79: Cirque du Soleil Plus ELVIS - A Little Less Conversation?

Melissa and I are big fans of Las Vegas, Cirque du Soleil and Elvis Presley.  So, combining the three into one big show has got to be fantastic!  Right? 

Today’s Living in Las Vegas Podcast gives you a personal account of our Viva ELVIS experience. Show notes:

• Weather (Nice and toasty. . .) / LiLV Pool (. . .as long as you’ve got a pool)
• LiLV Stuff
  • Listener Line: 206.312.0105
  • Sign up of Email Alerts (form found on right side of our website)
• Total Wined
• Scott’s Dieting Journey
• New Contributor to Join the Site: Bridget Magnus
• Overheard on The Strip (visit. . .and SHARE!)
• Recent Blog Post Review
  • Wolfgang Puck Local’s Discount
  • Las Vegas Strip Street Performers
  • Fontainebleau
  • Lake Las Vegas
• Listener Email: Job’s in Las Vegas
• Viva ELVIS

In response to our Lake Las Vegas post, our good friend Cheryl pointed me to an article in the Las Vegas Sun about Fontainebleau, the casino/resort in waiting on the Las Vegas Strip.

As the article goes on to say, the 47 permits pulled by Icahn Nevada Gaming Acquisition doesn’t necessarily mean any actual building is going to take place. According to county officials, the permits, which list a variety of projects (casino, hotel and restaurant remodelings, miscellaneous commercial structure work and parking structure modifications), could simply be procedural.

Let’s hope for the best!

(And hope the negative comments on the Sun article page are wrong.)

Just curious. . .I was wondering if the folks who visit this website or subscribe to our podcast use online blackjack guides to become a better blackjack player.  Do they help when you’re playing live versus online?  How about for other games like craps, roulette, and hold ‘em?

73: Hip Checks and Short Skirts - Roller Derby in Las Vegas

Call me crazy, but there’s something to be said for watching a bunch of woman whoosh around a roller rink, kicking the crap out of each other. The teamwork, the strategy, the action. . .the Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.

(At least, that’s what Tomahawk says.)

In this edition of the Living in Las Vegas Podcast, we discover the joy that is Woman’s Flat Track Roller Derby, featuring the Sin City Roller Girls.   Show notes:

• PHOTOS!
• Weather (sunshiny) / LiLV Pool (you could die in here)
• LiLV Stuff
  • Listener Line: 206.312.0105
  • Sign up of Email Alerts (form found on right side of our website)
• Prepping for Thanksgiving
• Living in Las Vegas Podcast Virtual Video Meetup
• Next in-person LiLV Meetup
• Listener Email: Is Las Vegas ripping people off?
• Hip Checks and Short Skirts–Woman’s Roller Derby in Las Vegas

I saw an interesting article in the Las Vegas Review Journal a couple days ago about Internet gambling.  The article said that a House of Representatives resolution was introduced in May that would “establish a framework to permit licensed online gambling operators to accept wagers from inside the United States.”

According to the article, Nevada has the “statutory structure” in place to investigate and license online gambling companies.

My questions —

• How would this effect existing online casinos? 
• Would congress actually allow this to happen?
• Would this reduce visits to Las Vegas?

Whatcha think?

[8/26/09: Just learned that Time.com took down the video because of “some sensitivity with various issues”. There is a very interesting article on the Las Vegas Sun website about the fallout from the Time’s article — specifically, the Realtor quoted in the piece is in hot water.]

68: A Las Vegas Staycation with Scott and Melissa

I think it’s safe to say that for those of us who live in Las Vegas, there is no better place to enjoy a “Staycation” (a vacation in your own town) than right here. . .in the town that REALLY never sleeps.  For this edition of the Living in Las Vegas Podcast, we take you on an overnight trip to the Strip, from a local’s perspective.  Show notes:

• PHOTOS!
• Weather (getting better) / LiLV Pool (8 degrees from nirvana)
• LiLV Stuff
  • Listener Line: 206.312.0105
  • Sign up of Email Alerts (form found on right side of our website)
• Trader Vics – Dead
• Cosibella Homes – Gone
• Get GREAT Sales Coaching at QBS Live Mondays
• PodWorx is producing a LIVE LASIK Procedure this Tuesday at 5pm
• Listener Email: Recap of a meetup with a LiLV listener, nice feedback and guitar strings, a question about LiLV video
• Staycation
  • Thanks Jacquie!
  • Caesar’s Palace Petite Suite
  • The Pool (these people are very shiny)
  • Window Shopping at Belagio
  • The Atrium at Belagio
  • Serendipity 3 and Osmond Teeth
  • Caesar’s Forum Shops (the best mall in the world. . .for men)
  • Seahorse Lounge
  • Rhumbar at The Mirage
  • Late Dinner
• Hot and Horrible: Michael Mina

