Archive for September, 2010

Vegas’ Liberace Museum going on tour

Vegas’ Liberace Museum going on tour
In a city struggling with 14.3 percent unemployment, a tourist trade more interested in gambling and big-name shows than museum-going and a location in an untenanted shopping plaza, any museum faces a tough challenge.

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Themed Rooms at the Palms, Las Vegas

Pony up $25,000 a night and you can stay at the Basketball-themed Hardwood Suite which features three “NBA sized” Murphy beds, a basketball court with your name written on the court itself, NBA-quality locker room with personalized jerseys for everybody in your group. Some notable celebrities that have stayed in this room include wrestler Hulk Hogan, Carmen Electra, Chris Webber and Dennis Rodman.

Basketball not your thing? Perhaps you would like to check out one of the many other unique suites such as the G-Suite which takes its design cues from the Palm’s Ghost Bar, a nightclub on the 55th floor with views of the pool below through a special glass floor. The suite features a similar glass floor along with a live television feed of the action below, available for between $3,000 to $5,000 a night.

Other high-end suites include the Sky Villas with up to 9,000 square feet each with their own indoor-outdoor swimming pools that actually overhang the side of the building and have a glass end wall for maximum viewing, and the Erotica Suite which features a round rotating bed and obligatory stripper pole. I’m surprised none of the suites feature a champaign glass shaped Jacuzzi!

The Palms Hotel has been catering to celebrities since it first opened in late 2001. In 2002, it was the resort where participants of MTV’s The Real World: Las Vegas stayed, and the hotel features its own world class recording studio where artists like Lil’ Jon, The Killers, Michael Buble, Britney Spears and Vegas favorite Celine Dion can lay down a few tracks before hitting the town. Even if you aren’t a rock star, you can still live out your rock and roll fantasy at the Palms. For an undisclosed fee, somewhere in the tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the hotel will arrange a “Music Fantasy” which entails having your favorite band come to the studio and record a song with you.

George Maloof, owner of the Palms Hotel recently described the “Music Fantasy” experience in a recent interview with ABC radio host Al Mancini.

He Said “We will fly a private jet to pick you up wherever in the US and you and 10 of your friends and we put you up here in the suites and you get to record with your favorite artist and eat at the finest restaurants and you stay here for 3 nights and then you get bragging rights with your CD.”

But the Palms’ signature suite is the new Hugh Hefner Sky Villa on the 34th floor of the Fantasy Tower. This amazing suite comes decorated with Playboy artwork selected by Mr. Hefner himself. The outdoor Jacuzzi features the Playboy logo prominently and seats you and 24 of your closest friends.

Other features of this 9,000 square foot room include a glass elevator, steam room, an exercise room, full wet bar, pop-up plasma TV’s, electronically controlled drapes, a fireplace, and poker table, and even its very own private spa. All this for only $40,000 a night.

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One sport is her job, the other a passion for Mid-Am player

One sport is her job, the other a passion for Mid-Am player
Kelly Wilson is a tennis professional, but she loves golf.

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Ferry Corsten Live WMC!

Ferry Corsten LiveWMC! A3 Network is a group of online TV channels that reflect the modern lifestyle featuring Nightlife, Clubs, DJs, How-Tos, Music Video, Style, Art, Fashion, Travel, Bikini Girls, Film and Sexy Pool Parties. Whatever The Flavor – The most exciting videos on Youtube! A3 Network videos are produced by www.5thandocean.com

Halloween on the Las Vegas Strip 2009

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Las Vegas At Night – Come Fly With Me – Voyage.tv

Look down on the colorful fluorescent lights of Las Vegas from a helicopter on the Magic Neon Nights tour offered by Stars and Stripes Air Tours. The tour includes transportation to and from most Las Vegas hotels and lasts approximately fifteen exhilarating minutes. Sip on complimentary champagne as you take in spectacular views of Sin City from above, soaring over flashy casinos and resorts. The glittering lights of Sin City seen from above are unlike anything else. After the tour, a photograph of your group can be taken next to the signature aircraft decorated in the stars and stripes for the perfect memento of an incredible evening.

Las Vegas Strip At Night By Helicopter (HD)

This fantastic footage was taken during a Maverick Helicopter return journey from the Grand Canyon. I was fortunate to be sitting in the best seat to film this.

The hard road to the pros

The hard road to the pros
North Vancouver’s Mason Trafford hits top speed in a league game with IFK Mariehamn in Finland’s top professional league. The Handsworth grad and former Whitecap caught on with the team this summer.

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Panel: Out with the old should not mean the end of hard news

Panel: Out with the old should not mean the end of hard news
News industry big-timers discuss values, changing market Old news may not be dead, but it needs to be reinvented. That was the consensus Wednesday as “PBS NewsHour” anchor Jim Lehrer, Pulitzer Prize-winner Alex Jones and Las Vegas Sun owner Brian Greenspun visited the UNLV Student Union Wednesday night to discuss the state of journalism in [...]

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What kind of tickets to you need to walk on top of the hoover dam?

I saw online 2 types of tickets-The Hoover Dam Tour which includes going under the hoover dam, looking at it’s turbines and such, and I saw an area for visitors center tickets. Do I need to purchase the tour tickets to gain access on top of the hoover dam to walk across it? That’s all I want to do, just walk across it and see the beautiful view.