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VEGAS STRIP RELATED
The Dream King - This site belongs to Trent Carlini who stars in The Dream King at the Riviera Hotel & Casino.
Carme - Carme is one of the Strip veterans who appeared at both the Thunderbird and Sahara.
Nelson Sardelli Nelson is a great Strip entertainer and his site contains all kinds of facts and pictures.
Michael Conine - Michael Conine is the man who created the brass sculpture of the Crazy Girls which you will find outside the Riviera. This site shows how he created the sculpture and is very interesting.
Bill Cooksey - Read about Bill Cooksey breaking the Guinness Book World Record at the Silver City.
Mary Kaye Trio Site - As you read my site you will see that the Mary Kaye Trio appeared at El Rancho Vegas, New Frontier, Flamingo, Desert Inn, Sahara, Tropicana, and Caesars Palace. Norman Kaye's son John, has created this site in tribute to his father and the trio. He also has his own website that is located at target="new"http://www.johnnormank.com
The Little Church of the West - This church was the first church on the Strip being born on the property of the 2nd lady on the Strip, Hotel Last Frontier. She was transferred to the Hacienda and now she is on her own. Whether you are planning a wedding or just want to visit her, everything can be found on her site.
John Neeland - John Neeland is my contact person at the Riviera who has a very interesting life not only connected with the Riviera but also in private. Visit his site and meet one of the people who helped make this site what it is!
Tom Pszenny - Tom has got some great pictures of the Ladies on the Strip.
Rouvaun - This site is dedicated to opera great Rouvaun who appeared at the Dunes, created by his son Chandler. He is still working on it, but it is definitely worth checking out.
Sarno Award - An award has been set up in name of Caesars Palace/Circus Circus visionary Jay Sarno. Read all about the qualifications, etc.
GotLaughter.com - This is Joe Trammel, the host of Crazy Girls, website.
Gloria Walters Debbie Reynolds Site - This site is dedicated to Debbie Reynolds.
VEGAS/GENERAL
BeeHive Press - Taylor Books - As my long-time readers know, our beloved Dick Taylor, who helped me so much with the Hacienda and Frontier's pages, had a website which I linked to so you may all order various books. A little while ago I noticed that I was coming up with error messages so I contacted Dick and he gave me his new website address. This is a must see site for those who want to read more about Dick's recollections!
Casino News - This site is exactly that - casino news. It has items for Vegas, Wells Fargo, Canada, New York, and more.
Casino Owners - This page has the owners of various casinos/resorts in Vegas.
Classic Vegas - Take a look at classic Vegas.
Cruzino.com - This is another great site for gamblers with all kinds of information and products.
Dean Davis Wrote That - This is a very interesting website in that Davis promotes a series of books that feature detective King Bennett. However, none of the books "authored" by Davis actually exist. Neither do the magazines, biographies, record covers or reviews. Please read the article that Las Vegas Review Journal wrote about Dean's site. His site is really interesting!
Dicedealer.com - This website is designed for casino craps dealers striving to improve their game and advanced players who wish to take a peak "on the inside".
Fort Ogden - This website not only has some nice pictures of the ladies on the Strip but is it a fun overall site.
Gary's Vegas News and Views - An on-line newsletter with Vegas news.
Glenn's Las Vegas Page. - This site has categories on Hotel Information, Transportation and Travel, Sports, Restaurants/Buffets/Breweries/Night Life, Side Trips from Las Vegas, Weather, Weddings, Reference, Entertainment, Gaming, and Services.
It's Las Vegas Baby - This is a beginning site but it should grow up to be something special.
Las Vegas Talk Discussion Board - Need to talk about Vegas? This is the place to go!
Las Vegas Uncovered, A Guide for Brits by Brit to Las Vegas - This site covers or shall I say uncover some interesting aspects of Vegas.
Steve Miller - Steve is a former Las Vegas City Councilman. In 1991, the readers of the Las Vegas Review Journal voted him the "Most Effective Public Official" in Southern Nevada. He currently writes nationally syndicated columns on organized crime and political corruption for American Mafia; and Twisted Badge Stories.
Poker Search Pokers Super Site - This site is for all you poker lovers.
Stories From Vegas by a Pit Boss by Ed Walters - Read about the memories from Ed Walters. This is a great site for stories on the past!
