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01.5.09 · 3:57 PM

Beer! Money! Scandal?

It’s been a few years since beer pong left the frat house basement for the greener pastures of neighborhood bars, pubs and regular tournaments, and this past weekend the favorite collegiate extra-curricular landed in full force on the Las Vegas Strip. Offering a $50,000 grand prize to the pair of players to win the tournament, the fourth annual World Series of Beer Pong brought over 800 players to throw ping-pong balls at plastic cups during three days of competition. In ... Read more...

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01.5.09 · 12:39 PM

So long, Mamma

As the final curtain dropped on Mamma Mia! at Mandalay Bay on Sunday night the lyrics from the title track – one of the 22 ABBA anthems featured throughout the production – took on new meaning: “Mamma Mia, even if I say bye bye/leave me now or never. Mamma Mia, it’s a game we play/bye bye doesn’t mean forever.” The fact of the matter was that Mamma Mia! was leaving now – and for forever. The show will be replaced ... Read more...

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01.4.09 · 11:47 AM

$50,000 on the line today in beer pong playoffs

The smell of Pabst Blue Ribbon filled the air the past two days at the Flamingo as mostly college-age competitors whittled their challengers down in the opening rounds of the fourth-annual World Series of Beer Pong. A grand prize of $50,000 drew nearly 800 participants from 45 states to Las Vegas to play in a game made famous by college students. The winners of the prize money will be determined today with the final rounds of the three-day competition. Beer ... Read more...

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01.3.09 · 11:26 AM

World Series of Beer Pong: The contenders

They come wearing matching sweat suits, team t-shirts and sweatbands. Ear buds channel their favorite pump up music right into their ears. Coaches scream advice from the sidelines - looks of joy and horror alternately splayed across their faces. After months of rigorous training, late nights and exhausted mornings - 414 teams have descended on the Flamingo for the pinnacle of competition in their sport: The World Series of Beer Pong. The three day tournament will award a $50,000 grand ... Read more...

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01.3.09 · 10:13 AM

Celebrity NFL Picks: Wild-card weekend invites favored visitors

Final 2008 Standings Wayne Newton, “Mr. Las Vegas”: 31-19-1 Anthony Crivello, star of “Phantom - Las Vegas Spectacular”: 30-21 Oscar Goodman, mayor of Las Vegas: 26-24-1 Danny Gans, Encore headliner: 26-25 Lance Burton, Monte Carlo master magician: 25-26 Kevin Janison, KVBC meteorologist: 23-26-2 Carrot Top, Luxor headliner: 17-33-1 Past Winners 2001 – Lance Burton 2002 – Clint Holmes 2003 – Rita Rudner 2004 – Oscar Goodman 2005 – Wayne Newton 2006 – Anthony Crivello 2007 – Rita Rudner 2008 – ... Read more...

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01.3.09 · 2:04 AM

Dr. David Spade can cure what ails ya

They say laughter is the best medicine, so what better to cure a nasty hangover than a 75-minute session with doctor of comedy David Spade? While a big greasy breakfast and a fistful of Emergen-C are common fixes for the morning after blahs, spoonfuls of Spade’s situation humor proved to be an adequate remedy on New Year’s Day. The comic’s set at the Venetian ballroom didn’t actually cure any of the headaches that followed the sleep-deprived, booze-addled night before, but ... Read more...

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01.2.09 · 8:43 AM

Brunch is a sight for sore … everything

Around Hour 27 of sleepless New Year’s Eve coverage at the Palms, I dragged myself up to the entrance of Simon restaurant at Palms Place and paused. Just inside the door a trio of pajama-clad hostesses in boxers and too-big sleep shirts kept watch over a sugar high inducing candy buffet and a platter of over-the-counter hangover helpers like Pepto Bismol and Tums. Behind them, pretty people were sipping cocktails from the make-your-own bloody Mary bar and snacking on honey ... Read more...

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01.2.09 · 12:09 PM

A night in photos: NYE ‘08 at the Palms

Oh, what a night. New Year’s Eve is the biggest party night of the year and despite a shaky economy, New Year’s Eve 2008 was an action-packed, alcohol-fueled evening of Vegas-style fun and revelry. While a handful of VIP-studded parties, three death-defying daredevils and a fireworks display happened elsewhere, the Palms, too, saw its fair share of celebrities and NYE-caliber shenanigans. The Palms is often referred to as the place to party by both young Hollywood types and party-loving common ... Read more...

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01.1.09 · 10:35 PM

Motorcycle stuntman takes home injury after New Year’s jump

Robbie Maddison may have cheated death on New Year’s Eve but he didn’t walk away from his motorcycle jump and freefall stunt unharmed. The 27-year-old thrill seeker tore the flesh between his thumb and forefinger while landing a 50-foot freefall from the top of the Arc de Triomphe at the Paris Las Vegas hotel. On Thursday evening, he downplayed his torn flesh injury. “I’ve broken my neck, knocked my teeth out, broke my collar bone, punctured my lung, broke my ... Read more...

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12.30.08 · 4:04 PM

New Years by the numbers

16 Number of online staffers that will be crawling through the party spots, street celebrations and spilled beer to bring back words and images of the big night. 7 Number of staff-held video cameras simultaneously capturing the scene and trying to avoid flying beverages. 10,000 Number of promotional cards ordered to direct drunken revelers to LasVegasWeekly.com. Too many Number of times we’ll still have to scream, “I’M WITH LAS VEGAS WEEKLY.” 2 Number of clubs opening on New Year’s Eve. ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week Dec 31, 2008
by Xania Woodman

The Bearded Clam

A verrry distant cousin of the Mojito, the Caipirinha and the Batida is the Bearded Clam, created by Frankie's Tiki Room by bartender Alice Hartling. In a pint glass, muddle ...
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