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*NOTE: Some names, locations, techniques and information have been withheld due to their sensitive nature.<\/p>\n

You often don\u2019t realize you\u2019re in a fight for your soul until you\u2019re deep in it.<\/p>\n

As my loyal readers and viewers have realized, I have been fairly off the grid for roughly the past week.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

It was time for my annual trip to Las Vegas<\/a>, but unlike previous trips, this one was happening with the looming threat of the Iran War, death threats and the IRGC. Things were different for this working-class man this time around.<\/p>\n

While I\u2019m not going to get into specifics, there\u2019s no question that due to a heightened alert status and ever-evolving threat matrices, precautions that never had been taken before were going to be necessary. It turns out some people aren\u2019t fans of my outspoken ways, and unlike people who claim to be “threatened” by blue hair liberals (literally comical to even consider dangerous), being under the threat from a state-backed actor is a totally different ball game.<\/p>\n

No box could go unchecked.<\/p>\n

The first decision that was made was that I would move to the airport under the cover of darkness.<\/p>\n

There are a couple of reasons why this was deemed the best option. First, it allows me to move when the city and airport aren\u2019t buzzing yet.<\/p>\n

Second, the streets being mostly empty provide far more tactical advantages than if they\u2019re crowded and something goes wrong.<\/p>\n

The plan didn\u2019t survive me making it to the front door.<\/p>\n

Immediately upon exiting the Hookstead Compound (location classified) with my bags, I spotted two military-age males that I\u2019d never seen before. Keep in mind the entire point of the movements and schedule is that NOBODY<\/strong> is supposed to be around.<\/p>\n

I know enough about the people who live in my vicinity to recognize most of them. I\u2019ve never seen these two men in my life. It\u2019s a shocking sight to behold, but they\u2019re way more shocked to see me than vice versa.<\/p>\n

A decision had to be made in a half of a second over whether or not this was finally it. Would the entire operation be aborted before entering the vehicle for the airport?<\/p>\n

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Ultimately, sometimes the only way to fix a problem is to go clean through it (another lesson that some people would be wise to follow for Iran).<\/p>\n

I closed the space quickly, deemed the two men not an immediate threat showing hostile intent and got on the move as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

As planned, the streets are completely empty and we\u2019re able to get into the airport without issues. From that point, the goal was simple:<\/p>\n

Blend in as much as possible, go unnoticed and get seated on the plane as quickly as possible. Every minute spent in the open at the airport is a minute where nobody is in complete control of the situation. That\u2019s far from ideal.<\/p>\n

Little did I know things would only get stranger from here.<\/p>\n

I chose a seat as close to the cockpit as possible. Unusual for someone with my blue-collar roots? For sure, but a necessity given the stakes.<\/p>\n

What seemed like a routine and normal flight became very different in a matter of seconds. For the first time in my life, I was on a plane where a metal gate was closed off up front by the cockpit without explanation.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right.<\/p>\n

There was a metal gate rolled out making the front portion of the plane an impenetrable fortress. I tried to get a look past the gate, but found it difficult. My only guess was that one of the pilots was out of the cockpit for some reason, but I was never able to confirm that.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the plane touched down without further incident.<\/p>\n

The working-class man\u2019s Las Vegas vacation was underway.<\/p>\n

Just as quickly as I\u2019d gotten on the plane to Vegas, I disappeared into the crowd blending in again. Nobody knows me, and I don\u2019t know them. The less attention the better. We\u2019re not chasing clout. We\u2019re chasing demons that have haunted us for a long time, and doing it while operating to survive.<\/p>\n

Things were about to get weird (noticing a trend) very quickly.<\/p>\n

My driver appeared like a normal woman attempting to make small talk.<\/p>\n

It was anything but normal.<\/p>\n

For some unexplained reason, this woman starts talking to me about sex and a sex museum. At one point, she starts asking if I like sex.<\/p>\n

Am I on a hidden camera show? Am I being pranked? I start making very measured and careful statements assuming whatever I say is absolutely being recorded. I can\u2019t wait to get the hell out of this taxi as soon as possible. A working-class man might not have much in life, but we do have one thing:<\/p>\n

Common sense, and common sense dictates asking a stranger about sex in a vehicle is about as strange as it gets.<\/p>\n

