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Hello From Las Vegas! A
little muggy and smoky this week as western wildfires from far away
send a little smoke our way and we continue to flirt with the 100
degree mark. No need to bring a coat or a sweater between now and
sometime in September. The nights aren't dipping below the mid-60's F.
There has been some confusion over where and when Donny and Marie are playing
here in Las Vegas. Prior to their agreement to play a
prolonged run at The Flamingo, the brother/sister duo had a week of
shows planned at the MGM.
Here are the actual dates for each with ticket links:
The Las
Vegas is in a recession story has been parroted by
journalist after
journalist and is getting old. What is happening in Las
Vegas tourism is not at all out of step with the ups and downs of past
decades. Hotels are running at 95% occupancy. (Drive down The Strip on
a Saturday night and tell me how much elbow room you have).
For those interested in my detailed analysis, I did a
significant blog post about this at Las Vegas Is Not In A
Recession... Puhleeeze
A rainbow
over Las Vegas! Clouds are rare here and
rainbows even more rare. Last month, we were out running errands and
happened to see some of the following sites while over near McCarran
(Las Vegas) airport:
Many will recognize
this scene, taken as you are on Tropicana just before you make the
right turn to Paradise Rd. headed to the airport for that trip home.
Click on either photo to see a few more great photos of the rainbow,
rich hued clouds, and airplanes.
This photo is very
important to us here at AccessVegas.com.
Almost daily, we peer up and watch planes overhead bringing you to and
from Las Vegas.
Sure, we like
airplanes. But it goes well beyond that. There very well could be you
(our readers) on each flight and the rigors of flying are not lost on
us. Our United States readers are paying top dollar to fly in a sub-par
airline market to come visit here.
Our international visitors have the luxury of using the worthless
dollar to help deflect the cost of the trip. However, many of you are
flying 12-16 hours to get here and that commitment to come visit isn't
lost on us either.
Next time you are on
approach into Las Vegas... feeling that giddy excitement of the fun to
come... we just may be watching from the ground. Content and happy with
the part we
play to enhance your trip here.
Enjoy This Issue!
Ted Newkirk
CEO/Managing Editor
Associate Editor: Amy Rayner-Cooley
News Researcher/Editor: Mark Jacobs
Featured Review:
American Superstars - The Biggest Stars Live
By Guy Chapman
Elvis Presley. Tim McGraw. Rod
Stewart. Christina Aguilera. Michael Jackson.
These five names are considered to be some of the most
popular and well-known acts in the music industry.
Each
artist on their own is able to command a sizable ticket price when
going to see them in concert, but on the Las Vegas Strip, there's a way
to see all five of these acts in one show... or close enough to provide
an entertaining spectacle of lights, dance and song. With the
"American Superstars" show at the Stratosphere, this production
showcases an entertaining group of tribute artists that provides a
concert that wouldn't happen anywhere else.
Click to Read
Entire American Superstars Las Vegas Review...
Featured Review:
The World According Ronn Lucas
By DW Grant
In Ronn Lucas's world anything can argue with you;
dragons, microphones, socks, feet, bare hands, and even some audience
members. The 90 minute show, on stage almost everyday at 1 PM at the
Thunder Room at the Excalibur Hotel is a fun world for both children
and adults.
But the afternoon really belongs to his collection of
partners, some he brings out of a trunk and some he brings up from the
audience. Buffalo Billy flirts with the ladies in the front seats and
duets "Row
Your Boat" with Ronn, even though Ronn tries to warn him a
ventriloquist can not duet with his dummy. Amazingly they do it anyway,
and we canīt help but love it.
For children Ronn offers "Scorch," the teenage dragon,
trashing-talking his master and singing songs like "Teenager in Love"
and rapping other teen faves.
Click to Read
Entire Ronn Lucas Las Vegas Review...
Donny & Marie To Debut At Flamingo
Las Vegas - Flamingo
Las Vegas announces Donny and Marie Osmond as
the resort's newest headliner in the Flamingo Showroom. Tickets
Beginning Sept. 9, the duo will dazzle audiences of all ages with their
iconic style of entertainment. Presented by Danny Gans and Chip
Lightman of GansLight Entertainment, the 90-minute extravaganza will
highlight Donny & Marie's greatest hits in a multimedia
spectacle presented on a custom designed stage with multiple video
screens and a large cast of dancers. Click to Read
The Full Story ...
Journey, Heart And Cheap Trick Together At
Mandalay Bay Events Center Friday, July 18 - Three
legendary rock bands are teaming up for what is sure to be the tour of
the summer. JOURNEY, Heart and Cheap Trick are heading out on the
concert trail and will stop at the Mandalay
Bay Events Center Friday, July 18. Tickets
The concert is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Click to Read
The Full Story ...
Valentina Comes From Russia With Love For 'Crazy
Girls' - Valentina Smirnova's nickname is "Valusha" and
hails from the Baltic Sea. "Valusha" moved to Las Vegas via San
Francisco as a performer in "Crazy Girls" (Tickets)
at the Riviera.
She has been performing in "Las Vegas' Sexiest Topless Revue" for a
year-and-a-half now. The 5' 8" tall dark-haired beauty is a native of
Kaliningrad, Russia where her parents still live. She models and does
commercials. She said, "I bought my first car after winning $5,000 in
the 2003 Miss Russia California Pageant. My first love is to dance but
I also like to travel, socialize, sing and I enjoy all four seasons of
the year. I love change, adventure, enthusiasm, interacting in large
groups as opposed to one-on-one situations and I am a chameleon who can
transform my appearance and nature to suit the environment." Click
to Read
The Full Story ...
