Harry Reid Wins Election for Fifth Senate Term

Harry Reid will sit in the Senate Majority Leader seat once again as he defeats Sharron Angle for the Nevada Senate seat on November 2nd. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 11/03/10

Nationwide Elections Take Place Today

Today marked a huge day in the political arena as voting polls opened up nationwide to allow U.S. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 11/02/10

Hey Ladies, Do You ..... Vajazzle

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Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 10/21/10

PBR returns to Las Vegas

It's that time again Las Vegas Cowboys and Cowgirls! ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 10/21/10

Fremont Stree Adds Ziplines, Drunken Screaming, to Attractions

Remember the Fremont Street light show that had a fighter jet roar past overhead?  Me neither, I just saw a photo on the internet.  Everytime I've gone recently I see that country music extravaganza.  But the jet picture captured my imagination.  It just seems like a lot of fun to zip along under that giant canopy, waving at the pedestrians on the ground.  And finally, somebody made it real.

Greenheart Conservation Company, responsible for the ziplines by Boulder City, has set up a thrill at the Fremont Street Experience.  Riders can depart from the roof of the parking garage and slide 800 feet through the crowded entertainment area, to a landing platform 14 feet off the ground.  The lines and towers now in place are temporary, but the plan is to make it a permenant installation, and lengthen it, too.  Greenheart co-founder Ian Green, hopes to create a zipline down the entire length of the Fremont Street Experience.

In case you don't know, a zipline is a steel cable hung between two towers of differing heights.  Riders strap themselves into a harness dangling from the cable at the highest tower, step over the edge, and let the cable zip them along over forests, trails, rivers, and waterfalls.  The ride can be 50 feet or 2,000 feet long.  Greenheart Conservation Co. ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 10/21/10

Brad Garrett's New Las Vegas Comedy Club

Brad Garrett gained our attention on the hit nationwide television show, "Everybody Loves Raymond", as the straight forward abnormally tall bigger brother of show star, Ray Ramono. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 10/18/10

The Hoover Dam Bypass is Finally Here! (Sort of)

On October 16th, a celebration was held on top of the just-completed Hoover Dam Bypass bridge.  Cars were not allowed, and pedestrians were bused in to take part in the celebration. ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 10/18/10

Harry Reid and Sharron Angle Senate Debate

Senator Harry Reid and Sharron Angle met at the Vegas PBS Studios Oct.14th for their one and only Senate debate to convince voters that a vote for them would be a vote in the right direction to take our already weakened country. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 10/15/10

Haunted Houses in Las Vegas?

 Who would ever put Las Vegas and haunted house in the same sentence? Las Vegas haunted?? Really??? I am not talking about the homes of Las Vegas being haunted (although there may be some that are), I am talking about the several haunted houses that pop up every year around this time for the ghouls and goblins of Las Vega to come out and play in. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 10/13/10

New, obscure Las Vegas Show added!

I'm responsible for adding most of the new shows to our giant Las Vegas show directory . ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 10/12/10

Lucky Day in Las Vegas

October 10th 2010 was a day of luck, joy, and happiness for many. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander robinson III - 10/11/10

There's a New Hash House a Go Go at the M Resort

  In a positive development for Henderson and Anthem residents, the Hash House a Go Go has opened at the M resort.  Back in my Summerlin days, I would go to the the Hash House a Go Go on Sahara when I was really hungry.  Or, better make that really, really hungry.  Their portion sizes are large.  But I haven't been back since I moved to Henderson, and I haven't been to the one in the Imperial Palace, either.

If you haven't been, just imagine a very comfortable and reasonably priced restraunt serving classic comfort and farm food. ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 10/11/10

100 Rappelling Off the Rio

Watch Average People Repel Off the Rio Today in Las Vegas

Have you heard the economy is down?  The economy is down.  Seems like casinos are turning to stunts these days.  I'm not complaining, though. ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 10/08/10

Cheap Stuff on 10/10/10

Wow.  I did a quick check to see what the travel companies and hotels were doing for 10/10/2010.  It's a lot.

A few years back, on 07/07/07, I was working up in the Stratosphere Tower.  I remember a flood of marriages.  Every time I'd look up a bride would be walking by.  On the indoor observation deck, a minister worked for 14 hours, just marrying couple after couple.