I get out at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas with one clear goal in mind:<\/p>\n

Get to the blackjack table as quickly as I can.<\/p>\n

I dumped my stuff into my room, which for a working-class guy who had to fight for everything in life, I can tell you was pretty shocking. It featured a massive bedroom, a living room area, huge walk-in shower, a hot tub and a balcony overlooking Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not going to lie to you all. It was epic. I guess life occasionally hands the downtrodden a win in life.<\/p>\n

To the tables I went.<\/p>\n

I pulled out a roll of working-class money and set it down at a blackjack table in the high-limit room. Now, some of you might be asking, “David, what is a guy like you doing in the high-limit room? That doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019s your speed.”<\/p>\n

Fair question, and the answer is simple:<\/p>\n

Privacy.<\/p>\n

The high-limit room at the Cosmo is one of the nicest in Las Vegas, and it\u2019s also fairly secluded.<\/p>\n

Remember, I have significant threats I have to worry about, and unlike the unhinged clowns roaming around, the people who want me dead actually have the means to carry it out.<\/p>\n

Head on a swivel.<\/p>\n

I sit down at a double-deck table, and immediately go on a nice little run earning more money in a matter of minutes than a regular working-class guy does over the course of a few weeks.<\/p>\n

When you don\u2019t come from much, you know when to walk away with the win the universe gifted you (this energy won\u2019t last for long). I push back from the table for the time being and keep the operation rolling.<\/p>\n

Next stop? Stage Door for a hot dog and a cheap beer. The hot dog, while not amazing, is certainly worth the money and it\u2019s also a tradition<\/a>. It hits the spot, and I soon get word a second seasoned Las Vegas operator has arrived. For the sake of the story, he is identified as VO2. VO1, another seasoned Las Vegas operator, won\u2019t arrive until the next day.<\/p>\n

From here, things progress rather normally. We hit up the arts district for a couple beers and did a little exploring.<\/p>\n

I was about to hit my next unexpected hurdle, and while I\u2019m on a high alert status, I didn\u2019t see this kind of roadblock coming.<\/p>\n

I decide to head back for some more high-limit blackjack, and am promptly informed the casino needs extra information from me. I\u2019m not going to share the specific information in a public setting, but it appears the amount of working-class money that I\u2019ve put on the table in one day has possibly triggered some money laundering tripwires.<\/p>\n

Me? The working-class guy from rural Wisconsin? You have to be kidding me.<\/p>\n

After a brief conversation with the casino bosses, it\u2019s smoothed over and the gambling continues.<\/p>\n

Remember the win I had early in the day? That\u2019s wiped out in about an hour, and then go ahead and tack on a few paychecks on top of that.<\/p>\n

Now, this is where most people would start panicking. Those kinds of swings at the tables break most people, but most people aren\u2019t from my rural Wisconsin background.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m in the fight, and while the IRGC hasn\u2019t taken its shot yet, the casino is drawing financial blood.<\/p>\n

Just like knowing when to walk away when you win, you also need to know when to not chase losses. I cut the cord, push back and live to fight another day.<\/p>\n

I grab a burger on my way back to the room, crush it and pass out as soon as my head hits the pillow.<\/p>\n

Day two started like any other day in Las Vegas. All was quiet in the streets and casinos and people were still asleep by the time I was on the move with enough caffeine in my system to kill a rhino. I guess I\u2019m just built differently. If chugging Celsius was a skill, I\u2019d be the Tom Brady of getting it done.<\/p>\n

The day started with biscuits and gravy at Ellis Island, followed by getting kicked in the shorts at the blackjack tables. Fortunately, the losses this time around aren\u2019t nearly as vicious, but it\u2019s still not great. I\u2019m now deep in a gambling hole. Not great, but it\u2019s only a loss once you actually leave the city.<\/p>\n

What happened next<\/a> nobody could see coming\u2026\u2026.most of all me.<\/p>\n

The bat phone buzzes to life, and I see a name that stops me dead in my tracks. I know something serious must be happening for me to be receiving this call, and I now have a major issue:<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t take this call outside of a completely secure location.<\/p>\n

My hotel room, which would get the job done, is too far away and time is of critical importance.<\/p>\n

The decision is made for VO2 and myself to relocate to a closer secure location, and with the doorway secure, I answer the phone.<\/p>\n