These days, the newest way to vacation is by partaking in a “Stayaction”. Luckily, for Vegas Locals, this idea is more fun than say if you were living in South Dakota

Now, the LVCVA makes it easier than ever for locals to plan a Stayaction or just have fun on the weekends with their Stay and Play Here website. The site aggregates Local Deals from all hotels in Las Vegas, Boulder City, Laughlin, Mesquite and Primm.

As the site says, “This is the world’s premier vacation destination and it’s right in our own backyard. Why let everyone else have all the fun?” So, what are you waiting for? Go have fun!

66: Learning About the Origins of Las Vegas at Springs Preserve

Recorded in front of a LIVE Streaming Video Audience (click to see video)!

For many of us, the search for our origins has translated into thousands of dollars of therapy.  And while I’m certainly not one to criticize the need to lay (or is it lie?) on a couch and travel back in time to explore your childhood, allow me to suggest another avenue of discovery.  In this edition of the Living in Las Vegas Podcast, we feature our trip to Springs Preserve, an outstanding place to learn all about your history. . .if by “you” you mean Las Vegas.  Show notes:

• PHOTOS!
• Weather (for the love of God, enough with the wind and rain. . .it was beautiful a couple days ago!) / LiLV Pool (full of seat cushions)
• LiLV Stuff
• Listener Line: 206.312.0105
• Sign up of Email Alerts (form found on right side of our website)
• Plumbing Crap Brought on by our Builder
• Loft Update
• The Outdoor/RV Show at the Convention Center
• Hanging out in Downtown
• Listener Email: Beaches and Job Descriptions
• Springs Preserve

64: Dining at Wynn Encore, New Year’s Eve with 20-Somethings and Live Video

Because we enjoy having guests at the Whitney Villa, one of the great things about Living in Las Vegas is hosting/entertaining visitors when they come to town.  For today’s Living in Las Vegas Podcast, we first take our kids (who are visiting from California) to Wynn Encore for $ome fancy dining. Then, we review our New Year’s Eve party which brought in nine additional 20-somethings to the house and taught me a bit about bouncing back after puking, that some kids can drink faster than I ever could, and that if you play your cards right, you can get a secret XBOX 360 code for unlimited songs in Rock Star.  Show notes: (Now where did I put my NutriTorture snack bar. . .oh, and there is some swearing in this episode)

• PHOTOS!
• Weather (getting better) / LiLV Pool (frozen death pond)
• LiLV Stuff
• Listener Line: 206.312.0105
• Sign up for Email Alerts (form all over the website)
• Adding new Friends is fun!
• Let’s Talk Twitter (the sign of the devil is upon us)
• CES 2009
• Session
• Show floor
• Famous Guy
• Adult Video Expo
• Blogger Meetup
• Another Famous Guy
• Ego bloggers
• The Scoble Affect
• WordCamp Las Vegas
• Good and bad
• Contributors!
• Check out Brandie, Doug, Cheryl and Mary Ann’s bios
• The culinary torture that is Nutrisystem
• Listener Email: Las Vegas Friendliness
• Dining at Wynn Encore: Botero Steak
• New Year’s Eve with eleven 20-somethings, streaming video, and chatroom influencers

62: A Tour of the Aliante Station Casino and Hotel

Twenty-three months ago,  the folks at Stations Casino did a Show & Tell about their upcoming Aliante Station Casino.  Last night, two years of planning, construction, traffic delays and speculation came to an end with the grand opening of the Aliante Station Casino and Hotel.  This episode of the Living in Las Vegas Podcast gives you a “soundseering” tour of the $600+ million “locals” casino.  Show notes:

• PHOTOS!
• Weather/Pool
• LiLV Stuff
  • Listener Line: 206.312.0105
  • Sign up for Email Alerts!!
• The Aliante Station Casino and Hotel
  • Fireworks
  • Early entry and free beer
  • The Tour

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