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Guest Column: Nick the Ex-Cabbie – “Downtown Detective Story”

Adult Entertainment, Guest Columnists, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Entertainment, Nick the Cabbie, Nightlife, Sin City, Stories, Vices
Posted February 18th, 2010 by Nick the Cabbie - 5 comments

I can hear John Waters on the television in the next room and it seems like a really interesting show…something I’d really like to watch. Unfortunately, right now I’m crouched on the floor of the restroom with my new porcelain friend. How did I end up in this situation? Perhaps I should reexamine my evening and use my detective skills to figure it out.

We start out with a drink at the Griffin. The bartendress pours me an entire shot when I ask to sample “just a tiny bit” of the unusual vodka that I’ve never seen before. This becomes my second drink and we have one more round before leaving. I don’t know if the shot ended up on the tab, but I know it puts me one drink ahead of everyone else in the group. Extra shot, ftw!

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Wine Ratings

Las Vegas, Wine
Posted February 11th, 2010 by Christopher - Add comment

Over the past few years I’ve grown really frustrated with the state of wine ratings and wine scoring in general. 100 point wine scales seem to have lost their meaning as wine tasting “experts” feel both internal and external pressures to give wines undeservedly high scores.

As it turns out, the original purpose for changing our wine scoring from the original 20 point European-style wine rating system to our current 100 point wine ratings scale was to give more nuance and variation in scoring.  This purpose has all been eroded, though, since you see so many 90 point scores giving for wines that are clearly average at best.

A few months ago I finally published what I think is the best wine ratings system available and it’s also one that everyone can use because it gives meaning to the scores, rather than just grabbing a number out of thin air (or from somewhere else, as seems to be the regular practice.)

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Guest Column: Nick the Cabbie – “Pink and Purple”

Guest Columnists, Las Vegas, Nick the Cabbie, Nightlife, Sin City, Stories, Taxicab Confessions
Posted December 8th, 2009 by Nick the Cabbie - 1 comment

The two girls in the back seat are dressed almost identically with short little skirts and hats…except one of them is predominantly purple and the other is the Sheriff of Pinktown. And, in case you weren’t aware, things are not okay in Pinktown. There must have been a jailbreak or something, but I think she’d be crying if her Deputy had been killed. Maybe it’s only cattle rustlers…or maybe she’s cold and heartless. It’s difficult to tell sometimes. (They don’t give me enough information to work with so I’m purely speculating, of course. I’m sure you understand.)

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Free Drinks and Cigars!

Coupons, Las Vegas, Special Events, Vices
Posted December 2nd, 2009 by Christopher - Add comment

benji-menendez-majestuosoAs part of a promotion for a new limited edition cigar, “The Benji Menendez Partagas Master Series Majestuoso,” I got an invite and something to share with “While Las Vegas Sleeps…” readers.

The makers of this cigar, which are limiting production to 5000 boxes, are doing a small, multi-city tour to promote the cigar.  I don’t smoke myself, but if you do, you could decide for yourself the quality of these cigars tomorrow night for a cocktail hour at The Foundation Room on top of Mandalay Bay from 6-8pm.  There will be free drinks and free cigars for everyone to sample.  I might be there for the drinks ;)

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