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Even if the 1980s are not a time you wish to relive. Even if hair metal is a music which has no place in your collection. Even if you somehow wandered into the theatre in a drunken haze. You will not be able to deny the pleasures of Rock of Ages, a musical that doesn’t take itself, its subject, or you the audience seriously.

As the taped introduction by Whitesnake’s “legendary” front man David Coverdale puts it, “enjoy having your face melted.”

Finding a reason to visit Las Vegas is not a difficult task but choosing where to go can often seem like an impossible endeavor. That s if you don’t know me. If you have me on your digital rolodex you should be set. If you have me bookmarked at home or on speed dial when you are on the go you should be fine. You could be following along on Twitter or be a Fan on Facebook. Go ahead follow us and you get keep up with all the tips we have every single day.

Imagine having your very own personal Las Vegas guide with you every step of the way.

Today’s Las Vegas Hint:

You might not head to Las Vegas and consider visiting an art museum. Nightclub? Yes. Pool? Certainly. Strip Club? Probably, but you wont tell anyone. Museum. No.

There is this feeling that comes from spending an afternoon in a nice robe and feeling beads of sweat runoff your brow in a hot steam. It’s called relaxation. It’s that moment when you feel the stress leave your body. That moment that we all crave when the only thing we are concerned with is our breathing or the trashy magazine we are reading. A spa day is the perfect remedy for the long hours you put in at the office or the even longer hours you put in raising those kids that seemed like such a good idea at the time.

A Few Las Vegas Spas You Should Check Out

Wynn Las Vegas

Many of the most successful people in the world will tell you: A problem is just an opportunity in disguise. And apparently, Las Vegas had a problem. The problem, I’m told, was that women didn’t feel comfortable in our Sports Books.

Well, The One Group, operators of STK at the Cosmopolitan (pretty much the most ‘happening’ restaurant on the Strip) saw that as an opportunity. And so we have Heraea at Palms.

This week I was sitting at Social Bar at the Palms, their new casino bar that is the center of attention. I’m sipping on an extraordinary drink, 46 & Barrel. I’m typing away on my Blackberry. I’m tasting. I’m watching. I’m chatting. In other words, I was working. I fell in love with a cocktail and then I started telling everyone around me about it. I’ll spare you the details aside from letting you know that an oak barrel is used to help some Maker’s Mark 46 attain a little more flavor by infusing some cherry and fig into the mix. You should be having it.

If you are staying at the Wynn or Encore adjoining resorts, or you just happen to be nearby with an unlimited credit account, you’ll have a hard time resisting the pull of the shops at Wynn and Encore.

Steve Wynn, who assembled the impressive shopping arcade at Bellagio (the first seriously high-end retail collection on the Las Vegas Strip) sought to top his own creation with first the Shops at Wynn and then later the second row of stores at Encore. Few retail experiences could easily improve upon both the selection and the lavishness of the surroundings.

I tend to forget to do a few things around the house on a regular basis. I rarely pick up my socks. The toilet seat might get left up way too often. I forget to take the trash out and the leaky faucet in the restroom is going on 3 months without being addressed.

In order to play nice with my wife I've decided that she should have a little getaway with the girls. I've decided that she can have a little time doing Vegas as I do and I'll attempt to take care of those things I keep forgetting to do.