Siegfried & Roy, Masters of the Impossible, and in their time, as famously associated with Las Vegas as the Fountains of Bellagio are. This act of illusion and tigers captivated audiences and really complimented the family friendly entertainment spectaculars coining phrases like “Only in Vegas”. Let’s not forget, these are grownups going to see a magic show. But part of the interest was that disaster lurked around every corner, every night. At any moment, things could go horribly wrong. The fact that they didn’t sooner may be their greatest magic trick.

It’s fitting that he came up in lounges and has returned to them in the twilight of his career. That may sound like a slight, but it’s not meant to be. It’s a compliment. His lounge show is the only of its kind on the strip and that is because a lounge show couldn’t exist today with anyone other than Wayne Newton. When we lose him, we will lose that form of entertainment or at the very least the best incarnation of it.

As told by Tony and Rum.

Audio is provided for your convenience, but for the best experience, please watch the video at https://youtu.be/WasXRpdSZzA Our immense gratitude to Michael Movestro for video and audio production, and to Michael Trager of TravelZork for helping us put on the event.

It was said that people would rebuild their buildings to accommodate the biggest sign they could afford. That’s how important signage was, or how important it is. Las Vegas was the only town in the world whose skyline was made up of signs. So big, they were the first thing you’d see from a mile away. YESCO, Heath, Federal, Ad Art and SSI are just some of the names responsible for bringing those iconic signs to life and by doing so caused one element to be more important in the hearts of so many…NEON.

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Saturday, October 18, 6 pm - 9 pm

• Horseshoe, Las Vegas
  • Conference Room “Palace 3”
    • Resort Tower Ground Floor
  • Premium Cash Bar at the event
    • No Outside Food or beverages allowed
    • No food served at the event (Eat beforehand!)
  • Dress code is “Come As You Are”
    • No formal wear is expected
    • Please wear what you would normally wear in Vegas!

Sunday, October 19, noon - ?

• Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
  • Vesper Bar
  • Come and join us for a drink and some laughs
  • Again, dress code is “Come As You Are”
    • No formal wear is expected
    • Please wear what you would normally wear in Vegas!

News: Updates on the Celebration of Life

Saturday, September 13th

First Congregational UCC Conneaut 211 Buffalo St, Conneaut OH 44030 2pm - 5pm Important: No alcohol allowed in the church. Dress code is whatever you’re comfortable in.

Saturday & Sunday - October 18th & 19th Las Vegas - Still working on the details. A special announcement will be made in the podcast feed.

Saturday the 18th - Will be a gathering in a private room / ballroom, most likely on the Strip Time will be either 5-8 or 6-9 Allow for people to travel in on Saturday morning Dress code is whatever you’re comfortable in. Sunday the 19th - Informal meet up at a bar somewhere on the Strip. Time and location TBD - earlier in the day

Upload Photos for Mark Memories Listeners are gathering photos of Mark to make memorial videos for the Celebration of Life events. https://juliemoore.smugmug.com/upload/rSkFKx/MarkVegasUploads

Josh drinks excessively and attempts to tell us the story of one of the pioneering names in Vegas history.