Vegas Folk

Vegas is glamorous, but not entirely.

The Views From The Cosmopolitan

The views from the newly opened Cosmopolitan are spectacular, whether you're at the pool or at Scarpetta's restaurant. I'll have to go back when the weather's nicer.

Bellagio Xmas

Merry Xmas from Vegas - the Bellagio always provides a feast for the eyes.

Lots Of Art At The Cosmopolitan

When you walk the vast upstairs hallways of the newly opened Cosmopolitan, you'll find tons of art, big and small. But, oh, that carpet - wouldn't be Vegas without it.

People Love To Decorate For Xmas

Some apartment buildings become winter wonderlands - don't know that snowmen and turquoise swimming pools go together,

Fremont Street Flightlinez

For $15 you can fly the whole length of the Fremont St Experience above the crowds - how do these Stetson hats stay put?

Vegas Rock'n'Roll Marathon

Running 26 miles is a tad extreme - I couldn't even walk it. But it's fun watching people drop like flies, all 30,000 of them as they ran up and down the Strip.

Las Vegas Marathon On The Strip

And they ran past all the famous casinos - NY NY, City Center, Bellagio - more people started than finished. At 26 miles, who can blame them?

Las Vegas Marathon Crowded And Messy

When 30,000 people run at the same time, things get crowded and messy - luckily they found a woman who cleaned it all up.

Families Love The Vegas Car Show

Families come in droves to the car show and spend their entire day climbing into stationary vehicles - and they find it fun.

Las Vegas Car Show

Never knew what boredom was until I went to the car show to stare at new cars. But I'm in the minority - the place was packed with excited people.

Naked City: Weddings, Lawyers And Motels

Naked City, LV Boulevard north of Sahara, is full of wedding chapels, lawyers (one leads to the other) and small motels and Elvis comes to work every day.

Las Vegas High School

Vegas has a high school and such a beautiful one? Who knew?

Neon Boneyard

The Boneyard is squished in the back of a Seigel Suites parking lot near Downtown, but is expanding - the old La Concha motel lobby will be the new entrance.

Neon Boneyard - Where The Old Signs Go

The Neon Boneyard is sadder than a real cemetery - people will croak, buildings can keep going for centuries. The giant "E" is from the Frontier, next to the Moulin Rouge sign. And why did they destroy the Stardust just to replace it with a gaping hole?

Scrapheap Of Neon

The Neon Boneyard is the most interesting museum in Vegas. They only do guided tours and you have to book at least a week in advance.

WSOP Ends In November

Jonathan Duhamel won the Main Event and almost $9 million (seen here with Jack Effel, Tournament Director); Eric Seidel and Dan Harrington (in green hat) were inducted into the Poker Hall Of Fame.