Monday, July 27, 2015

E-175: Eat It All


Random Vegas
The Fountains of Bellagio has 1,203 water shooting nozzles. 798 mini shooters that shot water as high as 100 feet, 213 Oarsman shoot water up to 70 feet and 192 hyper-shooters shoot water up to 240 feet (book Fountains of Bellagio)

Vegas Mate Review of the Week
Cody’s July 19th review of Todd English Pub @Aria - 4/5 chips

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I’ve never spent much time north strip.  Properties beyond TI just never enticed me enough to make the journey beyond just checking the place out.  Like many of you I have fond memories of the Stardust and a soft spot for Riviera but not enough to visit them for extended periods of time let alone spend the night at.  So this week’s winner by @TonyIllia is somewhat foreign to me and in truth, doesn’t exist anymore.  In fact, only two of the properties still exist and neither as their former selves, those being Sahara and the Hilton.  The picture is a black and white shot of North strip in 1976, according to the Stardust Lido marquee.  And if that is accurate, that means that Howard Hughes is still living on the top floor of the Desert Inn, depending on when the picture was taken.  Looking at this picture is kind of like looking at a picture of your grandparents wedding pictures.  Visions of people you know so well but can barley recognize in that incarnation.  While I have no emotional connection to the area in the photograph, I enjoy it as a snapshot of a time long gone in Vegas history.  Without the past we wouldn’t have the present.

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Monday, July 20, 2015

E-174: Rack Crackin'


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Random Vegas
Elvis Presley’s manager “Colonel” Tom Parker and well-documented gambling addict died in Las Vegas Jan 21st 1997 (@historynevada)

Vegas Mate Review of the Week
@tigewells 7/10/15 review of Hash House A Go Go @The Rio – 5/5 chips

Twitpic of the week



It shouldn’t be surprising to anyone who listens to this show that something wet makes me hard.  In this case, we aren’t referring to my lovely wife @kerenmark but instead Vegas photography.  Truth be told, the statement fits a broad range of things.  This week, @DTLVfans shared another lock winner and we knew it the second we saw it.  I don’t know how old it is nor did I analyze the surrounding area to help answer that question because I didn’t give a shit.  Something about neon reflected in rainwater is so fuckin sexy it’s hard to find words aggressive enough to describe it and offend people.  Luckily this week, I was more concerned about having fun with the show than anything else.  I proclaim this photo stunning.  

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