On LVA’s recommendation, we went to dinner at Mastro’s in Crystals at CityCenter. Great meal, but the waiter asked my date if she wanted a white napkin, a black napkin, or both? What’s the reason for that?

I am fascinated with zip lines. What is the status of the "upper level" of Slotzilla and the two other proposed zips at The Rio and the one at Excalibur?

I remember reading about the solar farm near Bakersfield some time back. How about the similar farm that is between Vegas and Laughlin? Is that the same type setup? I know it’s huge and you see it from miles away.

Now that any final lingering trace of "Hilton" has been erased, with LVH having been sold and re-branded as the Westgate Las Vegas, can you give us the background on the building and its history? I seem to recall it being a fixture from when I first started visiting Vegas, back in the ’70s.

You mentioned the recent failure of Jimmy Buffet's casino in Mississippi. Is his partnership with Resorts Casino in Atlantic City at risk?

Anybody know why there isn't gaming in Town Square? Is there specific reasoning behind it? Zoning?? Or???

Since I know you aren’t shying away from certain subjects (e.g. the "naughtiest thing you’ve done in Vegas" poll), maybe you’ll decide to tackle this one (evil grin). In an issue last year of your LVA newsletter, I noticed that the AVN would be in Vegas 1/15-1/18. You showed prices $55-$275. Since I thought this was a porn movie-star "convention," the question comes to mind: What does this pricing cover??? Do I get "more" for my $275 than I would for my $55 fee?? Inquiring minds wanna know :) Should be a fun answer, should you guys decide to tackle this one :) Merry Christmas!!

Which casino is known for testing the newest slot machines in their casino first? Is there such a "testing casino"?

Your recent QOD (7/14/14), about longest-running contemporary Strip headliner, mentioned Lance Burton and the fact that his show ended in 2010. It made me think about ALL the former long-running headliners, like Elvis, Siegfried & Roy, Liberace, Wayne Newton, etc. Is there a list of long-running residencies? If there isn’t already a standard definition, I would consider long-running as 10 years or more, and a residency as doing at least 5 shows per week for at least 40 weeks per year. (Hmmm... Would the above examples qualify under my definition?)

This week’s Sample Sunday selection, My Week at the Blue Angel – And Other Stories from the Storm Drains, Strip Clubs, and Trailer Parks of Las Vegas, is representative of a number of creative non-fiction titles we’ve published over the years. The author, Matt O’Brien, is our foremost practitioner of the style, if his two Nevada Arts Council artist-fellowship grants and his Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen Award are any indication.