September 29th 2006

GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS=PROBLEM SOLVED

The good news is that the source for the “Las Vegas On TV” articles that I used to put in the newsletters is now back online. The “bad news” is that it comes out on Saturday, one day after I normally send out the newsletter. So rather than send a seperate email with the listings, I will post them at the Forum group under “Notes from Steve and Hunter.”

You do not have to register to read the article. The Forum Group is located here:

http://www.everythinglv.com/forums

Take a look around while you are there..it’s a great source of informaton not found in the newsletter.

RIVIERA’S SPLASH PREPARES FOR FINAL CURTAIN

The Riviera Hotel and Casino management and Owner/Producer Meshulam Riklis announce the closing of longtime Las Vegas extravaganza “Splash” on Saturday evening, September 30.

Since its debut at the Riviera on June 21, 1985, “Splash” has been wowing audiences with an amazing union of the grand showgirl performance with intense rapid-fire variety acts. Gorgeous topless showgirls and dynamic dancers performing high-energy numbers with choreography ranging from jazz to classical dance have shared the stage with modern tribute artists, hilarious comedy jugglers, world-class ice skaters, international specialty acts and motorcycle daredevils.  
    
At the core of every Splash performance, since its inception, the entertainment blockbuster had highlighted dance numbers that paid homage to the music and moves of pop-icons as well as the movies and stage dramas of Hollywood and Broadway.  Always current, today’s break dancing blends beautifully with nostalgic moments, trendy stars and outrageous retro scenes from the seventies.
   
The Riviera regrets this is happening and will miss the excellent show, the great performances and Mr. Riklis.  The show has been his “personal dream come true.”
  
Splash will always be known as the classic Las Vegas variety extravaganza with a history of amazing dancers, performers and specialty acts, impressing audiences in the true Las Vegas style! 

Hunter’s NEW Las Vegas Website 

Steve,  I have launched the new version of RateVegas.com at
http://www.ratevegas.com that features all sorts of new improvements
including reviews that are easier to read, easier to post (no more user
accounts required) and thousands of photos!

I think your readers will find it useful.

Hunter

Bottoms Up is back 

Bottom’s Up, the long running award winning comedy revue will be making a long anticipated return engagement to Las Vegas.  Marking its 45th year, the show will open at Fitzgerald’s Hotel and Casino on September 29th, playing one show nightly at 7:00 pm except Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Producer founder, Breck Wall, a Las Vegas icon, will lead the cast, which will also feature long time Bottom’s Up regulars, David Harris and Sue Motsinger.  The 60-minute revue has delighted audiences in Las Vegas and all around the country winning numerous awards and rave reviews.

Bottom’s Up represents Vegas entertainment the way it used to be.  In the days when Sinatra and Elvis played in Las Vegas, Bottom’s Up was a fixture on the Las Vegas Strip.  Unlike the current tribute shows, Bottom’s Up features the actual performers who made you laugh back then and will make you laugh again today.

ALL Shows currently running in Downtown Las Vegas are located at Fitzgeralds Casino:

Bottom’s  Up  (opens Sept 29, 2006)   7pm  Nightly (except Tues,Wed).  $22-$30   

Larry G. Jones - The Man of 1002 Voices  9pm   Nightly (except Tues,Wed).  $22-$30  FREE VIDEOS  http://www.larrygjones.com

Michael Colyar’s Comedy Extravaganza   9pm  Wed. $22-$30

STEVE’S LAS VEGAS QUICKIES

A neon sign featuring Playboy’s iconic bunny logo will be illuminated permanently on Oct. 5, opening night of the Playboy Club at the Palms’ new Fantasy Tower. The bunny-ears logo faces Las Vegas Boulevard. It will be the first Playboy Club opening in 22 years.
reviewjournal.com — News - NORM

V Theater at the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood received a request last week from a caller who wanted to reserve seats for Brad Pitt, Al Pacino and Salma Hayek for Sunday night’s performance of “The Fab Four,” The Beatles tribute group. But the reservations were later canceled because of “a shooting conflict.”
reviewjournal.com — News - NORM

Although we have received no official word from MGM Mirage, the company is in the process of finally converting the Mandalay One Club into the MGM Mirage Players Club — and we have been told by several sources that One Club members have until Dec. 31 to redeem any existing cashback and comp dollars currently sitting in their old One Club accounts. So use ‘em or lose ‘em.
reviewjournal.com — Neon - PLAYER’S EDGE

Every Wednesday night Studio 54 presents PLAY, a weekly showcase of Las Vegas’ hottest and most dynamic entertainers.  With different performers each week, PLAY is a night for Las Vegas’ premier entertainers to step outside of their normal routine and show off their PLAYful side on the dance floor.  With beat-master DJ P on the turntables and sexy go-go dancers throughout the club, Studio 54 invites Las Vegas’ entertainment industry to party in an exciting avant-garde atmosphere.

Let’s try to keep this straight:  the Las Vegas Hilton is flush with radio shows…or at least two-of-a-kind.  In addition to “Lunchtime With Ira,” the Las Vegas Hilton launches “Poker-Straight From The Hilton” featuring host Rodd William Stowell and appearances by poker experts and Hilton Poker Room Manager Marc Nelson.  The show will air every Monday on KLAV, the talk of Las Vegas, 1230 on the AM dial.   Stowell brings a wealth of poker knowledge and broadcast experience to the new show, which will feature news about the world of poker.  The Las Vegas Hilton Poker Room opened September 2, 2005.

According to a story in Celebrity Week, Motown diva Diana Ross, who was recently spotted at Caesars Palace, is in discussions about a deal that would make her one of the replacements, along with Elton John, Bette Midler, and Cher, to take over on a rotating basis when Celine Dion ends her run at Caesars late next year. We’ll keep you posted as and when more details emerge.
Las Vegas Advisor - Features & News - Today’s News

Tempo, the Las Vegas Hilton’s hip new lounge, is celebrating Oktoberfest every day in October with souvenir beer steins, two-for-one Beck’s Beers (4 p.m.-2 a.m. daily), complimentary sampling of traditional German sausages (4 p.m.-7 pm. daily) and dancing bevtainers (4 p.m.-2 .a.m.). Leiderhausen not required.