Vegas Home Movies - This site asks for people to submit their home movies of Vegas so everyone can watch the evolution of Vegas through family movies.
Viva Las Vegas - This site is for anyone who is going to be travelling to Las Vegas. Every Wednesday and Friday by free e-mail and with no advertising, you will receive a newsletter regarding shows in Las Vegas and free Las Vegas Coupons for buffets, gaming guides, shows and over 100 lists of interest.
VEGAS COLLECTOR SOURCES
Many people ask me about sources to obtain various Vegas memorabilia. These are three places.
Jackie Banellos' Auctions - Jackie and Liz helped me obtain many magazines that are used on this site. This is the link to their auctions on E-bay.
Dan Kubota - As you read on my main page, Dan Kubota was the driving force behind me doing this site. Resident historian, friend, and my cheerleader whenever I got frustrated. This is his Ebay auctions link.
Jan Graham - Jan Graham has some really interesting items regarding Vegas. This is her Ebay auctions link.
CHIP COLLECTORS LINKS
Pete Rizzo's Las Vegas Casino Chips - Pete has a great chip site and has been helpful in allowing me to use scans of his chips for this site.
Starchip Enterprises - For all you chip collectors out there this site deals with collecting, trading & selling Casino chips, gaming tokens and slot cards.
Chequers - The Home of Chips and Tokens on the Web. Another fine collectors site.
Casino Rarities - This site is dedicated to the preservation of Las Vegas' rich gaming history throught the display of top quality chips.
Casino Tokens - This site was referred by Noel Tominack and is apparently owned by Dan Wickett.
STRIP CELEBRITIES
This section consists of links of celebrities that I have seen on the Strip. Obviously, if I see a show/band/person, etc., that I don't like, I won't put up the link.
Jeff Dunham Site - I've seen Jeff Dunham at the Sahara, among other areas in Southern California. In 2000, he played at the Monte Carlo. I think this guy is great and I always go to his shows with tissues as I laugh so hard my mascara does its running thing. I'm a hard-core Jeff Dunham fan. Check him out!!!!!
Frank Marino - Frank Marino is Joan Rivers at the Riviera in An Evening At La Cage. I went to see this show in July of 2000, and loved it. I've recommended it to four friends and they call came back with rave reviews. Presently, Frank is the only Strip star that has not only agreed to help me with the site by sending me everything he could think of, but he also gave me permission to use his book and show program in this site, and even called me to let me know he believed in what I was doing and he would help in anyway he can.
Daryl Hall and John Oates United States - A great team which I have seen at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Hilton, Bally's, and Desert Inn, as well as areas in Southern California such as Universal Ampitheatre, Greek Theater, and House of Blues. They also allowed me to take pictures of one of their shows at the Las Vegas Hilton for this site. For people who want their official site in England Click Here. For people who want their official site in Japan Click Here. For those of you who would like to see them inducted into the Hall of Fame, please click here and sign the petition.
Jim LeBoeuf - I got to see LeBoeuf at the Riviera in my July, 2001, trip. He was very good and I enjoyed his show very much.
Doobie Brothers - Another great band that I have seen at the Desert Inn as well as areas in Southern California.
George Carlin - I've seen Carlin at Bally's and loved the show. His show isn't for everyone but my daughter, son-in-law and myself loved it.
Lance Burton - Lance Burton was the first casino show I had seen (I have since seen Splash, An Evening at La Cage, and Crazy Girls at the Riviera). I'm not a big magic fan in any way, shape or form. I actually went to the show because it was the cheapest casino show at the time and I couldn't afford anything else. I was not only surprised by the incredible talent this man has but he has a great on-stage personality. He is truly a wonderful magician and his show is a must-see. The juggler he has opening the show, Michael Goudeau, was just as good with the same charm and personality that Burton has. A win-win team in a great and amazing show.
Rick Springfield - In July of 2001 & June, 2002, I had the opportunity to see EFX starring Rick Springfield at the MGM Grand which I loved.
ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER
The following links are from Vegas sites who had linked to my site. As you may know, I'm considered an outsider since I live in California and a lot of media, etc., have decided not to help me or acknowledge this site's existence - shunning me at every turn. So far, there's only two but hope lingers on.
Thunderbird Motel - This is little lady motel is a little past Stratosphere and is owned by Bob Stupak, visionary of Vegas World and Stratosphere. Thanks Mr. Stupak for thinking of my site!!
