One of the most anticipated Benefit Concerts will take place this Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, when KJUL & KOOL 102 presents, “A Holiday Spectacular Concert and Fundraising Event,” at the M Resort inside the M Pavilion, 12300 Las Vegas Blvd. South, with show time scheduled for 7:00 p.m., and doors to the Pavilion opening at […]
He co-created timeless, iconic comic characters Spider-Man, Thor and The Incredible Hulk. And last Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, Marvel Comics Legend, Stan Lee, ushered in a new era for Madame Tussauds Las Vegas. He became the first guest to experience the brand new Marvel 4D Theater that is complete with an array of new figures […]
Bob Anderson is not a native Las Vegan, but the “Singing Impressionist” called Las Vegas his home for so many years, he was declared a “Native Las Vegan,” during his more than 2 ½ decades of appearing on the Las Vegas Strip, including 10 years at the Top of the Dunes. His love of Las […]
Glittering Lights, the beloved holiday drive-through spectacular, will once again illuminate the Las Vegas Motor Speedway nightly from Friday, Nov. 15, through Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. It will feature more than 400 animated, energy-efficient LED lights along the 2.5-mile speedway. The attraction is back for its 13th season, and its fourth at the Speedway. […]
One of the nice guys in the business of “Show Biz,” and widely acclaimed as one of the best as a Neil Diamond tribute artist, Rob Garrett and his King of Diamonds (KOD) band, make their debut in the showroom at the South Point Casino, this Friday, Nov. 8. In the last two months, Garrett […]
I hope you have had a chance to watch the documentary shown on CNN the last couple of weeks. It’s titled, “Blackfish,” and tells the story of an Orca whale that has lived most of his life in captivity. It was, and is, an amazing story running just under 90 minutes. It was first shown to […]
If you have lived in Las Vegas for more than 25 years, you have possibly driven by, or even stopped in and had dinner, at Piero’s Italian Cuisine, 355 Convention Center Drive, truly just a hop, skip and a jump, from the Las Vegas Convention Center. It had been nearly 20 years since I last […]
This week’s column is an invited story, written by a close friend. Gwen Abbott had interviewed a couple of veterans, a female and a male, who had recently fought in Iraq. Both had major problems upon returning stateside. A local publisher had asked Abbott to write the story, in honor of all the Veterans. However, […]
The vocal group, MO5AIC, who almost single handedly has moved a cappella music (music without instruments) back to the forefront, has begun a 12-month residency at LVH – Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. The five-member band, described by Tony Bennett as “the best vocal group I’ve ever heard,” will perform a brand new 70-minute show […]
When we left the town of Custer on Saturday morning, after spending two wonderful nights and three days touring the various southern tourist loops (South Dakota State roads are very well marked, well maintained, and signs let you know where good camera locations are, as you drive the well mapped scenic routes), we headed for […]