Yesterday Tami took the afternoon off and we ended up going to an incredibly early dinner and a movie at Town Square. The movie was “The Proposal” which I won’t review as it’s been out so long, but we both liked it. I will say something about Rave Theaters.

Rave Theaters, which I’d never heard of until Town Square opened, features about a zillion theaters under one roof (I think maybe it’s eighteen, really.) They’re upstairs, so it’s climb, escalate, or elevate to get to the lobby. (Or you could levitate if that’s your thing.) I can’t give a full review, because we were fresh out of dinner and didn’t get the popcorn. No movie theater can be good unless the popcorn is good, of course. The auditorium has seats wide enough for business class to Europe on an airplane. There’s a small table between two seats, with cupholders between the alternate two seats. Very cushy. The sound was good, not deafening, and if the popcorn is good, this has to rate as a good place to see a movie. ‘Course it’s clear down next to Fry’s, but what the heck, if it’s good . . .

After the movie we went to Luvit Frozen Custard on Oakey just east of Main. If you are from the East Coast and think that Dairy Queen sells custard, you’re wrong. Frozen Custard has a lot of egg yolks in it, is denser than ice cream, and must never get solid. It was invented for the St. Louis World’s Fair (the one Judy Garland sang about.) It’s better than ice cream, although some ice creams do aspire in custard’s direction. It’s a custard stand from the 1970s that’s still going strong. They were doing a brisk business on a Thursday evening, and no wonder. Drive on up any time for a wonderful treat that will show you just how wrong New Yorkers are about Dairy Queen and custard!

Steve

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I wasn’t going to write until I thought about this…We went to see the Transformers movie yesterday, while I am not here to ruin the plot, I am here to warn any parent with a child under age 16 to not bring them to see this movie…there is adult language and references to sexual scenes that can be considered graphic to the eyes of a child under the age of 15. So if you are monitoring what your children watch you may want to add this movie to that list.

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I am often asked why I decided to leave the seasons of the east coast and move to the dry hot heat of the mojave desert.

I smile whenever I think about what I left behind because it wasn’t exactly something I want to remember. Living in the state of New Jersey not only brought me misery in the cost of living especially in taxes that the lovely Govenor raised throughout his term even though he promised not to, but the cost of high winter gas bills that ran through the roof.

Those of you who lived on the north east coast know what I am referring to. The frigid tempratures in the winter that usually begin mid November and drain you all the way to the end of mid May when there is no threat of frost at night.

The heavy snow storms that kept us housebound for weeks, not to mention driving on icey roads, praying you’d make it home in one piece.

The worst for me was the constant rain showers and wicked thunderstorms with severe lightening threatening to strike your home at any given moment.

The flooding of the east coast roads, that if you weren’t able to get ahead of the storm you were basically stranded until the storm died down.

I went on to tell them that I don’t miss the excessive humidity that transferred a 100 degree day into a steam box and the minute you walked out your door you began sweating bullets.

Grass cutting and pulling weeds was anothor nightmare for me and as you grow older you seriously don’t want to play on the farm anymore.

I moved out to Vegas mainly for family and the daily doses of sunlight with barely any rain. When I sit outside in my yard I see nothing but a blue sky and feel the warm air caressing my skin. I wake to fresh air and look out my front windows to the sight of the desert mountains which are simply breathtaking.

The cost of living is three fouths of what I used to spend back east and the benefits here in Vegas outweigh everything, from convenience shopping, dining, and entertainment. Out here you are never bored stuck in a rain or snow storm. Here life is easy, relaxing and stress free. Just the way I expected it to be.

Las Vegas has natural beauty here in the Oasis even though the tempratures can reach well over 100 degrees on any given summer day, but you learn to adjust or in my case…enjoy it. The Red Rock mountains are quite a sight to behold. I can’t think of a better place to be, at least for me. I am on a vacation everyday, I don’t need to travel very far for entertainment, a good movie or fine dining. The golf courses are well worth the trip if you are planning to visit and you are a golfer. I highly recommend Las Vegas as one of the hottest spots on the planet to live if you are looking for a fun and relaxing city filled with excitement.

