Being displaced forces me into an existence of a suitcases refugee in my new hometown. While Livin' On The Strip is a fun experiment, it sometimes feels no different whether I'm at a hotel or crashing on a friend's sofa. LOTS would be different if I already had my own home.
Don't get me wrong. the Strip is a great, fun place. I enjoy grabbing the occasional beer after my shift and unwinding at any one of my favorite casinos along Las Vegas Boulevard. But after while, you just enjoy lounging at home, on your own sofa, watching your own TV and not subjecting yourself to the constant and steady barrage of DING-DING-DING from the slot machines.
And the most endangered species of all in Las Vegas is a friendly, local pub or tavern that does NOT have video poker embedded in the bar. It's hard out there for a Las Vegas Refugee, ain't it? At least the sun shines most every day and the coldest it gets is low 40s at night. I can live with that.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
technogeeks at porn fiends unite in vegas.
Las Vegas just bid adieu to a couple favorite annual conventions that pump millions of dollars into the city: the Consumer Electronics Show and (wait for it) the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo. They really do go hand-in-hand when you think about it, don't they?
I did not personally attend either event because I spent majority of my waking hours on a casino floor. But word on the street is both were well attended. Lady GaGa made an appearance at CES that, by all accounts, created a massive stir among the technogeeks.
While I spoke to several CES-goers, I spoke to no one who attended Adult Expo (at least none who would admit it). And I saw no porn stars cavorting about the gaming floor. But that's because their annual awards show and after parties were largely held at its host venue: The Palms.
Porn and The Palms. The jokes are writing themselves.
I did not personally attend either event because I spent majority of my waking hours on a casino floor. But word on the street is both were well attended. Lady GaGa made an appearance at CES that, by all accounts, created a massive stir among the technogeeks.
While I spoke to several CES-goers, I spoke to no one who attended Adult Expo (at least none who would admit it). And I saw no porn stars cavorting about the gaming floor. But that's because their annual awards show and after parties were largely held at its host venue: The Palms.
Porn and The Palms. The jokes are writing themselves.
every time a celebrity tweets about wynn, an angel gets its wings.
Twitter has been blowing up this week in the wake of the Consumer Electronics Show and Adult Entertainment Expo, held concurrently in Las Vegas last week. No surprise that Twitter is the preferred stomping grounds of technogeeks and porn fiends, no?
Two of my favorites come from Star Trek: The Next Generation's Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton, who both tweeted glowingly about their experiences at Wynn and Encore.
"Had great meal at Wazuzu thanks to master chef Jet Tila," Spiner tweeted. "Whole Wynn Experience has been great."
You better believe it, Lt. Data!
"Thanks CES, I had a blast!" Burton extolled via his Twitter account. "Much love to...my friends and family at WynnLasVegas...!"
Right back atcha, fellas!
Dancing With The Stars' Maksim Chmerkovskiy also was on the property this weekend, in town to choreograph Wynn's house show, La Reve.
"I love that Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas my 'homes' away from home," Chmerkovskiy tweeted. "Tryst and XS are the best clubs ever! At XS tonight!"
Two of my favorites come from Star Trek: The Next Generation's Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton, who both tweeted glowingly about their experiences at Wynn and Encore.
"Had great meal at Wazuzu thanks to master chef Jet Tila," Spiner tweeted. "Whole Wynn Experience has been great."
You better believe it, Lt. Data!
"Thanks CES, I had a blast!" Burton extolled via his Twitter account. "Much love to...my friends and family at WynnLasVegas...!"
Right back atcha, fellas!
Dancing With The Stars' Maksim Chmerkovskiy also was on the property this weekend, in town to choreograph Wynn's house show, La Reve.
"I love that Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas my 'homes' away from home," Chmerkovskiy tweeted. "Tryst and XS are the best clubs ever! At XS tonight!"
livin' on the strip: nights v – ix
It's already Day 3 of Leg II of Livin' On The Strip and it's...well, it's something. What started as an unpredictable adventure is now closely resembling a hostage situation. I guess we'll just have to leave it at that. The venerable, old Imperial Palace is serving as the host site of this second leg of the tour. And, be "venerable" and "old," I mean OLD AND OLD AND BEATEN DOWN AND OLD!
Gone is the opulence of the stately Bella Suite at the Palazzo. Only to be replaced by a small, standard-sized room on the sixth floor, overlooking a parking garage and what might be remnants of a crime scene.
You call this a palace? My room at the Imperial freakin' Palace.
I'm hardly a snob. But after enjoying the comforts of the Palazzo—flat-screen HDTV, monstrous bathroom, a comfortable, king-size bed and complimentary bathrobe—it's really hard to look past peeling wallpaper and highly suspicious stains in the carpet. This is why I chose to not take up an offer from a friend to borrow a black light for my five-night excursion at the IP. Sometimes, just sometimes, the devil you don't see under a black light is MUCH BETTER than being cursed with the knowledge of what REALLY happened over in that corner by the night stand.
I really don't know where the stain begins or ends. I really don't.
Keep me in your thoughts this week, folks.
Gone is the opulence of the stately Bella Suite at the Palazzo. Only to be replaced by a small, standard-sized room on the sixth floor, overlooking a parking garage and what might be remnants of a crime scene.
You call this a palace? My room at the Imperial freakin' Palace.I'm hardly a snob. But after enjoying the comforts of the Palazzo—flat-screen HDTV, monstrous bathroom, a comfortable, king-size bed and complimentary bathrobe—it's really hard to look past peeling wallpaper and highly suspicious stains in the carpet. This is why I chose to not take up an offer from a friend to borrow a black light for my five-night excursion at the IP. Sometimes, just sometimes, the devil you don't see under a black light is MUCH BETTER than being cursed with the knowledge of what REALLY happened over in that corner by the night stand.
I really don't know where the stain begins or ends. I really don't.Keep me in your thoughts this week, folks.
and now for something completely different.
For those of you who are used to my weekly digest, Dispatches From The Desert, thanks for your loyal readership...well, at least thanks for receiving it to your inbox. I'm experimenting with different methods to reach you. Last week, as you know, I sent you a print version as a PDF.
I'm trying to develop some hybrid of a blog/news Web site that is proving to be a challenge. I suppose this is the first iteration of such an animal. The reality is I have remarkably limited html skills and have run headlong into those limitations with this project. So please bear with me. It's a work-in-progress. But a fun one at that. So in the meantime, please feel free to visit this site as often as you like. Look around. Kick the tires. Leave a comment or two. I'm doing this for you as much as anything.
Cheers,
-k
I'm trying to develop some hybrid of a blog/news Web site that is proving to be a challenge. I suppose this is the first iteration of such an animal. The reality is I have remarkably limited html skills and have run headlong into those limitations with this project. So please bear with me. It's a work-in-progress. But a fun one at that. So in the meantime, please feel free to visit this site as often as you like. Look around. Kick the tires. Leave a comment or two. I'm doing this for you as much as anything.
Cheers,
-k
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