Jeff Cadle

I could write a book (I really could!) chronicling Luisfest and the anniversaries of said event. It's probably the event our wives hate the most, it's had great years and good years and extremely great years but it always is a joyous time. It started out as simply Luis' bachelor party and has grown to an annual festival celebrating the spirit of Luis. Below are just a few of the thousands of highlights from these galas!

Luisfest 1 - Began in SF ended in Vegas. Luis arrived to a room of Jeff, I and some people he knew vaguely. We drank and drank and headed to the Pizza parlor, where SURPRISE, all his close friends were. We ate and exchanged many X-rated gifts. The hits were Brian's Vaseline covered cucumber and the squirt gun shaped like a penis. The crowd eventually headed out to bars, Luis back to the room where he repeatedly vomited. Eventually after a night of raging Zippy blew the Vegas surprise by asking Luis if "they told him about Vegas yet" Then some of us headed to Vegas. Jeff did the first salmon impression ever. Craig did sea turtle impressions (though he's not obsessed.

We went to the Luxor and sat down. The waitress arrived and I ordered 7 flaming volcanoes. She responded "You mean one flaming volcano with 7 straws?" I calmly said "No! We want 7 flaming volcanoes" "And an extra shot of 151" added Craig. She then said "You mean 9 shots of alcohol in the drink isn't enough for you?" "I'll have an extra shot of 151 in mine too" I added.

We met a girl and she asked if we were from I said "Bay Area." Jeff jumped in with "No Chicago" and the girl said "Good my sister said you'd lie to me." Took her an hour before she realized we weren't her sisters friends. She ended up driving us all over Vegas that night. Well until I got separated and walked about 5 miles on the freeway back to the Aladdin. While on the freeway I actually saw her with the gang in the back of the truck drive by.

Luisfest 96-99

I can't tell every story because some of you have a limit on the size of e-mails you can receive.

In 1996 we arrived and headed to the Luxor for flaming volcanoes. We then went to another bar and within minutes of arriving all but Craig had passed out or were vomiting (he had eaten a whole fried chicken at the Luxor while the rest of us were drinking on nothing since lunch). I was outside in front vomiting on the side of someone's car when I was tapped on the shoulder, I turned around and there was a bouncer holding a very wobbly Jeff up, the bouncer said "Hey, take care of your friend" (Now that was a reversal of roles for Jeff and I).

There was the horrible bowling in 1999, the even worse golfing (well for me) in 1999. The mild on the glasses incident. Jim Burns and his night of hallucinations as he sat and watched an endless parade of hot looking women walk by, before realizing he was in the lobby of the hotel and some of the women were old men. And on and on.

One of the highlights which I have on video (Thanks to Brian) is a very hammered Jeff staring at the video camera screaming "Headbutt that light, Headbutt that light..." then running up and slamming his head into the light.

Zippy's $21,000 hoops challenge. Surrounding Rocky and chanting "Rocky, Rocky, Rocky...." until he freaked and fled. Filling out incident reports after being kicked out of NY NY. Getting kicked out of the casino after stating "I could get any chick in here if I took off my shirt" then taking off my shirt and walking the aisles of the casino.

Dancing at the Key Largo. Craig slapping the singer. Eventually being kicked out and "Banned for Life" from the Key Largo. Walking, walking, walking looking for Steak and Lobster. Arriving and they had none.

The year the many Gaucho's joined in and there was a split in the group. Jim B, Luis, Jeff and I went to old Vegas and had a blast and drank cinnamon flavored liquor from a sweet waterfall. While the Gauchos tried to gamble at Hard Rock and went to bed early in their comfortable suite off the strip.

The amazing moving statues at Caesar's and (one of my favorite parts of each trip) sitting in the bar watching the Pirate Ship Battles. The incredibly stupid but fun 3 pronged show at the Luxor. Laughing hilariously in the boat at the Luxor when the guide said "Hi, I'm the leader of this archaeological expedition."