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Guilty Plea for “Casino” Murders…

Las Vegas, Nevada, Stories, The Famous and the Infamous
Posted May 19th, 2007 by Christopher - Add comment

It only took the feds 21 years, but they’ve finally gotten at least one plea of guilty in the killings of two Chicago Outfit mafia members. These guys were made famous, albeit with names changed, in the hit movie “Casino” by Martin Scorsese.

Tony “the ant” Spilotro is the real name of the character played by Joe Pesci in the film. He and his brother (Michael Spilotro in real life) were both beaten to death and buried in a field in Indiana, if you recall from watching the movie – that event in the film was factual.

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Historic Pioneer Saloon Takes a Serious Hit

Day Trips, Las Vegas, Neighboring Cities, Nevada, Outdoors and Other Interests, The Famous and the Infamous
Posted April 24th, 2007 by Christopher - 4 comments

Feeling a bit under the weather yesterday afternoon, due to a bit of the ol’ cocktail flu, I decided to drive out to Goodsprings, Nevada with Nick the Good to have a beer at the old Pioneer Saloon

I don’t think that Nick’s been south out of the Las Vegas Valley in the few months he’s been living here, so this was a nice little outing, though it’s just a short 20 mile drive or so. I’d been out to see the Pioneer Saloon once before but it was a little early in the afternoon and it wasn’t yet open. Yesterday we showed up and things were a little different altogether…

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