Las Vegas gets a ton of visitors flying in every week (it used to be a ton and a half before the economy tanked but a ton is still a lot--and I think it's a metric ton which is even better) and they are looking to party.

Many visitors to Sin City start their partying on the plane or even before (as locals certainly know if they've headed home after an out-of-town trip of their own and have attempted to get any sleep on the plane) so we've got some tips that will make the flight all that much more enjoyable (for couples, that is--this doesn't really apply to singles unless you have a multiple personality disorder).

Anyway, we've come across, so to speak, an article on how to join the so-called Mile High Club. Many of us sex-crazed, unable-to-control-our-loins lifestylers have already done this but if you haven't, this article gives some pointers on how to enter The Club.

While it seems to be primarily geared towards vanilla couples, it has some good tips to help the horny husband overcome the fears of the shy wife (or, in the case of many swing couples, the horny wife can apply the principles to the hesitant husband).

There's no mention whether the Mile High Club activities are specifically banned in the Homeland Security laws and we're not sure if on-board sky marshals will arrest on the spot but if this happens, just mention our name and we're pretty sure you'll be released with just a slap on the wrist... (well, kinda sure as the sky marshals we've met are pretty pervy)

Demario Reynolds passed away on the morning of Saturday, June 19th, following the conclusion of a PurrfectLV after-party in a suite in the Luxor hotel. According to a source that was present at the time, a group of people, mostly non-lifestylers consisting of CatHouse employees and friends and relatives of party hostess Iman Aubrey and her fiance Demario, were gathering to make their weekly post-party trek over to Drai's after-hours nightclub when one of the males--Demario's best friend--became enraged with his girlfriend for some reason.

Aubry and others tried to intervene but the male was seemingly uncalmable. Reynolds wasn't in the suite at the time and was actually downstairs in the Luxor trying to locate his sister-in-law whose birthday they intended to celebrate at Drai's in a few minutes.

Aubry called Reynolds on his cellphone and asked him to come up to the room to cool down his upset friend. His friend would have none of it--as you can read in this news article--with the eventual outcome being the death of Demario Reynolds.

Demario and Iman were due to get married on July 12th of this year. He is survived by 6-year old Demario Reynolds, Jr.

The funeral has been set for this Thursday (July 1st) at Carver Greater Baptist Church (1221 J Street 89106) at 11 a.m. All are welcome to attend. If you would like information on Wednesday's viewing, click here.

A trust fund has been set up to help pay funeral expenses. Go to any Bank of America and donate to the "Demario Katrell Reynolds Memorial Fund" (acct. # 501010661352).

We hope this tragic incident will help bring our community together as those that don't understand the lifestyle will undoubtedly use it as a tool against us.

The big UFC heavyweight unification fight is this weekend but if you are looking to get up close and personal with the fighters prior to Saturday--and want to do it on the cheap--you can attend the fighter's public workouts on Wednesday for free.

Headliner Brock Lesnar will be one of the many fighters going through the motions for UFC fans in the Marquee Ballroom at the MGM Conference Center.

You can even attend the pre-fight press conference if you want. It's also free and takes place Thursday at MGM's Hollywood Theatre at 1:00 p.m.

Here's the LowLife listing for UFC 116 which includes the updated fight card.

(Note: UFC fight cards are always changing prior to the fight as contestants constantly incur injuries either during their most recent fight or while training for an upcoming one. Such is the case for Wanderlei Silva who is battling multiple injuries and was replaced on the undercard by Chris Leben)

We've mentioned the dispute between Rumjungle Nightclub and tenant Mandalay before but now it appears it has come to an end as the hotel has formally evicted the nightclub and has closed the space off, posting a sign this morning saying the restaurant/dance club is permanently closed.

No word on what will be going into the space but you can bet that the relationship between Mandalay and the owners of Rumjungle will be a bit strained since they also own three other restaurants in Mandalay including China Grill and Red Square...

There was a recent article about former Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil on how he was becoming another Mr. Vegas ala' Wayne Newton due to the fact that he lives here (in Spanish Trails), performs here now and then (mostly at Feelgood's, the rock bar he co-owns) and, besides the West Sahara Ave., bar also owns a couple of tattoo parlors (inside O'Shea's and Rio), a small fleet of party jets and now a new restaurant inside the Hilton (Tres Rios Cantina).

But perhaps the real thing that will make Neil a genuine Mr. Sin City is the fact that he just got busted for drunk driving this past weekend.

It seems the rocker/entrepreneur was leaving his new hangout at the Hilton, allegedly got into a scrap with a fan where Neil broke her camera, and then was stopped on Desert Inn Road near the Strip. We're not sure if he was driving the red Ferrari he usually drives but he did end up spending time in the Clark County Detention Center.

Vince has certainly been on a roll of late (besides this DUI/camera-breaking speed bump) as he has a tell-all book coming out in September and his new album, "Tattoos & Tequila", was just released a couple of weeks ago.

What makes ol' Vince Mr. Vegas more than the bars and tat shops and now a DUI is that he recorded a heavy metal version of Elvis' classic "Viva Las Vegas" on his new album! Maybe that's why all the guards at the detention center were saying "Vince has left the building!" as Mr. Neil was exiting on his way to his DUI hearing...

If you long for the days of old-style Vegas complete with sounds of the Rat Pack, Elvis, Tom Jones and even Wayne Newton then a new show at the newly-named Saxe Theater inside Planet Hollywood's Miracle Mile Mall could just be your cup of tea.

In what used to be magician Steve Wyrick's theater, "Vegas! The Show" features a live show-band, lots of dancing and even revives the nearly extinct Las Vegas showgirl in a large-scale tribute to a bygone era.

The setting is kinda cool. Producer David Saxe partially recreates the "Boneyard"--the work-in-progress Neon Museum where former Las Vegas neon signs go to live again. Out of these old, unmistakably Sin City icons rise the ghosts of Vegas past.

Here's an article about the new production and here's the ALL show listing.

From the sounds of it, Vegas! The Show might just be a show worth checking out...

If you're coming to town and want to be sure that the mid-level entertainment stars continue to hang around Vegas, we've got a couple of photo galleries we'll point you to that prove that they, indeed, still do.

The first photo gallery has a variety of pictures including a nice one of former WWE (and Dancing With The Stars contestant) Stacy Keibler (additional photo, right), and names like Madison, Kardashian, Phelps, Top (or is it Carrot?), Cavallari and, uh, Devo.