I'm expecting something like that on this 10/10/10.  The date is just one long string of lucky number, and that's usually good for business in Las Vegas, a town where superstition dominates the clientele. ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 10/07/10

Deals for The Las Vegas Nightlife

Just because the summer time is over does not mean the Las Vegas nightlife goes away. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 10/05/10

The Hard Rock Las Vegas and the Recession

Older casinos seem comfortable admitting that they're struggling financially.  They're not viewed as big winners any more, and have settled into their roles as pieces of history.  When they announce a renovation, half the locals complain for the sake of nostalgia. ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 10/04/10

Stripper 101 Las Vegas Show and Tickets

Stripper 101 Las Vegas pole dacne class has quickly gained attention and popularity since its introduction. ...Read More

Posted By alexander Robinson III - 09/28/10

The Naughty Side of Las Vegas Nightlife

Las Vegas at Night

People don't call Las Vegas Sin City for nothing. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 09/23/10

Why See a Las Vegas Show?

           Your Community Theater Show Isn't the Same

Okay, so you live in New York, home of Broadway.  You live in L.A., movie capitol of the world.  You live in London, stomping grounds of William Shakespeare.  You live in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and your community theater really did a great job with this year's production of "Annie, Get Your Gun."  Why would you want to spend a hundred and fifty dollars on a Las Vegas show?

Look here, Las Vegas is just the best place in the world to see a live spectacle.  I know other cities are more deeply tied to the history of show business, and have generated a lot of die-hard love over the years.  I know that big-name Hollywood stars wanting to get a little more serious go to Broadway, and New York actors who want to make a little more money go to Los Angeles.  And I know that Las Vegas is historically famous only for sequins, skin, and feathers.  All I have to say to that is:  The times, they have changed.

           Las Vegas Shows are the Best in the World

Here's why:

Las Vegas show producers are blessed with the ability to pay their performers.  Anyone who thinks this is common is welcome to ask an actor.  Right now in theater communities all around the world, show people are gathering together, rehearsing constantly, and working their butts off, all hoping that the show will be a success and they'll have paychecks for a little while.  Well, Las Vegas can lure the sweetest musicians, the prettiest dancers, and the funniest comedians with its promise of year-round work and steady pay.  The difference is obvious.  Even the cheap shows here are great.  Sure, Las Vegas doesn't draw the big-name movie stars to act in its shows.  But do big-name movie stars make a show better?  Do you remember Val Kilmer as Moses in "The Ten Commandments: The Musical?"  How about Katie Holmes in... ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 09/08/10

Is Las Vegas One Big Con?

Las Vegas' True Personality

Okay, we all know that cities develop personalities.  Los Angeles is good-looking but shallow.  Chicago is stylish and knows all the best restaurants.  Tokyo has toys you've never seen before, but can't live without.  Portland, OR, invites you over to read comics in the basement.  Springfield, MO, will bring the truck around to help you move.  Kansas City, KS, values a good education and doesn't mind if you smoke a little.  Negril, Jamaica will take you to the best parties if you buy the drinks.

When I first visited Las Vegas, I figured it out immediately.  Las Vegas has lifts in its shoes, starch in its oversized collar, a big fake grin and a prominent wad of bills poking out of its suit pocket.  Las Vegas has a bridge to sell you, a bet you can't lose.  It will give you a hundred bucks if you can just guess which cup the coin is under.  Las Vegas is a con man.

A Real, Live Con Man

I knew an actual con man once, or maybe a better way to say it would be "pathological liar."  He came into my life when I was 19 or so, stayed for three weeks, then left with hundreds of my dollars and the trust of several of my friends.  It took a long time to repair those damaged relationships.

I moved to Las Vegas in summer 2005.  Like a lot of people, I moved for the opportunity.  The city was booming more than any other in the country.  My opinion changed.  Las Vegas wasn't a con man.  Las Vegas was a streetwise hustler, who got up early and stayed up late, always on the lookout for the next deal.  Education didn't matter here, or family, or experience.  The only thing was to stay sharp, to make those connections, to find the bargains and sell high.  All you needed was energy, and the whole world would open up.  Most of the people I met were making a lot of money.

This con man that I knew, he was so much fun to be around.  He would never sit still and watch TV, he was too addicted to people for that.  He could walk up to any stranger and turn them into a friend. 

