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R.I.P. Ann B. Davis, who played the Brady Bunch's beloved maid Alice. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/06/02/brady-bunch-star-ann-b-davis-dies-at-age-88-her-famous-fans-pay-tribute/

The demolition of the Harmon at City Center will officially happen. This will cost $11.5 million to dismantle floor by floor. http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2014/05/140507-Court-Approves-Demolition-of-Foster--Partners-Harmon-Hotel-in-Vegas.asp

The Shops at Summerlin has been renamed as Downtown Summerlin and will reopen October 9, 2014. http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/Downtown-Summerlin-shops-to-open-Oct-9/FLIt5tV3zk-uW0rxhwtmRA.cspx

I think I may have seen you perform. I remember seeing the Blue Knights compete at Drums Along The Bay in Hampton, VA one of those years. The competition was late in the season, a week before DCI finals. I believe Phantom Regiment won that show and I think you guys were either second or third.

R.I.P. H.R. Giger http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/13/alien-artist-hr-giger-dies

Rock In Rio is coming to Las Vegas! [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/entertainment/music/rock-rio-plans-permanent-venue-las-vegas-strip

RIP David Brenner. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/15/david-brenner-dead_n_4972015.html

The sequel is currently filming in NYC. Ian Ziering, Vivica A. Fox, Mark McGrath and Judd Hirsch will be in the movie. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/sharknado-2-filming-takes-nyc-times-square-article-1.1621057

The list of participating restaurants and their menus have been released for Las Vegas Spring Restaurant Week. There could possibly be more added before the event starts. http://www.helpoutdineoutlv.org/

Wow. That's an amazing number of them you have seen, and I am so envious. But, which shows are/were you missing? It sounds like it's only one or two, but I cannot remember which ones. I am missing the following. Kurios (Upcoming Touring Show) Cirque du Soleil (Retired will never see) La Magie Continue (Retired will never see) Le Cirque Reinvente (Retired will never see) Zaia (Retired will never see) Zed (Retired will never see) So I have only missed 5 Cirque shows, the first three were before my time, and Zaia was in Maccau and Zed was at Tokyo Disney. Did you ever catch Wintuk and Banana Shpeel? Wintuk played a few winter seasons in NYC but Banana Shpeel was short-lived.

The company recently announced a brand new touring show that will debut in April. There aren't many details yet but it seems to have a Steampunk theme. http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/kurios/default.aspx The director is Michel Laprise, who created Madonna's Superbowl halftime show and MDNA tour.

OOPS! Fixed that for ya! But I'll go ahead and leave the Smith & Wollensky's menu from last year so people can get an idea of what they offer for LVRW. http://www.smithandwollensky.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/SW_LVRW.pdf And yes, it is a very good steakhouse!

Two restaurants have announced their dinner menus for Las Vegas Restaurant Week. Alizé at the top of the Palms http://toprestaurantslasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-2014-Alize-Restaurant-Week-2014.pdf André's Restaurant & Lounge at the Monte Carlo http://andrelv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-20-Andres-Restaurant-Week-2014.pdf

Unfortunately, the curtain has permanently fallen on Alegría. Cirque recently retired the production a few weeks ago in Antwerp, Belgium. Here's a final cast photo

Las Vegas Spring Restaurant Week runs from March 7-14 this year. None of the prix fixé menus have been posted yet but they should be up soon. Many of the top restaurants all over the city have some great deals for this event. http://www.helpoutdineoutlv.org/

Bao Bao met the media yesterday. She makes her public debut in a few weeks.

Giant Panda cub Bao Bao trying to rock climb in mom's enclosure at the National Zoo.

They probably means the elevation from sea level is a maximum 242-feet. I remember one of the press releases for Apollo's Chariot stating that the ride would climb 250 feet above sea level even though the actual lift is 170-feet tall.

They just posted on Facebook that I-305 will reopen tomorrow.

The Goddard Group just posted this drop ride concept that they developed for BGW back in the late 1990s on their Facebook . I really wish this would've been built!

This is pretty funny but I was scared a cross beam would smack him!

^Here are a couple pics of the flooding on the Strip and Caesar's casino.

LOL

The bad storm that moved through Vegas on Friday night wreaked havoc on quite a few places. Here's a video of Gilley's Saloon at the Treasure Island. The weather apparently caused part of the roof to collapse letting in a deluge of rain on their main floor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG7XPZqtDFs

According to Cirque PR director Renée-Claude Ménard, the Battle scene will be cut from the show while the OSHA investigation is on-going and performances are not expected to resume before July 16. http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/cirque-rep-says-final-ka-battle-scene-likely-be-cut