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Errata
Early Vegas
Great old publicity pics
Quotes
"The urge to gamble is so universal and its
practice is so pleasurable, that I assume it must
be evil."
~Heywood Broun
"If you must play, decide upon three things
at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes,
and the quitting time."
~Chinese Proverb
"Baccarat is a game whereby the croupier
gathers in money with a flexible sculling oar, then
rakes it home. If I could have borrowed his
oar I would have stayed."
~Mark Twain
Las
Vegas
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Nevada.
"Nevada is a good place to learn about space.
Outside of Las
Vegas , Reno and Carson City, it
is empty. "
~A Sense of Place: Listening to Americans
David Lamb
"The night before I left Las Vegas I walked
out in the desert to look at the moon. There was a
jeweled city on the horizon, spires rising in the
night, but the jewels were diadems of electric and
the spires were the neon of signs ten stories
high."
~An American Dream Norman Mailer
"Las Vegas
is loaded with all kinds of gambling
devices,"
says Joey Adams.
"Dice tables, slot machines, and wedding
chapels."
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The Best of Vegas
The "Best of Vegas" is our
clearinghouse to share inside information we've
accumulated here in Las Vegas. You will find
information here that the commercial casino sites
and "hype-it-up" sites won't ever
share on the internet.
Rumor Control
Yes there are millions of rumors spread about
Las Vegas, many of them false, but the natives
encourage them to keep things interesting. Like the
one about Paris Hilton and the traveling side-show
Chimpanzees (not true) and the one about Robin
Leach using the 'F' word and squeezing his
dates breast onstage at Rain in the Palms while
introducing Vince Neil. (true) Of course many
rumors ARE true, as Vegas is the sort of place that
fantasy is made of. Here are a few common ones.
Rumor:
"All of the women in Las Vegas have huge
boobs and are awe inspiringly
gorgeous."
Validity: True
Many native Las Vegas Boobies are so extraordinary
that they have their own Zip Codes. I know one pair
of Breasts here that has a permanent Saturday night
reservation at the Voodoo Lounge in the RIO.
See a good example of what they call " mega boobs ". (Note this little sites extraordinary 1st page placement on Google. This happened because we are genious and is not to be tried at home)
If you are a woman who is headed to Vegas
and is a bit 'lacking' in the Boobie department
(like, only a D cup) no worries! The Las Vegas Airport is
staffed with rotating plastic surgeons who will
take you right off the plane and give you that
'Vegas Look' before you hit the Strip!
Rumor:
"The Casinos in Vegas are Out to Screw You
Over."
Validity: False..kind of
As VP Pappy said: "Casinos and prostitutes
have the same thing in common; they are both trying
to screw you out of your money and send you home
with a smile on your face."
Yes the Casinos make money by taking yours...But
who doesn't? At least in Vegas the return on
investment is magnificent. Casinos will entertain
you, thrill you, pamper you, cater to your every
need or wish along the way. There is no where else
that you can get the sort of service you can in
Vegas. I have decided that this is because the
staff at most places are paid better than anywhere
else in the Country.
In Vegas you should not be dealing with a waiter,
concierge or other service person who is worrying
about paying the rent this month and is resentful
of the boss. If the Casinos start getting chintzy
with their service personel- that may change. I
came to this conclusion from living in Florida for
some time, also a tourist destination, and saw low
pay and the resulting bad service, bad food and
unhappy tourists.
Club Rain at the Palms
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Las Vegas Trivia
Before pursuing a career in comedy,
Drew Carey worked as a waiter at a Denny's in Las
Vegas.
The casino scenes in the movie Casino (Robert De Niro,
Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci) were filmed in the Riviera,
probably because it had not changed much since the 70s -
the era that the film depicted.
Camels were used as pack animals in Nevada and Arizona as
late as 1870. The U.S. Army ate most of them. |
Fremont Street Las Vegas
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Lucky
We have been lucky enough to befriend some
'interesting' people along the way,
including a beautiful female entertainer who has
been here since the 'Rat-Pack' days. Dean
Martin is her oldest childs godfather, Johnny
Carsons was her Vegas neighbor. She inspired us to
add some classic stories and pictures of Las
Vegas.
VP Pappy
We just got a lovely letter from a friend of VP Pappy, renown Las Vegas gambler. As you note we have some great quotes on these pages on the left sidebar. Well apparently one that I found that was 'anonymous' to me at the time was made by the Famous VP Pappy. A big thank you to Terry Murphy for taking the time to write such a nice letter and help to set the record straight..
The quote was: "If you ain't just a little scared when you enter a casino, you are either very rich or you haven't studied the games."
VP Pappy also said:
"I asked my wife to never speak to me when I'm losing; we haven't spoken to each other in a casino in twenty years." In regards to the missing name on the quote, this was what the gracious VP said:
"Just to see my words in print is something that money alone can never replace." --VP Pappy.
You can read a hilarious article written for the Midwest Casino Guide by 'VP' and donated to this site, right here.
Thanks again Mr. Murphy for the funny article, we are looking forward to hearing from you again!
Sonny King
 I had
a great little chat with a Las Vegas Icon the other
day. A wonderfully kind man named Sonny King. Sonny
worked with another of my favorites (since my
childhood) Jimmy Durante. Sonny sang with Durante
and the rest of the Rat-Pack for years, becoming a
Las Vegas Legend. Sonny King was inducted to the
Tropicana Casino Hall of Fame a couple of years ago
and now his son Chris, who sometimes joined Sonny
on stage as a child, is beginning to headline his
own musical act. And why not? Chris' godfather
is Dean Martin, and his father a virtual living
Legend.
Naughty
And then there is this crew of merry
pranksters..
(we wont name them here for obvious reasons)
Yes we are there.
On business..
Just don't tell my mother.
Puggy Pearson
I also had the luck of meeting this adorable
gentleman in a used book store one day - and he
spontaneously sang a song to me in this rhymingly
lyrical manner. Then he came back and sang another.
I had no idea who he was until he left and the
bookstore owner told me.
Hilarious - Heavenly - Hysterical - and
Heartbreaking: Vegas has seen it all, and you can
find some of it right here.
We just won't vouch for any of it.
A Short Vegas Story
We decided when we rolled into Vegas that we
were going eat our way though this city ~ insofar
as time and budget would allow. So far we are doing
pretty good. Good enough that we decided to make a
page for those who are tired of finding only travel
sites online, written by people who most likely
have never been here, and without the nitty-gritty
realism you discover once you are really
here.
I realized that the plethora of Las Vegas Sites
were written by people in Timbuktu or perhaps on
Mars when I saw one of them describe Terribles
Casino as having 'Tuscan Style'
architecture. No one really knows what kind of
architecture Terribles has- and no one wants to.
Just lead me to the Bouganvillea Cafe and let me
stuff myself.
You won't find everything here that Vegas
has to offer, that would probably take 10 years.
But we will be adding more as we sample our way
through the town.
The main point is that you can not only survive
in Vegas on an extreme budget, but have a really
good time doing it. And you can have an absolute
blowout of a time when you don't have to worry
about costs. We hope this little site helps you do
it all.
Continued-
Las Vegas on
the CHEAP
or go to Las
Vegas TALES
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