Fear and loathing in Las Vegas....Next week

KellyGlanzer

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So, What are the things to do in Las Vegas when I'm there next week and a custom knife aficionado' ?
I have never been to Vegas but will be there from monday till friday night for a Design show for work. The show a will attend is from 10am till 5pm and friday i have free.
Any must see places to check out? custom Knifewise or other? ;)
Gimme the "List" Guys.:D What are the seven greatest wonders of Las Vegas?
I'm excited, can you tell?
 
Well I'm just going to list something that's lease likely to get you into trouble yet fun. :)
A little outside of town (Red Rock Canyon) theirs a neat little ranch where you can go rent a good horse and take a peaceful ride in the desert and take in the beautiful scenery, eat a nice dinner and have a beer or two. You can even buy peacocks (male or female) to ship home for about $25 each. They make good watch dogs and dress up your property.

Now if you are interested in something a little more exciting and perhaps risky, then send me an e-mail or pm ;) :eek: :D

But seriously, there's also a rooftop club at the top of the Rio, go there after dark and enjoy the view. You will never forget it.

Have great time and there's no trouble finding something to do. Trust me.
 
Name your vice.

Are you looking for big city/indoor things or are you looking for outdoors/"what is it like it the desert type" things?

What is your budget? Will you be renting a car, or relying on the taxi's? Looking for food, shows, shooting machine guns?
 
Im Staying at the MGM Grand. Will be using Taxi's and dont really have an aggenda other than to see the show that im going for.
Shooting machine guns would be awesome.:thumbup: Where can you do that?
Any awesome knife shops in Vegas? Pawnshops that have large knife inventories?
I will be with some co-workers but we will do our own thing after the show unless their are common interests. One night we have to find the Best strip club. Another night just poke around the main drag. Maybe see a show. Not really into Tom Jones(In our Hotel) or Celine Dion. Kind of want to see as much as possible in the short time I have there.
 
Im Staying at the MGM Grand. Will be using Taxi's and dont really have an aggenda other than to see the show that im going for.
Shooting machine guns would be awesome.:thumbup: Where can you do that?
Any awesome knife shops in Vegas? Pawnshops that have large knife inventories?
I will be with some co-workers but we will do our own thing after the show unless their are common interests. One night we have to find the Best strip club. Another night just poke around the main drag. Maybe see a show. Not really into Tom Jones(In our Hotel) or Celine Dion. Kind of want to see as much as possible in the short time I have there.

Hi Kelly; there are at least two different guns shops in town that rent machine guns to shoot right there. Usually your room will have a desk full of coupons for different activities, usually including money saving coupons at one or the other. I don't know which is a better bang for the buck, but I prefer the gunshop "American Shooters". Rent depends on firearm chosen, then they hit you for ammo. If shooting a machine is a once in a lifetime thing for ya; bit the bullet and buy at least a couple mags of ammo. It will be over before you know it. ;)

I never hit the pawnshops...been meaning to, but there is a knife shop stacked to the gills in a shopping center on the corner of West Sahara and I believe Valley View. Seemed to have a lot of different brands.

There are to many strip clubs to count, some are full nudity and do serve alcohol, some are tops-n-thongs, some can't serve alcohol at all. I don't go to any of them so I can't give any pointers in that regard. I know there are some top notch entertainers employed at many of them though. :D

For the big shows, I'm partial to Blue Man Group (humor, weird visuals, lots of funky drum and horn music), Penn and Teller (magic, mixed with dark humor/fake gore), or the various Cirque Du Solei' shows. A new show of Monty Python is supposed to be pretty funny if you like Monty Python/Holy Grail Humor.

Like the other poster said, the view from the Rio is great, and you can star watch across the street at the Palms.

In general Booze and gambling are cheaper the further north you move up the strip to the older casinos.

Wear comfy shoes on your walkabout, the distances are longer than they look; take the monorail is possible. Bring a jacket, it is the desert but you can still get cold.

You can rent a ride to the Grand Canyon, but don't go unless the flight is near dusk because the Grand Canyon's colors and view are 100x better at dusk.

Hope this gets to you before your trip. :o
 
Hi Kelly

Las Vegas is the most wonderful place to go and see things and there are some knife shops -- on is right on the strip as I recall and the name just escapes me now but it is owned by a well known maker and engraver.

I have been to a couple of Guild knife shows in LV as well as an early LV Custom knife show. Actually, in 1997, Phyllis and I were married in LV and had hoped to have our 10th anniversary there but plans got changed so while we hope to make a stop in LV this summer it will be after our date.

Anyway, in case you or others are interested, here is a link to a lot of photos Phyllis did on her Fall trip to LV in 2006 that she took with her sister.

http://phymurphotos.fototime.com scroll to the bottom almost and click on Vegas 2006

I'm sure you will have a great time. Would love to be there too.
 
