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favorite thing about Vegas? (besides gambling)
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55 members have voted
| October 23rd, 2011 at 11:40:46 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Nov 11, 2009 Threads: 218 Posts: 7281 | Pirates would make more sense for the Caribbean, treasure island theme of the joint. But sirens make more sense for Vegas. This space is closed for remodeling |
| October 23rd, 2011 at 11:42:15 AM permalink | |
| reno Member since: Jan 20, 2010 Threads: 75 Posts: 240 |
Vegas is definitely famous for its enormous conventions, but not as a leisure activity for toursits. If I had had more poll options, I would have listed "Spas/Massage" and "Bargains/Free Stuff". As for me, I personally voted for "Extravagant Hotel Suites." All big city hotels offer suites, but the Vegas ones tend to be both spectacular and affordable (relatively). I stayed at an impressive multi-room suite at Vdara on Super Bowl weekend for $180 per night. I'm sure that a suite of similar caliber in any other big U.S. city would be well over $400 per night, maybe over $1,000 in Midtown Manhattan. If given the option between spending $180 on either a fancy dinner or a fancy suite, I would always opt for the suite. |
| October 23rd, 2011 at 11:46:05 AM permalink | |
| thecesspit Member since: Apr 19, 2010 Threads: 38 Posts: 3108 |
The sirens came in before the casino was sold. "Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept through nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire, for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829 |
| October 23rd, 2011 at 2:16:38 PM permalink | |
| heather Member since: Jun 12, 2011 Threads: 4 Posts: 252 | The pirate show was one of my favorite things about the Strip. Search YouTube for videos if you haven't seen it. The pirates sank a government ship every night of the week. It was just awesomely Vegas in the way that the Bugsy Siegel shrine by the pool at the Flamingo is, at least to me. I've actually seen the car museum at the Imperial Palace. They've got the cult leader Osho Shree Rajneesh's bulletproof avocado-green Rolls Royce limosine with machine gun and tear gas ports. For sale, if you're interested. |
| October 23rd, 2011 at 3:23:29 PM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5727 | wait a sec.... The Bugsy "shrine"? It's little more than a life size torso statue with an about 150 word plaque detailing his Vegas contribution. Unless they updated it since I saw it about 9 years ago. And didn't the pirates sink that ship several times each night? My best memory of that show was on tv when they blew up the casino across the street.... Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| October 23rd, 2011 at 3:24:11 PM permalink | |
| zippyboy Member since: Jan 19, 2011 Threads: 1 Posts: 623 | The IP car museum was more impressive 10-15 years ago, but they've sold off many cars since then. I think it used to be one of the largest collections of Duesenbergs under one roof back then. All the cars are for sale btw. "Poker sure is an easy game to beat if you have the roll to keep rebuying." |
| October 23rd, 2011 at 3:30:12 PM permalink | |
| heather Member since: Jun 12, 2011 Threads: 4 Posts: 252 |
Not my words. I only checked it out once, but personally did find it shrinelike. YMMV, of course. |
| October 23rd, 2011 at 3:49:20 PM permalink | |
| DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5727 | OK. You're excused for calling it a shrine. My milage may vary? I suppose so. Personally I have trouble calling it a shrine. It's tucked away with no signs. You have to know its there somewhere to find it. And thanks for the link. I was wondering what the wording was. Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown.
But how much does it cost to knock on wood? |
| October 24th, 2011 at 8:25:26 AM permalink | |
| kp Member since: Feb 28, 2011 Threads: 7 Posts: 422 | The pirates are still there. It's the British Navy that's gone. |
| October 24th, 2011 at 9:16:58 AM permalink | |
| thecesspit Member since: Apr 19, 2010 Threads: 38 Posts: 3108 | The American Revolution took another 200 years to finally eliminate the British Navy from the US, eh? :) "Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept through nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire, for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829 |
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