tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post7842769201522809055..comments2024-03-15T17:03:45.018-07:00Comments on Las Vegas Blog: Steve Friess' VEGAS HAPPENS HERE: Another holiday snafu for MGM MirageTHE STRIP PODCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593322167326380577noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-34027119154736686792009-12-28T02:30:35.693-08:002009-12-28T02:30:35.693-08:00Thanks for taking the time to clear that up for me...Thanks for taking the time to clear that up for me, Steve.V.S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-78465273645276331942009-12-27T13:03:15.731-08:002009-12-27T13:03:15.731-08:00VS - we've played Richard Cheese's Christm...VS - we've played Richard Cheese's Christmas in Las Vegas many times over the years. We may have used it to end pre-Xmas shows in years past. We did play it on a couple of eps in recent months as bumper music but not outro music. So you're not crazy!THE STRIP PODCASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593322167326380577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-63229999793216793262009-12-27T04:29:08.752-08:002009-12-27T04:29:08.752-08:00Above where I wrote, "Cue ... outro theme,&qu...Above where I wrote, "Cue ... outro theme," I was confusing two songs. I was thinking of "Christmas in Las Vegas" not a song from Avenue Q which I realize now is the actual closing theme song. However, I know I've heard the kitschy, loungy "Christmas in Las Vegas" on the podcast, but now I'm wondering when and why it was played on the show. I must have heard it many times on the podcast too, because I clearly remember its tune and lyrics, and I don't think I ever heard them anywhere else. Is it a former theme song?V.S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-20350127165119733042009-12-26T16:22:49.215-08:002009-12-26T16:22:49.215-08:00We were staying at the Mandalay on the 20th and a ...We were staying at the Mandalay on the 20th and a the had a "planned" power outage that night. 2/3rds of the slot floor was down and the power was out in all of the rooms. <br /><br />No one told us this was going to happen when we were checking in.Ricehttp://ricemoorehead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-89623085634861056892009-12-26T06:22:30.388-08:002009-12-26T06:22:30.388-08:00This probably happens all the time at Harrah's...This probably happens all the time at Harrah's, but their Platinum members expectations are so low they don't notice, much less complain.Jeff in OKCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-63697218621427890962009-12-26T05:06:59.491-08:002009-12-26T05:06:59.491-08:00About the Aria poker room list screen cap showing ...About the Aria poker room list screen cap showing the Windows XP logo: Techies are always appalled at the mission critical uses an operating system like XP is put to. They often post pics of ATM's etc. displaying similar screens when down. I guess the poker list is not that critical, although I don't really know exactly what it lists. I wonder what OS the slots themselves use. One hopes it's not Windows,<br /><br />Slot players don't look that happy on a regular day. I shudder to think what it must have been like on Christmas with dysfunctional machines. Cue TheStripPodcast outro theme.V.S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-9121522491769120892009-12-25T19:48:27.030-08:002009-12-25T19:48:27.030-08:00Gee, I dunno...could it be the work of restless sp...Gee, I dunno...could it be the work of restless spirits from the fallen construction workers that perished during the construction of City Center? Karma, ya know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-84074391197089686752009-12-25T19:16:44.172-08:002009-12-25T19:16:44.172-08:00"Undisclosed location" = Bellagio.
Just..."Undisclosed location" = Bellagio.<br /><br />Just sayin', because I hate that worst kept secret stuff.mike_chnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-58632221347856362942009-12-25T17:39:31.755-08:002009-12-25T17:39:31.755-08:00My understanding of MGM Mirage's IT operations...My understanding of MGM Mirage's IT operations, and this may not include slot ops, is that they have a primary data center at Bellagio and a secondary at TI (yes, even post sale - that's in the process of being changed). Even Beau Rivage and Macau are tied into this system.<br /><br />Aria was built with its own data center, partly because they didn't know if CityCenter would even be part of MGM Mirage in the long run.<br /><br />Aria's slot floor is another animal which is why it being included in this is interesting. If it was all the other properties, it would be one thing - since it includes Aria, makes me wonder about some of the more technical details.<br /><br />No rest for the wicked.<br /><br />HAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com