Category Archives: TV

Quote of the Day

Posted on May 26, 2010 by David McKee

“I’m an artist. I’m not like other people.” — lachrymose Dancing with the Stars winner Nicole Scherzinger. You want fries with your ego?

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You have been warned

Posted on May 24, 2010 by David McKee

Yr. Humble Blogger will be rising shotgun again on the next edition of The Strip Podcast. A sinus headache is enough to sop me cold, so props to Steve Friess for soldiering on despite having one and a nasty cold … Continue reading →

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You read it here first …

Posted on May 21, 2010 by David McKee

“Mmm-hm,” muttered a Tropicana Las Vegas official when I asked if the exhibit which will be taking up half the newly vacated Trop pavilion (former indoor tennis courts that look like an airplane hangar) was indeed Antoinette Giancana‘s long-mooted Mafia … Continue reading →

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Once before I go

Posted on May 19, 2010 by David McKee

… to the Tropicana Las Vegas, that is. As you can see from this video and the accompanying story, Onex Corp. is making good on its promise to reinvest in the dowager, its first significant makeover since the early Reagan … Continue reading →

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Andy Rooney is an @$$

Posted on May 17, 2010 by David McKee

Actually, I had a more sphincter-specific adjective in mind. I tuned the nasty old fart out years ago, when he approving noted the spread of AIDS. The CBS-TV in-house crackpot hasn’t stopped rejoicing in human misery since then. Here are … Continue reading →

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“Maudlin’s Eleven”

Posted on May 14, 2010 by David McKee

Since the recent inclusion of an SCTV clip went over so well (the troupe really had the old Vegas sensibility down cold), another S&G film festival seemed in order. In this case, it’s the complete Maudlin’s Eleven. For some bizarre … Continue reading →

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Or maybe Excalibur …

Posted on May 7, 2010 by David McKee

Former Mandalay Resort Group boss Mike Ensign‘s payoff of his son’s mistress (which is under investigation for “structuring,” i.e., tax avoidance) is but one of many salacious matters that have brought Senate Ethics Committee staffers to Sin City. They got … Continue reading →

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Blasts from the past

Posted on May 6, 2010 by David McKee

Steve Wynn‘s been taking himself a mite too seriously of late, which makes me wonder whatever happened to this guy? At least the “hair helmet” look is a thing of the past. Sadly, so too is the Golden Nugget Atlantic … Continue reading →

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Girls, girls, girls!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by David McKee

Whereas, I have just finished (finally!) watching Firefly and am in deep withdrawal, and … Whereas, my girlfriend — who generally likes neither Westerns nor science fiction — has become even more of a newly minted “browncoat” than I, and … Continue reading →

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Vegas’ secret shame revealed

Posted on May 5, 2010 by David McKee

Thanks to last night’s episode of Dancing with the Stars, all America knows that Cirque du Soleil has unleashed a campy, fugly Elvis Presley “tribute” show upon the Strip. (I wonder which of the six credited choreographers was responsible for … Continue reading →

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Marina Bay Sands Film Festival

Posted on May 4, 2010 by David McKee

Welcome to soothing, serene Marina Bay Sands, in Singapore, where good feelings were the order of the day when Las Vegas Sands soft-opened the megaresort as only CEO Sheldon Adelson‘s flunkies can … … complete with luxurious transportation … … … Continue reading →

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New Brunswick has a casino

Posted on May 4, 2010 by David McKee

Move over, Atlantic City, here come “the Maritimes.” (Quoth the Mackenzie Brothers, “Zoom in on the Maritimes, eh?”) Not to be outdone by Nova Scotia‘s casinos or Prince Edward Island‘s racino, New Brunswick has struck back with a 22-table, 500-slot … Continue reading →

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Steve Wynn may take his ball …

Posted on April 22, 2010 by David McKee

… and move to Macao. Or so he says. Given Steve Wynn‘s long track record of thinking aloud, I’d assign a low probability to this trial-balloon idea. Besides, in the U.S. the mogul can pop off at the government without … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on April 12, 2010 by David McKee

“Then again, being unable to keep his hands off a lifeless hunk of plastic is just what [Spencer] Pratt does. [Heidi] Montag vowed to recapture his attention by having a Blu-Ray player installed in her left boob.” — Daily Fiasco’s … Continue reading →

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Gold Strike Tunica exonerated; “Trek” frittered away

Posted on April 6, 2010 by David McKee

The honor of MGM Mirage‘s Gold Strike Tunica has been restored by reader Sin City Cyn, who writes: “Speaking of resort fees … I promised to report back on the pool fee situation at Tunica’s Gold Strike. I’m happy to … Continue reading →

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From the mailbag

Posted on April 2, 2010 by David McKee

Our Los Angeles correspondent has a few things to say about Commerce Casino, whose craptastic new TV commercial was recently featured on S&G, to much derision. Ever see the billboards in L.A. trying to get people to bring their home … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas is beaten at its own game …

Posted on April 2, 2010 by David McKee

Royal Casino SPA & Hotel Resort from Vivid Cafe on Vimeo. … by Riga? I want to hop the next plane to Latvia after seeing this extremely sexy short film (approx. 7 minutes) showcasing the Royal Spa & Casino, which … Continue reading →

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A comment on “Comments”

Posted on April 2, 2010 by David McKee

Due to an as-yet-inexplicable malfunction in our blogging software, all comments, regardless of provenance — yes, even mine — are shunted directly into “Spam.” Since I no longer receive notification of the arrival of a comment that may require moderation … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on March 31, 2010 by David McKee

“It costs nothing to say something kind. Even less to shut up altogether.” — actor Nathan Filion, whose series Castle was just renewed by ABC (hurrah!).

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“It’s not Vegas”

Posted on March 31, 2010 by David McKee

Unfortunately, that’s all too evident from this TV spot, which looks an awful lot like the ones you’d see for a second-tier Las Vegas locals casino like the El Cortez or Renata’s, or maybe a P.T.’s Pub. If I were … Continue reading →

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