When I was 7 years old, we all came to Vegas at Christmas time, because my Dad was working here. We stayed at the Castaways... no, not the old Showboat property that was imploded a couple of years ago. The original Castaways, that was where The Mirage now sits. Dad was playing at the Sands with Dionne Warwick, and I got a tape recorder and new James Taylor cassette that year.
What I Like Most About Las Vegas Is...
I never have to see the strip. I can go to the strip and get cheap breakfast and coffee at three in the morning on a weekday, just because. It's a small town with a big city feel. I'm an hour from the mountains or the lake. I'm five hours from the ocean by car, or if in a hurry, an hour by plane.