Plans have been announced for a new Las Vegas water park, currently called “Las Vegas Wet,” which would fill the gap in the market left by the much mourned Wet ‘n Wild theme park. Slated for 100 acres of land near Las Vegas Blvd. and the 215, the park itself will occupy over 30 acres, part indoors and part outdoors, with additional plans for the site including a snow dome for indoor skiing, two hotels, a casino, and events center. If the project comes together, its backers hope to break ground early next year.
Las Vegas Advisor - Features & News - Today’s News

Penang Malaysian Cuisine has opened at 5115 Spring Mountain Road, with an extensive menu of traditional Malaysian foods such as Roti Canai and Lo Mee, plus some foods from other cuisines. For more information, call 648-9889.

The Imperial Palace is featuring a cash wind tunnel promotion throughout October. Every day at 3 p.m., the casino will draw seven names, each of whom will have 45 seconds to collect as many ($1-$100) bills as they can. Imperial Player Club members receive one entry for every 100 points ($1,000 coin-in) earned on their card. The casino also is giving away a candle set to all members earning 200 points (no redemption required) during the month of October.
reviewjournal.com — Neon - PLAYER’S EDGE

The Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook is proud to announce the installation of the popular Interactive Player Terminals (IPTs). These terminals give race players access to pertinent racing information and wagering convenience from their own seats. The IPTs are located in the race book’s VIP section. This area is enhanced with comfortable leather seating, a 15” plasma TV, ample lighting, and plenty of counter space for top end players. The IPTs virtually eliminate players from being shut out as well as the convenience of not standing in line. Interested race players should check with a SuperBook race supervisor for all the details.

Redneck Comedy Live!, a new family-friendly show at the Sahara that showcases four comedic performers, opens October 9. The comedians featured include Dick Hardwick (a favorite of Riba McIntire), Nashville comic/recording artist T. Bubba Bechtol, Sam Griesbaum, and Killer Beaz. The show will perform nightly (except Sundays) at 9 pm in the Sahara Theater; tickets are $44.50 inclusive of tax.
Las Vegas Advisor - Features & News - Today’s News

Clint Holmes will be sharing his final week on the stage at Harrah’s with many of his friends and some newcomers. The lineup leading up to his Saturday finale will include: Martin Nievera, Penn & Teller piano player Mike Jones, The Tap Girls, Fifth Avenue, the cast of Second City, The Las Vegas Tenors, George Wallace and Mosaic, the vocal group that opens for George Wallace.
reviewjournal.com — News - NORM

Harrah’s Entertainment executives have made clear in confidential meetings that no one should expect an announcement about the redevelopment of its center-Strip properties until mid-December, sources say. The area includes Paris Las Vegas, Bally’s, the Flamingo, the Imperial Palace and Harrah’s, as well as Caesars Palace. Harrah’s is likely to announce a 10-year master plan that spreads risk and capital expenditures over time. Executives have said publicly they expect to end up with an all-contained resort, perhaps a Disneyland of gambling. Scuttlebutt also suggests a corporate name change to Caesars, based on its brand-name strength. Harrah’s shares have been under pressure, but analysts expect demand to surge based on the progress of its Total Rewards program at Caesars Palace and international development prospects.
reviewjournal.com — Business - INSIDE GAMING

The Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook, famous for offering a variety of proposition wagers, is getting set for the hockey season.  Hockey gurus from the SuperBook recently posted over/under point totals for each and every NHL hockey team for the regular season. This wager which is similar to over/under season wins in football and basketball, gives guests the opportunity to wager on how successful their favorite hockey teams are going to be this year. Guests may wager over or under how many points their teams may earn over the course of the regular season. Some of the favorites include, Ottawa 108.5 points, Anaheim at 107.5, Detroit and Nashville both at 104.5. Defending champion Carolina comes in at 97.5 and the local favorite LA Kings are 91.5. All the rules and details are at the SuperBook.

The latest expansion of Green Valley Ranch is to be unveiled October 3, to coincide with the resort’s 5th anniversary. Costing $110 million, the latest additions include a new 1,200-space parking garage, 170-seat race and sports book, and 22 table poker room.
Las Vegas Advisor - Features & News - Today’s News

Look for an announcement of a mammoth makeover for The Stratosphere soon.

Andre Agassi has announced the addition of Ellen DeGeneres and a special acoustic performance by John Mayer to the all-star line-up for his 11th Annual Grand Slam for Children benefit concert for at-risk youth in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Tickets are $90, $70 and $50; call Ticketmaster at 702-474-4000. 

Next week’s (October 2) “Lunchtime with Ira” features host Ira David Sternberg talking with Dean Mauro (“Tony”) and Rob “Rocco” Morrocco (“Christopher”) from “The Sopranos Last Supper”; a unique performance by Phat Strad, a talented group of beautiful women playing futuristic electronic instruments; and stunning images of Las Vegas past and present with Darrin Bush of the Las Vegas News Bureau. “Lunchtime with Ira” is a weekly radio and television show broadcast from the Las Vegas Hilton.  It airs locally in Las Vegas on KDWN AM 720 Talk Radio at 11 p.m. Thursdays; live at noon on Mondays in Phoenix on KFNX News-Talk Radio 1100 and nationally on Cable Radio Networks; on the Web - live, archived and podcast – at www.lvhilton.com; and on the Watchit Television Network channels on hotel in-room television sets, including the Las Vegas Hilton.

Siegfried & Roy’s Walk of Stars ceremony will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 3 in front of their statue at The Mirage. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., will present a proclamation.

The Pure Aloha Fall Festival Oct. 6-8 at the Cannery, 2121 E. Craig Road, will offer food, crafts and entertainment from the Pacific islands. A concert is scheduled for Oct. 6; festival hours Oct. 7 and 8 will begin at 9 a.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for seniors, members of the military and children younger than 10.
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With October comes the return of the annual $250,000 Pumpkin Patch Pick at the Suncoast. Every Wednesday (including Nov. 1) at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. the casino will draw 10 names, each of whom will get to chose a pumpkin worth $1,000 to $10,000 in cash. All slot, table, bingo, and race and sports book players are eligible to earn tickets beginning Sunday.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Sep-29-Fri-2006/weekly/9906835.html

Riviera management says the big showroom will revert to hotel control after “Splash” closes Saturday, and the hotel will announce a new show. No one is saying what will go in, except that it won’t be “Matsuri,” the cute Japanese sports revue that recently shared the room as an afternoon attraction.