Spirits/Cigar Lounge In Andre's At The Monte Carlo
- With a collection of over two hundred cognacs, armagnacs and calvados
plus another forty ports available, you are guaranteed a unique
experience at Andre's Spirits and Cigar Lounge. We have products that
are not widely available and so rare that they're exclusive outside of
a private collection. An example is our vintage cognac tasting; this
consists of the Hardy Reserve Vintage 1848, Lheraud Vintage 1900, and
Hardy Reserve Vintage 1914.
Click to Read
The Full Story ...
Hog Wild For Kids Charity Event To Take Place May
18th - Strap on your leather chaps, Hogs
&
Heifers Saloon is hitting the roads with Hog Wild for Kids, a charity
motorcycle ride and event to be held Sunday, May 18, 2008. With all
proceeds benefiting Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation's (NVCCF) Camp
Cartwheel, Hog Wild for Kids charity motorcycle ride will be
revving up their engines as participants cruise the scenic back roads
through Red Rock and out to The Mountain Springs Saloon for a rest stop
and group photo before ending back to Hogs & Heifers Saloon in
downtown Las Vegas (201 North 3rd Street). Click to Read
The Full Story ...
Randy Owen & Sugarland To Perform At The
Fremont Street Experience During The Week Vegas Goes Country For The
43rd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards - The
Academy of Country Music (ACM) is announcing that on May 16 Randy Owen
and on May 17 Sugarland will perform at Fremont Street Experience in
Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is the title
sponsor of the two-day party featuring free, open-to-the-public musical
performances and boot-stompin' fun. Click to Read
The Full Story ...
'Legends In Concert' Celebrates Silver Anniversary
- Longest-Running Independently Owned Production Show On The Strip
- On May 5, 1983, tribute artists Buddy Holly, Janis Joplin, Marilyn
Monroe, Bobby Darin and Elvis performed on the stage at the Imperial
Palace Hotel & Casino, and "Legends in
Concert" was born. (Tickets)
More than 15,000 performances later, impersonators Jay Leno, Dolly
Parton, Madonna, the Temptations and Elvis will take to the stage on
Monday, May 5, as "Legends" reaches a significant milestone achieved by
few entertainment shows anywhere: 25 years of providing
family-oriented, value-priced live musical entertainment, two shows per
night, six nights per week. Click to Read
The Full Story ...
Gambling Talk: The Lady M - Part Two -
with Victor
H. Royer. "See those machines?" he asked,
pointing to the three new machines that were brought over. I nodded.
"These are $500 machines," he continued. "That's $500 per token! And
each machine takes three of them. That's $1,500 per pull, on three
machines at the same time. She bets $4,500 per pull. It takes about one
minute for her to make these pulls. There are 60 minutes per hour,
right? This means she puts in $270,000 per hour! Actually, given
distractions, hand-pays, and so on, it averages to about $230,000 to
$250,000 per hour. Every hour. And she plays for eight to twelve hours
per session. That's pretty good for one player." Click
to Read
Complete Article...
Members Mania - We Love Our
Readers!
Mark's family is in town from the Miami area this week and I'm
pulling a little double-duty so we can free him up for some needed time
off. This Members Mania section (where we print reader comments and
questions with my answers) will return next week
A quick
non-Vegas tip for this week: If you enjoy visiting
Florida's Emerald Coast (Destin, Pensacola, and Panama City Beach), our
good friend Harley Van Hyning has a twice-monthly newsletter for that
area very similar to this one! He's an area native and shares all the
inside tips, plus links to their local news stories (of interest to
visitors) and area photos.
If you love to visit that area (as I do), subscribing is
a must. There is no charge and we'll make it easy: Simply visit DestinFloridaPodcast.com
and use the sign-up box on the right sidebar. (Hint: the podcast
newsletter is the same one with all the features noted above).
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Coming Hot Holidays - The
following dates are huge times to be in Las Vegas, and rooms are in
high demand. Booking in advance is the best way to save. Visit our
friends at I4Vegas Discount Las Vegas Reservations
and spend one of the following hot dates having fun in Las Vegas:
- Victoria
Day, Canada May 17-19 (3 day weekend)
- Memorial
Day May 24-26 (3 day weekend)
- Father's
Day June 15
- Canada
Day, Canada July 1
- Independence
Day July 4-6 (3 day weekend)
- Civic
Holiday, Canada August 2-4 (3 day weekend)
- Labor
Day, U.S August 30-September 1 (3 day
weekend)
- Labour
Day, Canada August 30-September 1 (3 day
weekend)
- Grandparent's
Day September 7
- Jewish
New Year September 30
- Yom
Kippur October 9
- Columbus
Day October 11-13 (3 day weekend)
- Thanksgiving
Day, Canada October 11-13 (3 day weekend)
- Halloween
October 31
- Veteran's
Day November 11
- Thanksgiving
Day November 27-30 (4 day weekend)
- Hanukkah
Dec. 22 - Dec. 29
- Christmas
December 25
- New
Year's Eve-Day December 31 - January 1
- Martin
Luther King, Jr., Day, U.S (Observed) January
19-21 (3 day weekend)
- Chinese/Lunar
New Year January 26
- Lincoln's
Birthday, U.S February 12
- Valentine's
Day February 14
- President's
Day, U.S (Observed) February 14-16 (3 day
weekend)
- Washington's
Birthday, U.S February 22
- St.
Patrick's Day March 17
- Easter
Sunday April 12
- Cinco
de Mayo May 5
- Mother's
Day May 10
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