Saw it. A friend of mine sat through a half hour of someone pitching timeshares for the tix. It was entertaining, but nothing like a Cirque show.

Godspeed, you old whores.

Anachronism. Like when you see an 8-track tape player and say, "NEATO" on your way to buying an Ipod. The Trop needs to be razed so they can build The Montecito.

Goodnight, funny ladies.

It's sad to see the old Vegas dying off.

Back in 1998, I was fortunate enough to see Don Rickles perform at the Desert Inn.

/Stayed at the Tropicana on three different occasions.

So Barbara Walters's father brought T & A to Vegas. I wonder why she never became a showgirl.

Morn

tit's a terrible thing...

Her name was Lola...

The_Sponge at The Tropicana, January 2001:

It's not a bad show, shame to see it go.

It's good to be the king.

Tropicana seemed like the saddest of the casinos on the strip. Last time I set foot inside, half the escalators and elevators were out of order, and the place smelled funny. The place needs to be razed, but with things being what they are in Vegas, now might not be the right time to build anything out there.

I saw Jubilee! It sucked. If you want to see boobies, you're better off going to a strip club.

ctobio: but with things being what they are in Vegas, now might not be the right time to build anything out there.


It's the perfect time to go, though.

/Stayed at the Monte Carlo at an awesome rate during New Year's.
//Going back in May.
///Staying at THEhotel.

Crudbucket, I thought of that immediately, too, and came here to make sure it got referenced.

You should give the newest season a chance. It's actually been surprisingly good - not quite golden age, but I'd put it up with the ninth or tenth seasons.

The_Sponge: It's the perfect time to go, though.


Oh yeah, buddy of mine got comped 4 days at The Palazzo on account of his Players Club status. Now, mind you, his player's club status is barely in the "I go once or twice a year" level, so it's not like he's some high roller.

As for me, Vegas is wasted on me. I don't gamble, on account of me being an utter cheapskate who gets pissed if he drops a quarter down a sewer grate.

destitute college kid: Crudbucket, I thought of that immediately, too, and came here to make sure it got referenced.

You should give the newest season a chance. It's actually been surprisingly good - not quite golden age, but I'd put it up with the ninth or tenth seasons.

agreed. not spectacular, but solid this whole season. too bad most of my friends don't believe me when i tell them.

/also, i dislike the computerized animation.

Crudbucket:
/I miss when that show was funny.

THIS!

This show had its good points and bad points:

Good - if you wanted, you could sit close enough to the stage to see the sweat drip off the dancers' nipples.

Bad - getting nipple sweat in your eye.

Good - some of the acts were quite entertaining.

Bad - most of the acts were just boring, dated, or boring and dated.

Good - you could get free tickets for signing up for the Tropicana slot club.

Bad - the free seats were either so far back you couldn't tell a nipple from a navel or so close that you got nipple sweat in your eyes.

Good - some of the dancers were pretty damn good looking.

Bad - stare too long at one of them, and you'd get glared at by her boyfriend, who was also on stage.

Good - nice boobies galore.

Bad - you couldn't take them home.

After seeing it two or three times, I had no interest in seeing it again. But I went the last time despite that, and actually enjoyed it, kinda like a re-run of ST:TOS - cheesy but comfortably familiar.

bughunter: This show had its good points and bad points:

Good - if you wanted, you could sit close enough to the stage to see the sweat drip off the dancers' nipples.

Bad - getting nipple sweat in your eye.

Good - some of the acts were quite entertaining.

Bad - most of the acts were just boring, dated, or boring and dated.

Good - you could get free tickets for signing up for the Tropicana slot club.

Bad - the free seats were either so far back you couldn't tell a nipple from a navel or so close that you got nipple sweat in your eyes.

Good - some of the dancers were pretty damn good looking.

Bad - stare too long at one of them, and you'd get glared at by her boyfriend, who was also on stage.

Good - nice boobies galore.