Summer’s officially over, at least at Bellagio, which has just unveiled the new fall display in its conservatory and botanical gardens. The seasonal tableau features colorful gourds, pumpkins, and squash, plus a 35-foot-tall working cider mill, and a living painting made of 160,000 plants and flowers.
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Upcoming Las Vegas Entertainment

Storied rockers The Who hit the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Nov. 10. Tickets are $55, $85, $165 and $225 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Reconstituted new wavers The New Cars pull into the House of Blues on Dec. 16. General admission tickets are $40 in advance, $45 day of show, seated tickets are $55 and special reserved seats are $65. They go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.

Country/bluegrass troupe Diamond Rio stop at The Railhead on Nov. 11. Tickets are $28.50, $37, $45 and $53 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the hotel’s Boarding Pass Rewards Center.

Classic rockers The Marshall Tucker Band hit The Railhead on Nov. 17. Tickets are $23, $28.50, $37 and $42 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the hotel’s Boarding Pass Rewards Center.

Quirky Canadian rockers Barenaked Ladies hit the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts on Dec. 1, with Mike Doughty’s Band. Tickets are $33.25, $42.75 and $57.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Aladdin box office, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Rapper Xzibit headlines the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay on Oct. 22. General admission tickets are $22 in advance, $25 day of show, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the House of Blues box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Eighties pop throwbacks the Go-Go’s turn back time at the Luxor Theater on Jan. 26-27. Tickets are $57, $70 and $88 and are on sale at the Luxor box office, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.
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The Floor is on Fire.

‘Burn the Floor’ opens at the Luxor and brings ballroom dancing to the Strip. By Mike Weatherford/Las Vegas Review Journal

Some performers find Las Vegas audiences a tough crowd: Sleepy. Distracted. Tipsy. But that’s nothing for the dancers in “Burn the Floor.”

You see, most of the fleet-footed stars of the Latin and ballroom dance revue were plucked from the world of competitive dancing. And when you get to the finals, “a lot of your audience is the competitors that you’ve beaten. They’re all watching you with prying eyes,” says Damon Sugden, one of the 18 dancers in the new revue at Luxor.

“Burn” is ballroom dancing’s answer to “Riverdance.” It has been around since 1999, but only waltzed onto the Strip briefly in 2003, with a hastily booked week at Paris Las Vegas. Now the revue lands at Luxor through at least Oct. 26, where it will surround a schedule of weekend concert acts.

More Here:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Sep-22-Fri-2006/weekly/9664922.html

Karaoke Club at Imperial Palace Celebrates Third Anniversary.

Gaming. Shows. Buffets. Karaoke. Among the many attractions Las Vegas has to offer is singing along with prerecorded music as the lyrics appear on a screen – so popular that the Karaoke Club at the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino is celebrating its third anniversary this month – and still going strong.

Tourists, locals and celebrities flock to the crowd-pleasing stage to croon a tune, belt out a ballad or vocalize a verse from more than 15,000 selections.  The daring even memorialize the occasion with a DVD of their performance. DJ Rusty Varney keeps the talented and not-so-talented performers at a steady pace and jokes with the audience, occasionally soliciting their participation by holding up signs with various sayings such as “applause,” “yikes,” “sexy” or “yee-haw.”

The Karaoke Club opens 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. It is conveniently located on the third floor of the Imperial Palace next to the Sports Bar and near Burger Palace, voted eighth best hamburger in Las Vegas.

MGM GRAND: Dixie Chicks Bring “The Accidents & Accusations” World Tour To MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. 

Dixie Chicks, the largest-selling female group in music history, will bring their 2006 world tour, The Accidents & Accusations Tour, to the MGM Grand Garden Arena for a special Thanksgiving weekend performance Saturday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m.  Pete Yorn is scheduled to open the show.

 Tickets priced at $89.50 and $49.50, not including applicable service charges or taxes, went on sale Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office.  Tickets also will be sold at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (Tower Records/WOW!, Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Robinsons-May stores and Ritmo Latino) and ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person.  To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000.  Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. 

The North American leg of the tour was named after a line in “Easy Silence,” a song on their highly anticipated new album, Taking the Long Way.  In addition to playing songs from their new album, Dixie Chicks will perform all of their previous hits from their multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning albums Wide Open Spaces (1998), Fly (1999) and their 2003 release Home.

Their “A-list” touring band includes David Grissom (Joe Ely, John Mellencamp), who is reprising his 2003 role as leader of the Dixie Chicks band, acoustic guitarist extraordinaire Keith Sewell (Ricky Skaggs), Wallflowers drummer Fred Eltringham, Black Crowes/Chris Robinson guitarist Audley Freed, west coast keyboard studio legend Larry Knechtel (Simon & Garfunkel, Mamas & Papas, The Beach Boys), former Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg, pedal steel player Pete Finney (Doug Sahm, Alison Moorer), Rod Stewart violinist Janna Jacoby and cellist John Krovoza.

When asked what fans can expect from this year’s tour, lead singer Natalie Maines said it will be “more of an old-style rock show, not so much about theatrics and props but just about the music.”  Maines also noted “to rock out we used to have to pull out a cover tune, so it’s nice to have your own songs to fill that part of the set.”

The North American dates for The Accidents & Accusations Tour are promoted by AEG Live.  For more information on Dixie Chicks’ tour and new album visit www.dixiechicks.msn.com and www.dixiechicks.com.  For press materials and artwork go to www.frontpagepublicity.com/dixiechicks.

RA Sushi Bar Restaurant Debuts Unique New Menu Items on October 3.

RA Sushi Bar Restaurant located on the Las Vegas Strip at the Fashion Show Mall introduces new savory menu items to satisfy any sushi craving. Premiering on Tuesday, October 3, the six latest creations are a vibrant addition to the existing eclectic menu at RA Sushi.
 
A mixture of flavors, textures and ingredients give RA Sushi’s new menu items a surprising twist. RA Sushi, known for its colorful food, bold interior décor, stylish patrons and pumping music, continues to put their own spin on the sushi craze. Mixing unexpected ingredients with flavorful favorites, the exotic rolls and salads combine a variety of tastes to create RA’s newest masterpieces. RA Sushi’s new menu items are as follows:
 
Crunchy Shrimp Tempura Roll: Shrimp tempura, crab mix and cucumber rolled and topped with red beet tempura flakes and drizzled with sweet eel sauce.
 
Pacific Roll: Spicy albacore, cilantro, jalapeño and cucumber rolled and topped with fresh avocado and mango salsa finished with red beet tempura flakes and sautéed pine and cashew nuts.
 
