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Vegas Rocks! Magazine celebrated its 5 year anniversary in front of the Las Vegas sign on August 11, 2009.
The goal was to break the world record of the most guitarists playing along to Elvis Presley's classic "Viva Las Vegas" in front of the Las Vegas sign.
The publishing queen of rock 'n roll, Sally Steele hosted the event and our own cool Mayor, Oscar Goodman even showed up to play some guitar and sing along with the rockin' Elvis impersonator that also there.
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Between There and Vegas
24 hours straight
through and you learn
they play the same 20 oldies
on every FM station
between home and Vegas.
I've done my shift
and stretch out in the back
seat to watch the 2 AM stars
pass over until I drift off
and somewhere past Salt Lake
I wish the roof
were made of glass
so I could count them
all like sheep.
In the blackness on I-84
there are more trucks
than I think I've ever seen
and as their wheels murmur by
I think what fun it would be
to be in a convertible
instead and trade in
the view the new moon
and Venus have for a trucker's
noon view of my tits,
tops down on the way to Vegas.
Donna Smith
June 2006
VINTAGE 1950'S LIQUOR NEON SIGN
MEASURES: 8"wide x 8"tall x 32" Long
ALL ORIGINAL DOUBLE-SIDED (One Neon)
HANGING SIGN.
we went on a "little" trip last weekend!
before this trip the furthest west I had ever been was Chicago!
WWE WrestleMania XXXI - Las Vegas - San Jose - Los Angeles - The Neon Museum
Founded in 1996, the Neon Museum is a non-profit 501 (c)3 organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying andexhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for educational, historic andcultural enrichment. The Neon Museum campus includes the outdoorexhibition space known as the Neon Boneyard, a visitors' centerhoused inside the former La Concha Motel lobby and the Neon BoneyardNorth Gallery which houses additional rescued signs and is availablefor weddings, special events, photo shoots and educational programs.
Due to the nature of our collection, the Neon Museum Boneyard is onlyavailable to the public through an hour long guided tour. Tours areavailable seven days a week and tour times vary based on the season.
Dedicated individuals from the private sector, as well as corporateand government entities, worked collaboratively to promote thepreservation of these national treasures as significant pieces ofartistic and historical importance. Each of the nearly 150 signs inthe Neon Museum's collection offers a unique story about thepersonalities who created it, what inspired it, where and when it wasmade, and the role it played in Las Vegas' distinctive history.
( Our Tour in Las Vegas, San Jose and Los Angeles for Wrestlemania 31 from San Jose )
NO VACANCY MOTEL NEON SIGN
MEASURES: 2ft.3"tall x 9"Wide x 5ft.6"long
ALL ORIGINAL DOUBLE-SIDED CORRUGATED METAL, WORKS WELL.
SIGN IS 1920'S ERA.
I've photographed the Golden Goose Gentlemen's Club before. It's interesting that the Fremont Street Experience, which has become a family attraction has a strip club front and center. I guess little boys have to be introduced to the real world somewhere. It's just strikes me as odd that a city that profits from gambling, sex, and sensory titillation hosts PG family attraction in such an open venue.
But if you're an overprotecting parent, here's an interesting story. Several years ago a prominent porn director opened a latex and bondage show called, "Fashionistas." It was the most extreme sexually oriented show to ever hit the Strip. It didn't attract an audience. Why?
The sociologists deemed that sensory overload is so commonplace in Las Vegas, there's very little you can show that's new and titillating. I mean, really, after you've seen the fountains at the Bellagio of the light show at Fremont Street Experience, would you pay $125 to see some hot chicks in latex? Go figure:)
No need to rush to baggage claim and the airport shuttles since it's nearly rush hour on the Strip and traffic isn't moving very fast -- now's a really good time to explore this luxurious and swanky new terminal at McCarran International Airport.
WWE WrestleMania XXXI - Las Vegas - San Jose - Los Angeles - The Neon Museum
Founded in 1996, the Neon Museum is a non-profit 501 (c)3 organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying andexhibiting iconic Las Vegas signs for educational, historic andcultural enrichment. The Neon Museum campus includes the outdoorexhibition space known as the Neon Boneyard, a visitors' centerhoused inside the former La Concha Motel lobby and the Neon BoneyardNorth Gallery which houses additional rescued signs and is availablefor weddings, special events, photo shoots and educational programs.
Due to the nature of our collection, the Neon Museum Boneyard is onlyavailable to the public through an hour long guided tour. Tours areavailable seven days a week and tour times vary based on the season.
Dedicated individuals from the private sector, as well as corporateand government entities, worked collaboratively to promote thepreservation of these national treasures as significant pieces ofartistic and historical importance. Each of the nearly 150 signs inthe Neon Museum's collection offers a unique story about thepersonalities who created it, what inspired it, where and when it wasmade, and the role it played in Las Vegas' distinctive history.
( Our Tour in Las Vegas, San Jose and Los Angeles for Wrestlemania 31 from San Jose )
RECTOR HOTEL NEON SIGN
MEASURES: 10ft.11"tall x 30"Wide
ALL ORIGINAL DOUBLE-SIDED CORRUGATED METAL, WORKS WELL.
SIGN IS 1920'S ERA WITH LEAD SOLDER.
THEY DONT COME ANY RARER OR AUTHENTIC.
PLEASE NO LOW BALL OFFERS - THIS IS A PIECE OF HISTORY AND
HIGHLY COLLECTABLE.
FIRST TIME OFFERED FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION.
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a Las Vegas landmark funded in May 1959 and erected soon after by Western Neon. The sign was designed by Betty Willis at the request of Ted Rogich, a local salesman, who sold it to Clark County, Nevada.
The sign is located in the median at 5100 Las Vegas Boulevard South, north of the historic stone pillars of the old McCarran Airport on the east side, and across from the Bali Hai Golf Club and the (closed) Klondike Hotel & Casino on the west side. Some consider the sign to be the official southern end of the Las Vegas Strip. - wikipedia
No need to rush to baggage claim and the airport shuttles since it's nearly rush hour on the Strip and traffic isn't moving very fast -- now's a really good time to explore this luxurious and swanky new terminal at McCarran International Airport.
Ayumi & Eric came all the way from Australia to get married in the 108 degree weather of Las Vegas! We started out at the Neon Sign Graveyard near downtown Las Vegas. The actual wedding ceremony was held at the Bellagio, my old stomping grounds. In case you didn't know I used to be a wedding photographer at the Bellagio.