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Sorry, We Have to Brag: We Saw 'LOVE' for Just $55

We took advantage of the Cirque du Soleil's summer promotion to get us a $55 ticket to LOVE at The Mirage last night. So what kind of seats did we get? Back row. Literally the last row in the house.

However, because this show is in the round there are no bad seats. We've also seen LOVE before so we didn't need to be up close. (That was in 2006 and we paid a whopping $125 for a ticket!)

We were also grateful for our seats because LOVE has a bit where they cover the audience in a sort of parachute blanket. We were so high up the blanket didn't reach us which was wonderful because the last time, that parachute made us claustrophobic.

Lastly, we liked our seats because it was near an exit/entrance for the acrobats who swoop in on ropes and other Cirque contraptions and we could see how they are fed into the theater. And we had a seat on the aisle with no one next to us. Score!

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Where to Chow Down Before You Show Down: Five Pre-Show Dinner Spots

You’ll have to excuse us if we still have food on the brain after spending a weekend gorging at Vegas Uncork’d. We did try to move past our culinary crushes on Rick Moonen, Bobbles Flay, and Cat Cora by focusing on another love: Vegas show deals.

But that just got us thinking about where to make dinner reservations before hitting LOVE. So our self-prescribed therapy is to check out the pre-theater dining options around town. We've rounded up what we think are the Five Best Pre-Show Dinners on the Strip for what we consider the top shows on the Strip. (KLAS polls notwithstanding.)

Most of these meals can be had before the early showings (typically at 7:30pm) but a few can also be had before the later showings too. And now, to start the show...

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LOVE + The Mirage = (Semi) Savings

All you may need is love, but we need cheap hotel deals and discount packages when we stay in Las Vegas. The Mirage is offering a LOVE Package through the end of the month that bundles a two-night stay in a remodeled Deluxe Room with two tickets to LOVE.

Rates start at $318 for the LOVE Weekday Package and $368 for the LOVE Weekend Package. Depending upon when you go, it’s a either a break even deal or it saves a little bit of money – especially if you stay over a Saturday night. After a quick cyber investigation, we found room rates at The Mirage as low as $86 a night (the week of January 24th), but tickets for LOVE are still a spendy $70 a pop (and that’s with the current 25% off promotion).

That comes out to about $312, which is no great savings shakes compared to the package rate. Your best bet is booking the weekend package, when room rates skyrocket.

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All You Need Is 'LOVE' To Complete Your Beatles Obsession

If you're a diehard Beatles fan then you've probably already got your copy of The Beatles Rockband video game as well as your very own 16-disk set of the entire Beatles song catalog, completely remastered for the 21st century, both of which were released today. So there's only thing left to do now--go see LOVE at The Mirage.

The Cirque Du Soleil show (set entirely to the music of The Beatles) runs only Thursday-Monday so it doesn't quite fit in with the 9-9-09 celebration but tickets are open for tomorrow night starting at $102.85 for the 7pm show.

Strapped for cash now that you've shelled out over $300 for the video game and the remasters disk set? Pop by the Hard Rock and admire their Beatles Collection. We're sure the new Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip will also have plenty of memorabilia for you to stare at. Just beware of the girl with kaleidoscope eyes.