Mango Ceviche: Lobster, scallop, shrimp, and mango salsa ceviche served over fresh endive and avocado, finished with limes, cherry tomatoes, and sautéed pine and cashew nuts.
 
Scallop Dynamite Roll: Kani kama and cream cheese rolled in rice and seaweed, lightly tempura battered, topped with scallop dynamite and finished with eel sauce, red beet and spinach tempura flakes.
 
Salmon Skewer Salad: Mixed greens topped with lightly marinated yuzu grilled salmon, asparagus, crispy wonton strips and sliced lotus roots, served with a soy ginger vinaigrette.
 
King Crab Dynamite: King crab legs, zucchini and Asian mushrooms, baked in dynamite sauce, served over wasabi mashed potatoes and drizzled with sweet eel sauce.  
 
RA Sushi’s kitchen and bar are open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and the sushi bar is open until midnight. Happy hour food and beverage specials are offered Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
 
RA Sushi Bar Restaurant, an upbeat, unconventional sushi bar, opened its first location in Old Town Scottsdale in October 1997. RA is best known for successfully combining distinctive sushi with a trendy, hip atmosphere. Fresh sushi is sliced to order along with outstanding Japanese-fusion cuisine in a fun, energetic atmosphere. The result is a place that is both unpretentious and fashionable. For more information visit RA online at www.rasushi.com

Lock Up A Win By Bill Burton

I have to admit that one of the reasons I enjoy visiting the casino is the opportunity to meet and talk with other players. I’m outgoing by nature and have no problem chatting it up with my fellow players. Besides making new friends, I get the opportunity to find out what other players think and on occasion this gives me some good material for an article. Last week I had just such an encounter.

I was playing some video poker in a multi-game machine and a woman sat down next to me and began playing the slot machine. I started talking with her and through the course of our conversation I found out her name was Carolynn. She said she was on vacation and decided to visit the casino to play some slots and enjoy herself for a few hours. About twenty minutes after sitting down I heard her shriek.

More Here:
http://casinogambling.about.com/od/moneymanagement/a/lockwin.htm

I have to admit that one of the reasons I enjoy visiting the casino is the opportunity to meet and talk with other players. I’m outgoing by nature and have no problem chatting it up with my fellow players. Besides making new friends, I get the opportunity to find out what other players think and on occasion this gives me some good material for an article. Last week I had just such an encounter. I was playing some video poker in a multi-game machine and a woman sat down next to me and began playing the slot machine. I started talking with her and through the course of our conversation I found out her name was Carolynn. She said she was on vacation and decided to visit the casino to play some slots and enjoy herself for a few hours. About twenty minutes after sitting down I heard her shriek. More Here:Vegas4Locals.com eNewsletter - October, 2006 

FREAKLING BROTHERS HAUNTED HOUSES

Freakling Brothers, the creators of Las Vegas’ premier haunted attractions, will terrify visitors again this year as it celebrates its 30th anniversary in Las Vegas.

By concentrating on primal fears, relying on the power of live performers, and employing the art of theatrical illusion, Freakling Brothers will once again frighten yet delight thousands of Las Vegas’ bravest thrill seekers!

The three horrifying attractions are open through October 31st. Hours and days vary. Prices are $10-$11 for general admission, $5 for the bounce back pass, and $25 for the Freak Pass.

CIRCUS OF HORRORS
Sunset Station Hotel & Casino; 1301 W. Sunset Rd., Henderson

CASTLE VAMPIRE
Charleston Swap Meet; 4530 E. Charleston (at Lamb Blvd.)

THE MORTUARY
United Artist Theater; 2321 N. Rainbow

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HAUNTED FEATURES AT MADAME TUSSAUDS

Freddy Kruger has moved to Las Vegas from Elm Street. So has Crystal Lake’s unstoppable monster Jason Voorhees and Leatherface, his chainsaw toting sidekick from Texas.

The three most frightening horror movie characters in Hollywood history are now scaring guests at the new “Chamber of Horrors, Live” experience at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas.

Characters of Freddy (A Nightmare On Elm Street), Jason (Friday The 13th) and Leather Face (Texas Chain Saw Massacre) will be portrayed with special effects and live actors to create the ultimate in scare maze experiences. Guests will walk through a number of themed environments where they should expect the unexpected!

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Show Review: Carrot Top by Rick Garman

It’s probably unfair to say that I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Carrot Top’s show at Luxor but there it is. I mean, let’s be honest: when you try to rate comic genius, Carrot Top, to most people, will fall somewhere on the list near Howie Mandel and Yakov Smirnov, people whose careers made them into bigger punch lines than the ones they actually delivered in their shows. But Carrot Top’s manic energy, off-the-wall observations, and generally good natured sense of humor make this show an entertaining diversion. It’s not the best comedy show in the world and not even the best in Vegas (that would be Rita Rudner), but it made me laugh and that has to be worth something.

For the uninitiated, Carrot Top (given name Scott Thompson) is mostly known as the guy with the wild head of Sideshow Bob orange hair who was featured heavily in the stand-up comedy boom of the ‘90s, did a few movies, a lot of phone company commercials, and relies heavily on props to make people laugh. That hair is still there as are the props, filling trunks that take up a big chunk of the Luxor stage.

What comes out of the trunks is better than the cliché arrow through the head wackiness but not by a lot. You must enjoy things like a special envelope to mail your tax returns in shaped like a hand giving the middle finger salute or a special microphone for a certain (allegedly) drug-addled singer shaped like a bong to get into the spirit of things here. That sounds less funny on paper but the non-stop, rapid-fire, random silliness of the whole thing is infectious.

The entire show is not just about props, of course. He also uses video and sound effects and even, occasionally, actually tells jokes. Country music and NASCAR are big targets but he doesn’t discriminate, poking fun at just about every identifiable person and group you can think of including himself.

There are a few wince-inducing ventures into the tasteless but nothing went all the way to hateful, a welcome relief considering the acts of most Vegas stand-up acts who rely heavily on misogyny and homophobia to appeal to a lowest common denominator. There were a few jokes a the expense of women and gays but the worst they ever seemed was tired (“Brokeback Mountain jokes? Really?) and not actually mean-spirited.

So yes, Carrot Top’s show was surprisingly entertaining and at $54 a relative bargain. Now if he can just do something about that hair.

