Help from the peanut gallery

[cornerofmadness]

I have to move Mardi Gras in New Orleans to Mardi Gras in Las Vegas (long story) for this vampire thing I'm working on. Problem is, it's easy to find stuff on Mardi Gras N.O. stuff but not so much so in Vegas.

has anyone been there for those festivities or at least has a passing acquaintance with it? I can use all the help I can get.


And as for the other story, honestly you'd think there would be more historical Pittsburgh stuff on line, just saying

Comments

[winters-queen.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of the places focus more on Gettysburg than Pitt, unless it invovles the coal mines.

As for Vegas. I was only passing through for a day. Only think I could say is that they have slots in even the grocery stores and air ports.

That and the 24 hour drive thru marriage chapels.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that's true. I know some of the Pitt history (that's where i grew up)

Been to Vegas just not during 'mardi gras' darn

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

I think Vegas makes a party out of every day, and there are at least a dozen casinos that do Mardi Gras every day, so I'm assuming they really blow out on the actual day (mostly downtown). I've never been there on Mardi Gras, myself, so I'm guessing here...

Pittsburgh just doesn't have much in the way of glamorous history, but I'm sure there MUST be at least one place that has something you can use... (ponder)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Do you know which casinos might be most likely to do the biggest party for it? (I was thinking Harrah's since it's Mardi gras themed). SIgh.

Pittsburgh's history is steeped in war and coal. I DO have my dramatic setting though. The inclines. THey're pretty unique

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

Downtown, it's Mermaids on the corner under the Glitter Gulch Girl and the Cajun-themed one across the street (the name of which escapes me), where you can buy the big daquiris and get beads every time you walk by.

Harrah's probably does a big party for Mardi Gras, now you mention it. I don't go there very often, since it's not an MGM/Mirage property.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I don't know Mermaids

I'm not impressed with Harrah's b ut there IS a Harrah's in New Orleans so i figured they might be a shoe in

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

Well, Harrah's is everywhere, really.

If you've been downtown at all (Fremont Street), you've probably seen it and not even realized it. It's one of the corner places, kinda little like they all are, with a little walk-up cafe in the back where they sell some of the best hot dogs and fries you'll ever eat, but they're always advertising the bad stuff (deep fried twinkies and oreos, etc.).

They hand you beads and a raffle ticket when you walk in, and if you hang out in there long enough (there's only about fifty machines, really), they might call your number and there's prizes on the half-hour (usually better beads).

Depending on the girls handing out the beads, you can get more than one string in different colors. Some are stingier than others.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

never been to freemont (maybe next time) but that sounds ike a lot of fun

i might use it. I think the main bar I'll use will be....made up, nods that works for me

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

There's not a whole lot to do downtown if you're not into gambling and partying, but for those last two, it's the tops.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i like those things

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

Then you really need to get downtown! *g*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

hahaha some day