Re: your recent news item, I didn't even know there was an Elvis exhibit downtown (never saw an ad.) Now it's leaving... Besides Trent Carlini and "Fat Elvis" (he's great), plus a guest spot in Legends at Flamingo, where's Elvis? When we started coming to Vegas in 2000 or so, he was everywhere. As the casino lounges disappeared in favor of trendy "clubs," so did he!

I see that quite a few hotels are hiring for pool season. Any idea when it starts? I have a trip planned at the end of March and am hoping to hit the pool.

Do you have an update as to activities for Chinese New Year?

I believe that the deadline for a decision on the NFR is about to arrive. Is there any word on the final outcome?

Do you know what happened to the free musical acts they used to have at the Hawaiian Marketplace? Different acts would play on stage for free for hours. Just got back from Las Vegas and no one could answer that question.

Today I'm wearing my Shag With a Twist shirt. Several years ago I saw it at the Plaza - as it turns out, it's still my all-time favorite show seen in Vegas (and that includes the Cirque offerings). Is there a soundtrack CD? How might a small local theater company obtain the script?

I just saw something on New Year's Eve about Beacher's Madhouse. What is it?

What ever happened to three of our favorite restaurants: Rafters in the ’80s, Port Tack, and the Tillerman? All three had excellent seafood and Rafters had some wonderful appetizers, as I remember.

What do you think about all of the new shopping malls that have been announced and/or are under construction on the Strip? I count five new malls (at Treasure Island, the Linq, Bally’s Grand Bazaar, the new "urban park" next to New York-New York, and the remodel of the Tropicana). I come to Las Vegas to gamble, not to shop, but maybe I’m in the minority now. Has shopping replaced night/day clubbing as the latest trend for Strip casinos?

Any word on when the Slotzilla ride on Fremont Street will open?