If you ever want to know what and where anything is going on in any city, just ask a taxi or limo driver. They know where it's happening from main street to back alley. :eek: ;)
 
Thanks guys, I leave monday morning and already i'm sure I will need a rest when I get back.
American Shooters" is one place I will be sure to check out. Have never shot a full auto before.
My wife says if i go to a Cirque Du Solei' shows without her she will kill me but I would love to see one and I think three are on right now.
Murray, I will definately be looking for any and all makers and or shops I can find, Although your pictures are better than most knife shops anyway.
The rooftop club at the Rio sounds great as well.
Im sure it will be great.
Thanks again for all the info. I'll bring some pics back and post em.
 
only real knife store is Bonds house of Cutlery on west Sahara. Prices aint cheap though.

The Gun Store on Trop and American Shooters rent machine guns , the local stay away from Amer Shooters as the owner has been vocal against citizens right to carry ..

Plenty of gun shops to browse , I can count 4 within mtn biking distance from my house in Henderson.

Citadel Gun & Safe is on the other side of the freeway ( 215 ) , on Dean Martin ( just South of Flamingo ) , lots of eye candy in there.

If you are into old cars , check the Auto Collection at Imperial Palace , its inexpensive and lots of clean restored rides.

I been here since 86' , and I love it. I just wish they could make the Vegas Classic show like it used to be , this year maker attendance was way down :(
 
The best strip club is Sapphire on Industrial..it is a converted sports gym, and you will spend about $300.00/per person, at least.

The raunchiest is Crazy Horse too, also on Industrial. You can figure this one out for yourself.

I like gambling at the Venetian for fun, and the Gold Nugget in downtown for money.

Not a Las Vegas local, but have spent months there for work, in my former position.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Hi Kelly

Las Vegas is the most wonderful place to go and see things and there are some knife shops -- on is right on the strip as I recall and the name just escapes me now but it is owned by a well known maker and engraver.

I think you are refering to Gary Blanchard's shop that was located on Maryland Parkway. Gary sold the shop a few years ago and moved back east. I think the new owners went out of business a year or two after they took over from Gary.
 
Garys orignal shop was on the strip MANY years ago , then he moved to Maryland parkway , its gone now :(

with no local stores...I just started making my own :)
 
Hey, no wonder my wife could not find Gary's shop and bring me home a nice knife from her last trip. Been awhile since I have spent any time in LV.
 
OK Kelly, how was VEGAS? :eek: :confused:

Sorry for being tardy guys,
Being away for a week was harder than i thought. But returning was killer with all the work that was piled up.
My trip was great but it wasnt quite as I had hoped. My Boss and our sales manager decided to bring their wives last minute. One of the guys going got replaced by a women from our sales showroom and I ended up rooming (instead of a room to myself.) with a collegue whom is a great guy but lets just say Vegas is wasted on him.
Our entourage was very politically correct and while the design show we where at was enlightening, the view of Vegas was not.
We walked thru the hotels, lost a few dollars and had some great meals but nothing memorable. Throughout the trip circumstances dictated that this was a trip on the bosses agenda, It didnt start out that way but C'est la vie.
I am now viewing my trip as a scouting run for our real trip in July with my production guys to a machinery show. (As long as the Boss approves it.)
Honestly the highlight of the trip was going to see Cirque du Soleil KA at the MGM where we stayed. It was fantastic! I really want to get my kids to see it when we can arrange it.
Im glad i went but it was exausting and I hope next time I go it is on my timetable.
I'll post a few pics next week from work.
 
I think you are refering to Gary Blanchard's shop that was located on Maryland Parkway. Gary sold the shop a few years ago and moved back east. I think the new owners went out of business a year or two after they took over from Gary.

Didn't go out of business actually, just closed down when body parts started showing up in the dumpsters. :eek:
 
I am now viewing my trip as a scouting run for our real trip in July with my production guys to a machinery show.

That's the Spirit ;) :thumbup:

I guess I'm lucky in that my team and Boss all enjoy a good time.

We work hard on these types of trips, but play extra hard when the job is done....:eek:
 
anyone wanting to see some images of some of Las Vegas can take a look at these by Phyllis from her trip there last Fall

http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures?userid={297B3F03-10F2-4371-8576-F931466106EF}&AlbumId={F60F7BC7-0BAC-41B2-A1AD-8C06A4E7D48F}&GroupId={58E7CB6B-209D-4F7B-AC89-6740EE3E5DDD}

or http://tinyurl.com/3x4zfk

here is a sample --if you read the caption when visiting the Fototime site you will understand our fondness for LV and why we will be returning this summer.

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