And this gallery concentrates on two happenings: Holly Madison and friends celebrate their new E! show at Planet Hollywood and a porn fan convention (XFANZ) at one of the Hard Rock's pools.

These are all pictures you won't want to miss unless you have to clean up dog poop in the backyard before you head to the airport to catch that Vegas-bound flight.

A man got stopped the other day in Las Vegas for an illegal lane change and ended up in the pokey 'cause he just happen to have over 7 kilos of methamphetamine in his car]]. The article didn't mention a street value so we went searching the net for some crystal meth exchange rates. The prices vary depending on availability and market, of course, but we came up with a street value figure of a pound = $120k so that would make 7.2 kilos x 2.2. kilos/pound = around 15 pounds which equals about $1.8 mil. A nice little haul for the NLV police force.

Of course we've heard about meth and have been offered it a bunch of times but there's always been something in the back of our heads that told us no. But, in our online weight-to-street-value conversion search, we ran across an article that explained the #1 reason people do meth is sex. Well, that got our interest up seeing how we are all massively sexy beasts here at the LowLife News Bureau and anything that adds to the pleasure of sex without too much of a downside we're interested. We have to admit, we're all pretty old-school here when it comes to our drugs. Well, except that one intern in the corner who burst into tears when he heard of the meth bust and always ends his phone calls with "PnP, baby!" (which means "party and play" which means take drugs and have sex which usually refers to meth-filled sex). He's also the only one in the office who thought the joke below was funny (see "more" at the end of this post).

Through years of experimentation we have found that most drugs don't really help the sexual experience and usually hinder it either through a diminished sex drive or a physicalyl unable-to-perform result. So, when an anti-meth website quoted an Assistant U.S. Attorney who said "Who wouldn't want to use it? You lose weight and you have great sex," we said "shit yeah!"

And then we got to thinking we oughta invest in a bunch of needles and syringes since the site went on to quote a doctor who said: "The effect of an IV hit of methamphetamine is the equivalent of 10 orgasms all on top of each other lasting for 30 minutes to an hour, with a feeling of arousal that lasts for another day and a half." Zounds! Now we're talking, baby! It's time to PnPnPnPnPnP some more!

Of course, having lived through the era of free sex and cheap drugs (or was it cheap sex and free drugs, I forget) ya always gotta take a look at the downside and, with something that sounds this good there just hasta be a downside, right? The article ends with "Hair falls out. Teeth fall out, that's not sexy." Well, now that you mention it, no, it really isn't. But that's just some Federal hack who says things like that because it's their job. Right?

So, then I stumbled onto a page entitled "Is Meth Withdrawal Ugly? Literally?" where the posts were written by either addicts or addict's loved ones. Yikes! Double yikes!! That's some zombie-like shit going on. Just as I feared--too high of price to pay for the ultimate sexual buzz. While we would really like to have a 10X orgasm that lasts an hour, knowing us we'd probably want to have another one and another one and from what I hear, you keep chasing that first one with no success. Well, shucks...

Now, if you've been a member of ALL for any length of time you know we're not ones who stand up on the pulpit and preach clean livin', no siree. We're all for getting down and dirty as long as it feels good and doesn't cost too much afterwards. Looks like this won't be our next buzz. I'm sure modern chemistry will come up with something, won't they?

And I guess after today's web search I don't feel nearly as bad about the dude getting busted for 15 pounds of meth as I did when that indoor greenhouse near the Strip got busted with $7 mil. worth of pot plants. Now that was a crying shame...

A Tweaker Joke (more)

It's not what you think... or, maybe it is.

We just saw a press release that said "Suffer At Hooters". Or it could have said "Hooters Debtors To Suffer". Or maybe it said "Size Of Hooters In Hooters Hotel Suffers Lately". Not sure, now. I ran across the web page just after crawling out of bed and before the first cup of coffee was empty.

Basically, I'm not sure what I saw so I'll speculate (something, as a respected and once-credentialed journalist, I rarely do, at least before the second cup of coffee).

I'm was thinking that, considering the less-than-glowing reviews our members have left about the Hooters Hotel, that the "suffer" thing referred to what customers would say should they stay in a room at the resort. Then I remembered that the hotel has been mentioning the bankruptcy word off and on for quite awhile now and that anyone Hooters owes money to will soon be suffering. We've also heard complaints that, compared to when they first opened, the size of the hooters on the Hooters girls has significantly decreased so maybe that's what the headline was referring to.

But no, I was wrong on all counts and it takes a big man to admit that (big where it counts, har, har!). As I look at the press release I was able to re-find, I see the errors of my way. Here's what it is: Hooters Hotel says they are going to start hawking a line of MMA clothing called "Suffer Apparel".

OK, got it. Now I see where all the suffering is coming from. And I also see how the word "suffer" and Hooters go together like, um, the Tropicana Hotel and orange juice...or, maybe, like Hard Rock and Cocaine energy drink. Or something like that--you get the idea. And I think the marketing ideas are endless for Hooters (see initial marketing effort, right).

(Addendum: The press release describes Suffer Apparel thusly: "SUFFER specializes in the production of high end clothing for men and is in design phase for women. The company is initially starting to offer apparel such as shirts and shorts." High end clothing? Don't they make t-shirts and gym shorts? While I will agree that UFC fighter Frank Mir looks particularly dapper in the self-logoed Suffer shirt he is modeling and that t-shirts selling at the regular price of $50 makes 'em high end for a t-shirt but it's still a t-shirt so I just don't know how you describe your company as producing "high end clothing". But then again, if Frank Mir tells me it's high end then that's good enough for me...)

For Poison singer Bret Michaels to go from lying unconscious in the middle of the floor with brain hemorrhaging and being near-dead in the hospital just short of two months ago to take up performing again is rather remarkable.

So, as a poster boy for surviving difficult situations it's probably fitting that he be the face of this year's Las Vegas Rock 'n' Roll Marathon.

The marathon (and 1/2 marathon) will include more than 30,000 participants and will feature all kinds of entertainment along the way. Michaels won't be running in the race--now wouldn't that be something if he did?--but will be playing his brand of rock 'n' roll at the finish line, giving a free concert once the race ends.