For a shy midwestern kid like me, being around him was like going to school.  Instead of watching the pretty girls walk by, like me, he would charge.  "Hi," he'd say, and then branch out into spontaneous comments about the way they were dressed, or where they were going, or what we were up to that night that required their presence.  He was fearless.  I would hang back, planning a conversation, and at about the time I got my courage up to speak he would come back with phone numbers and promises.  I was in awe.  I never saw anyone react to him with anything less than good humor.

Las Vegas crashed with the rest of the country in 2008, and its character changed again.  Visitors couldn't see the difference, but I could.  They still saw huge crowds of pedestrians, long lines at the bars, and forty dollar charges to enter the nightclubs.  I saw the housekeepers losing jobs, the cocktail waitress complaining of their half-sized tips, and the traffic on The Strip lightening up until I could actually drive on it.  You know business is bad when you can drive from Flamingo to Tropicana on Las Vegas Boulevard in less than ten minutes.  I had been conned.  It wasn't a city of opportunity.  Las Vegas, always a high roller, had become the high roller after a hard day of losing:  Still genial, still good company, still grinning from ear to ear and tipping the bartenders, but furiously calculating percentages and opportunities on the inside.  Las Vegas had changed its tune.

The con man, in the three weeks that I knew him, got onto thin ice a couple of times with the tales that he told.  In those moments, he would generate a more complex story on the spot to escape.  By the end, he had become the son of a mafia don, a close affiliate of the Yakuza.  He was an expert in hand-to-hand and weaponed combat, a fluent speaker of Japanese, and a hunted man.  He possessed three sports cars and several million dollars, though he was unable to claim them at the moment. ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 08/26/10

Las Vegas Must-Sees

Las Vegas Must-Sees

A list of Las Vegas must-sees will provide perspective to any over-stimulated Las Vegas visitor. ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 08/16/10

Top 5 Reasons Las Vegas is Different From Other Cities

Moving to and Living in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is like the least complicated city in the world. ...Read More

Posted By Tielman - 08/13/10

The Price is Right Live! Las Stage Show

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Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 08/06/10

Tournament of Kings Las Vegas Show

The action, the anticipation, the edge of your seat experience. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 08/05/10

Excalibur Las Vegas Hotel Room Deals

The Excalibur Hotel & Casino wa among the first megas hotels to hit the Las Vegas strip. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 08/02/10

New York New York Hotel Room Deals

New York New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas brings the Big Apple to the west coast. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 08/02/10

Circus Circus Las Vegas Hotel Room Deals

Circus Circus Las Vegas Hotel & Casino is the most popular family vacation destination in Las Vegas! ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 08/02/10

Deals for Aria Las Vegas Rooms

Aria Las Vegas Hotel Resort & Casino is one of the newest mega structures located insode the new City Center that towers over the Las Vegas strip. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 08/02/10

Cher Still Has it at 62

One look at Cher and you'll never guess that she was 62 years of age! ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 07/30/10

Cirque Du Soleil O Las Vegas Show

"O" by Cirque Du Soleil is one of the most popular Cirque shows out there. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson - 07/28/10

Fantasy Las Vegas Cabaret & Topless Show

Take the tradition of the Las Vegas show girl, and combine it with a seductive topless show, and you have the Las Vegas show, FANTASY. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson - 07/28/10

Crazy Horse Paris Las Vegas Show

The Ladies of Crazy Horse Paris located inside of MGM Grand in Las Vegas has taken cabaret to another level. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 07/27/10

Chippendales Las Vegas Show

The men of Chippendales has burned up the scene for quit sometime now in Las Vegas. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander Robinson III - 07/27/10

American Storm Las Vegas Show

The men of American Storm would like you to get caught up in their provocative weather system. ...Read More

Posted By Alexander - 07/26/10

New at Casino MonteLago: Portofino Italian Steakhouse Casino MonteLago at Lake Las Vegas has a new steakhouse. ...Read More

Posted By Pete Allman - 06/23/09

An Evening at Tamba Indian Cuisine

Las Vegas, NV - Under the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas there are many restaurants specializing in all kinds of cuisine. ...Read More

Posted By Pete Allman - 04/01/09

Pete Allmans CSN Tips Guy Savoy, French Cuisine and Friendly Staff

Guy Savoy , a French cuisine dining spot located in Caesars Palace is a family operation named for the father, who lives in France, and managed by son Fronck Savoy. ...Read More

Posted By Pete Allman - 03/01/09