A serious flow of information starts flooding in.<\/p>\n

Seconds feel like hours.<\/p>\n

There are times when years pass without anything happening, and then there are times where decisions are made in seconds that can change everything.<\/p>\n

This is the latter.<\/p>\n

I try to process the information as quickly and as efficiently as I can, and it ultimately boils down to one call:<\/p>\n

Go or don\u2019t go.<\/p>\n

You could hear a pin drop in the secure room. Based on the information I was hearing, I simply was not confident with going.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a no go with the door left open for a decision to be made at a later time.<\/p>\n

With my head spinning with a million thoughts, I get word that VO1 has touched down and is on his way to the rendezvous point. After a brief conversation, we head over to Ole Red (Blake Shelton\u2019s establishment) for nachos and a beer.<\/p>\n

The nachos were absolute fire. The best nachos I\u2019ve ever had? No, but definitely very solid and delicious with some added brisket.<\/p>\n

Next up was Golden Tiki in the Chinatown area of Las Vegas. Golden Tiki is another tradition every single year for us. It\u2019s an outstanding tiki bar with a unique vibe, and some bathroom wallpaper that is a bit shocking at first sight. Seeing as how this is a family website, I won\u2019t share further details. I have myself a couple tiki drinks, and both are well worth the money.<\/p>\n

As a working-class guy, I can really only afford cheap domestic beers, but this is vacation. Let\u2019s live a little. Plus, with the death threats, I simply can\u2019t be living for the future. Much like fighting the demons, any day could be the last, and we\u2019re leaving it all out on the field.<\/p>\n

Now, there is one location in Las Vegas I\u2019ve been more than eager to get to, and with the full trio locked in, it\u2019s time to execute the plan.<\/p>\n

Hogs & Heifers.<\/p>\n

For those of you who don\u2019t know, Hogs is an absolutely insane Las Vegas institution. It\u2019s not for the faint of heart or easily offended. It\u2019s a bar for true American patriots and it has the most entertaining bartenders in Vegas by orders of magnitude. They\u2019ll insult you in the most vulgar way possible, but it\u2019s all in the name of good fun.<\/p>\n

It was closed last year, and that was the first time since discovering the gem that we weren\u2019t able to go. That needed to change and it did.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now located at the Plaza while its new permanent home is built.<\/p>\n

The bartenders were as rowdy and fun as ever. While it\u2019s an outpost location, it felt just like the old Hogs so many have come to know and love, and the Coors Banquets were as cold as ever.<\/p>\n

Oh, did I mention the insults and jabs were flying in all directions? It felt good to be back, and as always, you meet some insane characters in there.<\/p>\n

We rotate between playing blackjack and hopping in and out of the bar as the day stabilizes following the phone call in the secure location.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m actually feeling fairly good about it as I head back to my hotel room, but I\u2019m also starving. I order room service and get hit with one hell of a surprise:<\/p>\n

The full room service experience is a $160 minimum spend.<\/p>\n

I honestly think what I\u2019m hearing can\u2019t possibly be true. I\u2019m trying to order a wrap. I don\u2019t need the full room service experience. Bring it to me in a bag and a plastic container and I\u2019ll be fine. That\u2019s exactly what ended up happening.<\/p>\n

How is a working-class guy supposed to be able to afford a $160 minimum spend? It\u2019s simply not possible. We\u2019re lucky just to have food on the table. Forget the fancy stuff. Save that for the millionaires and billionaires, not guys like myself.<\/p>\n

First, I have to operate under new procedures thanks to the Iranians. Second, I am gutted at the table. Third, I am reminded of just how blue-collar I am when ordering room service. The losses keep piling up.<\/p>\n

Having said that, the wrap was delicious and the portion sizes were excellent.<\/p>\n

Tuesday started just like any other day. I filmed a short war update and crushed a couple Celsius cans, and the vibes were high.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also very excited for one very simple reason:<\/p>\n

The schedule has a portion blocked off for letting it rip with some machine guns.<\/p>\n

Generally speaking, I hate indoor shooting ranges and shooting ranges in general. I had a private outdoor one at my house growing up, and the idea of strangers with guns around me at a range has never been something I\u2019ve really enjoyed. I know how good I am with a gun (most working-class men from Wisconsin can say the same), but I don\u2019t know how good these random people are or what stupid stuff they might do. Add in the fact foreign tourists don\u2019t know an AK-47 from a Beretta M9, and I think you get the point.<\/p>\n