Las Vegas City Life magazine - They reported on my site being stolen and was very nice to me.
MISCELLANEOUS
These are just sites of general interest that I like for one reason or another and has nothing to do with the Strip.
Richard Hatch - Richard is a very good friend of mine and at one time he used to be my boss 1994-1998. He has starred in many TV shows and movies (including Battlestar Galactica, Streets of San Francisco, Story of Jan & Dean) but he has an entirely different life in addition to his acting career. Check out his site - you may be surprised!
California Highways.org - This is a very well done, cool site about, well, highways.
Hendersonville Police Department - This is a great website and I visit it often. This, as the names states, is the website for the Hendersonville Police Department but its no ordinary police website. It has just about everything one needs to know about everything.
Cold War Memorial - Our beloved Dick Taylor, whose memories you have read throughout this site, has undertaken a new endeavor. To quote Dick: "A few years back I published a local interest book ab out the mountain resort north west of Las Vegas called Mt. Charleston. In this book I included a news story about a mystery air plane crash that happened near the summit of Mt. Charleston in 1955. Just last year a young insurance salesman who is an avid hiker was given a copy of my book by a friend of his that knew. He hiked over 500 miles of trails in the Mt. Charleston peak area. In my book he found the news story of the crash and became enthusiastically interested in finding out more about who and why ... he obtained some recently released government documents that told part of the story. We have now found most of the descendants of those who perished in the crash and if you have any interest in this spy story... the cold war... airplane crashes." This site is a must see!
Bret's Auctions - Bret has the most incredible cat scratching post. I have one and it is very well made, and sturdy for my flying cats. If he doesn't have any up for auctions when you click on the link, just e-mail him off of the "Ask Seller" tab or e-mail me and I'll send you his e-mail address.
Internet Movie Database - This may or may not relate to the Strip, depending on how you look at it. This site is a complete diary of movies, actors, and the like. I've relied on it to create my Strip Obituaries, and any trivia questions that come up. This is so full of information that it will take you forever to read it. Check them out!
13th Street - This is a cool goulish site. I like visiting from time to time. Stop by and check it out.
Indy Pace Cars - This site was created by friend of mine, Marc Lieberman. Marc and I go back a few years on the internet. One of his sites was the first site I ever assisted in creating.
Toward a Fraternal History of Marin County: A Survey of Secret Societies being a General History of Various Fraternities and Their Specific Impact in Marin - This is a rather interesting site. It looks into the history of various fraternities.
I needed earrings that were nice and cheap and started looking around Ebay. I found this incredible lady and her son who are Navajo silversmiths. Frances and Erick Begay have beautiful jewelry both Indian and non. I normally don't put commercial sites on this page but I've gotten two pairs of earrings and I'm hooked on them. Check out Erick's Ebay auctions by clicking here. You can also visit their website at francesbegay.com. Their customer service is most helpful and I've enjoyed my auction experience with them.
Cycle Jumpers - If you are into cycle jumpers, this is a good site to see. The owner gave me permission to use information on Gary Wells to add to my site.
I like to share when I find things that I enjoyed. I had the opportunity to read Vincent Bugliosi's new book The Betrayal of America. I always liked Bugliosi's books as they usually answer direct questions with evidence everyone can understand such as how do you send a person to jail for murder who you can't prove murdered anyone such as Charles Manson in Helter Skelter, and did O.J. do it in Outrage. This book answers the question - how did the Supreme Court choose George Bush as President when the 12th Amendment states that it is Congress' decision without even getting their hands slapped for this violation. I personally never figured out how we heard about the Clinton/Monica affair forever, and Bush was chosen as President and the press dropped it almost immediately until it was pointed out to me that most of the media is owned by Republicans. Okay, so I'm not polictically smart. Anyway, this book is great, easy to read and gets to the point. Click Here to Buy The Betrayal of America by Vincent Bugliosi
PINS
I collect pins from charities, and fire/police departments, as well as places. For those of you who collect these types of pins or interested in starting a collection, I've added some links to places where I received pins and was very satisfied with them.
Charity Watch - This site lists all kinds of charities
Childrens Defense Fund
Childrens Defense League of America
Cops Store
Dogs For The Deaf
Give The Kids The World
Guide Dogs of America Logo Shop
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
Sew for the Cure for Breast Cancer
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