| Elvis has left the building - How about a Las Vegas wedding? | | Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:33:28 AM by Kate Grant | The sky is the limit, as they say, and if you want to get married in Las Vegas, they are probably right. Any style, anytime, anywhere. Maybe it's the desert air, maybe the slot machines, but there is no doubt.  If you came all the way here, you might as well do it in style.
If you want a quick ceremony, that will be cheap as well, try the drive through window wedding. Not the most romantic of weddings, but a quick one for sure... With prices ranging from a couple of hundred dollars to thousand of dollars, you are sure to find the chapel or the Las Vegas hotel to fit your budget.
Theme weddings are very popular in Las Vegas, the most popular theme being, you've guessed it, Elvis. You can get married at the Elvis chapel, have an Elvis impersonator minister, or even have "The King" sing at your wedding...
If Elvis is not the thing for you, how about a simple Rock N Roll wedding, or an Egyptian wedding? Either Gothic or Victorian, Hollywood or Camelot, there's something for everyone's taste here. Congratulations!
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| | | Group Travel Market to Represent $175 Billion by 2008 | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 3:16:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | Denver (PRWeb) January 19, 2007 -- According to a recent PhoCusWright study, one of the key competitive areas for the online travel industry is in the groups and meetings market, which they say will represent $175 billion by 2008. One online company leading the way for the group travel market is Colorado-based, Groople.com. .... | |
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| | | Rent a Rockstar | | Posted Sunday, January 21, 2007 1:19:13 PM by Blog57 Team | | Remember when liquor baron Vijay Mallyas birthday party made headlines because he had flown down Lionel Richie to sing Happy Birthday or when Shah Rukh Khan and his colleagues entertained guests at the Mittal wedding in France? Well, it looks like the Indian richie-rich are not the only ones busy renting stars. Tycoons trying to impress will pay millions for a Picasso or Pollock, so why not splurge on a living, breathing Mick Jagger? Or hire 50 Cent to drop by the mansion and perform Get Rich or Die Tryin'? Now that will get them talking down at the country club. Thats the loud and lavish sensibility behind the hottest party accessory around - the rentable rockstar. Superstars of every stripe are available these days for holiday parties, weddings, whatever, just as long as theres a boatload of money waiting for them.... | |
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| | | Offbeat Schools | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 7:11:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | Some people go back to school to study the great books. Others would rather learn how to throw a 14-inch knife, or hammer yellow-hot steel into semi-useful shapes or whip up a chocolate ganache that would make Julia Child sigh. There are hundreds of unusual schools in the U.S., teaching subjects increasingly diverse. Most are run by entrepreneurs trying to turn their knowledge and love of an obscure field into a business. Best of all, they don't require homework. Here, FSB enrolls in a few fall offerings around the country. .... | |
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| | | The Platinum Hotel and Spa, Las Vegas' Newest Player, Now Open | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 3:48:34 AM by Blog57 Team | | LAS VEGAS | The newest player to come to Las Vegas makes its debut this month. The four-star Platinum Hotel and Spa opened its doors October 25, and ushered in a new style of hospitality for this exciting destination. "Being that we are nongaming, nonsmoking, and full-service, there is truly nothing else like our hotel in the city. We're excited to demonstrate what makes The Platinum special and such a wonderful alternative for Las Vegas visitors," says Vice President and General Manager Peter Rockwood. Only the second condominium-hotel to open in Las Vegas, The Platinum features a vast array of amenities. The all-suite hotel includes 255 one- and two-bedroom units furnished with living rooms, fully stocked kitchens, and private terraces.... | |
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| | | Gizmodo, The Gadget Guide | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:58:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | If you are still looking for the perfect background music for your Halloween party tonight, or just looking for some music to creep out the trick-or-treaters This may have the perfect solution. The Monster Club has a huge library of oldie horror radio shows available for download in MP3 format. Forget those Halloween noise CDs—just play a couple of these bad boys and show those damned kids what horror was really like, before the Internet. Wait, the world still existed without the Internet? That is a pretty horrific idea itself. – Travis Hudson Downloads Here [Via Retro Thing] .... | |
