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Oscar on a Stick!

This is probably the quickest and shortest post I’ve ever done, and there’s nothing about wine.  There will be a more in-depth report a little later, but I had to give y’all the heads-up now.

Last night several hundred of Mayor Oscar Goodman’s closest friends and I hung out on Fremont Street for his 70th Birthday Celebration.  It was time for martinis with Oscar, and we had a blast (and a half!)  Oh my goodness!  Not only were there some of the Cirque du Soleil characters there, but Wayne Brady made an appearance and entertained us all.  In addition, there were lots of famous people in the crowd (don’t ask me; I just *know*).

Guess who got interviewed by Channel 13 News?  !!!!!!!!!!!  Not only that, but I actually MADE IT ONTO THE NEWS AND WAS SPOTLIGHTED!! My 15 seconds of fame!  And I am also a member of the dance troupe that entertained the crowd (Officially, Scene City Imrov, a chapter of the Improv Everywhere group, and unofficially as the Fremont Street Aquarius Dancers) …

Take a look here at:  http://www.ktnv.com/global/story.asp?s=10830470

I took nearly 200 pictures and a few seconds of video and will be posting those once I’ve filtered through everything for the best.

Stay tuned …..   Oh yeah.  Happy Birthday Mayor Goodman!!

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There’s like two pounds of sliced meat on this behemoth from the Carnegie Deli. It’s supposed to be half corned beef and half pastrami, but it seemed a little light on the pastrami if you ask us.

That pastrami is, btw, our town’s best, but still not in the same league as Langer’s in L.A..

They pile it all on two over-matched pieces of fresh rye bread, and send it out with some nice, spicy brown mustard. In retrospect, it also needs some melted swiss cheese and Russian dressing to smooth out, then cut through all that meatiness, but that was our ordering mistake.

They call it the “Woody Allen” in honor of Woody’s film: Broadway Danny Rose - where the deli (the original on 7th Avenue in New York), if not the sandwich, is a setting for some of the film’s most inspired comic moments.

The damn thing is so big, we’re still eating on it four days later….and we were famished the night we brought it home.

The whole kit and kaboodle cost us $25 ($18 for the sandwich + a gigantic black and white cookie + a small tip).

Just thought you’d like to know.

CARNEGIE DELI

In the Mirage Hotel and Casino (open 24/7)

3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South

Las Vegas, NV 89109

702.791.7310

http://www.mirage.com/restaurants/carnegie-delicatessen.aspx

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