It may not be SF or NY, but the LGBT scene in LV is thriving, according to Renee LiButti.
A guy from Philadelphia Magazine is writing about why Vegas sucks? Well, we guess he probably has lots of experience with things that suck, what with living in Philadelphia, The City of Brotherly Shove.
The leading man of Pawn Stars continues to branch out. Last week he presided over the ’re-premier’ of the musical comedy ‘biography’ of his pawn business and its rise to basic cable fame. He talked to Real Time Vegas about keeping all the balls in the air.
Real Time Vegas: 'Pawn Shop Live’ has just made a big move from the Golden Nugget to the Riviera. What drove that decision?
Rick Harrison: We started at the Nugget, the first of January. We were there a month or two, and then we had the opportunity to move to The Strip. There’s a world of difference between downtown and the strip. Not that I don’t like downtown, I’ve got businesses down there! (laughs the Rick Laugh). But we had an opportunity here and the Riv really wanted to put some money behind it and some advertising for it. We think the Riviera is just a perfect fit. Same cast, same everything. I’d like to pay them more money – I love to put people to work!
RTV: A bit busy these days?
Harrison: All together, with all my things going on, I probably have about 1,000 people working for me. Tonight (May 1) is my 300th episode on the History Channel. And for the past four years in a row, every night, I’m still number one on cable. You know, I just keep getting more popular. There’s only so many things I can do at once. I can’t be in a show on the strip but I can hire people to do it. But right now I have Pawn Stars. Pawnography, I start filming that here in a few weeks. And, everything is going great. I’m literally living the dream.
RTV: Do you think about what happens when this all ends?
Harrison: I’ve obviously got a shelf life for now for a while. When I first got the show, I figured, what the hell, maybe I’ll get a season or two, it’ll help the business a bit. I didn’t think it would be years and years of this. We’ve been filming for 5 and a half years years now. I was born with the gift of gab, I really was. I can make a story out of anything.
RTV: So how do you keep it all straight?
Harrison: I have a lot of people and everything like that, but then again, last night was at home with the wife and kids. And Wednesday night is game night, so we played Monopoly till 10:30.
RTV: And yet you’re going to do another show?
Harrison: Uhh, I’m a glutton for punishment.
We guess the author has a great deal of experience in things that suck, what with living in The City of Brotherly Shove.
Norm Clarke writes about the casino legend, who died this week at 90. Cohen ran several joints in town, most notably three stints at the Desert Inn.
What's your favorite movie-based slot machine?
Maybe it’s the glimpse of something familiar in a sea of strange yet compelling lights and colors. Maybe it’s a throwback to youth – with a possible payoff includes. Whatever the reason, we are flocking to slot machines based on familiar themes. And nothing is more familiar on the casino floor than slots based on hit movies and TV shows.
STK Las Vegas Executive Chef Stephen Hopcraft brings us inside the joint’s kitchen-with-a-view at The Cosmopolitan to whip up a little Burratta, basil, tomato and olive oil
The joint at the Quad (next month turning into The Linq) will feature items that, of course, reflect Guy’s deal: Dragon’s Breath Chili Cornbread Benedict and Summer Berry Pancake “Pot Pie.”
The Review-Journal’s food critic, Heidi Knapp-Rinella, refuses to join the snark fest that began a couple of years ago when the New York Times reviewed Guy’s first joint in Times Square. She finds fault, issues praise and concludes that Guy’s place is guy food for guys - and accomplishes that mission.
Kimberly De La Cruz talks to Travis Benton, the 30-year old general manager of Gold & Silver Pawn, about actually running the shop – especially working around the production crews taping ‘Pawn Stars.’
It’s a walking tour, improv show, scavenger hunt and lunch all in one, according to Vital Vegas. It bills itself as ‘the show that isn’t a show.’ Mr. Vital takes us on a virtual walk-along.
Johnny Kats drills deep into the origin of the new show set for Caesars in June, July and December of next year.
Norm Clarke to the guy who runs The Colosseum at Caesars Palace about the changing nature of the big acts that play the room: from Celine and someone else… to five artists rotating the schedule.
If you’re strong enough to resists the world’s toughest salesmen, it might be worth your while to sit through a timeshare presentation in exchange for dinner, show tickets, free hotel nights, etc. But ‘Ramblin Gamblin’ warns: it’s not easy.
The DLTV blog has these nice suggestions for finding something different this season.
Norm Clarke on what’s already going on in Vegas a year before Frank’s 100th.