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Celebrity Skin
October 31, 2009
Back when I used to own a television, it wasn't uncommon for me to watch the “late shows” which came on just before midnight. I remember watching the Leno Show, and his guest was (if I remember correctly) Ben Affleck. Somehow the subject of celebrities came up, and probable Ben went on to express his opinion on the matter. He said that being a celebrity was strange because it didn't take any skill or talent to be one. He said that if you were to take a grapefruit, put it in a movie, put it on TV, and show its pictures in magazines … people all over the country would pay good money and stand in line to see the grapefruit. I thought this was a rare moment of brilliance from the Hollywood community. Of course, the guy went on to shatter the perception of his insightfulness with the whole Jennifer Lopez debacle, but ... Read the full blog post...
Happy Nevada Day
October 30, 2009
It's that time of year again. The time when people statewide erect trees in their living rooms, hang lights from their rooftops, and exchange decorative gift boxes full of sand. That's right, it's Sort of But Not Really Nevada Day. The “real” Nevada Day is October 31, but since the 31st usually falls on an inconvenient weekday, our hardworking public servants always get a well-deserved three day weekend by celebrating this special occasion on the last Friday of October. After all, they've earned it. Processing 190,000 unemployment checks each month is hard work. So, what exactly is Nevada Day? It's the day on which Nevada was admitted to the great nation known as the United States of America. Grab a box of tissue because you've no doubt just soiled yourself in excitement upon learning this little factoid. If you think about it, it is a tiny bit fascinating that Nevada shares its official day with Halloween. ... Read the full blog post...
Smells Like Team Spirit
October 29, 2009
Just when you thought the horse had been beaten and sent to the glue factory … There is once again talk of Las Vegas getting a new sports arena. Coincidentally, the land being proposed for the new stadium is the exact lot on which I attended the PETA demonstration last week. It is the vacant lot that sits between City Hall and the forthcoming Mob Museum, and is only two blocks from the Fremont Street Experience. City Hall itself might even be taken over for this endeavor. Below is what it looked like a year and a half ago, it was a park mostly patronized by City Hall workers and the homeless. Don't you love what they've done to the place? Were this project to see the light of day, it would have a 20,000 seat venue for a basketball or hockey team, along with a “mixed-use entertainment district” consisting of … get this ... Read the full blog post...
Dance Monkey, Dance!
October 28, 2009
A week ago, it got to the 90 degree mark and I had to crank the AC in my nerd cave to prevent my computers from overheating. This morning, it was 54 and I had to turn on the heat so that I could get enough feeling in my hands to type. I took these photographs this past weekend, just 4 days ago: This is what it looked like yesterday afternoon: Vegas is a town of extremes. I don't know what the gangsters were thinking when they decided to build elaborate gaming parlors here. Antarctica is probably more hospitable to life than is this town. At the very least, the South Pole is consistent. I went to the Flamingo/LVB metropolitan area today, and I couldn't help but be a little amused by the wardrobes of some of my fellow Las Vegans. Yesterday, the hats, coats, and even scarves came out. There are still tourists in ... Read the full blog post...
A Royal Pain
October 27, 2009
There is probably no worse fate while playing poker than to get stricken with a migraine mid-game, but this is exactly what happened to me during an evening Hold'em session yesterday. What can I tell you … I'm a lucky guy. After downing a full bottle of water and ruling out dehydration as the culprit, I summoned a cocktail waitress, explained my problem, and asked her to bring me a Roxicodone tablet. The fact that she didn't ask “What's that?” impressed me slightly, and I was even more hopeful when she told me that she would “see what she could do”. About fifteen minutes later, she arrived, and I was a little disappointed to see that she had gotten my order wrong. Instead of something I knew would bring the pain to an abrupt halt, she brought me a glass filled with what looked like plain soda but smelled like plain booze and said ... Read the full blog post...
Fremont Street gearing up for Halloween
October 26, 2009
In my wanderings downtown, Las Vegas, last week, I did take a bunch of photos that I thought you’d want to see if you’re into ‘old’ Las Vegas. I do find ways to amuse myself when waiting on a friend. I got new photos of the standard casinos and some of the other businesses down there. I even stopped to take a photo of a young couple who were vacationing from Hungary. They had asked me to take their photo with their camera. Because I have a spanking new, super duper camera, I offered to take another photo with mine and email it them. They were a bit suspicious of that at first, but eventually realized I wasn’t going to make them pay me for it. I do think the casinos and shows taking your photo for tips or pay is getting a bit overdone now, don’t ... Read the full blog post...
Shame On Everyone
It probably comes as no great surprise to anyone, but Nevada now has the second highest jobless rate in the nation, trailing only Michigan … a state which seems to perpetually hold the top spot. The 1-2 ranking does lend credence to the notion of Las Vegas being the new Detroit, but that's a different conversation. As Nevada's unemployment rate continues to increase, a new phenomenon has taken hold in the Valley. Actually, it's not so much a “new” phenomenon (they've always been here) as it is a common tactic which appears to be enjoying a surge in popularity. As each recessionary month passes, and as more people lack jobs to report to, it has become a regular sight to see “Shame on You” campaigns in front of every type of business imaginable. Hotels, retail stores, hospitals, casinos, hell … a couple of weeks ago there was a “shame campaign” in front of the Church ... Read the full blog post...
Save A Horse (Ride A Blogger)
October 25, 2009
When I learned on Friday morning that there would be women running around Downtown in lettuce bikinis, I immediately made plans to go Downtown and … gawk at women running around in lettuce bikinis. Apparently, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) was staging an event directly across from my new soon-to-be-office (City Hall) to draw awareness to the fact that Las Vegas was listed by someone as American's 4th fattest city. Who called us the 4th fattest city? I don't know, and frankly I don't care. City “rankings” are little more than publicity stunts by different magazines and groups to get people talking and to drum up PR for their own brand name … but what can I tell you … people aren't bright. Especially us. According to the “Daily Beast” (which I've never heard of before their study, which proves that these rankings work), Las Vegas is the dumbest city in the ... Read the full blog post...
Costumes and Magician's Tricks on Fremont Street
October 23, 2009
Last night there was a private party on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, which I attended with some party animals from Wisconsin. I knew one of the girls, Julie, from about a year and a half ago when we went on a downtown Las Vegas adventure. She’s was a lot of fun and this time she was bringing friends. Julie claimed these gals were going to outdo her in the having a good time competition. I braced myself and my camera for an eventful evening. The event started early, at 7pm, which I find to be a real plus. I’m old and I eat dinner at 4pm with an African Grey Parrot. A 7pm party time sounds just about right for me. I can still go to sleep by 10pm. That is just how old I have become. The evening’s festivities started a little ... Read the full blog post...
An Alarming Afternoon
Let it never be said that I don't complete a trifecta. Three days, three trips to Caesars. It's been a noticeable pattern for years, but perhaps it is just a self-fulfilling prophecy at this point. As adrenaline-surging as it was, I did not return to the Monopoly Championships yesterday. Instead, I had a quick meetup at the pseudo-new Serendipity 3 cafe. Given that it was a nice day, we ordered from the “Fun on The Run” menu and ate on the Plaza instead of in the confines of the establishment itself. There are four weeks of perfect weather each year in Vegas, and we are presently in the brief Fall window before the omnipresent winds of Winter move in. On Wednesday, I passed through the same plaza location, and was somewhat disconcerted as a strange siren began blaring. About 2 minutes after the alarm started, a voice came over a loudspeaker and said something along ... Read the full blog post...