The Rock 'n' Roll Marathon doesn't take place until Vegas cools down (December 5th) and it's the only time other than New Year's Eve where the famous Las Vegas Strip is shut down to traffic.

Of course, most LowLifes won't experience any inconvenience since the race starts near the crack of dawn on a Sunday morning. Wait a minute, maybe I need to figure out a contingency plan to exit Drai's After-hours as that just might be the time we're heading home, after all...

Note: Some LowLifes will be participating in the event as they do every year and we salute you for it (after putting down our drink, of course).

LowLife listing for Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

We were able to get our hands on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police arrest report regarding the tragic death of DeMario Reynolds this past weekend at a PurrfectLV after-party.

Update: Iman stated the incident occured after the after-party when the guests had already left and a mostly non-lifestyle group was heading over to Drai's as they did each week around 3:30 a.m. on Friday night/Saturday morning.

It is a two page report. The first page is to the right and the second page is below.

More details can be found in the column in the Las Vegas Sun.

Arrest Report, Page 2 (more)

So, imagine this: You work at a place that, on the surface, seems to be all about drugs, sex and rock & roll--a weekly "Girls Gone Wild" video--where it's your job to make sure everyone is having a good time without crossing the line. And it's line that's been drawn a little bit further than some of the other lines drawn at similar venues featuring similar entertainment offerings.

You would think the employees and managers of this particular venue would be very understanding & empathetic about the whole lifestyle they are catering to, perhaps even personally indulging in some of the same behavior themselves in their off hours now and then. It would seem that owners and management would actually hire the sort of people that could relate best to their customer base, employees that would act as party ambassadors making sure everyone was having a good time playing the way that was expected of them and, as long as everyone was cool and didn't cross that aforementioned line of conduct (i.e., thou shalt commit no major "party fouls") would also turn a blind eye towards behavior that, while maybe not socially acceptable is certainly social group acceptable.

So, how much of surprise would it be to these employees to get called into a seemingly innocuous-yet-mandatory "tip compliance meeting" and find out it is really a mass and mandatory drug testing operation where both urine and hair samples would be taken? No warnings, no chance for masking agents. Yikes!

The sneaky, no-warning ruse was exactly what happened to all managers and employees at the Hard Rock Hotel involved in nightclub operations, including workers at HRH's weekly pool party, Rehab. Do you think more than a few will be shaking in their high heels, awaiting the outcome of the test results?

Our guess is, should the new HRH president and his "zero-tolerance" policy really chomp down, there will be a ton of job openings at the resort this week or next. And, it doesn't seem that, as a by-the-book CEO, you could pick and choose which positive testers would get canned and which wouldn't. It seems like he would have to fire the whole lot of 'em or risk potential lawsuits. It's one thing to not know and not fire but to know and keep some or all employed wouldn't appear to be an option.

So, if you are looking for a job and are now considering working at what used to be a fun place to work, you had better be clean as a whistle. Even though you will be immersed in an environment promoting sinful behavior you'll need to be darn near a saint when it comes to your personal partying practices.

Hopefully, they won't start cracking down on wild sexual habits, too, or we'd all be in trouble...

Wait A Minute: See LowLife Disclaimer Below (more)

Normally we write a bunch of meaningless dribble in this space but right now we've received news that has taken us aback--no, that's not right, news that has shocked us and stunned us.

Most of us in the lifestyle community know Iman of PurrfectLV and, if you've ever been to any of her parties in recent months you've probably met her fiance DeMario.

DeMario was an extremely cool guy and I say "was" because, due to a tragedy that happened after the Purrfect party this past Friday night, DeMario is no longer with us.

As the PurrfectLV.com website states:
"We regret to inform you that this morning June, 19th, 2010, a tragic incident occurred taking the life of Iman’s Fiance’ Demario Reynolds Sr’. He was just 26 years old and he will be missed dearly.

Based on the circumstances our June 25th event, as well as all events for the month of July 2010, will be canceled. On behalf of Iman and Purrfect LV, we would like to apologize for the cancellations, especially to those of you who have already made travel and accommodation plans. All Pre-Paid tickets will be refunded shortly.

Our thoughts and sympathy go out to Iman and Demario’s family. The Purrfect LV Staff "

Don't know what else to say except hang in there, Iman--we love you.

UPDATE! The R-J Has Info On DeMario's Death
It looks like DeMario was trying to break up a fight between a man and his girlfriend and the man, a 25-year old MMA newbie, attacked DeMario and struck him in the face and chest until he was unresponsive...

Fox5 has even more on the incident, mentioning the swinging aspect...

All us Las Vegas locals have driven past the billboards, heard the radio commercials and seen the television commercials. You know, the ones that essentially say "even though you've gotten a traffic ticket you don't have to go to court, attend traffic school nor have the violation count towards the points on your driver's license or receive an increased premium the next time your insurance comes up for renewal."

So you've seen the media blitz but the big question is, does the service work? As is usually the case when it comes to having good times with fast women, bartenders and cars, we'll set you straight.

Many people, seeing the hot, attention-grabbing, chick-magnet of a car ALL's Mr. Admin drives and knowing his penchant for doing ultra-fast 0-60's have asked the ol' cuss if he's ever gotten a speeding ticket in that road rocket, suspecting that he's accumulated a glove compartment full of them. And to confirm most everyone's suspicions, yes, he's received quite a few although he's a bit fuzzy on just how many.

He did say that he initally went to court for the offense and tried to go through the legal system the old fashioned way in order to avoid increased drivers license points and car insurance rates.

It worked the first time after attending drivers school (and yes, he saw the highly rated movie "Red Asphalt") and even the second time at the "repeat offenders school" but after that his options were limited. Besides, having to appear in court, attend several classes, take tests and well, just deal with it, was extremely time consuming.

So, when the next speeding citation was inevitably issued, he went to one of those ticket-fixer services, hoping for the best. And he was not disappointed.

He paid a quick visit to a lawyer, paid the service fee and waited anxiously, hoping that a warrant wouldn't arrive. Instead, the envelope from the county (or city) showed up in the mail saying that the charge had been reduced to a non-points parking ticket so he mailed in the fine and, once again, waited, this time to see if his insurance rates would increase.

Lo and behold, they didn't! No points, no insurance bump, no mess, no fuss! Sweeeettt... Mr. Admin is now an avowed advocate of these ticket-fixer/ticket terminator services and, he admits, has used them several times in the past few years.

