A Real LV Souvenir...Los Pedros Style

Walking down the Las Vegas strip, we passed up the escort pamphlet solicitors. Ya'll know who I'm talking about: The hardworking Mexican immigrants on the sidewalk who slap the handful of flyers before trying to hand them off to pedestrians. Every 5th or 6th worker wears a shirt as an advertisement. It's usually some blindingly bright color: neon green, orange, yellow, etc. The message on the shirt is something like: GIRLS TO YOU! 702-000-0000. As we passed a worker in his gaudy green escort shirt, I told B that I always wanted one of those shirts. I wasn't kidding. I think they're very funny, & almost anyone that sees one knows exactly where it's from. I lamented to her that they don't sell them in souvenir shops, & I wouldn't want to buy one off their sweaty backs (ALMOST typed "sweaty wet" before I caught myself, LA & TJ).

As we kept walking, we saw another worker in a yellow shirt....with a 2nd yellow shirt sticking out of his pocket. The fold crease near the bottom indicated it was unworn out of the box. The shirt proclaimed "LAS VEGAS STRIPPERS DIRECT TO YOU! (702)948-6666 TOTALLY NUDE". A silhouette of a knelling woman rounded out the design. B went up to the chap, who looked like an older version of El Guapo (with a haircut) from The 3 Amigos. She asked if the shirt was for sale. As he stared at her chest in silence, I wondered if he habla ingles at all. He then said "$20". B & I pondered for a minute before I reached into my wallet and finalized the deal (after inspecting it to verify it was really unworn). I figured I paid a typical LV tourist t-shirt price for a unique item & I've paid $20 before for shirts @ concerts/cons/hip hop stores. Not only was my shirt unused, I'm not sure how good my chances are that any of the other workers would comprende that much english or even sell the shirt at all, esp. if I asked instead of B. B, her cousin, & cuz's boyfriend had already bought stuff at Fashion Island. Now I also had a purchase from the trip.