{"id":7571,"date":"2011-09-22T13:57:57","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T21:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=7571"},"modified":"2021-02-18T07:33:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T15:33:57","slug":"coming-attractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/coming-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Yes, there’s all manner of excitement and intrigue going on in the gaming world — like Las Vegas Sands<\/strong> issuing a dividend to shareholders — but I’ve not had much time for the S&G<\/em> beat. With everyone at LVA<\/em> HQ coming down to the wire on the second edition of Eating Las Vegas<\/em>, I’ve been detailed as a one-man “Question of the Day” task force. Which means you’ve either read about or will soon read LVA<\/em><\/a> QoDs on: Flamingo Las Vegas<\/strong>‘ “Margaritaville” casino-within-a-casino; how far it is to walk from Luxor<\/strong> to the Plaza<\/strong> downtown (5.2 miles*); whether the Sahara<\/strong> faces implosion; when The Rio<\/strong> will be repainted; the dueling Ferris wheels of Caesars Entertainment<\/strong> and lone wolf Howard Bulloch<\/strong>; who lives on Mount Charleston<\/strong>; and what’s Clint Holmes<\/strong>‘ longtime musical director, Bill Fayne<\/strong>, up to these days?<\/p>\n

In the meanwhile, the Rat Pack<\/strong> may not be back but “the Rat Pack of existentialism<\/a>” is having a not-so-ring-a-ding time at the Plaza.<\/p>\n

* — According to reader Greg Askins<\/strong>, this site<\/a> computes the distance as just a smidgen under<\/em> six miles, even. That makes the feat of walking the whole way more impressive still<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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