If our loyal Know It A.L.L. readers were wondering if this service works and, further, if it does then how it works, check out this article by the traffic wench for the Las Vegas RJ in her Road Warrior column for some insight. (Ya know, the Road Warrior is kinda hot, isn't she? She gets my motor running, I tell ya...)

Something about the article that has Mr. Admin in a dour mood today, though, is the part where the judge says they are trying to fix the sytem where repeat violators continue to skate along. "This won't do, this won't do at all!" he keeps muttering around the office...

Man, Mr. LowLife Admin had such high hopes. He thought for sure he could get something cheaper and a bit more legal than good ol' GHB to get his playgirls in the right mood for his wrinkled manhood. He's always looking for something to get his orgies with the gals in Sun City Summerlin hoppin' 'n' boppin. GHB ain't bad when used in moderation, or so he says.

While it's commonly referred to as the "date rape drug", when used in smaller amounts on both men and women Mr. Admin reports it sure does get everyone "horny as a porcupine" (his words). Use just a little too much and they pass out. While Mr. Admin is an admitted perv, he does like his shorties conscious and able to use their limbs and orifices so he tries to watch the doses his grand-MILFs consume.

Besides, GHB is illegal and he's generally a law-abiding fellow . Apart from the drug use, buying underage girls alcohol and speeding in school zones he could be considered a model citizen. Oh, I just remembered, he does a bit of peeping tom stuff in the retirement community, too, but I think we all would do that if we were amped up on Cialias, Monster energy drinks and B-12 injections, especially just after the new Penthouse Letters mag arrives in the mailbox.

So, when the ol' boy heard about something being referred to as "Female Viagra" you could understand where his ears might perk up a bit. Instead of having to having to spike the "Sun City Slammer" (an original drink concoction that elderly party girls in the retirement community can't seem to get enough of--consisting of Monster, Hawaiian Punch and coconut rum) with hard-to-get aphrodisiacs, Mr. Admin was hopeful that this new drug, although not yet FDA-approved at the time, would get his post-menopausal vixens filled with sexual desire.

And despite a few side effects like dizziness (hell, most of the ladies of that age are dizzy anyway, especially when coming up too quickly after "going down"), fatigue (the Monster would probably help that) and nausea (he's got bedpans scattered throughout the house so that side effect is covered), it would be more than worth it if these lasses would get into that hot 'n' bothered mood more often (and not just after a rousing bingo game).

Due to the differences in men and women, this possible wonder drug--also called Flibanserin--didn't effect the blood stream to the sex organs like male ED drugs do--but, instead, takes aim at a women's brain by balancing chemicals linked to sexual desire. Essentially, it's assumed that men are horny much of the time and only need the tools--or tool, singular--to be in working condition and he's good to go.

But increasing blood flow "down there" in women didn't do the trick so, if you are a lady like "Cyndi", who went frigid just before her wedding and has been that way for a couple of decades, you're looking for something to change your mind--literally--about sex.

Unfortunately for Mr. Admin, the FDA didn't like the test results they saw on Flibanserin and this past Friday ruled that the risks of "Female Viagra" weren't worth the seemingly very minimal benefits.

So, while Mr. Admin is a bit disappointed in the news, his house parties (more appropriately called "home parties" as in retirement home) will go on. Beware: If you attend, don't drink too many of those Sun City Slammers...

Virgin Atlantic bossman, Richard Branson, comes to Vegas every now and then and, besides frollicking with hot babes, usually has some sort of daredevil fun.

The last time the Billionaire was here in 2007 when he rappelled 400 feet off the then-new Palm Fantasy Tower.

This time he was here to celebrate 10 years of Virgin's nonstop flights between London and Vegas. Joining Branson for the promotion was one of favorite burlesque queens, Dita Von Teese (who visits Sin City occasionally and did a couple of guest stints in MGM's Crazy Horse Paris--check out slide show), who posed in front of a Virgin jet with her likeness on it (see below).

The two had some fun together at McCarran (see below) and then the Virgin top dog moved onto a comely flight attendant whom he got all wet. Totally wet. Drenched, in fact.

Branson went to the Bellagio fountains, hopped on a bright red jet ski, grabbed a sexy stew (I know they don't call 'em that anymore but "sexy stew" sounds so Austin Powerish, doesn't it?) and took a trip around Lake Bellagio.

Well, almost around the lake except it wasn't quite a complete trip as Branson turned a bit too sharp and the two jet-skiers wound up in the cold water (see complete sequence here).

In any event Branson looked like he had fun yet again--he seems to do that everywhere he goes--got to play with Dita (something we'd like to do), take a dip with an attractive Virgin flight attendant, conduct the Bellagio fountains and dress up in leather and ride a pink Cadillac in "Viva Elvis". All in all, not a bad visit to Vegas.

More Photos Of Richard Branson Having Fun (more)

Finding lesbians, especially lipstick lesbians, in Las Vegas has always been a difficult task. Several years ago the closest thing to a lesbian bar Vegas had was located down yonder in the "Fruit Loop" (a group of gay bars near the Hard Rock Hotel). It was called the FreeZone and, while it always had mixture of females and males, it was the closest thing to a lesbian bar in town.

Then, the (lesbian) owner went and fixed up the place and starting catering more to the much larger gay male community (larger, at least, in terms of going out to bars) so the percentage of males to females increased dramatically.

Other gay bars and clubs in the Fruit Loop (which currently includes FreeZone, Buffalo, Gipsy and Piranha/8 1/2) and across the Valley regularly have ladies nights but if you were hoping to find the softer, gentler variety of girls who like girls then it really wasn't until the largest of the gay/alternative clubs--Krave Nightclub--started having a weekly Vegas version on LA's popular "girlbar".

girlbar Saturdays lasted for quite awhile until Krave and girlbar had a falling out of some sort. girlbar then moved to Piranah for a short while before leaving town for good a few months later. In the meantime, Krave didn't miss a beat as one of the house DJ's, Lisa Pittman, quickly jumped into the vacated night with CandyBar, a girlbar look-alike.

Recently, CandyBar also exited Krave and Ms. Pittman has turned into quite the entrepreneur, capitalizing on the lesbian theme, with a party at the Palms and now regular monthly parties at a club and weekly pool parties--a first for Vegas--at a Strip pool. The nightlife home for "girls who like girls" (a tagline she uses) is far South on Las Vegas Boulevard in back of the Bootlegger Restaurant. It's called "BootyBar" and the next happening is this Saturday, June 19th.

