VegasChatter - Whalehead

Las Vegas: Five Places to Dine and Drink When You're a Party of One

juliana — 2010-03-16T20:23:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/3713623058_09e0d3a884.jpg" class="top"> The Pizza Place at the Wynn.Fabulous Las Vegas is always more fabulous when you're with someone like your schmoopie or when you're with a group of someones--college buddies, bachelorette parties, <s>hired escorts</s> new friends or even your family. But given the amount of convention business that still goes on in this city (despite what Prez Obama decreed in early '09), there are lots of Vegas visitors who are flying solo...traveling with a party of one...using the handle lonelyguy (or lonelygal) or hanging with their three best friends--me, myself and I. And believe it or not, there are the occasional visitors who come to Vegas alone--because they want to.In fact, VegasChatter is actually alone most of the day.

Las Vegas: Terry Fator Turns One, Debuts New Puppet

juliab — 2010-03-16T18:37:38-05:00

Terry Fator turned one on Saturday night. Not Fato himself, obvs – and not even his girlfriend/stage assistant, who’s a baby 21 years old compared to his 44 – but his show.

To celebrate, he debuted a new character – Wrex, a crash test dummy, that’s been put out of business by the Toyota fiasco. Topical – for now, at least.

Here’s a video of Wrex’s debut:

Las Vegas: Nice Broad Definition Of "Locals" At NYNY, Shame The Perks Aren't Up To Scratch

juliab — 2010-03-16T16:32:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/21888/nynystatue.jpg" class="top"> The mythical locals discount in Vegas has always been something of a mystery to us. For a start, the shows you want never have them (hi <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/donny%20and%20marie">Donny & Marie</a>, ssup <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/matt%20goss">Matt Goss</a>), and for another, the definition of local (Nevada ID) seems a bit arbitrary so youre local to Vegas if you live hundreds of miles away up the other end of Nevada, but not if youre from Baker. Oh-kay... So initially, when a Staycation offer for locals popped into our inbox from <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/new%20York-New%20York">New York New York</a> this morning, we were tickled by their definition of locals - all residents of Nevada, California and Arizona. But then we had a look at the

Las Vegas: Someone Has Defiled the Chippendales, And Not in a Good Way

juliab — 2010-03-16T13:50:07-05:00

What sacrilege is this? We were passing through the Rio recently when we noticed that someone had ruined our daily fix of hotness on the Chippendales wall leading out to the car park.

Not only that, but of all the men they could have chosen to deface (we for one would have been cheering them on if they’d done this to the nipple-ringed hair flicker that is Jace, our abuser), they did it to the most harmless of the gang: sweet little James.

Las Vegas: Betting on March Madness: Vegas Secrets to Bracketology

Whalehead — 2010-03-16T11:24:08-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/mm2010brackets.jpg" class="top"> Buckle up, sports bettorssave for Super Bowl Sunday, theres no better time to hit Las Vegas sports books than the annual National Collegiate Athletic Association mens basketball tournament, which starts with a play-in game on March 16. This ritual, known as March Madness, plays out over the course of three weeks every spring, and pits the 65 best teams in the country against each other for a shot at the national title. The 2010 national championship game is April 5, but the best part of the tournament is the first full weekendMarch 18-21. Sports fans like this weekend because 48 of the tournaments 64 games take place over four days, providing virtually non-stop tailgate-like excitement in