The east coast can keep their snow, rain, himidity, pollution, and freezing cold tempratures. I plan on remaining a Nevadan until the day I die.

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To those of you who have never visited the famous Fashion Show mall in Las Vegas, you are in for a real treat.

We walked in at just the right time as I stood there watching the runway floor elevate first. Following that, a larger section of the marble incased floor began to rise up where a glass encased cube carried the smiling models up from the floor and onto the runway.

The mall is adjacent Treasure Island on one side and Wynn on the other. It has five floors where the upper mostfloor houses a large food court where you can purchase any kind of fast food from Hot dogs to chicken to pizza.

The malls anchor stores are Nordstroms, Bloomingdales, Macy’s Dillards and Niemen Marcus. The mall carries approximately two-hundred stores, that include, Gap, Abercrombie, Banana Republic, Bath and Body Works, Border Express, Thomas Kinkaid and in the middle of the mall you can find small boutiques that offer cell phones, jewelry, body care products.

It’s a must if you visit the strip and want to get away from the crowds plus save a bit of money.

I know I will definitely be back for more.

Until then,

Happy Shopping!

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I was sadded to read that one of the funniest comedians I had the pleaure of watching in movies and on television died today. Dom was best known for his extremely funny nature displayed in all of the characters he played…one of my favorites was a psychotic character he played opposite Burt Reynolds in “The End.”

Along side his lucrative acting career he played a budding chef. He loved to cook and still make you laugh at the same time.

As an actor, he was incredibly prolific, appearing in many movies and TV shows, in Broadway plays and voicing characters for numerous cartoon shows.

The talent of Dom DeLuise’s comedy, cast him in several films that were directed by none other then funny man himself…Mel Brooks. “Blazing Saddles,” again another one of my favorites and “Robin Hood Men in Tights.”

He appeared often in films playing opposite his friend in funny world crime Burt Reynolds. I also remember him in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and Smokey and the Bandit II.

The song while playing through the credits of the movie “The End” has always found its way into my head every now and then…and those of you who remember it, it begins…”Well, it’s anothor fine mess you got me into…”

I will miss you funny man Dom.

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For those of you who are not familiar with the Xanadu convention, I’m here to give you a bit of insight. Xanadu is all about science fiction, Fantasy and Horror. It’s books, movies, art and the wonderful actors who play in the movies everyone of this genre enjoys.

My co-author husband and I spoke at two back to back panels, one on Kick butt heroines in novels and our second panel consisted of the art of getting published in the e-book world.  But I must boast about the best part of the entire experience. My husband and I were lucky enough to be seated right smack dab in the middle of three awesome actors! Dean Mitchell who played many parts throughout the Hollywood and British film scene, including and not exactly in this order: Star Wars, the Clone wars, Dr. Who, and Harry Potter, although as much as our very inquisitive minds prodded he wouldn’t reveal what his part was going to be in the latest movie, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Well, usually we don’t particularly like to assume, but the answer was eating at us, and once we began sprouting names of characters  we were most certain he’d play, the author mode in us began to study his facial features then sure enough we witnessed the curl at the side of his mouth once we struck a cord. Unfortunately I won’t tell you who it was, you will have to see the movie. We were sworn to secrecy.

We also had the pleasure of meeting David Decio, Rupert Grint’s (Ron Weasley’s) stand in, but he also played in the last four movies, one in particular you see him as a young Peter Pettigrew. David was also seen playing a part of the body guard along side Halle Berry in 007.

His seasoned career brought him into not only an assistant director, but acting in the third season of Dr. Who.

Now some of you will remember the movie Hellboy with one of my favorite actors, Ron Pearlman?  One of his alien sidekicks in the second movie  was played by the one and only James Dodd. He was sitting directly behind us. It was a miracle through all the meeting and greetings that I was able to remain calm. It was such a pleasure meeting them and having the opportunity to chat with them at length. I felt honored to be among their circle.

Xanadu truly a sight to see and enjoy.  If you have an inkling to visit Las Vegas or if you live in Sin City please check out their website here, and try to attend next year, I promise, you won’t be disappointed.

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