An historic event, however, happens today (to too bad about the yucky weather) as it's the first of Pittman's weekly Wednesday pool parties at Tao Beach (which are now every Monday), the first time a Strip hotel has advertised a "daylife" event for the lez crowd. It's called KittyDip and here's our event listing for it.

Not to give up on the lesbians-on-Saturday-night habit, Krave has invited girlbar to return so that brand will be back in the Krave Lounge this Saturday night, too.

Looks like lots of fun for the girls-who-like-girls crowd!

As most of us are aware, JPJustParties is back in town this week for yet another of his quarterly mega-parties. Only this time it's the BIG ONE.

With over 1300 rooms blocked off at the newly remodeled Tropicana Resort, it looks like there will be a whole bunch of shapes, sizes and sexual proclivities to choose from.

The good thing about these big conventions is that there is so much new meat to choose from (oops, was I being too crass? sorry, such bad manners) so you can really pick and choose (and pick and choose again and again) until you get it right.

It's like a Las Vegas buffet! You don't have to eat everything but you can taste quite a few items and really munch down on the ones that suit your fancy.

Check out the LowLife listing for JP's On The Strip Vegas National Swingers Convention (be sure and RSVP).

If you have ever driven down the Strip and wondered what, if anything, would be built on that vacant lot on the corner of Harmon & Las Vegas Boulevard, a prime location on the other side of the Strip from CityCenter, across Harmon from the Harley Davidson Café, on the corner of Planet Hollywood's property and nestled right up next to Krave, the Strips only gay/alternative nightclub, well, now we know.

Earlier this year a developer bought the relatively tiny 2.15 acre parcel for $25 million from Clark County (who was done with it after reconstructing the intersection) and the deal raised quite a few eyebrows considering the economy and the size and shape of the parcel itself (see "more", below). Would they build something on it, flip it or just hold onto it until happy days are here again?

Looks like happy days must be here again as the owner of the land has announced that he's going to build a 3-story, Strip strip mall which will be anchored by none other than Walgreens. Pretty exciting, huh? Especially since there's another Walgreens about a block and a half down towards MGM.

However, if you are partying the night--and early morning--away at Krave and happen to get lucky with a hookup and need some take-home party supplies, then it will come as good news that there's a Walgreens a few feet away from where you left the car. In fact, according to some preliminary marketing material our inside sources have been able to obtain (we have LowLife spies everywhere), it looks like the Harmon store will be very gay-friendly, at least if you can trust an initial mock-up of the exterior sign (see sign, right) we were given (and why can't you trust it--it comes from us so you know it's the straight, or, in this case, the gay dope).

Maybe happy days aren't quite here again for Las Vegas but happy gays surely must be...

Note: If you are one of them radical gay activist rabble-rousers and are reading this, staring aghast at the oh-so-clever sign the way-too-talented LowLife art department created, getting all steamed up over the perceived slams, well, you had just better cool those jets, mister, as Krave is one of our favorite dance clubs around and there's not an item on that Walgreens sign that wasn't used at last weekend's Elite party. It's all written out of envy, tiger, as we only wish we had a Walgreens next door to where we par-tay...

A Look At The Land In Question (more)

We ran across an article in Las Vegas' Largest Daily Rag that should be titled: "Fun Places To Flash Dem Boobies In Vegas".

The author of the article has scoped out several Vegas landmarks that would be perfect backdrops for our Vegas-only* home page "Vegas Flash!" feature. He's placed a cardboard bunny character (you know, like the roaming Travelocity gnome) in front of some lesser-known local landmarks such as the pink elephant at the Diamond Inn, the Elvis bust in front of the "Viva Elvis" theater at Aria, and the white trash Greenbacks statue inside Harrah's.

Should you check out some of his photo spots and take a Flash! or two, submit 'em both here on ALL and on Kasidie (in the AmericanLowLife community which, whether you know it or not, you are all a part of! BTW: It's the largest community on Kasidie by far...) so we can share in your fun. LowLife profile "Sharples" has started a "Vegas Flash" photo album over there with several creative Vegas flash-em pics and LowLife "trippsdna" started another album showing her having bunches of fun while at the Palms. (I always wanted to have a create-a-community feature here and also do more with things such as member party photos--like the ability to create albums--but just never got around to it).

So, if you are looking for some cool--and possibly exhilarating--locations for some quick, pop-out-of-the-top shots, check out the RJ article and get that cam warmed up (overheated?).

*Note: We get quite a few awesome photos submitted to our Vegas Flash! but they have nothing to do with Las Vegas or the surrounding areas. They need to have some sort of landmark that identifies the photo as happening in Sin City (or in close proximity like Red Rocks, Lake Mead, etc.). Mr. Admin inspects each Flash submitted very closely but, if they don't have that Vegas theme, he ultimately, agonizingly, sadly, deletes the oh-so-sexy-but-yet-not-Vegasy photo...and then laments over it for hours...

I know we've all done this before: after staying in a nice hotel room we look at the room charge slip that was shoved under the door sometime during the time of our last drink and waking up, and, after checking out the line items, we get pissed to see there's no extra fees tacked on. Wait a minute! We demand it, damnit!!

It doesn't matter that we might have used the fitness center for a couple of minutes, didn't use the phone 'cause we have a cell (except for room service), didn't read the paper, used the pool but spent a shitload on over-priced fufu drinks--no, we still demand so-called "resort fees"!

And it's ok that the hotel wouldn't allow a late checkout, that despite the "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door there was a devil-on-the-doorstep knock at the ungodly hour or 9:45 a.m., and some crew--either cleaning or room service--was banging things in the hallway like drummers in a classic rock band--no, we expect that.

But, to not have any charges tacked on, well, that's our god-given right as 'Merican travelers. At least that's what Steve Wynn thinks. Well, it must be if you believe the following release by the resort:

'"In an ongoing effort to enhance our guests’ resort experience, Wynn Las Vegas and Encore will implement a $20 resort fee to all reservations," Wynn Resorts said in statement today. "Responding directly to extensive customer feedback, the resort fee will offer value to customers with a bundling of the most sought-after amenities."'

