Michael Valentine is a real person; he's a friend of Ronnie's (I think) and he's a professional gambler in Vegas, and he opened for The Killers on a few shows, and he did (I'm not sure if he still does) have some sort of job with the band, I can't remember what he did/does though. I think this song is kind of telling the story of Michael Valentine... his travels. The "narrator" in the song (Brandon) may be a best friend or might have a crush on Michael or something, it's hard to tell, but it's plausable, especially from what Zythe said.
Michael Valentine is a real person; he's a friend of Ronnie's (I think) and he's a professional gambler in Vegas, and he opened for The Killers on a few shows, and he did (I'm not sure if he still does) have some sort of job with the band, I can't remember what he did/does though. I think this song is kind of telling the story of Michael Valentine... his travels. The "narrator" in the song (Brandon) may be a best friend or might have a crush on Michael or something, it's hard to tell, but it's plausable, especially from what Zythe said.