Living in Las Vegas

I am sorry it has been almost a week since I have posted. It seems like it’s been forever. I have been way under the weather!

Anyway, a bunch of stuff has happened. No. 1 being of course, OJ’s 9 to 33 years.  I originally thought it was 15, but it’s no parole for at least 9 years.  OJ is currently residing at High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs, Nevada.

The National Finals Rodeo has been in town since last Thursday.  That’s always a big deal out here.  The events wrap up on Saturday.

There is a new volcano that opened Monday at the Mirage.  Very bittersweet for me as I have fond memories of going to see the volcano as a kid.  The show runs on the hour from dusk until midnight.

In the sprirt of the holiday season, the Hard Rock is going to have free drinks at several of its bars on Dec. 17 from 7pm to 9pm. No catch as far I can tell. Just stop by one of the bars and relax.

Tomorrow at 6:00pm Mayor Oscar Goodman is going to light up Las Vegas’ Christmas tree down on Freemont Street. I haven’t been there in awhile, but Freemont Street it great for a Vegasy night out.

Over the weekend we stopped by the Parasol Up Parasol Down bar over the Wynn and had a really nice time.  The outdoor waterfall show caught our attention and we sat outside and had a few reasonably priced drinks.  We’ll definitely be stopping by again.

I think that about sums things up for last week.  Hopefully I’ll be back on point this week!

It’s that time of year again!  Yes, my favorite radio station, Mix 94.1 is hosting its annual Bite of Las Vegas fest on Saturday, October 18th at Desert Breeze Park. A year goes by so fast, seriously, I can’t belive it.

Be prepared for crazy parking, crazy crowds, and crazy good food and music.  They have some awesome bands coming for the $8 admission.  The lineup at the House of Blues main stage is:

Even I might have to brave the crowds again to check out these bands.

The food lineup is also going to be great.  Some of my faves include Famous Dave’s BBQ, Golden Spoon, Gorden Biersch and Zaba’s Mexican Grill.  And the cool thing is you can try everything because the “bites” only cost $1 to $5 each. 

Don’t forget to bring a canned food item to recieve $1 off your ticket, plus $1 of each ticket will be donated to the City Mission of Las Vegas.  Have fun!!