Vegas4Visitors.com Grade: B

Carrot Top
Luxor Las Vegas
3900 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
800-557-7428
website
Show Times:
Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri at 8pm
Sat at 7pm and 9pm
Tickets:
$54.50 per person It’s probably unfair to say that I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Carrot Top’s show at but there it is. I mean, let’s be honest: when you try to rate comic genius, Carrot Top, to most people, will fall somewhere on the list near Howie Mandel and Yakov Smirnov, people whose careers made them into bigger punch lines than the ones they actually delivered in their shows. But Carrot Top’s manic energy, off-the-wall observations, and generally good natured sense of humor make this show an entertaining diversion. It’s not the best comedy show in the world and not even the best in Vegas (that would be Rita Rudner), but it made me laugh and that has to be worth something. For the uninitiated, Carrot Top (given name Scott Thompson) is mostly known as the guy with the wild head of Sideshow Bob orange hair who was featured heavily in the stand-up comedy boom of the ‘90s, did a few movies, a lot of phone company commercials, and relies heavily on props to make people laugh. That hair is still there as are the props, filling trunks that take up a big chunk of the Luxor stage. What comes out of the trunks is better than the cliché arrow through the head wackiness but not by a lot. You must enjoy things like a special envelope to mail your tax returns in shaped like a hand giving the middle finger salute or a special microphone for a certain (allegedly) drug-addled singer shaped like a bong to get into the spirit of things here. That sounds less funny on paper but the non-stop, rapid-fire, random silliness of the whole thing is infectious. The entire show is not just about props, of course. He also uses video and sound effects and even, occasionally, actually tells jokes. Country music and NASCAR are big targets but he doesn’t discriminate, poking fun at just about every identifiable person and group you can think of including himself. There are a few wince-inducing ventures into the tasteless but nothing went all the way to hateful, a welcome relief considering the acts of most Vegas stand-up acts who rely heavily on misogyny and homophobia to appeal to a lowest common denominator. There were a few jokes a the expense of women and gays but the worst they ever seemed was tired (“Brokeback Mountain jokes? Really?) and not actually mean-spirited. So yes, Carrot Top’s show was surprisingly entertaining and at $54 a relative bargain. Now if he can just do something about that hair. Vegas4Visitors.com Grade: B Carrot TopLuxor Las Vegas3900 Las Vegas Blvd. S.Las Vegas, NV 89109800-557-7428Show Times: Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri at 8pm Sat at 7pm and 9pmTickets: $54.50 per person
http://www.vegas4visitors.com/column/index.htm

Braxton not in sync.
By Jerry Fink/Las Vegas Sun

Given time, multiple Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton could have one of the best shows in town.

The sultry siren of R&B has everything going for her - a voice that reaches inside you and caresses your soul; gorgeous features; an engaging personality; excellent backup band, singers and dancers; and the unflagging support of the Flamingo Las Vegas.

But after a month, “Toni Braxton: Revealed” continues to be plagued with some pesky problems, both technical and artistic.

More from The Las Vegas Sun here:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/do/2006/aug/29/566623167.html

RA Sushi Bar Restaurant Hosts Events Sunday Through Thursday Nights Featuring Locals¹ Favorite DJs.

RA Sushi Bar Restaurant located on the Las Vegas Strip at the Fashion Show Mall hosts events Sunday through Thursday nights for partygoers seeking energetic crowds. Locals and tourists alike turn out to take advantage of RA’s food and drink specials while listening to the hottest music spun by locals’ favorite DJs. RA is quickly gaining popularity as the hot spot to kick off an evening. The weekly events are as follows:

Flying Fish Lounge:            
Also known as SIN Sundays (Service Industry Night), RA offers reverse happy hour on Sunday night. Food specials are available 8 p.m. until midnight, and drink specials run 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. World-renowned DJ Robert Oleysyck spins.
 
EFFEN Mondays:            
RA offers all nightclub industry employees a complimentary bottle of Effen Vodka. Employees must RSVP in advance with a party of eight or more and provide an industry ID. RA also offers $3 Effen Vodka cocktails from 10 p.m. until close, and a late night menu until 2 a.m. DJ Rocqin spins. Reservations can be made by calling 702-696-0008.
 
Tokyo Tuesday:            
Also known as House of Geisha in honor of house music spun by special guest DJs. With Smirnoff sponsoring the event, RA offers a specialty food and drink menu from 9 p.m. until close.
 
Open Table Wednesday:                       
Hosted by DJ Inferno, open turntable Wednesdays provide interested DJs with the opportunity to perform live on the Strip. Vinyl and CD DJs are welcome starting at 9 p.m. RA’s late night menu is available until 2 a.m. Interested DJs should contact DJ Inferno at 702-205-2337 or djinferno@cox.net.
 
80s Thursday:            
World-renowned DJ Robert Oleysyck and DJ Chuck Nice spin the best of the 80s from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. with 80s movies featured on RA’s television screens. With Yes Vodka as  the evening’s sponsor, RA offers Kamikazes and watermelon shots for $1.
 
RA Sushi’s kitchen and bar are open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and the sushi bar is open until midnight. Happy hour food and beverage specials are offered Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
 
RA Sushi Bar Restaurant, an upbeat, unconventional sushi bar, opened its first location in Old Town Scottsdale in October 1997. RA is best known for successfully combining distinctive sushi with a trendy, hip atmosphere. Fresh sushi is sliced to order along with outstanding Japanese-fusion cuisine in a fun, energetic atmosphere. The result is a place that is both unpretentious and fashionable. For more information visit RA online at www.rasushi.com.

How To Play Four Card Poker by Bill Burton.

Four Card Poker is another poker based game developed by Roger Snow of Shuffle Master. It is played on the same type of table and utilizes the Shuffle Master automatic shuffling machine that is used for Three Card Poker. There are some similarities but there are some distinct differences in the game and strategies.

Four Card Poker is similar to Three Card Poker in the fact that it is two games in one. The base game is the Ante-Play where you compete against the dealer as you do in Three Card Poker. The second portion of the games is called Aces Up and you receive payment on a hand of a pair of aces or better based on the pay table.

More Here:
http://casinogambling.about.com/od/othergames/a/4cardpoker.htm

NO ORDINARY DRAG SHOW AT LUCKY CHENG’S LAS VEGAS
From: www.vegas4locals.com

Las Vegas officially has everything a person could ever want to do for entertainment, now that there is a restuarant where you are served and entertained by drag queens!

