Thursday, February 09, 2006

A 'LAZY' Review of 'Zumanity' (a Las Vegas show)...

The Lazy Investor

A 'LAZY' Review of 'Zumanity' (a Las Vegas show)...

Many people want me to give more 'personal' info - kind of a 'how do you spend your time' log of my life, so, here is a bit of that...

Note that I'm not one to ramble on and on about nothing - something I see a lot of on blogs in general - boy, are there some chatterboxes out there!

This post is for those folks that like to read the goings-on, so if that isn't you, stop here!

OK, disclaimer over - let's get to the review!

A couple days ago, my family and I went to the Las Vegas show called "Zumanity" at the New York, New York casino.

The whole thing was planned as a 'surprise' by my son's girlfriend, who lives with us (longer story than you'll likely hear on this blog.....;) as a Valentine's Day gift...

The biggest part of the surprise, to me, was that it was for Valentine's Day, as it is was well over a week away!

Anyhow, that was what she called it and she got some FANTASTIC seats - right off the stage (amazing what deals you can find when you don't follow the 'standard' dates and flow of crowds - that, in itself is a L.A.Z.Y. method of living!)

So, on to the show - once we knew where we were going (I was driving the Hummer so I had to be told a bit in advance where the destination was...), we headed down to the Strip and went to the valet parking (a Las Vegas tip - 99% of the time, use the valet in Vegas. They don't charge for parking and the entrance is usually close to just about everything. Give them a buck when you leave it and one when you pick it up - they are always thrilled...)

But, one more tip - don't take your Hummer (H2 anyway) to the valet at New York, New York - their parking garage can't handle them! That was certainly a surprise to us, but, in typical L.A.Z.Y. style, we kindly remarked to the attendant that we had a 75 year old grandma in a wheelchair with us and that it is hard to get her up/down, etc, etc (it really doesn't matter WHY, most of the time when you ask for special treatment and give some sort of reason, people will let you have it - another L.A.Z.Y. tip...)

Not only did the attendant take the truck, they parked it on the main curb - right in front of the hotel! When we came back after the show, it was already sitting right there!

Back to the review (or, have I even ever gotten there?)...

Surprise number 2 was that this is a VERY ADULT show! No, it isn't a 'striptease' or anything too bad, but it is quite an adult theme and a provocative, sexy thing, with lots of 'upper body flesh' showing - and not just on the guys....

You wouldn't want to take your 1st date there, I'd think.....

And, certainly not if you are sitting in the first couple rows, or on the isles (oh, another 'tip' about Vegas shows - many of them are 'audience participation' themes and if you are on the aisles or in the front row (i.e., 'close enough to grab'), you just might get picked for some 'participation'.....)

The show itself was quite good, the actors all playing their parts well.

Lots of athletic stuff going on, too - some, pretty erotic! (personally, I liked the girl in the swimming pool the most - interesting flexibility!) There was one other 'stand-out' performer, in my opinion (although, again, I would say they were all good) - that he was only seen a few minutes before the performance and then 'in the shadows' throughout the show was a shame (another one of those 'tips' for Vegas shows - they tend to have things going on all over the place - look for performers in the rafters as well as on stage...). This was the 'spider-guy' - I don't recall his name or anything, but his talent for movement was really great.

Now, he was not a contortionist - they had one of those! This guy was amazing - touching his toes together by bending his legs BACKWARD! That is quite a feat (or, is that 'feet'...?)!

I would recommend the Zumanity show if you are adult enough to handle it (be warned, there is a lot of nudity in it - tastefully done, and often comically done as well). Where we were sitting, we only got 'participated' from confetti and once, where the guy was naked and strutting through the seats right above us.....

Well, you'll have to go to the show to find out more on that one!!!

Hope you enjoy this 'review'. You can write to me and let me know if you want more of this stuff (or not)... I'm always open to whatever works for both sides!

Happy Investing,

Steve Majors - The Lazy Investor

Friday, February 03, 2006

Put a little mayonnaise in your rice...

The Lazy Investor
Put a little mayonnaise in your rice...

You read that right...

Put a little mayonnaise in your rice!

You know, I'm not one to change my diet much - oh, I'm no
'health nut' - far from it, but there are a few things I
like to eat pretty much every day...

For breakfast, I like toast - hot and buttered.

Now, on occasion, I do add some jam (watch out if there is
grape jelly though... ;) and on rare occasions I have been
known to 'experiment'...

On one such 'binge', I wanted to try something different
and put a sliced banana on my toast, then poured a bit of
honey over the top - Y.U.M.M.Y.!

That has proven to be my #1 favorite breakfast, but I don't
have it everyday - that would ruin the treat!

For lunch (and most dinners), I'm one of those 'heat it up,
roll it in a burrito bread and I'm done' kind of folks.
Pretty much any leftovers make it a meal that satisfies my
'pangs'.

Well, recently, I was fixing one of these 'dinners' for
myself and my wife (she often shares in my concoctions -
without the burrito bread...)

Even her 74-year old mother got in on this one - some rice,
veggies and stuff...

But...

She (grandma) told me to put some mayonnaise in her rice.

Now, I thought she'd gone totally nuts (after all, she has
had some lapses in memory and such lately and with her
other health problems, it wouldn't be a surprise...)

However, I fixed it as per her request - after all, it
wasn't me that had to eat it!

But, then, something amazing happened...

As I was cleaning up from fixing her meal, I grabbed the
spoon I'd used to mix her concoction with and stuck it in my
mouth...

One of those things you do - right?

And, to my total amazement, it was GOOD!

YUMMY in fact!

So good that I made my 'burrito' with the same mixture!

So good in fact that I made TWO of them!

So good that I will, from this day forward, be putting
mayonnaise in my rice - often...

What does any of this have to do with real estate
investing?

Actually, a lot!

You see, oftentimes, you get stuck on just how to do your
next deal - just what to do to make your next one go
through quickly so you get paid.

Many times, it is because you only know one technique - or
one version of it...

Sometimes you simply get stuck in a 'rut' and only want to
do things one way...

Yes, even with something as simple as Lease Purchase (or
Lease Option - however you like to call it...), there are
different methods to get to the end result - which, in my
opinion, is to get you PAID!

The technique I teach in The Lazy Investor's Guide to Lease
Purchase
has the most powerful marketing and 'powers of pursuasion'
systems in it I have ever seen - and GET you PAID - BIG!

What do you think?

I mean, if you have a system that allows you to consistently
bring a seller down on their price while taking buyers from

"A couple thousand down" to

"$20,000 non-refundable option money" -

would that be something you want to use for yourself, right
where you live?

It's just like putting mayonnaise in your rice...

Put things together just a little differently - and the
results are YUMMY!

You just have to be willing to taste it for yourself...

But, watch out - you may just find how much you LIKE it!

Pick up your copy of
The Lazy Investor's Guide to Lease Purchase,
stop what you are doing and go, right now,
http://TheLazyInvestor.com/products.html#LP

Happy Investing,

Steve Majors - The Lazy Investor

P.S. Check out all the 'mayonnaise' at http://TheLazyInvestor.com/products.html

P.P.S. Put a little different flavor in your life, and do things a little differently - for more results. http://TheLazyInvestor.com/products.html#LP