Veterans Day 2019. With everyone posting about their love for the country and to salute those who have served to protect this great land we call home; I thought it would be a nice time to post an old video I shot in 2014 while leading a tour to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. The Honor of Meeting I have been a Tour Director for over 12 years now. Having been to a lot of … [Read more...] about Saluting the Code Talkers
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My Lost Interview with The Guardian Angel of Route 66
My last post was about the Historic Route 66 Fun Run and how it is started each year by the man many calls "The guardian of Route 66" Angel Delgadillo. When Angel turned 87, I was there to interview the man and he was kind enough to invite me to sit his famous barbershop chair while I did the interview. I truly felt so honored. To say this interview was really … [Read more...] about My Lost Interview with The Guardian Angel of Route 66
Remembering Breck Wall
It was a simple passing in the news on Monday that Breck Wall had died at the age of 75. If the name rings a bell, than you are really a Vegas fanatic. Breck Wall is best known around Las Vegas for his 40 years of the comic revue "Bottoms Up." I first caught the act when we moved here in 2001. The campy, vaudeville-style burlesque show was playing at the Flamingo. The last … [Read more...] about Remembering Breck Wall
Wayne Newton Update
Ever since we were the first to break the story with photos, almost every other entertainment rag magazine and blog has followed up with "exclusive" breaking news. Including cell phone photos about a plane sitting in Las Vegas icon, Wayne Newton's backyard. So we thought maybe it was time for a "NewtonLand" update. I drove by there a few days later and saw that his horses … [Read more...] about Wayne Newton Update
My New Friend on the Strip
One of the fun things about the being on the Strip is that you just never know what you are going to see or meet. In this case, it was a very large and somewhat photogenic lizard. He was photogenic until I stepped up to get a picture. Then he wanted to just go play on the ground. The Vegas Tourist would like you to meet Mr Vegas, the iguana... Or something like that. I am … [Read more...] about My New Friend on the Strip