Customer feedback?! WTF? Yes, we demand extra hotel fees! Or, maybe not... Maybe the Wynnsters didn't read this recent article where, it seems, travelers didn't actually like the extra charge (if you can believe that) added onto their bill, especially for services they didn't use.

One customer said, "“It’s a sneaky, mandatory charge. We used to only have to worry about taxes. Now we have to hunt to find out what these resort fees are.”

Sneaky? Nah, couldn't be. Hmmm... Let's see where Wynn posts their charges. Well, I don't readily see it but it could be 'cause my eyes are a bit blurry this morning due to all that partying last night. Let's put on those Walgreen's reading glasses and see if we can find it.... No, not there...not there... Well, where the heck is it? Ohhh, now I see...it's in the fine print, of course. In the good ol' "terms and conditions" that everyone always reads before they sign up for or buy anything.

None of us ever just check that "I agree" box without reading the fine print, right? Well, if you don't read the "t & c" you had better start now, at least when purchasing Wynn Resort rooms. And you might scan that website carefully extra charges for other Vegas hotels as Station Casinos charge fees ranging from $10 to $25 per night (depending on if you're staying at one of the dumps or one of the nice ones, we presume), and MGM Mirage also has resort fees at some of their resorts.

Harrah's, on the other hand, doesn't tack on resort fees at this time and is using it as a competitive advantage in its marketing efforts much the way Southwest Airlines does with their "bags fly free" (which, initially, I was against as I thought my mother-in-law could get free trips to see her daughter--but it turns out SWA is referring to suitcases which, of course, I am in favor of) advertising campaign.

Speaking of Southwest, the airline industry and extra fees, GoodHousekeeping.com listed a bunch of fees the airlines are charging these days (see below). Some of the extra charges might be tolerable if one could ever use their frequent flyer miles. But, according to this article (and personal experience), it's almost impossible to use FF miles these days even though the airlines--and nearly everyone else--is issuing more and more of them.

A Look At Airline Fees (more)

Kasidie.com, fresh off the hostile takeover of AmericanLowLife.com (ok, it wasn't really all that hostile but it was sneaky and devious, what with all that wine and all) the Kasidie folks have struck again--they've acquired yet another swing site.

While not nearly the size nor stature of American LowLife (no, their members can't claim to be LowLifes), a swingers site out of Atlanta named SuperSecretSwinger.com has become the next victim to be gobbled up by the Kasidie acquisition machine.

So, if you see a bunch of new Southern Belles on Kasidie, give them a warm welcome and let them know you feel their pain (you know, the acquisition thing) and would like to commiserate...

Speaking of bird noises, we move from turkeys to well, little things that go "tweet" (a canary? blue bird? baby turkey buzzard?) like the social networking and micro-blogging site Twitter. Kasidie has had an account on the site for awhile but, for some inexplicable reason, has turned over the "tweeting" to the editorial staff at ALL.

While we have to wonder about the sanity/drug use/brain-affecting diseases associated with Mr. Kasidie, we intend to have fun with the li'l feature (he sez while rubbing his hands and cracking a rather evil smile) . If you want to follow along, add us as a one of the accounts you are following...

Or, at least it will be come this July. That's when filming begins on a new movie--a remake of the semi-classic vampire flick Fright Night, the movie about a boy who thinks he lives next door to a vampire. Unfortunately, no one believes him so he elicits the help of a washed-up TV personality (played by Roddy McDowall) to help him kill the undead critter.

This time around, rather than being located in "any-town, USA", the movie takes place in good ol' Sin City and the boy grabs a Criss Angel-type Strip magician to help him kill Mr. Vampire (this time played by Colin Ferrell). The movie ain't no low budget horror movie as it's a Dreamworks film and looks to have a good foundation with director Craig Gillespie (Lars and the Real Girl) and a Buffy the Vampire Slayer writer Marti Nixon. Here's a bit more on the new Fright Night: Vegas.

Speaking of frightening, Halloween in Las Vegas is traditionally all that and so much more, especially fun and sexy. While it's a bit early to be thinking of a costume (well, not too early for my freaky bi-atch), it's not to early too grab some discounted tickets for the world-famous Fetish & Fantasy Ball. Last year was a sell-out with some 6200 scary-sexy people showing up and this year oughta be the same since it's back at the Hard Rock Hotel again and it'll be a big 15th anniversary blow-out.

Right now tickets are $60 each, a savings of $37 off the final price...oh, uh, but wait a minute--"Chop It!--we can go lower!!"--with that incredible LowLife discount we offer each year you can get them for $55 each if you use the discount mentioned in the Fetish & Fantasy event posting. Let's see, um, that would be a savings of forty-freakin'-two dollars! Now that's downright frightening!

Back in the day, around the time of the "Miracle on Grass"", ALL's Mr. Admin played a little soccer. Growing of in the hovels of suburban Denver, kicking around balls made of duct tape (at first they would stick to one's feet until they got a little dirty) and playing on rocky fields strewn with broken glass (shattered Coors bottles, usually), our beloved admin tried his hand, um, foot, at "the beautiful game", i.e. futball.

Unable to resist putting a good hit on the guy with the ball or blocking passes with his hands, Mr. Admin soon found himself in net as a goalie. While it wasn't quite as fulfilling as basketball or American football, it was fun nevertheless, and those fond memories have stuck with him to this day.

So, it should come as no surprise that Mr. Admin is a World Cup fan, cheering for good ol' Team USA with unabashed nationalistic pride. While the World Cup actually starts on Friday featuring the host South Africa (playing the scum-sucking Mexico team--oops, there's that nationalistic pride showing through), a big game for the boys of USA is our first game this Saturday against scum-sucking England, a team composed primarily of pedophiles (who give new meaning to the term "headers"), career criminals (early-paroled, just in time for the World Cup), and WAG-beaters (don't know what a WAG is? Check out these Top 50 WAGs).

While it befuddles Mr. Admin's easily befuddled mind how anyone not in prison or a mental institution could root for England--especially one living in America with a fading British accent--it turns out that our dear old partner-in-many-crimes, Mr. HeavenLasVegas (Vegas party host extraordinaire) is doing just that, going so far as to actually organize a bit of a party for Saturday's epic match over at Nine Fine Irishmen (inside NY NY Hotel). Due to the time zone differences we'll all be starting our drinking in the morning (not a problem for a certain English fan) as the get-together starts at 11:00 a.m. and the match at 11:30.

