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<\/a>Mama’s Wranglers<\/p><\/div>\n
Brother, Capt. Jack Sparrow and I, principals in the Sparrow Brothers Fine School of Football Forecasting<\/strong>, along with our wives, made a trip to Vegas to test the analytics we\u2019d gathered since the beginning of the season, on both college and pro football betting. \u00a0We headed to our favorite hotel\/casino there, South Point<\/strong> on Saturday morning. (Note: we never travel to Vegas on a Friday, or come home on a Sunday)<\/p>\n We arrived in time to place some bets on the afternoon college games.<\/p>\n I knew we didn\u2019t want to spend all of our time in the casino (or couldn\u2019t afford to), so I looked for things to do in Vegas.\u00a0 Due to \u2018that thing going around\u2019<\/strong>, there was not much happening in the way of entertainment.\u00a0 I was hoping to get in to see my old friend, Wayne Newton<\/strong>, but his show, like most others, was shuttered.\u00a0 Undaunted, I continued my search and eventually found:<\/p>\n Mama\u2019s Wranglers at the Firelight Barn Dinner Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n Hummmm, looked interesting.\u00a0 It was in Henderson<\/strong>, about a 20-minute drive east of Vegas and the price was right, $38<\/strong> per person for BBQ dinner and a show<\/strong>!\u00a0 Or maybe it wasn\u2019t right – $38 for dinner and a show?!\u00a0 What\u2019s wrong with the dinner or the show?\u00a0 But there was not much else going on, so I booked it for the four of us.\u00a0 A dinner and show in a barn sounded very fun, although the price made us a bit leery, so we figured it might be a bit cheesy, but it kept us away from the sports book where we had lost every college game we had bet on earlier in the day.\u00a0 So, $38 for dinner and a show was sounding better all the time.<\/p>\n Halloween Dessert Face<\/p><\/div>\n We drove to Henderson looking for a barn, but the address took us to a strip mall off a main road.\u00a0 OK, we were prepared for cheesy.\u00a0 We were greeted and seated by \u2018the family\u2019<\/strong>, Mama and her two daughters and her son.\u00a0 The room was decorated in a western motif which was a bit cheesy, but created a nice atmosphere.\u00a0 We asked for the\u00a0 wine list<\/strong> and Mama said, we normally serve wine and beer, but because they had carpeted floors, due to Covid, they could not have alcohol in the room.\u00a0 Wow, I thought about all the wine and beer I drank at home on a carpeted floor!\u00a0 Then I imagined her saying, as she looked around the room furtively, that there was a liquor store across the street and if we kept the bottles under the table, she would give us some red solo cups from which to drink.\u00a0 Wink Wink. I immediately went to the liquor store and bought some wine.\u00a0 I returned just in time to be served our dinner.<\/p>\n When I think BBQ dinner, I think chicken, ribs, brisket or tri-tip<\/strong>; nope, dinner consisted of\u00a0pulled pork<\/strong> on a hamburger bun, a helping of Mac & Cheese and some coleslaw.\u00a0 Not what was expected, but rather tasty!\u00a0 The coup de gras was the ‘Halloween’ dessert on a red paper plate, where we were asked to make a creative face out of two Oreo cookies, 6 pretzel sticks, 4 mini marshmallows and 2 candy corns.\u00a0 I was hoping to win a prize with my entry, but apparently others were more creative.<\/p>\n After dessert was served, Mama and kids disappeared to get into their \u2018performance outfits\u2019, the lights dimmed and the show started. This is a very talented<\/strong> family, between the four of them they played guitar, banjo, bass, keyboard, fiddle, drums, accordion, spoons and sang great harmony.<\/strong> They sang mostly country, with some pop as well as yodeled and clogged.\u00a0 We clapped and sang along to the many familiar songs and walked out of there with big smiles on our faces.\u00a0 For a very fun evening, I highly recommend heading out to the Fire Light Barn and taking in this show, if you don’t expect steak & lobster, cover charges and expensive drinks, you won\u2019t be sorry.<\/p>\n PS: We didn’t do that well on Sunday, betting on the Pros either, like not winning a single bet!\u00a0 Son, Jeff wanted to get in on the ‘Sparrow Brothers’ action and sent me money to bet on some games . . . lost every one!\u00a0 Jack has suggested that we go into making and selling Shepard Pies<\/strong>.\u00a0 Couldn’t do worse!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Bob Sparrow Brother, Capt. Jack Sparrow and I, principals in the Sparrow Brothers Fine School of Football Forecasting, along with our wives, made a trip to Vegas to test the analytics we\u2019d gathered since the beginning of the season, … read more![\"\"](\"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Dessert-face-225x300.jpg\")
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