Britney Spears will be in Vegas Friday to record a video for her new disc, Femme Fatale. Listening to the tracks, I am struck by the fact that Femme Fatale is quality product. In another period the term corporate rock was used to disparage user-friendly groups like Journey, Kansas and Foreigner. But those bands seemed [...]
MGM Resorts told the Review-Journal that nothing going on in Egypt would impact the company’s plans in that country for New Giza, a resort for the affluent which will be sitting on a lovely bit of land purchased with MGM Resort’s partner Mahmoud el-Gammal. Mahmoud el-Gammal is the father in law of former President Mubarak’s [...]
“O! reason not the need,” King Lear cried when challenged about how much stuff and how many helpers a retired king needs to get by on. Las Vegas like a former monarch losing sanity in a Shakespeare play also does not think need is an important standard when it comes to spending money. Last month [...]
The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas has been getting positive attention in Las Vegas from almost everyone since the original developer defaulted and Deutsche Bank took over the completion and opening of the casino. From the linkage to Marriott for a database to the use of public art, the resort has managed to generate a lot of [...]
Please enjoy my Movable Buffet column from yesterday’s Los Angeles Times along with a few event photos from Lanie Crossman.
Perhaps the Hard Rock brand owner needs to listen to some rock songs and read some rock history. The Hard Rock casino is not connected to the national Hard Rock chain. The Hard Rock casino has use of the name. Easy short hand: The Hard Rock in Vegas is where John Entwistle of the Who [...]
Las Vegas justifies its existence by being both a party destination and a place where serious conventions and business meetings can be conducted. Not everyone is willing to accept this negative capability of Vegas marketing. And, a business trip to Vegas risks being called a vacation only because it sits in the 702 area code. [...]
First it was Lady Gaga at the Palms, then Madonna for $1 billion dollars in Vegas. Now, the press across the pond are claiming that 80s hair rockers Bon Jovi are being offered a multi-million pound contract for a residency in Vegas! The hotel hosting the show, of course, is not mentioned nor the exact [...]
