Author: Virgogray Press Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1105049442 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 62
Book Description
Chris D'Errico's collection of poetry Vegas Implosions is an examination of the sordid city of sin from this Massachusetts born poet. Now in this new expanded edition that includes the 'script The Exterminator Chronicles, D'Errico has broken down and recreated a new volume that is a macro and micro cosm of sin city itself, both as a citizen and as an exterminator. D'Errico's unique visual/graphic poetry, intermixed with his snapshot/sketch type style plays a role as anew generation of beat-flavored poetry captures the Vegas landscape. Vegas Implosions was originally published as a saddle stitch chapbook by Virgogray Press in 2008. This edition contains new poems, as well as revised though remains true to the original vibe of the first edition chapbook. Be on the look out for Ministry of Kybosh, also by Chris D'Errico, soon from Virgogray Press.
Author: L. S. Baker Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 0759683476 Category : Entertainers Languages : en Pages : 109
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When you visit Las Vegas, you expect to get the best entertainment in the world. Well, why not. You are in "The Entertainment Capitol of The World." Well, do I have news for you! Las Vegas casinos not only want to take your cash, they are also ripping you off when it comes to music entertainment. This town has more corn in it than Iowa. Could you please pass the salt and butter? You will understand the meaning of this joke as you continue reading. In the good old days, Vegas entertainment was at its best. Who can forget the indelible Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack? The majestic King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley crowned the viva into "Viva Las Vegas." Today, we still have the impressionable Mr. Las Vegas, Wayne Newton. Back in the old days, Entertainment Directors were privy to good music. The Entertainment Directors today, for lack of better words, are incompetent. They have zero knowledge of the entertainment business. Most of these people are in charge of the Food and Beverage Department of the casinos. How in the heck can they distinguish a "bottle of beer" from a great "entertainment act"? Entertainment Directors have a business scam of accepting kick back money. The stone cold truth of Las Vegas is politics and money. Forget sleeping with the right person to get a job. It is not applicable in this city. It's all about kissing ass and "SHOW ME THE MONEY!" So who finds the entertainment acts that are in casino lounges? We can thank those wonderful people who call themselves "agents." I call a majority of them thieves. They are in the same category as used car salespersons. They sell lemons. They are laughing all the way to the bank. This is when the amusement park fun begins for me. Bette Davis once recited in a movie, "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride." You might think I am vindictive and bitter towards agents and entertainment directors. I have been a victim of these vultures along with many other musicians. It is an insult to my musical intelligence. Unfortunately, I can not reveal names of casinos, Entertainment Directors, agents, sex and ethnicity of musicians. I do not want to end up in a court of law down the road. I will get satisfaction exposing their scams. It's a dirty job, but someone has to clean the scum off the toilet.
Author: Scott A. Lukas Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 0240820932 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 290
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Industry insider Scott Lukas teaches you how to design exciting, believable, authentic themed spaces. Make your immersive worlds come alive with the gems in this book, including key industry interviews and case studies!
Author: Barbara Land Publisher: University of Nevada Press ISBN: 0874176433 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 546
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Today’s Las Vegas welcomes 35 million visitors a year and reigns as the world’s premier gaming mecca. But it is much more than a gambling paradise. In A Short History of Las Vegas, Barbara and Myrick Land reveal a fascinating history beyond the mobsters, casinos, and showgirls. The authors present a complete story, beginning with southern Nevada’s indigenous peoples and the earliest explorers to the first pioneers to settle in the area; from the importance of the railroad and the construction of Hoover Dam to the arrival of the Mob after World War II; from the first isolated resorts to appear in the dusty desert to the upscale, extravagant theme resorts of today. Las Vegas—and its history—is full of surprises. The second edition of this lively history includes details of the latest developments and describes the growing anticipation surrounding the Las Vegas centennial celebration in 2005. New chapters focus on the recent implosions of famous old structures and the construction of glamorous new developments, headline-making mergers and multibillion-dollar deals involving famous Strip properties, and a concluding look at what life is like for the nearly two million residents who call Las Vegas home.