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| | | Nowhere but up for Vegoose | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 3:40:22 PM by Blog57 Team | | Las Vegas needs a music festival in much the same way it needs a replica of the Eiffel Tower or a glass pyramid. Nevertheless, we have Vegoose, which just completed its second year. But unlike the architectural imitations, this copycat music festival may eclipse the original - and that's good news for all involved. Vegoose's forefather, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., just turned seven. And on paper, it beats its Sin City brethren: more stages (six to four), more performances (96 to 38), more tickets sold (roughly 120,000 to 60,000) and most importantly, more credibility (it was host to the Pixies reunion and has attracted reluctant acts such as Massive Attack, Tool and Nine Inch Nails). Vegas can overcome issues of scale and aggressiveness.... | |
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| | | For the home-bound, salon is a cut above | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 3:47:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | Dorothy Glass is committed to brightening the days of those who are home-bound due to a terminal illness. She owns and operates Home Health Cosmetologist, and she, along with three other employees, travel to their clients' homes to perform basic services like haircuts, shampoos and styles, lip and brow waxes, and manicures and pedicures. "We go wherever we're needed," Glass said, including Erie, Huron, Lorain, Cuyahoga and Medina counties. Glass, who lives in Norwalk, said she got the idea for the business after her mother-in-law was diagnosed with emphysema. At the time, "there was simply no known company out there" to provide services to home-bound patients, so Glass, who's certified with the Ohio State Board of Cosmetology, did her mother-in-law's hair on Fridays.... | |
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| | | Cobain top-earning dead celeb | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 7:31:25 AM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK - Twelve years after his death, Kurt Cobain is making millions upon millions. He's even richer than the King.Cobain, who raked in an estimated $50 million between October 2005 and October of this year, has edged Elvis Presley from the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of "Top-Earning Dead Celebrities."Presley, who sat atop the list each year since its debut in 2001, ranks second with earnings of $42 million. Presley died in 1977.He's followed by Charles M. Schulz, John Lennon, Albert Einstein, Andy Warhol, Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), Ray Charles, Marilyn Monroe, Johnny Cash, J.R.R. Tolkien, George Harrison and Bob Marley. Cobain, lead singer of grunge-rock band Nirvana, committed suicide in 1994. In March, his widow, rocker Courtney Love, sold 25 percent of Nirvana's song catalog to Primary Wave Music Publishing.Thanks to the deal, Cobain's music will be heard on CBS' "CSI: Miami," Forbes said, and could be used in commercials for eco-friendly products.Forbes said the celebrities on the list collectively earned $247 million in the past year.... | |
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| | | Hughes leaves behind a legacy | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:17:19 AM by Blog57 Team | | Jerry Hughes remembers his first few days on the job in the summer of 1989 as the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association's executive director. "The entire office was just me and my secretary," Hughes said last week from his office in downtown Reno. "We were down in Carson City at that time, in the state Department of Education building and we didn't even have a fax machine. "I remember thinking, 'Boy, if we ever got a fax machine, that would sure make things easier.' We had to send everything out by mail back then. We'd have to plan ahead for the week or so it took for the mail to arrive. "When we finally got a fax machine, I thought, 'Now we're going places. We have it made now.'" The NIAA's offices are now located in Reno and Hughes is joined every day on the fifth floor at 1 East Liberty Street by two assistant directors (Jay Beesemyer and Donnie Nelson) and an administrative assistant (Linda Flora).... | |
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| | | Light up parties with cigar roller | | Posted Monday, October 23, 2006 3:19:00 AM by Blog57 Team | | Stumped for a unique offering to wow guests at your holiday parties? Paula Martin could be the answer. As manager of the Arrowhead location of Churchill's Fine Cigars, Martin brings the art of cigar rolling to private events including weddings, birthday and holiday parties, conventions and corporate events. "The draw is that a lot of people have never seen someone actually roll cigars," says Martin, 36. "It's entertainment. It's quite interesting; there's a lot more to it than just bunching tobacco together." .... | |
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