Well, when in Vegas, you do things you don\u2019t do at home. I grabbed a PKM machine gun and PPSh-41 Soviet submachine gun.<\/p>\n

Both were absolutely awesome. The PKM was shockingly light, and the rate of fire was exceptional.<\/p>\n

The PPSh-41 was cool mostly because it\u2019s the submachine gun the Soviets used in WWII against the Germans.<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s a particularly impressive submachine gun or special, but it can\u2019t be beat from a historical standpoint if you\u2019re looking for foreign WWII guns. I can\u2019t recommend both enough if you ever get a chance to shoot them. You won\u2019t regret it. We also met some cool Welsh dudes at the range who absolutely loved America. It was a humbling reminder just how good we have it here in the USA. Foreigners would give anything to be part of our club<\/a>, and none of us would give it up for anything.<\/p>\n

Next, the trio filed over to El Cortez where I had a very mediocre bratwurst before, yet again, getting my wallet crushed at the blackjack tables.<\/p>\n

I hope my wife is okay being solely responsible for the bills for the foreseeable future because this has turned into a catastrophic gambling nightmare.<\/p>\n

What do you do when the world is against you and the demons are starting to sing? You numb the pain with a little Coors Banquet, and that\u2019s exactly what we did by swinging by Hogs, where the bartenders were in rare form. I say that as a compliment. I can\u2019t wait to visit next year once it\u2019s in its final home. I can only imagine how glorious it will be.<\/p>\n

The day wound down with a stop in the Arts District for a delicious espresso martini and some insanely good Mexican food, followed by a short stop at Ellis Island before closing beers at Stage Door. I eventually found myself back in the high-limit room with my blue-collar money (no money laundering concerns this time) and actually came out a little ahead. Slowly but surely, I\u2019m crawling out of the hole I created.<\/p>\n

However, my winning wasn\u2019t the highlight of day three coming to an end. The dude sitting next to me at the table was hysterical. I legit couldn\u2019t stop chuckling at every word coming out of this guy\u2019s mouth, and a woman (I believe girlfriend but can\u2019t say for sure) shows up and sits down next to him. Turns out she\u2019s a former golf superstar and was at one point one of the top golfers in the world. Admittedly, I have no idea who she is, but I also couldn\u2019t recognize any golfer other than maybe three or four. That\u2019s a sport for rich people, and I\u2019m anything but wealthy, no matter what the rumor mill says.<\/p>\n

They were both a ton of fun, and then a Canadian showed up ripping cigs. What a night at the high-limit blackjack table. I wouldn\u2019t have cared if I lost every penny because the dude was so funny that it made the whole thing entertaining, no matter the outcome. Fairly certain I also saw him tip several thousand dollars to the dealers in the time I was with him.<\/p>\n

Day four was the final full day in Las Vegas, and after breakfast and some more blackjack, we decided to catch a ride to Fremont.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not 50 yards down the street when the right front tire of the vehicle blows out, and the driver declares an emergency. It\u2019s in the worst possible location. We\u2019re nowhere near a parking garage or the safety of a building.<\/p>\n

Is this how it ends for me? Have plans been set in motion that can\u2019t be stopped?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know and I\u2019m definitely not going to wait to find out. VO1 and I bail out of the vehicle, and I start scanning in all directions for threats. I don\u2019t see anything, but we\u2019re completely in the open and exposed. Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide. I took a look at the guy\u2019s vehicle, and as VO1 noted, “His right tire is f****d<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

I peered over, and assessed the situation.<\/p>\n

His right tire was completely destroyed. I don\u2019t even understand what happened. I never heard a pop or any kind of blast.<\/p>\n

It was fine when we entered the vehicle, and it was anything but fine now. Every second matters. The longer we stay exposed, the more risk we\u2019re assuming.<\/p>\n

A backup vehicle – a big black SUV – whisks in and we\u2019re in it without hesitation racing towards where we\u2019re going.<\/p>\n

I still have absolutely no idea what happened with the original vehicle, and I doubt I ever will. Some questions are best left unasked.<\/p>\n

