On May 11, Conrad Stanley, the intrepid subject of this new blog, ventured forth from Las Vegas, a city where he lives, on a trip to Chicago, a city that he loves, taking advantage of ultra-low travel costs while the U.S. was mostly shut down due to the pandemic. “I wasn’t afraid,” he tells us […]
Since You Asked — A Bachelor Party with a Twist
This post is the story of how my brother and my friends pulled off one of the all-time epic Vegas pranks. In May 2013, I was 42 years old and getting married. (Yes, it was a little later in life than most people — but she was worth the wait!) My brother, Stephen, and seven other […]
Knights on Ice — 2020, the Year of the Blur
Prior to this year when you heard “twenty-twenty,” your first inclination was probably that it referred to someone’s good vision and ability to see clearly. Now when you hear 2020, lots of thoughts immediately come to mind and they are, for the most part, not pleasant. For Vegas Golden Knights fans, the year 2020 was […]
Conrad’s Capers
Conrad Stanley is a Las Vegas-based sales rep who’s been known to us for a while as someone who pursues an interesting avocation: sneaking into events that 999,999 people out of a million only dream about buying their way into. He’s currently furloughed and is traveling for fun for fractions of a penny on the […]
Since You Asked—The Neon Museum
Ever since Betty Willis designed the historic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign for Western Neon in 1959, Las Vegas has had a love affair with neon signs. It’s hard to believe, but for many years, no effort was made to preserve this rich area of local history. When old hotels were torn down or rebranded, […]
Since You Asked — Big Bus Tours
[Editor’s Note: As Las Vegas reopens, many visitors will be looking for ways to get outside more than usual. The open-air upper deck of the Big Bus Tour is a great way to do that. The tour is currently not running, but is expected to reopen as the casinos and the rest of the city […]
Since You Asked — A Big BIG Steak
I like steak. A LOT. And in Vegas, it’s go big or go home. I’m not looking for some ridiculous timed eating challenge; this is a marathon, not a sprint. I just want the biggest hunk of meat I can find. My previous record holder was the 36-ounce double-cut New York Strip steak at the […]
St. Patrick’s Day in Las Vegas 2020
On St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday March 17, everyone’s Irish! This is especially true in Las Vegas, which jumps on any excuse for a party, particularly if it involves beer, Irish whiskey and coffee, and fun stuff like wearing o’ the green, leprechauns, Celtic music and dance, corned beef and cabbage, banishing snakes, blarney, and of […]
Knights on Ice — Amazing If I May SHEA So
Shea Theodore waited for 62:13 of a 60-minute game for the VGK to finally take the lead in a game they never led. His goal in OT defeated the 2nd place Edmonton Oilers by a score of 3-2. Vegas now leads the Pacific Division by 3 points and even if Edmonton wins their one game in […]
Knights on Ice — VGK Responds Early and Then La...
Coming off a team-wide disappointing performance in Winnipeg on Friday night, the VGK responded early in the first period, then had to dig deep and score twice in the final 1:10 to win a game they led at one time by a score of 3-0. Shea Theodore scored from a near-impossible angle when his shot […]
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