Bad - you couldn't take them home.


The toppings contain potassium benzoate.

/That's bad.

55375005

coming soon to The Tropicana... Cirque de WeHaveCompletelyTakenOverVegas

Je suis Napoleon!: destitute college kid: Crudbucket, I thought of that immediately, too, and came here to make sure it got referenced.

You should give the newest season a chance. It's actually been surprisingly good - not quite golden age, but I'd put it up with the ninth or tenth seasons.

agreed. not spectacular, but solid this whole season. too bad most of my friends don't believe me when i tell them.

/also, i dislike the computerized animation.

They're on the Hulu...I may go back to it.

Please don't spare the hearses.

I have a framed poster of the Revue des Folies-Bergere that someone gave me at a party.

It's some old French comedy troupe from the 20s or 30s. No topless women.

I saw that show a few weeks ago. It won't be missed. The whole premise seemed to be just to get some bare foobies up on stage in a venue your wife would be likely to attend. Frankly, I don't think my wife would attend that venue again even if there were a good show on stage. Some parts of old Vegas should either die or get a good shampooing.

The next night we saw Jubilee and it was fantastic. Well, it was much better than I expected.

The next night we saw Phantom of the Opera and were awestruck.

Strip clubs in Vegas are highly optimized to remove your money as fast as possible.

You have to be very clever in order to make the money last all night. Here is the celebrated and storied RANDS IN REPOSE VEGAS STRIP CLUB GUIDE. It might help.

If you want to go somewhere to see strippers, Florida is great. Atlanta rocks. New Orleans wasn't bad. Chances are, your nearby major metropolitan spread has an acceptable strip club. Maybe all the strippers are latina or black, in the worst case.

Vegas is unforgiving and highly efficient. You act like a wide-eyed bumpkin and within 5 minutes some gorgeous woman will be telling you she can take you to the VIP room for a REALLY good time and it's only $1000 and some guy the size of a house is getting you to put a thumbprint on a legal contract.

Not that I'm bitter or anything.

haineux: Vegas is unforgiving and highly efficient. You act like a wide-eyed bumpkin and within 5 minutes some gorgeous woman will be telling you she can take you to the VIP room for a REALLY good time and it's only $1000 and some guy the size of a house is getting you to put a thumbprint on a legal contract.


My theory:

Strip club bouncers in Las Vegas were created when an Italian mated with a gorilla.

What's this about Giordi LaForge?

I RTFA, and that is a really good headline, subby.

haineux: You have to be very clever in order to make the money last all night. Here is the celebrated and storied RANDS IN REPOSE VEGAS STRIP CLUB GUIDE. It might help.

whoa...that guy has had his share of experience. pretty much nailed it. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS AT THE SPEARMINT RHINO LAST WEEKEND? I swear she and I really connected, now I'm being told it was a farce?

*sniff*

I saw it on Tuesday and they were still bragging about how long they'd been doing the show. I'm 28 and was the youngest person in there by at least 20 years. Was exactly what I expected to see.

The_Sponge: haineux: Vegas is unforgiving and highly efficient. You act like a wide-eyed bumpkin and within 5 minutes some gorgeous woman will be telling you she can take you to the VIP room for a REALLY good time and it's only $1000 and some guy the size of a house is getting you to put a thumbprint on a legal contract.


My theory:

Strip club bouncers in Las Vegas were created when an Italian mated with a gorilla.

Won't somebody think of the gorillas?

"Everything in Vegas is topless. We even have a topless magician now. Her act is 'now you see it, now you see the other one'."
- Rita Rudner (abridged from memory)

I saw the show back when Wally Eastwood was the mid-show entertainer. Looking back I have no idea what year that was.

Needlessly Complicated: I saw Jubilee! It sucked. If you want to see boobies, you're better off going to a strip club.

This. Then we did. In Bakersfield. Much more entertaining.

KingOfTown: 55375005

FAIL.