Viva Las Vegas

Jonathan Ray took his son to Sin City – with strict rules from his wife

I was thrilled with my wheeze. After a few Rum Negronis too many, I had promised to celebrate my son Ludo's recent 21st birthday and my impending 65th with a brief but determined assault à deux on Las Vegas, that most iniquitous of all dens of iniquity. We couldn't wait. Mrs Ray, though, was far from impressed. 'Any drugs, hookers or tattoos and don't even think about coming home,' she warned. Although his elder brother, a staunch teetotaller, takes after nobody in our family I can think of, Ludo is his parents' son and, I'm delighted to say, has all the makings of an old soak. On being told that he had to make the most of his gap year and do something useful, Ludo promptly enrolled on a course…

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The Oldie (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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