Lucky Cheng’s, which recently opened on the Las Vegas Strip, is the reputed “drag queen capital of the world”. Hailing from New York City, where the original restaurant opened in 1993 in Manhattan’s East Village, Lucky Cheng’s offers delicious panasian cuisine, cabaret, and comedy by outrageous drag queens. The now-infamous establishment caught media attention and became an overnight sensation when Prince Albert of Monaco dined “a la drag”. It is also a favorite of the gossip columns, as it attracts many celebrities such as Ashley Olsen, Lenny Kravitz, Britney Spears, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Johhy Knoxville.

A New York institution, the Greyline tour bus announcers point it out several times a day. This is the restaurant you have seen on Access Hollywood, Growing Up Gotti, The People’s Court, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Howard Stern, Jerry Springer, Sally Jesse Raphael, Bloomberg television, E, Extra, MTV, Vh1, HBO, Blind Date, all of the New York news channels, including CNN, New York 1, ABC, CBS, NBC, Channel 11, and Fox 5.

Lucky Cheng’s is no ordinary drag show. Forget what you know about lip synching female impersonators. The Lucky Cheng’s girls will have you laughing to tears with their irreverent sense of humor and perfect comedic timing. For those who dare, willing audience participants become part of the Lucky Cheng’s show.

Lucky Cheng’s is centrally located at 3049 Las Vegas Boulevard South, in the rear of the Gold Key Shops, just north of the Wynn Hotel, off Cathedral Way, across from the big church.

Here is the link to a coupon for 15% off:
http://www.vegas4locals.com/couponluckychengs.html

OUTSIDE THE SHOEBOX! LIBERACE’S FABULOUS FOOTWEAR
From:www.vegas4locals.com

The Liberace Museum is known for the magnificent, world-famous collection of pianos, cars, costumes and jewelry that established Liberace as the legendary and beloved “Mr. Showmanship.” For the first time ever, a collection of Liberace’s elaborate footwear will also be on display in a special exhibit called “Outside The Shoebox! Liberace’s Fabulous Footwear.”

The dazzling exhibit will be on display from Sept. 10 through the end of the year in the Costume Gallery at the museum. It will feature some of the most famous and recognizable shoes that Liberace wore while performing in his memorable costumes.

Included in the exhibit is the original pair of the mass-produced white oxford shoe with red and blue leather, detailed with rhinestones to resemble the American flag. This shoe completed the famous red, white and blue costume that first debuted in 1972 at Caesar’s Palace.

Other highlights of the shoe exhibit include:

*Red sequin sneaker – red sequins completely cover this Keds-style sneaker, which also features a silver “L” at the back quarter of each shoe. Liberace wore these shoes in 1966 for a skit on “The Mike Douglas Show.”
*Black patent shoe – the slip-on shoe with crystal rhinestones at the toe and heel was worn in 1972 with a beaded black tailcoat for his Third Royal Command performance for Queen Elizabeth and Princess Anne.
*Red patent platform boot - the original of the ankle boot mass-produced by shoe company Nunn Bush, Liberace wore these boots during his stage show at the Las Vegas Hilton in 1976.
*White boot with pastel details – this fabric ankle boot was embellished with beads and rhinestones, and worn with a matching costume during “Liberace Live,” a show performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 1983.

Award-winning Hollywood costume designer Karan Feder, who worked on such films as “A River Runs Through It” and televisions shows like “The Wonder Years” and “Golden Girls,” compiled the Liberace shoe collection and will serve as guest curator for the exhibit.

The Liberace Museum is open from 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday, and from noon to 4 pm on Sundays. Admission is $12.50 for adults and $8.50 for seniors age 65 and over, as well as for students with valid ID. Museum members and children ages 10 and under are free. Locals can also attend exhibits for free on the second Sunday of each month.

Liberace transported audiences to a dazzling world of color, jovial music, glittering costumes, and humor. His legend lives on in The Liberace Museum, which houses his collections of rare and antique pianos, classic cars, famous sequined and bejeweled costume wardrobe, glittering stage jewelry and rare antiques, as well as his private papers, memorabilia and now his “Fabulous Footwear.”

Since 1976, The Liberace Museum has been the key-funding arm for The Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts. The Foundation has helped talented students pursue careers in the performing and creative arts through scholarship assistance and has awarded scholarship grants to more than 2,200 students at some 100 universities, schools and educational organizations.

The Liberace Museum is located at 1775 E. Tropicana Ave., at Spencer Street.

Curbing the Impulse
By closing the marriage bureau at night, Vegas loses a defining characteristic.
By Joshua Longobardy/Las Vegas Weekly

To drive south on the I-15 into Las Vegas, on the cusp of Saturday morning, is to tail countless cars with California license plates. To stroll down the Strip at midnight is to see both locals and tourists wide-eyed, crazed with spontaneity, and under the spell of the city’s lights and its ambiance of sheer fantasy, many miles removed from their natural character. And to walk through the Fremont Street experience during that werewolf’s hour on a Saturday night is to see innumerable lovers arm-in-arm, uninhibited in their affections for one another.

Or so it was this past weekend—August 26 through August 27—which on account of a new ordinance passed by the Clark County Commission August 16 was an historical two days. For it marked the last time adults struck by the mysterious ways of love, or intoxicated by the unique airs of Las Vegas (or both), could obtain a Clark County marriage after midnight.

As of Wednesday, August 30, Las Vegas, a city that has in part been made distinct by its issuances of marital permits in Saturday’s and Sunday’s (and holidays’) wee morning hours, will discontinue its graveyard operation at the downtown marriage license bureau. From now on it will operate every day from 8 a.m. to midnight.

More Here:
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/2006/08/31/marriages.html

LINE PASS: The House that Pure Built.
Social House combines dining with lounge atmosphere.
By Martin Stein/Las Vegas Weekly

Pure Management Group, the company behind nightlife successes such as Pure, Coyote Ugly and Tangerine, takes its first step into the world of restaurants August 31 with the opening of Social House.

The restaurant covers three levels, with guests able to start their night of sushi, sake and socializing in the casino-floor lounge. The intimate space is bedecked with Asian touches, as is the restaurant as a whole. Keeping the same hours of 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. as the rest of the operation, the lounge is sure to find itself busy until the wee hours. Off to the side is a private elevator that will whisk celebrities up to the top level, where their own dining room awaits. The rest of us proles will have to take the winding staircase, but PMG has made sure we’ll enjoy the trip. The stairwell walls are made up of highly polished, bronze safety deposit boxes—some of them open—which not only give the walk a magical feel but also are supposed to attract luck and money, according to some Asian beliefs (winding paths are also believed to confuse evil spirits, so if you’re not having luck at the tables, we recommend a trip upstairs).

