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A chronicle of Vegas during the glamorous ’50s and ’60s by a newspaper reporter and publicist who was in the thick of it\u00a0—\u00a0the proverbial fly on the wall.<\/p>\n

Imagine what it must have been like to be in Las Vegas during its most glamorous and eventful years: the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.<\/p>\n

Back then, \u201cthe boys\u201d ran the town, dinner shows were a dollar, and vacant lots on what’s now the Strip sold for $5 an acre. Tallulah played baccarat, Shecky shot dice, and Frank dealt blackjack.<\/p>\n

Fly on the Wall<\/i> chronicles those times, as well as the men and women who shaped them.<\/p>\n

As a reporter for two of the city\u2019s most respected newspapers and a publicist for two of the city\u2019s most infamous casinos, Dick Odessky was in the thick of it\u00a0—\u00a0the proverbial fly on the wall. His recollections of Las Vegas\u2019 good old bad old days put you in the thick of it, too.<\/p>\n

Click to read a Fly on the Wall<\/u><\/strong><\/a> excerpt.<\/p>\n

About The Author<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Dick Odessky<\/strong> was a newspaperman in Los Angeles before moving to Las Vegas to ply his trade in the early 1950s. Later, he worked as a publicist and marketing director at several hotel-casinos.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A chronicle of Vegas during the glamorous ’50s and ’60s, written by a newspaper reporter and publicist who was in the thick of Las Vegas\u2019 good-old bad-old days, Fly on the Wall<\/em> puts you in the thick of it, too.<\/p>\n

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