Highlights from our "Tour of L.A. & L.V."

I have finally had some spear time to put together some of the photos taken on our fantastic tour of Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

André T's adventures is of course also the most popular posts on this blog during the last few weeks, with his Baywatch fan video and his meet and greet with Britney Spears as definetive highlights.

The videos from these two events have as I write this been viewed 1.642 and 2.122 times.

Here are the hotlinks to the three most popular posts from the trip:

"Exclusive: New Baywatch fan video"

"Kimmel screenshots just in"

"It's André T and Britney, bitch!"

We also were fortunate to arrange a meeting with famous director and photographer Ray Kay and got a little spin in his black Lamborghini Nera.

The video I made of this has been viewed 1.114 times. You can read more about this eventful day in Hollywood here:

"Another great day in Hollywood"

I loved L.A. and will be back for more fun later. When it comes to Las Vegas I've been there and done that.

Because of the "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" rule I would not dear to discuss this further in this forum, but lets just say it was nothing for me.

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Back to normal

Home again from U.S.A. trip and back to normal with the kids coming home to me tomorrow.

The last week in Vegas was tiresome after I managed to get the flu and had to stay in bed for most of the time.

My computer also broke down with virus and crazy malware.

After giving myself shock treatment with a lot of different medisins, healty food and drink and some positive thinking, I'm no back on feet and ready for what's to come.

The computer have gone through high doses of superantispyware, ccleaner and antivirusprograms and is also fully functional again.

The week in Las Vegas didn't go to waste though. Andrè T got his meeting with Britney and we went on a day trip to Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon.

I will share all the pictures and highlights from the trip in my next post.

It's André T and Britney, bitch!

BRITNEY BITCH: André Torgersen (31) accomplishes yet another dream on his U.S.A. trip, meeting Britney Spears.

Since he was seventeen years old, Norwegian thirty one year old André Torgersen, has been a huge fan of pop diva Britney Spears. 

He’s been to a couple of her concerts in Europe, but last year when it was announced that Ms. Spears was going to be the new resident artist at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, he bought a meet and greet ticket. 

This morning he finally got the tickets in his hand at will call outside the arena.

After a couple of nerve wrecking hours in the hotel room, time had finally come to meet her. 

I will let André tell about the experience in his own words:

Tonights experience started when I was let into the “Meet & Greet” area at the Axis arena around 6.30 PM. Together with 15 other Britney fans we were taken back stage, on stage and into Ms. Spears’ dressing room. This part of the tour lasted for around one hour. 

After a thirty minutes break we were paired with another group of 15 Britney fans. We were briefed on how to behave when meeting Ms. Spears and told about all the procedures. First the female fans, then pairs or groups and then finally the male fans were let in to meet her.

In a corridor behind stage we were told to put away all personal belongings. We were then led back on stage again were we each got a few words with her, a hand shake and a picture taken with the pop diva. 

When I shook her hand I stuttered out; “Hi Britney, I’m André and I came from Norway to see you” and she answered “Oh thank you, you’re so sweet”.

Then the picture was taken and that was it. 

Thirty minutes before show start we were led to our seats on the first row of the 7.000 seater arena.

The concert was like always a great show and now I am so happy!

After last nights show he put together some clips from his experience with meeting Britney up close. Watch and see exactly how happy he was when he came out of the arena

Here are some of the pictures taken through Andrés big day....

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Welcome to Britney Spears Hotel!

9.300 M2: Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino has 2.600 rooms and is owned by the Ceasars Entertainment Corp.

The party has moved to Las Vegas and the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Only God knows how this will end.

Las Vegas is a place you go for the maximum of 48 hours. You party, you gamble and then you go home.

We're not, 'cause we're staying for a whole week. (Oh lord, give me power...)

We're here for one reason...

 

Britney Spears

AT THE AXIS: From December 2013, the venue is home for Britney Spears' residency show, Britney: Piece Of Me. Spears will perform 50 shows per year, in 2014 and 2015. She is reportedly earning $15 million per year, making her the highest paid Vegas act (per show). The first show began on the 27th of December 2013 and was well received by fans and critics.

This is the part of our trip when my travel companion, André, totally takes over the show. He has been a fan since he was 17, when Britney debuted with "Baby one more time" and broke international sales records in 1999.

André has been to two Britney-concerts earlier, in Oslo and Copenhagen, but has never met her personally.

This time it's for real. He has bought a "Meet And Greet" package and will be in Britney mood all day Tuesday.

You will most probably be able to read, see pictures and watch videos about this on my blog Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

As you can see in this picture, André already got his Britney Spears printed key card for our hotel room.

The strip

Today I went for a walk around the premises and found out that we're living inside a large shopping center - The Miracle Mile Shops. It is 1,9 kilometres long and is home to more than 170 stores, 15 restaurants and live entertainment venues.

As I don't feel comfortable in large shopping centers for more than a quick stroll, we went outside for a breath of fresh air.

IN VEGAS: The New York concept in the background is enormous.

Fifteen of the world's 25 largest hotels by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 62,000 rooms.

The Strip is not located within the City of Las Vegas but is in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, which are south of the Las Vegas city limits.

I just know I won't get bored here, but I also know there are some expences linked to it.

Well, tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday here in America and almost everyone are going to be chained to the TV screens.

In fact there are over 300.000 guests at the resorts and casinos this weekend. Almost everyone is here to celebrate the Super Bowl weekend together.

We will try to follow local tradition. André will cheer for the Denver Broncos and I will cheer for the Seattle Seahawks.

I will leave you today with some scenic pictures I took in the beautiful (but a little cold at 14 Celsius) today:

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