I had doubts whether Chris Isaak, being less mainstream, still had it in him to give a stellar live performance.
Finally driving into Atlantic City, the Atlantic City hotel Ceasars could visibly be seen almost greeting us to the night to come. This ancient Rome themed hotel and casino, although famous, was not where we would be staying but was a sight to see nonetheless. The hotel that we would be staying at would be the famous Tropicana Cuban inspired hotel and where we would be seeing Chris Isaak as well.
Upon arriving at the Tropicana, the section of the Tropicana more specifically we would be staying at was the French Quarter. This New Orleans style section housed many tourists looking for that aesthetic and was apparent with the amount of cars entering the facility.
Entering the Tropicana, bundles of people of all ages were wandering around trying to find the slots or to get something to eat. The New Orleans aesthetic was apparent in the architecture and the way we were walking around it was hard to think we were not outside in the rushing streets of New Orleans.
Trying to find our way to the concert venue, we ran into many people trying there luck at the slot machines. As an observation, I had noticed mostly older people above the ages of 50 at these machines. Asking my father for his opinion on this he said, "It's probably a generational thing because my father, your grandfather, enjoyed the slots as well". As I pondered about this, we had just arrived at the concert venue starting in just 5 minutes.
As the show started, Chris Isaak appeared on stage wearing a blue sparkling outfit. Opening with San Francisco Days I was instantly transported to my childhood listening to his music in the back of my parents car. Surprisingly enough for a majority of the show he had not remained on stage, rather, walked among the audience engaging very heavily with his fans. Because of this I realized no matter what the generational gap, music brings people together.
After listening to Chris Isaak perform after all these years, I learned that music truly is timeless. Everyone has the opportunity to enjoy different types of music and even though it may seem old, the music itself brings people together. I guess you could say the same about slots or just a trip to Atlantic City.
The decision for my family to visit Atlantic City came with the advent that the American musician and occasional actor Chris Isaak would be performing there. Chris Isaak is a bit less main stream than most artists, starting his career in 1985. He soon, however, gained traction in the late 80s with hit songs like Wicked Game and Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing. I remember hearing these songs as a child but I had doubts whether Chris Isaak, being less mainstream, still had it in him to give a stellar live performance.
Upon arriving at the Tropicana, the section of the Tropicana more specifically we would be staying at was the French Quarter. This New Orleans style section housed many tourists looking for that aesthetic and was apparent with the amount of cars entering the facility.
Entering the Tropicana, bundles of people of all ages were wandering around trying to find the slots or to get something to eat. The New Orleans aesthetic was apparent in the architecture and the way we were walking around it was hard to think we were not outside in the rushing streets of New Orleans.
Trying to find our way to the concert venue, we ran into many people trying there luck at the slot machines. As an observation, I had noticed mostly older people above the ages of 50 at these machines. Asking my father for his opinion on this he said, "It's probably a generational thing because my father, your grandfather, enjoyed the slots as well". As I pondered about this, we had just arrived at the concert venue starting in just 5 minutes.
As the show started, Chris Isaak appeared on stage wearing a blue sparkling outfit. Opening with San Francisco Days I was instantly transported to my childhood listening to his music in the back of my parents car. Surprisingly enough for a majority of the show he had not remained on stage, rather, walked among the audience engaging very heavily with his fans. Because of this I realized no matter what the generational gap, music brings people together.
After listening to Chris Isaak perform after all these years, I learned that music truly is timeless. Everyone has the opportunity to enjoy different types of music and even though it may seem old, the music itself brings people together. I guess you could say the same about slots or just a trip to Atlantic City.
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