I had a pretty lousy day yesterday, and was in a pretty lousy mood to go along with it.

So I decided to take the Las Vegas version of Prozac.

I treated myself to not one, but two, count ‘em, TWO consecutive Big Elvis shows.

I jumped on the Monorail, and headed over to the Barbary Coast.

And of course, when Big E (real name Pete Vallee) was done for the night, I was feeling much better.

The big guy always comes through.

I even got in on the audience participation bit during the first set. I sat up front during this performance.

He took my “In The Ghetto” request in the first set, and sang it as the second song.

I gambled a little during the break, and won .10. Yes, ten cents. No, I am not kidding. I put a $20 bill into a machine, and cashed out thirty minutes later with $20.10 on my ticket.

That’s a wage of twenty cents per hour, or put another way … the annual GDP of Cambodia.

So I did pretty well … by Cambodian standards.

By the time the second set started, the front rows were filled with really drunk people who requested ridiculous songs (which prompted BE to stop taking requests), and I didn’t get “Kentucky Rain” played, which was my second request.

But hey, there is always tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day. Every weekday from 3pm - 6pm at the Barbary Coast.

The second set was excellent as well, as Elvis picked some good songs.

His partner did Conway Twitty during the first set, and Roy Orbison during his second set.

He was excellent as well.

Then, Conway Twitty guy announced that the show had been renewed at the Barbary Coast until the end of 2007 … and the audience applauded quite loudly, obviously pleased by this development.

If you haven’t seen Big Elvis, well, you suck.

Go see him, and thank me afterward.