More Here:
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/2006/08/31/linepass.html

NORM: Gourmet’s Top 50 taps newcomers.

Three Las Vegas newcomers rank among Gourmet magazine’s Top 50 American restaurants, with Joel Robuchon at The Mansion cracking the Top 10 at No. 5.

Listed at No. 21 is Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare, the seafood eatery at Wynn Las Vegas, while Restaurant Guy Savoy, the newest addition at Caesars Palace, is No. 36.

With the three honorees, Las Vegas has tripled its presence on the list, which is compiled every five years.

The lone local entry in 2001 was Julian Serrano’s Picasso at Bellagio.

Seven other chefs who made Gourmet’s Top 50 have restaurants here: No. 3, Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry in Yountville, Calif. (Bouchon, The Venetian); No. 4, Spago, Wolfgang Puck, Beverly Hills (Spago, Forum Shops at Caesars; Chinois, Forum Shops at Caesars; Trattoria Del Lupo, Mandalay Bay; Wolfgang Puck’s Bar & Grill, MGM Grand and Postrio, The Venetian); No. 9, Daniel Boulud’s Daniel, New York (Daniel, Wynn), and No. 13, Charlie Trotter, Chicago (Aureole, Mandalay Bay).

Mario Batali, the only chef with two restaurants in the Top 50 with Babbo at No. 17 and Vetri and No. 25, both in New York (Babbo is going in The Venetian in January and an unnamed-as-yet eatery is going in Palazzo, The Venetian’s sister property that opens late next year); No. 27, Jean-Georges, New York (Prime, Bellagio); No. 34, Gramercy Tavern, Tom Colicchio and Danny Meyer, New York (Colicchio operates Craftsteak at MGM Grand).

Gourmet said Robuchon “is generally considered the greatest chef in the world” and his restaurant at The Mansion is “truly incredible.”

Paul Bartolotta’s gem at Wynn offers “the widest variety of seafood this side of the Amalfi Coast … cooked in every imaginable way.”

Gourmet’s top two: Alinea of Chicago and Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse.
reviewjournal.com — News - NORM: Gourmet’s Top 50 taps newcomers 

MIKE WEATHERFORD: Rickles bids farewell to Stardust.

One of Don Rickles’ signature lines is, “It’s not the money, it’s the love of you people.

“Saying goodbye to the Stardust last weekend, the 80-year-old comedian sounded kinda like he meant it.

“Mr. Warmth” paid his onstage goodbyes to the Desert Inn back in 2000. He is about to outlast another of the few casinos that were here when he started working the Sahara in May 1959.

Rickles must be setting a record here. What other headliner has worked the Strip year in and year out for 47 years? Instead of the usual grand entrance — storming in from the wings to commence chewing tail — Rickles first made a well-deserved victory lap on the semicircular ramp extending from the Stardust stage, shaking hands with the faithful.

More Here:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Sep-24-Sun-2006/living/9689239.html

DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES: Deuce may soon be loose.
CAT planning expansion of service throughout valley.

The double-decker buses known as The Deuce could soon be coming to a neighborhood bus route near you.

Citizens Area Transit is planning a major expansion of its double-decker bus program, with plans to expand bilevel bus service throughout the Las Vegas Valley and far beyond The Deuce’s original route along Las Vegas Boulevard South to downtown Las Vegas.

It’s likely that nearly half of CAT’s fleet of roughly 300 buses will be of the two-level variety within two years, allowing the transit agency to carry more riders in less roadway space than other high-capacity coaches.

More from The Las Vegas Review Journal here:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Sep-26-Tue-2006/news/9773377.html

MIKE WEATHERFORD: Late-night show at Golden Nugget relies on cyberspace.

Producer Jon Conway offers a sneak peak at the Golden Nugget’s new late-show star by lifting the cover of his laptop computer.

No, it’s not just a photo. It’s really her: A computer-generated vixen, all exaggerated comic-book anatomy in all the right places. The interactive cyber-babe — viewed with 3-D glasses — will be a featured part of “Cover Girls.” A guy from the audience will get to choose her name, hair color, etc. (And yes, there’s a cyber-dude as well).

That’s just one of the ideas the British producer believes will elevate the new show from the pack of topless competition on the Strip. “I’ve seen all the stuff in town,” he says. This one, he says is “novel and different,” and “not just all about girls.”

More from The Las Vegas Revirew Journal here:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Sep-28-Thu-2006/living/9863532.html

PARTY LIKE IT IS THE MEDIEVAL TIMES

Ever think you would have liked to have lived in medieval times? You know, the knight-in-shining-armor fantasy. Now you can as the 13th Annual Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival at Sunset Park gets underway Oct. 13-15. The park, located at the corner of Sunset Road and Eastern Avenue will be transformed into a medieval kingdom with lavishly costumed knights, knaves, fine ladies and wenches. What more could you ask for?

You’ll be able to enjoy live music, historical re-enactments, jousting tournaments, stage and strolling performers, medieval pageantry, hand-made craft demonstrations and sales, and food and beverage vendors. Concerts on Friday and Saturday evening will feature nationally known Celtic bands.

A royal parade featuring kings, queens, warriors and peasants takes place Saturday and Sunday only. The Festival offers full contact jousting tournaments on horseback; no-holds-barred gladiator battles; black powder demonstrations, strolling minstrels, contortionists, sheep herding; magicians, storytellers, comedians, jugglers and flame eaters; belly dancers, trained parrots, pirates, singers, musicians and a variety of other entertainers.

Additional attractions include rides, bow and arrow and axe target games, medieval barber and surgeon demonstrations, Renaissance guilds, historic crafting demonstrations and full-contact jousting. A Renaissance Village with encampments of German, Italian, Ottoman Turk, French, Celtic, Polish and British military will demonstrate daily life in the field including: household tasks, forging weapons, family relations, craft making and cooking. Each day of the festival, these military units meet on the “Field of Honor” and battle on horseback and on foot.

Over 200 artisans and craftsmen from throughout the United States and Canada will demonstrate and sell their wares. Included in this year’s festival are; pewter, gold and silver smiths, black smiths, stained glass designers, costume makers, wood workers, toy makers, leather workers, perfume blenders, potters, sword, dagger and armor makers, stone carvers and many other vendors with unusual hand crafted treasures. Vendors will also sell authentic period foods including turkey legs, shepherd’s pie or a full English Feast.

