Best Vegas book/most over-rated Vegas movie

Last year I found an older ex-showgirl in a shop at Wynn selling a
book about Vegas. I have not seen a book like this before or since. It
had hundreds of pictures of old Vegas. I'll dig it out and poost the
name.

You speak of the "dated" High Roller suite in "Rain Man". Where do you
think the best dated sauite in Vegas is currently?

Thanks for the post, Doc

DD

On Jul 21, 12:17 pm, Las Vegas Don <dstre...@> wrote:
> Most over rated movie///  "Meet Me In Las Vegas",
>
> Book???  I don't have the slightest
>
> Don

Is that the flick with Dan Dailey & Cyd Charrise? Jim Bakus played a
pit boss @ the Sands in that flick. I think that's the movie, isn't
it. As far as being overrated, I hope you're joking. I don't think
most people have ever heard of it. I'd never have heard of it if I
hadn't seen it on TCM a few times.

Cameron

"DocTCW" <doctcw@> wrote in message
news:lepcl5xla4.ln2@recgro...
>I have been re-reading Andres Martinez's book "24/7" and enjoying every
> bit as much as I did the first time. It is more than a little dated,
> having been written about 1998, but the premise is every man's
> dream....having $50,000, one month, and a wife willing to let you spend
> that time gambling in Vegas.
>
> I also watched "Rain Man" over again today, and the Vegas segment is so
> short that I found it very disappointing. Only one session at the BJ
> tables and a look at a dated high roller suite!
>
> Tom

I agree that was a good read. Time for someone to do a sequel to that book.
I can't believe that book is almost 10 years old.

Quoth <lepcl5xla4.ln2@recgro>, doctcw@
> I have been re-reading Andres Martinez's book "24/7" and enjoying every
> bit as much as I did the first time. It is more than a little dated,
> having been written about 1998, but the premise is every man's
> dream....having $50,000, one month, and a wife willing to let you spend
> that time gambling in Vegas.
>
> I also watched "Rain Man" over again today, and the Vegas segment is so
> short that I found it very disappointing. Only one session at the BJ
> tables and a look at a dated high roller suite!
>

Book: Positively Fifth Street

--
Chris Kollmann
"Where zen ends, asskicking begins."

On Jul 23, 10:57 am, spencerd...@attbi.com wrote:

>
> The Rainman Vegas scene is probably my favorite scene in any movie.
> When Rainman walks into the casino with his brother and the movie
> zooms in on the Real Vegas dealer and the brother says let's play.
> When ever it's on tv I always try and catch that scene. I had played
> many times with that dealer in Caesars. He died several years ago.

I gotta agree. The "Rainman" Vegas scene is GREAT! Maybe it's just
because I love blackjack and love the 'ole school Caesars where I used
to spend many hours playin it. I'm sorry to hear about the dealer, he
added a great deal of authenticity to it given his nonchalant
behavior : "I'm real happy fer ya" LOL