Las Vegas Cruise...Vintage autos on display! Freemont Street June 3rd - June 4th!

I stepped out of my Hotel at the crack-of-dawn this morning and was treated to an awesome sight - about 50 Vintage autos on display - on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas!

Las Vegas Cruise 2011 was given the nod by City Officials to park curbside, so they tooled in to town to show off their highly-buffed pricey collectibles for a two-day stint from June 3rd - June 4th!

The eye-catching beauties run the gamut - from rakish 1930's coupes - to classic American automobiles such as the Mustang, the Thunderbird, and the ever-popular Chevrolet (fins and all).

A handful of the owners have propped up the hoods, so tourists and locals alike can get an up-close gander at what all the fuss is about!

Quite a few of these exotic rare automobiles feature souped-up engines, a lot of gleaming eye-catching chrome (polished to perfection), and exotic neon colors in canary yellow, tropical turquoise, and fire-engine red!

In addition, a number of the stylish vehicles feature quite a bit of detailing on the body such as two-tone panelling, flame accents, you name it!

Personal favorites include a 1937 Terraplane Pickup (Red), 1932 Ford (3 Window Coupe), 1955 Thunderbird (Turquoise), 1925 Ford Motel T (Red with flame detailing), 1949 Mercury (Rose/Wine high-gloss exterior paint), 1962 Rolls Royce (Silver), 1934 Ford (5 Window Coupe in Silver), 1962 Corvette (Red convertible), 1932 Chevy (White Coupe), 1952 Chevy Belair (Red convertible), 1932 Roadster (Cream & Red flame detailing), 1924 Dodge (Neon Green), 1957 Belair (Wine/Red High-gloss exterior).

See 'ya there!

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Las Vegas...4 Queens staff recipients of Golden Nosebody Award!

If you're a shy self-retiring person - and easily annoyed by intrusive conduct which smacks of an invasion of privacy - then you'll probably want to avoid the Player's Club Staff at the 4 Queens Hotel at the Freemont experience in Vegas.

One overweight employee with all the personality of a worm takes inappropriate nosiness to a whole new offending level, for instance.

If you saunter up to the counter at her section, she'll slyly ask if you're staying the Hotel.

If the guest utters up "no", she's not content to complete the task at hand (processing a Player's Card).

No, Sir!

Next she'll pepper you with questions about which Hotel you're patronizing and so forth and so on.

Talk about rude!

For many on a particular end of the social strata, things of that nature are generally kept under wraps to prevent a gaggle of sleuthing paparazzi from hanging around the entrances and exits of Hotels who are bent on their sleazy mission to capture a candid shot on film to offer up to TMZ, the National Enquirer, whomever.

It also occurred to me, when I spied her checking out jewellery on the hands and necks of guests, that perhaps she's part of an unscruplous posse of  thieves ripping-off unsuspecting visitors on holiday in the desert oasis.

Otherwise, why should she be so concerned about a total stranger's whereabouts?

No matter how you look at it, her conduct is highly suspicious

Was she instructed to pry for the details so that 4 Queens management could determine where travellers are hunkering down these days in Sin City (with a keen eye towards trying  to fathom why they're not checking in at their disreputable dump?)

Well, it's obvious from the scenario going down at the Player's Club, that bad manners and nosy conduct are scaring potential lodgers away.

It boggles the mind to think that a person who purports to be a professional in the travel industry could be so ignorant about the obvious.

That's the reason why Hotels like 4 Queens, Binion's, and the Sahara have slipped in popularity.

The staff at each of those establishments are unprofessional, insensitive to the needs of their guests, and have a tendency to insult their patrons at whim!

In these tough economic times, who wants to fork over their hard-earned cash so that grubby greedy palms on the other end may profit from the spoils?

In contrast, the servers at the Magnolia restaurant were polite, efficient, and gave service with a smile.

That loser at the Player's Club would be wise to take heed.

In the meantime, that lump on the stool is bestowed with the "Golden Nosebody Award".

Maybe the auspicious occasion will put her nose back in whack.

For the 4 Queen's sake, I certainly hope so!

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Las Vegas...Battle of the Bands! Rock 'n Roll at dawn, dudes...

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

When I tossed open the curtain, and slid the window open wide bright and early this morning in my Hotel room, I was hit with a blast of rock 'n roll!

They start early in Vegas, don't they?

After showering, I took the elevator downstairs, and headed off for a morning cup of java.

Heh!

Was that Alice Cooper screaming the last few strains of the band's celebrated hit - "School's Out" - on the Freemont Street stage?

Shucks, missed capturing the classic little number on video.

But, lady luck was on my side.

"Are we allowed to do another song, "Alice" asked the stage manager in charge of the early morning riser.

Once that tidbit of dialogue fell on my ears, I snatched up my new HD Video Recorder just in time to catch an encore number in which "Alice" proceeded to tear off the head of a doll.

The truth of the matter?

The performance wasn't quite up to par.

Did "Alice" have a rough night, or what?

You got it!

Turns out, the musicians on stage were a Tribute Band!

The impromptu performance (and the one that followed that featured a Bon Jovi look-a-like) was a special promotion for the - "Battle of the Bands" (May 13th) - being taped for Fox News.
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The teaser was being whipped up to throw the spotlight on a myriad of talented young musicians playing the strip in honky-tonks, casinos, and Hotel lounges around "sin" city in search of the elusive big break.

Later in the week, I'll upload the video, and you can decide for yourself if it was a tribute or a travesty!