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Strip + Petcast LIVE 4-6p TODAY
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 26 December 2009
Step away from the leftover Christmas ham -- or bring some with you, we don't actually mind -- and listen live/join in chat 4-6p PT at LVRocks.Com as "The Petcast" counts down the top pet-related tales (get it? tales?) of 2009 and then "The Strip" holds JUNIOR DAY featuring interviews with Louis Prima Jr. and Sandy Hackett.The schedule:4-430p: The Petcast 2009 Countdown430-515p: Play Sandy Hackett interview
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Another holiday snafu for MGM Mirage
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 25 December 2009
[UPDATE #2: The snafu ended around 5:30 p.m. Friday, according to MGM Mirage spokesman Gordon Absher. Poster GoVegas33 at VegasTripping.Com, though, wrote at 5:20 p.m. that New York-New York continued experiencing problems.]
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When Gaming Execs Can't STFU
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 23 December 2009
Here's this week's LVW col, which avid readers of this space recall from its draft form two days ago when it was posted for a couple of hours before I decided to expand it into a full column. Enjoy! -sfCasino execs: Why all the hatin'?Vegas collegiality only seems to work in times of plentyBy STEVE FRIESS"There is an unwritten rule within the gaming industry: Don't disrupt another casino operator's grand opening."
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More Celebrity, More Puck
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 22 December 2009
Here's this week's episode of "The Strip," a rare 30-minute sit-down with Wolfgang Puck in part of his space in Crystals. In addition, see renderings at bottom of the new Puck Brasserie, which opens at Crystals in January. Click on the date below to make the show play or right-click to save it and listen at your leisure.
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When Tweeting Makes You A Twit
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 21 December 2009
Here's this past week's LVW col. Enjoy. -sfWhen Tweeting Makes You A TwitBy STEVE FRIESSAs Garth Brooks took to the Wynn Las Vegas stage this past weekend for the first three shows of his planned 300-performance stint, I laid on my couch under two small dogs and three fluffy blankets wondering when the medicine my doctor had prescribed for the chills and aches was going to kick in.
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Opening Aria III: The Elvis Maybe-Mess
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 20 December 2009
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Petcast & Strip LIVE on Sat!
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 19 December 2009
We're doing an hour of Petcasts from 4-5 p.m. followed by an hour of The Strip from 5-6 p.m. PT. Join us at LVRocks.Com to listen live and chill in the chat room with fellow fans.
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Overdue: Mandarin Oriental Gala Pictorial
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 15 December 2009
I think I was stricken last week with a bug going around called CityCenteritis, the fatigue that is setting in surrounding that little collection of buildings that's been in all the papers lately.
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Wynn on Garth, Bette and Beyonce, A Teleplay
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 11 December 2009
Steve Wynn had asked me not to air the audio of our recent conversation, but he gave me full permission to report the newsworthy stuff that we discussed in writing. I was going to use this sequence about Bette, Garth, Garth's plane, Beyonce and more in different blog posts, but it's so much fun I figured I'd just get out of the way and let the conversation speak for itself. The conversation took place on Nov. 24. Enjoy.Friess: And when is Bette Midler starting at the Encore?Wynn: Who? Bette Midler?
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Dave Berns Feels "Relief" About Leaving KNPR
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 10 December 2009
In this week's Vegas media shocker, Dave Berns, the host of KNPR's two-hour daily talk and interview show "State of Nevada," lef
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Wynn Alters Garth Ticketing Plan
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 10 December 2009
I'm working on a piece to post for one of my clients about the Garth Brooks ticketing and anti-scalping effort, but there was some news that I felt needed to get out NOW.
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Tiger = Vegas Stimulus Package?
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 9 December 2009
It's a little disconcerting that the same night as my column about how Tiger's scandal could help Vegas, the mayor himself says so and Jon Ralston smacks him down on Twitter as buffoonish. Ahh, well. For the record, I am not saying that committing adultery while in Vegas is something I endorse.
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Murren and Ralston: It's Even Worse
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 8 December 2009
Jon Ralston undersold himself -- or teased us to watch, if you believe him to be that diabolical -- regarding his exchange with MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren about Murren's remark to me that he's never been in Encore or Palazzo and doesn't even know when Encore had opened.Here's the whole exchange, which begins when Ralston asks him about the remark and quotes from my L.A. Weekly story:
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Murren Is OK With Locals Skipping Aria
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 8 December 2009
One of the quotes that fell out of my 4,100-word L.A.
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Following up on The Sun's Firings
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 7 December 2009
I'm not going to belabor the Greenspun Media Group firings much longer except to note that, for those who haven't looked, the count on the list I'm compiling is now 37.
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Wynn Out, Murren In This Afternoon
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 5 December 2009
Sorry folks, but I just got word from Steve Wynn that he would prefer I not air the audio of our conversation. As I probably mentioned, the interview was laced with sections that were off-the-record and, while I feel I've cut those out, he asked me not to air it and I will oblige.That said, there are two upsides:* He's fine with me writing all sorts of pieces based on the conversation, so there will be loads of good stuff I'll post in the next few days about Bette Midler, Garth and a few other topics.
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Special WYNN Saturday!
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 4 December 2009
Join us from 4-6 pm PT for a bit of a Pre-Aria Cyber Party at LVRocks.Com for your chance to hear my blockbuster Steve Wynn interview with other Vegas lovers including Chuck Monster of
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Busy Day Ahead...
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 3 December 2009
Gotta dash off to KNPR now to join Dave Berns on State of Nevada from 9:40a-10a PT for chatter about Steve Wynn, CityCenter, Las Vegas Sun layoffs and, so I hear, what the Tiger Woods drama could mean for Vegas clubs. (I know, I know. I go where the host wants me to. Friesster = Media Whore.)
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Wynn: CityCenter's No Mirage
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 3 December 2009
Here's this week's Las Vegas Weekly "The Strip Sense" column, in which Steve Wynn takes apart what he views as a myth that there's any comparison between pre-Mirage skeptics and pre-CityCenter skeptics.Is Steve Wynn Rooting For CityCenter?By STEVE FRIESSIt’s the conventional wisdom, so naturally Steve Wynn must do his best to explode it.