Warning: No carry-in food or beverages, pets, lawn chairs or weapons are allowed. Weapons? Who the hell is going to carry a weapon to a festival, or is that a stupid question when you see what’s happening in the world today? Anyway, you can bring one sealed bottle of water. Festival times are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10 per day or $25 for a three-day pass for adults and $5 per day or $10 for a three-day pass for seniors and students. Ages 5 and younger are free. For more info, call (702) 455-8200 or visit www.lvrenfair.com. This is truly a fun event and has become a staple of our local entertainment scene each year.
reviewjournal.com — Lenny’s Las Vegas

From “Eye On Vegas”

Bottle Service goes Bling

We’ve long asked the question, what’s next in bottle service? While operators try to find the answer to progress the vodka bottle, one company may have found the answer while going in a different direction, water! The high-priced Bling H2O comes complete in a 750 ml frosted glass bottle, cork stopper, and, get this, hand applied, genuine Swarovski crystals. Around the globe, celebs and sport stars alike are passing on booze and instead choosing high-priced bottled water that often costs more than $100 per bottle (retail). “I created Bling H2O because I felt there was a need for a bottled water that exemplified popular culture,” explains Kevin G. Boyd, a Hollywood producer and writer. “Bling H2O is to bottled water what Rolls Royce is to automobiles; a premium product with premium packaging that merits a premium price. Bling is a stand-alone beverage as well as the perfect compliment to your favorite cocktail.” We know what you’re thinking but seriously, Bling H20 is catching on across the globe. For example, in Paris, France it’s served to high-end clientele at the Louis Vuitton flagship store. Stateside, celebrities like Oscar award winner Jamie Foxx, hotel heiress Paris Hilton, N.B.A. world champion Shaquille O’Neal and rocker extraordinaire Bono, are just a few who have caught onto the hype.  “A lot of times when you have some water, people are like, ‘You’re drinking water?’,” Foxx told Entertainment Tonight. “Instead, you say, ‘Naw man, I’m Blinging!”  Since the product is brand new to Las Vegas, it hasn’t appeared in any Strip-side nightclubs… yet. With a retail price point that could hover around the $125-$150 mark for a 750 ml of water, you know it’s only a matter of time! As Boyd and his partners, Luins Williams and Maureen McQuiston, are asking, “Do you Bling?”

Krave Turns Two
Celebrate the Two-Year Anniversary Party filled with non-stop, late-night entertainment at KRAVE on Sept. 29 and 30. This celebration will mark the launch of several new amenities, such as a new-look VIP area for the club which offers guests a decadent nightlife experience. Along with top-shelf bottle service, the KRAVINGS VIP food menu has expanded and each VIP cabana has an assigned personal assistant. Beginning on Saturday, DJ Love will be hosting the new after-hours party, “Love Life” starting at 3 a.m. Don’t worry, it’s not all changing…You will still be partying with drag diva Hot Chocolate, KRAVE’s Airotic Boys and Ms. Androgynous, as well as an exclusive performance by twin brothers “Nemesis,” the pop/rock duo that star in MTV’s LOGO Network, “Jacob & Joshua: Nemesis Rising.” This is an anniversary party that you will not want to miss!

Celebrate the Two-Year Anniversary Party filled with non-stop, late-night entertainment at on Sept. 29 and 30. This celebration will mark the launch of several new amenities, such as a new-look VIP area for the club which offers guests a decadent nightlife experience. Along with top-shelf bottle service, the KRAVINGS VIP food menu has expanded and each VIP cabana has an assigned personal assistant. Beginning on Saturday, DJ Love will be hosting the new after-hours party, “Love Life” starting at 3 a.m. Don’t worry, it’s not all changing…You will still be partying with drag diva , KRAVE’s and , as well as an exclusive performance by twin brothers “,” the pop/rock duo that star in MTV’s LOGO Network, “Jacob & Joshua: Nemesis Rising.” This is an anniversary party that you will not want to miss!

Twisted Hallows
Twisted Sister lead singer Dee Snider has big plans for Halloween and the Hard Rock Hotel. At a “secret” press conference (talk about an oxymoron) last week, the rocker  announced that his 18-piece gothic rock orchestra would be performing Van Helsing’s Curse at The Joint on Oct. 20 and 21, surely setting the tone for the Halloween season. Making a truly cryptic entrance, a hearse arrived at the Hard Rock Hotel and six ghastly pallbearers carried a coffin into The Joint, of course in the coffin was a spooky Snider. The Hard Rock Hotel will be celebrating Van Helsing’s Curse and Halloween with food and drink specials throughout October; memorabilia cases dedicated to classic horror-movies and even new sexy Halloween costumes for the cocktail staff. We’ve been telling you for two years now that Las Vegas owns Halloween, nice to see the Hard Rock working hard to capitalize on it!    

VegasTalk Radio Show - The FIRST Internet Radio Variety Show from Las Vegas ABOUT LAS VEGAS!!!

You can NOW listen to ALL of the previous guest interviews under “Show Archives” on the website!

http://www.VegasTalkRadio.com

Since our show has been running for several years now, there are quite a few.  So you’ll need to select the Intial of the Last Name of our guests to locate them.  Take a look around and listen in!  Each interview runs less than 20 minutes.

This week’s show for Thursday, September 28, 2006 contains:

An interview with Gerry McCambridge who has had his own show on NBC and appeared on the “Today Show” and “The Best Damn Sports Show” just to mention a few. Gerry has his show at the Stardust, 6 nights a week through October 25, 2006 and has appeared all over the globe.

The “Vegas Confidential” call with Norm Clarke,  Norm is voted “Most Connected” person in town and daily columnist for the Review Journal and author of the best selling “1,000 Naked Truths”.  http://www.NormClarke.com

“Show Happenings” with Chuck Rounds - Chuck reviews the events happening this week in Las Vegas.  http://www.igoshows.com

“Fine Dining” with Les Kincaid.  http://www.LesKincaid.com

“The Godfather of Las Vegas”, Mark Wayman’s Insider Report http://www.godfatherlv.com

The weekly variety and entertainment show broadcasts LIVE and will be archived online at the VegasTalk Radio website (http://www.vegastalkradio.com/?a=1327) by midnight the same day it plays.

 

 
 

 

Posted on September 29th, 2006 by MrVegas98
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