Electric Daisy Carnival...Vegas tribal ritual ends on upbeat ecstatic note!

In what amounted to the younger generation's answer to "Woodstock", thousands of costumed "Daisy Heads" flocked to the Las Vegas Speedway over the weekend to participate in a tribal ritual brimming with eclectic electronic music, hynotic dance maneuvers, and adventurous dalliances with a psychadelic drug or two.

The annual celebration of life went off without a hitch!

Granted, there were a few tense moments when ticket-holders and party-crashers were subjected to ID checks (18 and over please!) and thorough intrusive body searches, but once through "heaven's gate" it was smooth sailing (floating?) for the hedonistic night creatures out to par-tay 'til the crack of dawn.

In spite of a sizzling-hot heat wave (the mercury soared into the three digits by the end of the day) which threatened to wilt the festivities - music-lovers, medics, and sponsor's handlers - pitched-in and pooled their resources to prevent any mishaps (drug overdoses, overwhelming heat exhaustion, or the dangerous side effects of dehydration from gaining a stranglehold on unsuspecting victims).

The revelers kept cool-heads - in fact - and endeavoured to soar at lightning speed throughout the action-packed calendar of events - all the while vibrating an aura that radiated peace and love (dudes)!

The sponsors offered up amusements, too, such as a Ferris Wheel, a Fun House (with things that went bump in the night), and  a myriad of awesome streaming-light shows that dazzled throughout the starry night.

There were a handful of celebrated guests artists on hand (who wowed the teaming masses) such as DJ Tiesto (a pop star in his own right), Skrillex, DJ Benny Benassi, and David Guetta.

Highlights of the weekend included performances by Glitch Mob, Pleasurekraft, Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77, Green Velvet, and Moguai.

Of course, Ecstasy was the mood elevator of choice!

Fortunately, there weren't any fatalities, hard-drug related.

So, the INSOMNIAC game plan paid off.

I expect the gang of muscle-bound studs that had their eyes on a bevy of bodacious babes will be zipping into town next year when North America's biggest RAVE returns to the desert oasis.

See 'ya there!

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Las Vegas...Tommy Lee & Rum Jungle red carpet splash! Tattoo extravaganza October 2nd...

Tattoo mogul - Mario Barth - is tossing a big splash tonight at Mandalay Bay to kick off his once-a-year body art extravaganza.

The Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth
(2009)

Special guest - Tommy Lee - slaps a few platters tonight to get the whole ink-a-rama running full-steam ahead at the Hottest Hippest Devil-icious Vegas party circuit bash to date @ Rum Jungle!

Heh, dudes!

A convention you shouldn't miss!

There will be a heady mix of jolting rock, scintillating mind-blowing art, entertainment highlights, and surprise guests!

Without doubt, Mario Barth has managed to cast a spell on Vegas (and beyond) with an annual smorgasbord of sensual delights that is now touted as the world's largest fashion skin event and body-modification thrill-ride convention in the big old U.S.

Mandalay Bay/Las Vegas
October 2nd - October 4th

Red Carpet Celebs include (at press time) Jerry Cantrell, Robin Antin, Mick Fleetwood (!), Mark McGrath, Mix Master Mike, and Chuck Liddell.

Mandalay Bay Beach!

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Tattoo Hollywood...Exotic & erotic body art Convention & Exhibit @ Renaissance Grand Ballroom! August 21st/23rd...

Avoid loser Bob Roberts at all cost!

(see footnote below)

Tonight - I trust that the Renaissance Hotel in Tinsel Town will throw down a red carpet, turn on the dazzling key lights, and uncork a vintage bottle of bubbly (the finest ale, too, if you please) - to celebrate the kick-off blow-out for a gang of celebrated Tattoo artists about to descend on their trendy Hotel.

Tattoo Hollywood" is backing an exotic (erotic) inky splash this weekend - August 21st thru August 23rd at - sure to cause a lot of frenzy (& headaches) at the Ticket Office where die-hard fans & Tattoo aficionados are expected to fork over 20 bucks for a 1 night pass, $40 for a double-bill (two nights), or $100 for a VIP ticket to rub shoulders with the body-art elite.

And, it promises to be an awesome tattoo extravaganza, sure to WOW! the entertainment capitol of the world.

According to the promoters, Tattoo Hollywood is hosting over 10,000 paid attendees.There are over 30 contests featuring Tattoo Machines from "Lucky Supply" for Tattoo of the Day, as well as trophies for the artists and certificates for the tattooed winner.

The winner of each contest will compete for "Best in Show".

Superstars of the tattoo and "body modification" industries from across the globe are expected to show up in full force, flexing enough illustrated muscle to single-handily redefine the concept of body art "convention".

See 'ya there, dudes!

Tattoo Hollywood (Opening Night Event)

The Grand Ballroom
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel
1755 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood, CA
90028

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Footnote
For the first time ever, after penning and publishing a post at this site, I have been forced to delete all reference to artist - Bob Roberts - due to the shocking reprehensible conduct he willfully and wrongfully engaged in last night at the opening of his Art Exhibition running in tandem with the tattoo festivities.For the most part - when I have taken a jaunt two around local & National scenes in the past (regular readers are undoubtedly aware of the fact that I started my own career as a painter) - I have generally found a large percentage of these creative types to be kind (utmost and foremost), intelligent, articulate, instinctive, and visionary (to name just a few of their shining character traits).Unfortunately, such was not the case with Bob Roberts last evening at an Art gallery. Shortly after I sauntered up to say hello (at the urging of one of his handlers) he flew into a rage and proceeded to hurl false and misleading statements about me within earshot of a whole room full of strangers.Essentially, he slandered me without any good reason to do so. In a civilized society, wild and disrespectful conduct of the kind Roberts engaged in, can not be tolerated. For this reason, there won't be any coverage for Bob Roberts (or any of his projects) in the near or distant future. However, as aforementioned, an expose will be published this afternoon - at which point - I'll wash my hands of the aging hippie derelict who is without a doubt a disgrace to the Artistic community, for starters.