Monthly Archives: July 2009

Elementary, My Dear Watson

by Alec Silverman

I had decided to use the headline either way for this history-making run by Tom Watson at becoming, among other things, the oldest golfer ever to win a major championship. The famous Sherlock Holmes quote was first used to describe Watson’s amazing skill on the links en route to claiming his first British Open Championship [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH BUZZ ALDRIN

by Debbie Lynn Elias

As we all know (or should know), July 19, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon.  Kicking off the 40th anniversary year last summer was the enchanting  3D animated [...]

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Las Vegas or Disneyland?

by Sir Heath Burkhalter

Well it’s really on now. In the shadow of the Prive’ fines, the Gaming Board has announced it is in full audit of around 9 venues in Las Vegas. This has the rest of the sheep nervous and the smaller clubs are starting to crack down. It will be very soon that we will all [...]

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Going Slow For No Reason

by Sir Heath Burkhalter

Las Vegas streets are becoming more and more difficult to travel. There is roadwork everywhere. The trouble is, many places that have been coned off never get worked on.

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THE POKER HOUSE

by Debbie Lynn Elias

Lori Petty, a Venice local,  has conquered the silver screen with her indelible performances like Kit Keller in “A League of Their Own” or Tank Girl in, well, “Tank Girl.”  She dazzled on the small screen as well producing and starring in the tv hit “Lush Life” on Fox and made her mark on Broadway [...]

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Planet Hollywood Agrees To Pay $750,000.00 Fine!

by Sir Heath Burkhalter

I recently read that Planet Hollywood had agreed to pay the Nevada Gambling Regulators $750,000.00 for a wide variety of charges regarding Prive’ Nightclub on a wide variety of issues, from admitting minors, to hiring employees with criminal records, to physical and sexual assault. I’m going to be blunt on several of these issues so [...]

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SEVERED WAYS: THE NORSE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

by Debbie Lynn Elias

It is a real privilege and pleasure for me to bring you my review of  SEVERED WAYS: THE NORSE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, a film which debuted at Los Angeles Film Festival in 2007 and which was one of my “Must See Festival Films” as well as a hot contender in the Narrative Feature competition.   [...]

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Man-o-Man – Manny and Company With Another Comeback

by Michael Chavez

Manny Ramirez is back! Oh, you’ve known about this. I wasn’t so sure myself until Friday night. Manny hit a two-run shot in the sixth, his 536th overall, good enough to tie Mickey Mantle for 15th on the all-time list. Impressive. But it was not as impressive as the Dodgers’ team offense. In their series [...]

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Tough Travels Through The Las Vegas Airport

by Sir Heath Burkhalter

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find joy in travel these days. My wife recently went on a trip for two weeks from the Las Vegas Airport to Boise, Idaho. We bought the tickets online about a month in advance. She had decided to take our youngest with her, our fourth grader. All together they had [...]

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SOCIETY CAFÉ ENCORE

by Stan Lerner

Because I was born and raised in Los Angeles it was only natural that Las Vegas became my second home. In 2003 I came for a weekend and stayed for a year—producing the “Night Tribe” show at the Rio Hotel and Casino—I love Vegas. So, when my writing career went on to encompass blogging, I [...]

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