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2008 Mazda CX-9: It Never Happened



I got the keys to our Mazda for the weekend. Yes, a bachelor party weekend in Vegas. I was to rush out there to pick up my buddies at the airport. They were flying in from Seattle, New York and Denver...
Well, one thing leads to another and I wasn't able to get out of LA easily. I got slammed in traffic all the way to the bright lights of the Strip and my friends had to share a van to the hotel.

What happened past my arrival to the bar where they were all waiting for me never happened. Especially if any of our girlfriends, fiancée's or wives ever ask.

But I can tell you there are a few hard and fast rules about Vegas: Everyone is on the take, never ask a cabbie or doorman for advice because the get kickbacks. Know when to hold them. Know when to run. Lastly always, ALWAYS, "forget" to bring a camera to the bachelor party because it never happened. You don't want that kind of evidence to come back and haunt you. It could be sofa city for the next month, buddy.

Scott Jacobs, Senior Photographer

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9 Comments

tmanz says:

03:12 PM, 05/ 5/08

even if it never happened with a job title like "Senior Photographer" we do expect photos :)

banhugh says:

03:33 PM, 05/ 5/08

I assume the title refers to your CX9-related blog post.

zoomzoom22 says:

03:34 PM, 05/ 5/08

haha tmanz, very true! where's the pics, scott? The CX-9 in front of the Vegas skyline...I can see it now....
And tell your friend from Denver that he lives in the best state there is!

estreka says:

04:08 PM, 05/ 5/08

So how many, uh, new friends fit in the CX-9? And do they find it sexy? Because new friends like sexy cars.

robert4380 says:

05:04 PM, 05/ 5/08

So, uh, what does this have to do with the car? And to think I came to an automotive website wanting to read your impressions of, oh I dunno, automobiles.

sddoc07 says:

05:31 PM, 05/ 5/08

robert4380...brutal m'man, just brutal...but seriously funny!

730 says:

05:52 PM, 05/ 5/08

This entry never happened! Brilliant! Bravo!

altimadude00 says:

06:17 PM, 05/ 5/08

This entry will self-destruct in 5 seconds.

desmolicious says:

04:04 PM, 05/ 6/08

You shoulda taken the Wrangler to the bachelor party trip in Vegas. Then you coulda tested out the hose out interior.

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