In betting circles, England is a big favorite at -250 (you would have to bet $2.50 to win a dollar back on your bet) while the USA is a +650 underdog (bet $1.00 to win $6.50) while a draw (which, unfortunately, is fairly common in soccer) is set at +310. Betting on the World Cup will be huge worldwide but Las Vegas sports books are a little more cautious, unsure of what to expect this time around.

In a side note... While Nine Fine Irishmen inside New York New York is doing well, another bar inside the resort isn't. It looks like ESPNZone may close before the World Cup is over as ESPN owner, Disney, is shutting down a bunch of them including the Vegas sports bar.

ADDED: The Onion's "2010 World Cup Teams To Watch" (more)

Awhile back we ran a report on the piss-poor cell service at otherwise high-tech CityCenter expressing our disappointment that their cellphone reception was making it more difficult for us to get laid while trolling the massive resort for lifestyle endgame prospects.

Due to some advance thinking by the two smaller major carriers, the customers on the Sprint or T-Mobile networks were fine inside Aria, Vdara, Crystals, et al, but if you were running around with an iPhone or Droid (i.e. AT&T or Verizon) you were generally f*cked (or not f*cked, in this case).

So, to reiterate a well-documented story, we threatened CityCenter owners MGM Mirage with a massive "Flash Protest" where hundreds of LowLife babes were to expose their ta-tas in the resorts' Crystals shopping mall holding signs saying "Our Coverage Sucks, Too!".

As we've all read in the Wall Street Journal, MGM Mirage immediately caved-in to our demands, accepted our offer of funding the project (money is tight with them right now) and we are proud to announce the fruits of our efforts: CityCenter has fixed their cell phone problem!

While we can all get laid a hell of a lot easier inside the steel and concrete jungle that is CityCenter, they, on the other hand, can brag that they now have the largest distributed antenna system in North America so it looks like a win-win for all of us.

So, I guess I can return that new Sprint Evo 4-G I just bought as my old Verizon seems to work just fine now at Aria. Although, after reading about Apple's Steve Jobs problems which occurred in his roll-out demo for the new iPhone-4 on AT&T, maybe I'll just hang onto the new gadget as you never know when you'll need a second carrier to get the job done.

Although trade show business is down about 6.5% overall (8% down if you go by attendance), Las Vegas is still the king of conventions, hosting 45 out of the top 200 trade shows in North American in 2009.

However, the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority has worked out a deal with the Devil to increase business this year by causing seemingly natural disasters in several top convention locales.

The hurricane we ordered up for New Orleans a few years ago still helps out our convention business and the more recent flood in Nashville has already seen Vegas picking up more than 30 meetings and conventions already.

A hurricane has been ordered up for Orlando says a LVCVA spokesman. "We'd love to have some more of Orlando's business so we requested a Category 4 for Florida's east central area." However, the poor economy forced the LVCVA to scale back their initial plans for one of their biggest tourism rivals. "We originally wanted a Category 5 for Orlando as they've been gaining on us a bit but it was just too expensive."

Chicago is another large competitor and Las Vegas officials are working on a plan for the Windy City, too. "We're looking at the price list for some sort of damage to McCormick Place (the city's largest convention facility), " said the spokesman. "We thought it would be a nice little irony to have another large-scale fire in the city but with current fire prevention standards it probably wouldn't close down the facilities too long so we're considering something on the order of a tornado or something."

As far as other large convention cities such as L.A., New York City and San Francisco go, the Authority isn't sure what they'll do about them. "We could really work out some great disasters for the other competition if we just had the funding," explained the spokesman. "But the Devil ain't cheap and, short of raising the room tax again, I can't see that we'll be able to do much damage until next year at the earliest."

We'll keep you posted on natural disasters the LVCVA has planned as we hear about them...

Ran across a photo gallery of some of the celebs that hung out in Vegas over Memorial Day weekend. The pics include Snoop Dog, Shaggy, Jenna Jameson back with Tito Ortiz, Tony and Eva Longoria Parker, Tara Reid and Cheryl Burke in bikinis, Jenny McCarthy as a single lady, Chelsea Handler hanging with Cher, Mark McGrath posing at the pool, some Playmates and a bikini contest at the Hard Rock.

Check out this link if you care about such things...

Something that caught our eye (in more ways than one) was the partnership between Fredericks of Hollywood and the Hard Rock Hotel. We had read about the marriage several weeks ago but with Memorial Day weekend came visual proof--The "Rehab Model Search" presented by Fredericks of Hollywood (see weekend contest winner photo, below).

The wording from the press release was interesting:
"Through the partnership, the two companies will actively promote the young and sexy lifestyle they represent..."

Now, the Hard Rock has always had that "young and sexy" audience but if you recall back not all that long ago, Frederick's style was more of a sexual hokiness with things like overly-ruffled babydolls and furry peek-a-boo bras which, we assumed, all the hottest of Hollywood MILFs were wearing at the time but looked pretty goofy to us.

Fast forward to Frederick's current catalog and we see the clothing lines marketed to a much younger and sophisticated crowd, a marketing plan they began several years ago. Hooking up with the Hard Rock and world-famous Rehab--although probably not as world-famous as Hush Club (sorry Danny!) --is a great step towards a hip 'n' happening crowd.

If you missed the Memorial weekend contest don't fret, you can still enter online for a chance at the $20,000 grand prize and a modeling contract. We've seen some LowLife hotties that could certainly compete. If ya do enter, let us know and we'll let the ALL/Kasidie members know so they can vote for ya online...

The First Finalist from the Rehab Model Search (more)

"Mark Twain was considered the greatest humorist of his age, but that's only because he didn't live at the same time as Carrot Top."
-- Craig Ferguson

We can't find out exactly what lead to the altercation (either of them) but it seems that former NBA enforcer, Charles Oakley (Bulls, Knicks, Raptors) must have done something in CityCenter's Aria as he supposedly got jumped by hotel security (twice?!) and had his arm broken and sent to the hospital (see photo, left).

Oakley was one of the tougher badasses in the league and is more recently known as Micheal Jordan's bodygaurd. We can't find any details as to what led up to the incidents--all we know is that a casino host for Caesars Palace was close enough to witness the scuffle, take some pictures and send them out via twitter along with this tweet: "@CharlesOakley34 Oak got jumped at Aria not once but twice by security…wow”.

