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Then and Now in Las Vegas

Came to Vegas in a Jaguar, Left on a Greyhound: Lots of jokes have been told about Las Vegas. Plenty of myths abound. Las Vegas had been called little more than phony glitter and tinsel. But I’m here to tell you that under all that phony glitter and tinsel lire real, live, Honest-to-God glitter and tinsel. But you’ll never know what’s happening if you don’t come to see us. And when you do, some of your options include:

Strike Gold at the Nugget: An old Sinatra standard croons, “Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars…” There are plenty of stars in Las Vegas and the Golden Nugget is doing their best to get you here on a comp. Continental’s One Pass mileage program turned 21 this month and since they are now old enough to play in a casino, the Nugget has decided to give away more than 21 million Continental One Pass miles. Awards were given August 9 as part of the winnings of the Golden Nugget poker tournament. Texan Bill Shiver won the tourney and walked, uh, flew away with 21 million frequent flier miles on Continental. Ten other winners in the poker tourney had miles added to their Continental One Pass portfolio as did another Texan who won a slot tourney at the same time. More info at jmcvay@goldennugget.com Book online directly at www.goldennugget.com.

Nugget Also Rides, and that’s no bull: The Golden Nugget has a history of supporting local activities. In that spirit they have agreed to partner with the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Association to be the host hotel for the PBR World Finals competition. The Hotel will house the competitors (the riders, no bull) as well as social events. The Championship will be held from Oct. 31 thorough Oct. 9. Bulls will be bucking at the UNLV Thomas and Mack Center but festivities will be at the Golden Nugget. Special packages for attendees are available. More info at jmcvay@goldennugget.com or book directly online at www.goldennugget.com.

Helping Las Vegas Homeless: A special benefit called “Listen to my Heart” will be preformed September 6 by a group of Las Vegas Strip performers. “Listen to my Heart; the Songs of David Friedman” will be performed by performers from such hit venues as Forever Plaid, Phantom, Mama Mia, Jubilee, and many other Vegas hit shows. The performance will benefit families who have become homeless and will help them get back on their feet. It will be held Saturday, September 6 at the Community Lutheran Church. More info at BruceEwing@gmail.com. Or buy tickets direct at www.FamilyPromiseLVTickets.com. Phone 702.245.0992.

Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor: Sunday, December 7, 1941 in the lazy climes of the Hawaiian Isles Japanese bombers surprised residents of Hawaii and American sailors stationed there with a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Sixty seven years to the day another group will be running. But this time there will be no war, except perhaps among participants, no sneak attack, and the running will take place along a given route. The famed Las Vegas Marathon will be run December 7, 2008. Japanese companies will be among the sponsors and participants. The international Japanese marketing company will include Midori Uekusa and Roy Kawaguchi. Las Vegas Marathon 2008 Executive Director will continue the record setting legacy of the Las Vegas Marathon as it wends its way between the Strip and downtown Glitter Gulch. This time the only guns to be heard will be the starting gun as Elvis belts out “Viva Las Vegas st the Mandalay Bay starting point. Nissan will sponsor a 2-day Quality of Life Expo preceding the marathon. This promises to be one of the most fun events held in Las Vegas. If tradition follows, participants will include several Elvi (plural of Elvis), Santas, and costumed crusaders from popular movies. For additional information go to http://vegasbuzznews.com.


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