Foreword by Stan Lerner: determined to not leave Las Vegas before writing a work of some literary merit I contacted Rob Goldstein, the President of The Venetian and Palazzo resorts, and asked if he could facilitate my seeing the Phantom Of The Opera and Jersey Boys. So impressive were these two shows, that I felt [...]
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FIRST FRIDAY – LAS VEGAS
December 1, 2009 – 3:52 pm
As I rolled down the strip I knew it was going to be an interesting night…I offered Howard a puff on my cigar.
“I wish I could.”
“Sorry Mr. Hughes, I’ve gotten so used to you riding shotgun that sometimes I forget that you’re…well you know…”
“Dead,” he said finishing my thought as he often does. “Don’t feel [...]
DISCOVERING PLEASURES AT TREASURES
November 13, 2009 – 11:43 am
It had been a long day of wine tasting at the Hilton, literally more than a thousand wines to choose from. And there was Billy O’ Rourke’s new tequila served by hot girls via cold ice luge—you get the picture. So later as I sat at the Circle Bar at the Hard Rock Hotel one [...]
PALAZZO
October 18, 2009 – 4:59 pm
Why in the middle of writing a script, “Downtown Oliver Brown”, I would hop into James’ Hummer and road trip to Vegas I don’t know. I miss the “Road To Nowhere”, gypsy, just irresponsible, need change of scenery, all of the above—whatever, I’m in Vegas.
So why not a travel blog? This qualifies as work. But [...]
