E-286: Caviar on a Pop Tart

Random Vegas 

The S’s in the Sassy Sally signage are actually dollar signs meant to be a subliminal message to people to encourage them to spend more money as well as insinuate you can win more money at the property (Neon Museum) 

Twitpic of the week 

I’ll go ahead and say it, Steve Wynn ruined the Fremont St skyline when he replaced Golden Nugget’s exterior with the more elegant version it’s known as having today.  Look at this week’s winner, shared by @Summacorp, and tell me I’m wrong.  That glorious golden yellow set against an ever-changing backdrop of warm browns and cool purplish blues is the best the Golden Nugget has ever looked.  If time travel is ever something I’m able to figure out, one of the things I’ll do is going back to this moment and invest extensive amounts of time looking at this version of the Golden Nugget with unnerving adoration.  That is if I'm able to take my eyes off the #1 thing I’d do, leering at the Mint.  Alas that discovery is ever elusive so I’ll have to enjoy documentation such as what I had the pleasure to do this week. 

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Plaza Equestrian Center Opens
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E-280: Flat Billed Baseball Hat...Slightly Eschew

Random Vegas

Celine Dion makes $500,000 per show.  For a typical 90-minute show, that' $5,555 a minute (@VitalVegas)

Twitpic of the week

Cynical snarkyness aside, the booze wall at the NoMad bar, shared this week by @EaterVegasis an impressive view.  Overwhelming in scope, the wall of good times glows gold with a seemingly endless variety of options to elevate your Vegas experience despite the glaring omission of bar top gaming.  It's been misunderstood that our incessant critique of Park MGM represented a dislike in the project which is not accurate.  Ours is one of disappointment in the gross over spending on a poorly planned, uninspired idea.  No one will dispute that Monte Carlo was in need of a reimagining.  But when you compare MGMs investment plan to what Caesars did to Imperial Palace, arguably the worst property on the Vegas strip, it's laughable just how foolish the plan of taking a low-end resort and turning it into one that competes with Bellagio and Aria was.  Despite all that, the amazing thing about Vegas is the people it attracts and the inspiration it evokes.  Fortunately, even the current court jester of Vegas CEOs Jim Murren can't bland that down to the infinitely forgettable.

News

Celine Dion's Residency Ends

Park MGM's Best Friend

Mabel's BBQ Opening Date Announced

MGM Park Jumps the Track

Pop Up Pizza Renovation

Taco Bell Cantina coming to FSE

LINQ Evolution Continues