Author: Stefan Al Publisher: MIT Press ISBN: 026203574X Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 267
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The transformations of the Strip—from the fake Wild West to neon signs twenty stories high to “starchitecture”—and how they mirror America itself. The Las Vegas Strip has impersonated the Wild West, with saloon doors and wagon wheels; it has decked itself out in midcentury modern sleekness. It has illuminated itself with twenty-story-high neon signs, then junked them. After that came Disney-like theme parks featuring castles and pirates, followed by replicas of Venetian canals, New York skyscrapers, and the Eiffel Tower. (It might be noted that forty-two million people visited Las Vegas in 2015—ten million more than visited the real Paris.) More recently, the Strip decided to get classy, with casinos designed by famous architects and zillion-dollar collections of art. Las Vegas became the “implosion capital of the world” as developers, driven by competition, got rid of the old to make way for the new—offering a non-metaphorical definition of “creative destruction.” In The Strip, Stefan Al examines the many transformations of the Las Vegas Strip, arguing that they mirror transformations in America itself. The Strip is not, as popularly supposed, a display of architectural freaks but representative of architectural trends and a record of social, cultural, and economic change. Al tells two parallel stories. He describes the feverish competition of Las Vegas developers to build the snazziest, most tourist-grabbing casinos and resorts—with a cast of characters including the mobster Bugsy Siegel, the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes, and the would-be political kingmaker Sheldon Adelson. And he views the Strip in a larger social context, showing that it has not only reflected trends but also magnified them and sometimes even initiated them. Generously illustrated with stunning color images throughout, The Strip traces the many metamorphoses of a city that offers a vivid projection of the American dream.
Author: Ed Kranmar Publisher: ISBN: 9781883323653 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 276
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Day trips to Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon, Valley of Fire State Park, Lake Mead, Laughlin and other sites are featured in the "Las Vegas Guide", as well as information on all the new hotels and casinos. With 27 million visitors each year, Las Vegas is growing by leaps and bounds, and this fourth revised edition will help travelers keep up with the changes.
Author: John Hawks Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440685193 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 300
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Vegas, baby! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Las Vegas takes the guesswork out of planning the perfect vacation. Readers are given practical advice based on the kind of trip they're looking for. ?A reader-friendly list of visual icons and symbols that make navigating the book easy ?Ultimate itineraries suited to different lengths of stay and special interests ?Everything readers need to know about gambling, shopping, entertainment, restaurants, activities, and hotels ?An eight-page color insert that captures the magic of the city
Author: Virgogray Press Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1105981282 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 82
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Brand new issue of independent literature and culture. Interview with Kendra Steiner Editions publisher, Bill Shute; photography by Austin photographer, Elias Andrade; fiction by Catori Sarmiento, Raud Kennedy and more; poetry by Christopher Barnes, Dr. Marie Annie A.V., Kanchan Chatterjee, Matt DiSparti, David S. Pointer, Doug G. Campbell and much more!!
Author: Nathaniel Lewis Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 1496204255 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 328
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Through all its transformations and reinventions over the past century, "Sin City" has consistently been regarded by artists and cultural critics as expressing in purest form, for better or worse, an aesthetic and social order spawned by neon signs and institutionalized indulgence. In other words, Las Vegas provides a codex with which to confront the problems of the West and to track the people, materials, ideas, and virtual images that constitute postregional space. Morta Las Vegas considers Las Vegas and the problem of regional identity in the American West through a case study of a single episode of the television crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Delving deep into the interwoven events of the episode titled "4 × 4," but resisting a linear, logical case-study approach, the authors draw connections between the city--a layered and complex world--and the violent, uncanny mysteries of a crime scene. Morta Las Vegas reveals nuanced issues characterizing the emergence of a postregional West, moving back and forth between a geographical and a procedural site and into a place both in between and beyond Western identity.
Author: Virgogray Press
Author: L. S. Baker
Author: Michael Hughes
Author: Scott A. Lukas
Author: Barbara Land
Author: Stefan Al
Author: Ed Kranmar
Author: John Hawks
Author: Virgogray Press
Author: Nathaniel Lewis