And finally, we tick our last Guggenheim – the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum – off the list; a trek that’s taken us to Bilbao, Berlin and New York. It’s particularly fitting that we finish here at the Venetian, Las Vegas as our first Guggenheim was Venice. Together with the Bellagio’s Gallery of Fine Art Continue reading
Paris, New York, Venice. Three great cities transported to the Las Vegas strip in breathtaking fashion. It’s a source of great regret that I didn’t make it to the New York, New York rollercoaster, we were tempted by a gondola ride in Venice (we’ve done that ride in Venice, Italy, but here the Continue reading
I’d go back to Las Vegas at the drop of a hat to see Billy Idol – actually top dealertainer Walt Turner – setting the mood at the Imperial Palace, but if only little sister had picked a white wedding day to coincide with Elton John and the Red Piano at the (misspelt) Continue reading
YouTube-podcast If Manchester’s super-casino had gone ahead it would have been like something from the Las Vegas strip. Had Blackpool pulled it off it would have been something like Fremont Street. Home to Vegas Vic, his gal, Vegas Vikki (née Sassy Sally), and some old time establishments like the Golden Nugget (where I Continue reading
YouTube-podcast The Imperial Palace, home to Legends, must have the best atmosphere of any casino floor in Las Vegas, thanks to the likes of Elvis himself, here ably supported by Billy Idol. This truly is a place of wonder. The Legends show itself is a quarter of a century old, performed in an Continue reading
Among all the wonders, the Las Vegas strip is littered with graves like this for the New Frontier; all that remains is an unlit neon sign. It was here that Elvis first played Vegas in 1956 (breaking through as the atomic powered singer) and Diana Ross & the Supremes played their final gig Continue reading
