Filed under: Events | Tags: Cityspoon.com, Coupons, deal, deals, Events, garage sale, history, Las Vegas, penthouse suite, Sahara, Sale, The Sahara Hotel and Casino, Vegas History
After the horror stories of what was the first day of the Grand Liquidation at the Sahara. I decided the second day wouldn’t be so bad. I have heard people waiting from 2.5-4.5 hours just to get in and be a picker for a huge day of savings and a piece of Las Vegas History. The truth of the matter is: Everything was for sale.
Driving through from the Cityspoon offices wasn’t bad. I was ushered up the garage and parked at the third floor. Waiting for an elevator that never came. So after a small heel toe express ride, you follow the signs to the front of the hotel and you wait. It wasn’t bad. I would say 20 minutes. You get ushered in and sure enough $10 admission. But wait, you get a tiny Sahara shot glass and a torn luggage tag you wear like you’re going to a club wristband.
When you get in, you wait again to get orientation. I didn’t realize there was an instructional seminar. I heard “sale” and “deal” and I went. So was it a sale or deals? Not sure about that. Walking through the Casino had this empty and eerie silence. Sure there were people there shopping, but without the sounds of the machines, it was kind of eerie. Plus being able to walk through the back of the house without being stopped by security was definitely an experience.
The smallwares were right in front of the cage. Stemware and glassware were $1-$2 and it was quaint and “not a deal.” Silverware was a $1 apiece and also not a deal. I didn’t find the deals I was expecting. Those are things I can find at AAA Restaurant Supply for brand new or better. Anything with “Sahara” on it had a higher price point. Like the Casino logo chairs were $95. Again…not a deal. Some back of the house stuff were priced ok, I guess if you’re a collector or you’re buying for a restaurant or bar, the sales aren’t bad. But the thing I wanted was a mirror for $28 but I realized I didn’t need it. For me to resell it wasn’t worth it.
I think in time yes it would be worth it. But I didn’t want to pay admission and if you bought something there’s a 10% buyer fee…like tax. To me, an average consumer…I could get different deals from other places. But there’s nothing like buying a piece of Las Vegas history. I got my shotglass and I’m happy.
Filed under: CitySpoon | Tags: Car Accident, Cityspoon, Drinking, Driving, Events, family, Friends, Jackass, Johnny Knoxville, Local, Ryan Dunn, TMZ
34 year old Ryan Dunn died in a car crash in Pennsylvania early Monday morning. Many of you know Ryan from Jackass The Movie along with the MTV Series Jackass.
Prior to the crash, Dunn posted a photo to Twitter, that shows him drinking with friends. 
An unidentified passenger also died in the crash. TMZ reported Dunn was the driver of the car and the story is still developing.
Twitter has been overrun by the subject of Ryan Dunn and his death the past few hours. It’s also followed by the trend of drunk driving and people who are victims or have lost people in accidents.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ryan Dunn and his family as well as the entire Jackass family. He will be missed.
Filed under: CitySpoon | Tags: Arts District, artwalk, Cityspoon, Events, First Friday, Las Vegas, Nickhole Arcade, pomona, tattoos
Recently I took a trip to Pomona to visit one of my favorite friends and Tattoo Artist Nickhole Arcade and it was a complete suprise. Growing up in LA the one thing I knew Pomona for was the LA County Fair. I never realized what kind of scene that city has. She tattoos at a Tattoo Shop called Ink’d Chronicles. But that’s a whole different story.
The real story is the town of Pomona. Just 3 hours away from our home base in Las Vegas. Pomona was incorporated in 1888. It has a rich past and exciting future where at times we don’t expect to find these gems glistening if you don’t stop to take in the sights. What was exciting was pulling into town and seeing all the people out and about, not all dressed up just being themselves. Music all around. Arts and culture everywhere. That’s what drew me to love this city. What really gets me too are all the antique shops. I wish we had the time to go to every one. Arg. Another time.
Pomona’s got this great Artwalk that we were fortunate enough to check out. It occurs every second Saturday of the month. It’s just like Las Vegas’ First Friday.
The moral of this story is: Don’t count out the diamonds in the rough. I can’t wait to have cityspoon.com there.
~myke
Filed under: CitySpoon, Spooning People | Tags: Bradley Cooper, Bridesmaids, Cityspoon.com, deals, Ed Helms, Events, Hangover II, Ken Jeong, Mike Tyson, Sin City, Sin City Memorial Day Weekend, spooning, trailer, Vegas, Zack Galifianakis
I just saw Bridesmaids last week and thought it was absolutely hysterical, like pee myself in the theater hysterical. Between the disastrous diarrhea scene to getting completely obliterated on a flight to Vegas and kicked off the plane, the ladies in Bridesmaids made me laugh until I cried. Some may even refer to it as the female version of the Hangover, I don’t know if I would necessarily say that but I did find it equally as funny. So we shall see this Thursday (5/26) when the Hangover II premiers nation wide what Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Ed Helms and Mike Tyson can bring to the big screen this go around. It’s a little unfortunate, judging from the trailer, that the stomping grounds will not be in good ol’ Sin City, however they needed to to go global which I can understand…taking it to a different level. This should make for interesting situation for the fellas. And how appropriate that it is premiering Memorial Day Weekend. Judging from the trailer there is bound to be some “ohhhhh sh**” moments.
Filed under: Events | Tags: Attractions, audition, Cityspoon, Dance, Electronic Daisy Festival, Electronica, Events, Festival, insomnia, June, Las Vegas, Music, Techno, Trance, Vegas
Amazingly enough there’s a new festival coming into town. Should we call it a festival? The Electronic Daisy Festival is looking to Las Vegas to house their music extraveganza. Now amazingly enough there were about 160k in attendance. There were carnival rides, music, dance, food, dance, music, food, dance, food, drinks, music, and bathrooms….did I mention music?
There’s no lineup annouced yet, but this may be a good thing for Vegas. It’s got this subculture of DJ underground and it will be successful. Economically, it should bring a lot of business into town. Ultimately you’ve got over 100k of people showing up in the summer for this. It’s gonna be a crazy, crazy 3 days. Hopefully Las Vegas will be able to make this event fun and safe for everyone.
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There has been a date set for June 24-26, 2011 however the venue or lineup has not been determined. I think we here at Cityspoon will make an appearance. But hey why not? We hope we can dish out some deals for this event!
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