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Playing With Matches
Our rogue foodies trump with four winning pairs
- The Chef’s Choice: Bubbles and Trouble
- Power Pairing
- Up-and-Coming Juice
- Sweet, Sweet Georgia
Don Rickles
On March 20, the “Merchant of Venom,” Don Rickles, spit his fire at The Orleans Showroom audience, and they were delighted. While age (84) might have slowed him down physically, Rickles is still sharp and full of piss and vinegar. A Las Vegas headliner for 52 years, he still bobs and weaves across the stage energetically, although he does use his deteriorating physical condition to garner laughs.
Read More »Grudge Match
At the Fight CAPITAL Training Center in Las Vegas, former UNLV boxer Henry Namauu cultivates his split personality. He loves the skill and poetry of the sport, but when the bell rings he knows he needs to be a fighter: aggressive, driven and ready to finish off opponents. It’s a lesson he learned well during a bitter loss to former champ Victor Barragan two years ago. Namauu (9-3, 5 KOs) hasn’t lost since. Six straight victories have earned the 26-year-old Las Vegas fighter his first title shot and another crack at Barragan (11-6, 3 KOs).
Read More »Whoopi Goldberg
On March 25, at the mostly full Treasure Island Theater, Whoopi Goldberg conducted what could be considered the entertainment version of a town hall meeting, while audience members (almost all women) seemed to throw comments at her after nearly every topic. Goldberg discussed everything from getting old, (“I can’t remember shit. Now when somebody approaches me, the first thing I ask is, ‘Did we sleep together,
Read More »Irony Withstanding
Hipsters commit the ultimate sin at a recent Beauty Bar concert
Sometimes the music is not the story at a concert. On March 24, at Beauty Bar this was the case. The audience was large and packed in tight along the indoor stage, eagerly anticipating Thee Oh Sees, a San Francisco-based band, fresh off a successful stop at South By Southwest.
Read More »CD Reviews
- CunninLynguists Oneirology (Bad Taste Records/RBC Records)
- Terrace Martin Terrace Martin & Devi Dev Present: The Sex EP (Self-Released)
- Chris Brown F.A.M.E. (Jive)
Art, Disrobed
As the flesh fad fades, ‘nude’ painters band together
What do you say to a naked lady?
If you’re one of this bunch: “For God’s sake, hold the pose.”
Read More »Wooly Public Radio Voices
A fascinating story was narrated on National Public Radio last week. I know it was fascinating because it was on NPR, and I’ve heard tell that they talk about many subversive things on NPR. Unfortunately, I have no idea whom or what the story was about, because the teller of the fascinating and subversive tale had a soft, wooly voice that could not be heard over the low rumble of my red Lada hatchback.
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