The incident proves a couple of things: 1) As tough as you might be, you probably aren't tougher than a bunch of sober, looking-for-an-excuse-to-whoop casino security guards and 2) what happens in Vegas rarely stays in Vegas if you are any kind of celeb.

We'll post an update when we find out what happened...

Kasidie.com (a.k.a. "The Mothership") will be going offline this evening (Thursday, 6/3) for several hours (starting at 8 p.m. Pacific).

It seems they are getting too big for their britches or, at least, too big for the original space their internet hosts have allotted them.

So, they are moving all their servers and routers and modems and such on down the hallway to a much larger area which will result in an outage of 4+ hours.

(Update: Woo! It's up and running but, according to a "wall" post from the big guy: "Equip move went fine last night but the datacenter didn't run enough amps/power to our racks for all our gear. May be up & down as they fix this today")

Just wanted you to know...

Gaming company Penn National has been looking to get into the Las Vegas market for quite some time now and now it officially ready to make the plunge (well, almost officially ready--they've received preliminary approval for a gaming license but oughta sail through the final hearing set for June 17th).

The company, which owns or manages 16 casinos in other states and can quickly get its hands on over a billion in cash (and more, if needed), says they are simply looking for the right opportunity. They've made a few attempts at buying Harrah's Hotel and also the not-yet-finished Fontainebleau but things didn't quite work out.

So, what'll be this time? If they don't want a near-Strip location then there will be a bunch of Station Casino properties on the market soon. Downtown is hurting big time (except the Golden Nugget) so Penn could probably pick up something like the Plaza for next to nothing (since the Plaza can't even pay their share of the Fremont Street Experience). If they want to stay closer to the Strip, the Rio is for sale and Hooter's is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Sorta, kinda, almost on the Strip (well, you can sure see the Strip from there) is the Stratosphere, which lost money again. If Penn wants something actually on the Strip and can make-do with a fixer-upper then they could probably pick up the Riviera for a song. Not saying Mandalay Bay is available, but it seems to have lost a lot of it's luster from even 5 years ago. Maybe it's time to unload it.

With MGM hurting perhaps the Mirage is available--after all, they are trying to change the name from MGM Mirage to MGM Resorts International. Does that mean anything or do we believe the MGM's justification for the proposal?

Is the Bellagio available? Steve Wynn supposedly still wants "his baby" back but realistically the Bellagio is probably too rich for Penn's taste. But if they could find a nice hotel with a nice location that didn't need a ton of work (like Phil Ruffin did with T.I. for $775 mil) they'd snatch it up in a hurry, I'm sure.

Whataya think? Which one will it be? Got any guesses? If so, click on this forum topic and give us your vote/opinion.

Incredible Pick-A-Property Contest in the Forum Topic--Don't Miss It!

(Note: If you are not a LowLife member you can't access the Forum at this time. Soon, but not yet...)

When it comes to partying and one says "let's go Greek!" the first thing some people will think of are togas and kegs of beer and drunk sorority sisters. Others might picture a more sphincter-tightening scenario where, well, you know, where a crazed bitch-in-heat with a strap-on says "take it like a man!" (which sort of makes sense and yet really doesn't).

But Planet Hollywood--and the rest of the Strip, for that matter--hope that Going Greek means filled rooms and empty bottles, complete with a party atmosphere not seen since, uh, all the way back to 2009 with the release of the movie The Hangover.

While the popularity of that hit Vegas-based movie might have counteracted (Las Vegas business-wise) some off-the-cuff and not-so-positive remarks our then newly elected President said about our fair city, maybe another let-go-and-get-crazy-in-Vegas party movie, "Get Him To The Greek" will continue the momentum of people wanting who-gives-a-shit? partying.

Planet Hollywood--where the Vegas portion of the film takes place--is hoping that "Greek" will be as popular for them as Hangover was for Caesars Palace (although a nightclub scene was shot in Pure--see video) but we'd settle for a percentage of the movie-goers to say to themselves "hey, I think it's time to hit Vegas again" and par-tay!

We'll see this Friday if it's time to Go Greek in Vegas or nto, as that's when the movie hits broad release. The early reviews are generally good with one reviewer saying the movie is "kind of like 'The Hangover' meets 'Almost Famous' and another said it was more like a dumbed-down "My Favorite Year" (but still good).

In any case, we're glad to see a couple of upbeat Vegas party movies come out rather than another downer like, say, "Leaving Las Vegas" or "The Cooler".

The Las Vegas-Review Journal has compiled an interesting video comprised of nearly 18,000 still pictures edited together using time-lapse photography.

Check out "Vegas In Motion" for a quick look at everything from the ebb & flow of Strip traffic to before, during and after a boxing match to waiting in line to pose in front of the "Welcome To Las Vegas" sign. Fun stuff!

Who woulda thunk it? It seems that that Las Vegas casinos don't want you to get a good night's sleep while you are here--go figure. The word is, tired gamblers gamble more and don't feel so bad about it afterwards.

According to a study published in a journal called SLEEP, sleep deprivation adversely affects a person's decision-making ability by elevating expectations of gains, but it also mutes the emotional impact of losing which would seem to be the perfect customer for Vegas table games.

According to the author of a book on insomnia (who, ironically enough, was attending a sleep disorder conference here in Sin City), Las Vegas is the "Village of the Damned" when it comes to sleep--or lack thereof--as our fair city--particularly the Strip--is built to deprive both visitors and, as an unfortunate byproduct, casino employees (particularly those that have rotating shifts) of sleep.

Per the article "sleep is regulated by exposure to light and darkness, but in Vegas nature has been turned on its head." The author sat gazing out her hotel window "at the Eiffel Tower in "Paris," which wasn't far from an equally incandescent "New York," "Venice," "Lake Como," and "Mandalay Bay," I saw the whole electrified world before me - and it was wide awake."

She should have come to Las Vegas before the days of comfy rooms with non-jarring carpet and wall-covering, pillow-top mattresses and electric, double-black-out curtains, then she would have seen some real gambling zombies.

Hmmm...maybe Vegas has shot itself in the foot with all these massive room upgrade projects that have taken place over the past several years. Maybe the philosophy of "hideous rooms = more gambling" should be brought back. Maybe Circus Circus was right all along...