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PBR Rock Bar Is On Track To Open Soon (Phew)
PBR Rock Bar is teasing us with the curtains
We love rumors at VegasChatter (hint: the more scurrilous the better – email us please). But when they involve our bellies not being pleasured or our fun being stymied, we’re not so keen on them.
Which is why we were gutted when, on Saturday, we were told by a Miracle Mile spy that the PBR Rock Bar opening was being put on hold in order for them to open up a branch in Dallas. Gutted, we say! What would we do with ourselves all summer without any bulls to ride to the CityCenter skyline?
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Is Terry Fator Funny Or Offensive? You Decide
As we told you yesterday, Terry Fator's people kindly invited us down to see the show on its first anniversary, and witness the unveiling of his latest character, Wrex the crash test dummy.
And although we already reviewed the show when it first launched, we felt the need to update it and post a different view.
First up, as we said yesterday, Fator is technically very competent. He’s a great ventriloquist. He can sing pretty well too. But the novelty of singing puppets wears off after a couple of minutes, so in order for you not to be bored for the next hour and a half, you need to engage with him.
And we didn’t engage with him at all.
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Terry Fator Turns One, Debuts New Puppet
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:
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Nice Broad Definition Of "Locals" At NYNY, Shame The Perks Aren't Up To Scratch
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 Donny & Marie, ‘ssup Matt Goss), and for another, the definition of “local” (Nevada ID) seems a bit arbitrary – so you’re “local” to Vegas if you live hundreds of miles away up the other end of Nevada, but not if you’re from Baker. Oh-kay...
So initially, when a “Staycation” offer for locals popped into our inbox from New York New York 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 rates. And then a good scour through them. And we can’t see a single date in the next six months when the price for locals is less than for our friends from, say, Ohio.
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The Westin Casuarina Has Weekends for $99 a Night (and Change)
In our never-ending quest to find cheap rooms on the weekends in Vegas, we've come across a new low rate at the Westin Casuarina Hotel, Casino and Spa located across from Bally's on Flamingo.
What we like about the hotel is that all of the guest rooms are non-smoking and the casino is far less hectic than any of the other Strip casinos. We actually spent an entire night playing blackjack here because we liked our quiet but full table and our dealer/philosophy teacher. (Don't worry, we got wasted as well.)
We're also digging the hotel's excellent weekend rate of $99 a night.
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Do Not Attempt The Bellagio's Spring Display On A Hangover
Walking through the Bellagio this weekend we were stunned to see the new display in the conservatory. We thought the Chinese New Year display was awesome but this one – where do we start? The oversized trowel? The giant daffodils? The supersized ant?
There are apparently some 100 year old potted olive trees in there, but we can’t begin to see for all the muck. And though we appreciate that all the green stuff is probably going to flower into something cool, but even then, we predict that we’ll be too taken aback by the giant purple toadstools to appreciate it. Come come guys – let’s have some delicacy in the next one please. This is something like a bad cartoon come to life.
If you want to see it, it’s on display till May 9. Take sunglasses. And don't try it on a hangover.
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Matt Goss Has Landed At Caesars Palace
As you’ll see from the photo gallery, we like to call this “The Start of the Orgy”
It’s all over! Matt Goss has launched at Caesars, and now that our stalking waiting is over, we’re not quite sure what to do with ourselves. Treat this review as step one in our Weaning Yourself Off Goss twelve step program.
(First, though, we’d like to remind you that on Thursday, we told you that we had a feeling that the luscious Mel B (swoon) would be joining the G-man on stage but the boring Leona Lewis wouldn’t. We were right on both counts. Just sayin’.)
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Mandarin Oriental's Upscale Pool Scene Will Open on Monday (Don't Expect Stripper Poles)
Pool season is almost upon us. Just a few more days to go kids! While everyone is GTLing like crazy for next weekend's pool debuts, upscale folks can kick it at the Mandarin Oriental pool which officially opens on Monday.
The luxury hotel tweeted about the opening today even dropping a Tweetphoto teaser.
As expected, there are no stripper poles at this pool scene but there will be butlers catering to folks in the cabanas. The pool looks rather tiny and we also think this might be CGI so we'll have to update you on the real thing next week.
If you're interested in staying at the MO, do it as the hotel is having a rather good deal right now. Room rates at the hotel start at $335 a night and that includes a complimentary night stay so essentially, $167 a night plus taxes. You can put your savings toward spa treatments or the valet parking charge.
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Can One Song Be Worth $15? Matt Goss Hopes You Think So
Please don't disappoint us. Please don't disappoint us. Please don't disappoint us.
This is a very disappointing week for the good guys. First O'Sheas lets us down and now we’re afeared that Matt Goss is about to do the same.
Remember way back when in January, when the Caesars gig was first announced? We were told it was going to be a bigger version than the Palms show: a bigger venue, 15 minutes longer, and four extra songs. That was one of the explanations given when the luscious Johnny Kats quizzed Team Goss on why the show tickets were leaping up from $25 to $40.
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Leona Lewis, Mel B and Possibly Sharon Osbourne Are Turning Up For Matt Goss Tomorrow
So as you’ll know if you follow us on Twitter (hint: follow us on Twitter), we went down to Cleo’s Barge this lunchtime to earwig on the Goss rehearsals, along with a load of passers by, before being asked to leave on the orders of Robin Antin (was it something we said?) Apparently, they're "not ready for the public” so we shouldn't be watching (who knew that’s what the word “rehearsal” meant?)
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Peepshow May Be Down To One Celeb, But The Crowd Don't Seem To Care
As we told you last week, Peepshow is back at Planet Hollywood. Seeing as they've reduced the two celeb rule down to Holly Madison, we popped over to see if the boobs a-plenty made up for the lack of a Mel B or an Aubrey O’Day.
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Coupons, Yes, But A Box Office That's Still Charging $53: Why That Doesn't Make Mental A Free Show
The saga continues...
OK-so. After we pointed out yesterday that Mental is not a free show, as the people behind it have been saying, Anthony Cools tweeted us to say that in order to get your free ticket, there are two sexy school girls standing at the entrance to O’Sheas, handing out coupons to everyone who walks in between 6-8pm, when the show starts.
Obviously, we had to go check this out. We swung by at 7pm to find a girl dressed like an extra in Dr Zhivago handing out coupons for Matsuri (free buffet if you buy a VIP ticket, wotevs) and Vinnie Favorito (2-for-1). No sign of schoolgirls, sexy or otherwise.
