LURKER, I'm on Flamingo & Koval 3X a week (approximately) to have a great breakfast, lunch, or dinner at what I believe is the best place in town to have a decent meal at a great price.
It's a small, old time casino for locals called ELLIS ISLAND.
And most locals will agree that it's the best old time joint in town!
Another reason is that for some unknown reason .... I leave with a bigger bankroll than when I entered playing $5, 3 - 2 blackjack or a few minutes playing one of the Buffalo slot machines ...80% of the time.
And the route from the Strip to the Orleans passes a small, roughhouse, beer and shot joint called The Stage Door where you can get a cold beer and a shot of whatever ya want for a $5 bill.
So, yea, I walk that route frequently and know it well, but apparently I are dumb thinking that I know Tupac's point of departure from this planet .... so I gotta apologize to Ziballz because yesterday's detailed investigation has determined that he is more correct than myself ... and that Tupac was kilt in the vicinity of the Flamingo/Koval cross-streets and not midway up on Flamingo.
This was verified by a couple of homeless black guys who camp out in that vicinity and by the security guard in The Stage Door who is still a big Tupac fan.
But no sign of homage could be found and I just might go and place one there myself without no major ceremony.
I am by no means a rap fan and am totally unfamiliar with Tupac but a good friend who passed away around that same time loved Tupac's 'songs' and his big desire was to be a Tupac bodyguard.
So I guess it's a homage to my good friend also.
AND .... There are usually a group of homeless people at Koval and Flamingo and sometimes (but not often enough) I find that it's a good spot to pass some White Castle burgers around which are dirt cheap ... but filling if you're hungry enough.