We grab a couple beers and attempt to win some money. VO1 pulls an absurd four card blackjack split and hits it. The craziest part is it wasn\u2019t the first time. He did the exact same thing earlier in the day at Ellis Island.<\/p>\n

Two successful four card splits in one trip? Good luck replicating that at any point in the near future.<\/p>\n

I also noticed at one point in the night that my phone all of a sudden had a crack in the screen protector, which VO2 and myself found extremely odd. It was never dropped and never left alone. None of us could explain it. Maybe there was a perfectly ordinary explanation. Maybe there wasn’t. Either way, it became one more strange thing on a trip that seemed determined to keep getting stranger.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the night didn\u2019t feature any more unexpected surprises, and instead focused on some honest conversations about some theories we have about relationships and life. Those aren\u2019t my stories alone to share, so I won\u2019t out of respect for the other parties involved.<\/p>\n

I wake up, bang out another video update for the Hookheads (what my fans call themselves on YouTube) and grab a stack of cash to hit the high-limit room one final time before leaving.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when there was an unexpected change of plans.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m well over a thousand miles from home, and I get a call learning that my HVAC system is still not only not fixed, but getting the company to show up and do it has become a nightmare for my wife, who is running point at home.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s enraging. We\u2019re now weeks into this situation without a resolution, and my patience has officially run out.<\/p>\n

Instead of spending some blue-collar money one last time at the tables, I\u2019m now dealing with this issue and then I run into a major computer problem.<\/p>\n

What seemed like a successful trip is unraveling into a nightmare as I sit on the one-yard line waiting to punch the ball in.<\/p>\n

You remember the start about a fight for your soul? I successfully avoided detection in Las Vegas (major win), clawed back some losses to an acceptable point (huge win) and was ready to roll one last time.<\/p>\n

One final engagement at the tables.<\/p>\n

Instead I\u2019m in a hotel room dealing with infuriating nonsense.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not the bright moments when you have to remember to save your soul. It\u2019s the dark ones, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m left doing as the clock ticks down.<\/p>\n

I eventually get enough of it smoothed out, but now I have to race to catch my plane. With a Burger King burger and some fries in my stomach, it\u2019s time to go home.<\/p>\n

I spent five days dancing with the demons, battling the highest stakes I\u2019ve ever gambled and made it out alive.<\/p>\n

Little did I know the biggest fight yet was only hours away.<\/p>\n

In the final stretch of my plane ride home I start to notice something that I don\u2019t think many other people are:<\/p>\n

The plane is flying in a holding pattern.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not getting any closer to our final destination. We\u2019re holding.<\/p>\n

A brief holding pattern is one thing. A holding pattern that carries on for an extended period of time is rarely a good thing.<\/p>\n

Then the pilot comes over the PA system and gives us all the devastating news. The plane is being diverted to a completely different airport due to the final destination having a ground closure.<\/p>\n

You have to be kidding me, right? I just made it out of Las Vegas alive and am supposed to be landing back home in minutes.<\/p>\n

Instead, we\u2019re bound for an airport much further away from my home, and while that\u2019s bad enough, what\u2019s looming is an experience so hellish that I can only pray I never have to repeat it again.<\/p>\n

Once the plane lands, we\u2019re just stuck on a runway for hours. It feels like Lord of the Flies. Discontent is growing. Now, I will say none of this is the fault of the crew. I\u2019m not blaming them. I\u2019m blaming the universe.<\/p>\n

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We finally pull into a parking spot\u2026..that is nowhere near a gate. The next problem? A stairs vehicle is blocking the bus from coming to get us.<\/p>\n

It just drags on and on. I\u2019ve seen darkness in life. I\u2019m not even sure what words could accurately sum up this situation. I want to be anywhere else on the planet right now.<\/p>\n

Eventually, we get off and are unloaded in a terminal to find a way home. Absolute disaster on all levels.<\/p>\n

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I make it home and my wonderful wife has pizza waiting. It\u2019s the small victories that really make you smile. The highest of highs. The lowest of lows. All in a span of a few days. I fought the demons and won only to be dragged back down in the closing moments. Fortunately, I was able to pry victory away from the brutal jaws of defeat.<\/p>\n

What comes next? I don\u2019t know, but I do know someday I will lose this fight. That day just isn\u2019t today. We ride again at dawn. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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