I went to the mob museum in downtown Las Vegas over the weekend and found myself in funny photo shoot heaven. Enjoy. : ) Me, pretending to get electrocuted by my friend’s aunt. Tweet
This past weekend, my friend Tom and my dog, Frankie Von Hot Dog, went to Lake Mead. Tom and I had fun but Frankie, being the scaredy dog that he is (his phobias include the neighbors cat and windshield wipers) spent the majority of the afternoon barking at the “waves” and trembling in terror. While… Read More Things to do in Las Vegas: Lake Mead
About 120 miles Northwest of Las Vegas, along a piece of the Mojave desert outside of Rhyolite (a dusty turn-of-the-century ghost town) is an outdoor “open air” art museum. Though-the-middle-of-nowhere-Nevada may seem like an odd location for a sculpture exhibit, the strangest part is that all of the art is the work of a group… Read More Photograph Some Funky Belgian Desert Art at the Goldwell Open Air Museum
Usually there are only a few circumstances in which the words ‘ass’ and ‘Las Vegas’ appear together in the same sentence and those circumstances are usually in reference to strippers or the drunk Hang-Over types on the Strip. Rarely do you encounter a situation in Vegas involving the animal definition of the word (as in… Read More Things to Do in Las Vegas: See some wild donkeys (and horses too, if you’re lucky)
Sleigh riding probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Vegas (well, at least not unless the sleigh comes equipped with strippers), but while Las Vegas is located in the desert and can get to be 120 degrees in the summer, in winter it can dip below freezing. Last… Read More Taking a Sleigh Ride on Mount Charleston
If you’re visiting Las Vegas and looking to take home a desert-themed souvenir, Cactus Joe’s Nursery has the largest selection of cactus and agave plants, Joshua trees and yard art (from giant crystals and cactus statues to beaded jewelry and travel guides). But even if you’re not in the mood to buy a four-foot-tall phallic-shaped… Read More Cactus Joe’s: A Cute Cactus and Art Store Near Las Vegas
Happy Holidays, everybody! I visited a cactus garden outside of a chocolate factory a few days ago and took a few photos. All of the cacti were decorated with Christmas lights! Sort of pretty, no? Ethel M’s Cactus Garden 2 Cactus Garden Drive Henderson, NV 89014 1-800-438-4356 https://www.ethelm.com/home.do Tweet
At the Zombie Apocalypse Store, you can buy everything you need to survive the end of the world; from freeze-dried scrambled eggs and water-filters to wind-up flashlights and stun guns disguised as cell phones. Oh, and you also can buy a variety of swords, throwing knives, ninja stars and tomahawks…just in case, ya know, you… Read More The Zombie Apocalypse Store in Las Vegas: It’s to Die for
Introducing Molossia: A “Country” Located Inside Nevada Of the items not allowed into the Republic of Molossia (a mirco-nation in Nevada), for instance, are incandescent light bulbs, walruses and anything from Texas. Passports are required upon entry into Molossia and all visits must be pre-approved by the president, Keven Baugh. The country has a constitution,… Read More Imagine if You Could Start Your Own Country…What Would You Do?
Museums aren’t in plentiful supply here in Las Vegas; and the one’s that do exist are odd to say the least (like The Atomic Testing Museum, for example, The Exotic Heritage or the recently closed ‘Liberace Museum’). The Pinball Hall of Fame is no exception. The name can be misleading because the Pinball Hall of… Read More Child’s Play: Cheap Fun at Vegas’s Pinball Hall of Fame