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We came.
We saw.
We drank.
We saw some movies.
We got drunk.
We went to some parties and red carpet events.
We got even more drunk.

And some of us got so drunk we thought it might be funny after seeing The Hangover if we made out with  someone named Bob.  That was me.  It’s not a surprise to say that movies have had an influence on my life… for good and for bad.  But I never expected to get so hammered that going to Graceland Chapel for a  ceremony would seem like a good idea.  I was there for a film festival and only saw The Hangover a week earlier which is a movie set in Vegas, yet not screening at CineVegas, but somehow I ended up at that chapel.

There’s a lot more to the  tale, but CineVegas was a whirlwind of amazing A-list stars, epic parties and memorable movies.  In fact, I was happy to learn that my festival favorites went on to win awards. Easier with Practice took the Grand Jury Prize with Godspeed getting a Special Jury Award and All In: The Poker Movie was awarded the Documentary Jury Prize.  What makes CineVegas special is not just the hospitality, parties and movies – it’s the city itself.  Anything can happen.  But not everything stays there as anyone who has had photos of their drunken escapades posted on the internet can attest.  Um, like me.

I am happy to note that after the dust cleared and I woke up with my “wife” Bob next to me, one detail was overlooked.  Our marriage license was never notarized or certified or even made legal.  In short, we had a great time , but somehow in my drunken stupor, I avoided the one detail that would have led to real trouble.  So while my alcohol-induced glaze drove me to do something stupid… it also saved me from making that stupid thing real.  Which means the next round is on me, I’m a single man again!

I’ll always remember… um…. most of CineVegas 2009.  2009!  And what I don’t remember, there’s photos to prove I that I did indeed have a time to remember.

Words by Chris Gore

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