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Is Lebron James Buying an NBA Expansion Team for Las Vegas, Jonas Brothers Announce Residency, Pool Season Begins, WWE Returns | Ep. 108 · Vegas Revealed

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• 1:13
  Dayna Roselli: Welcome to Vegas Revealed Episode 108.
• 1:16
  Dayna Roselli: It's down the sewer with Russian vodka in Las Vegas.
• 1:20
  Dayna Roselli: Plus, touching shows of support for Ukraine all over the Vegas Valley.
• 1:24
  Sean McAllister: Then in sports news is the NBA the next major league to take up residency here.
• 1:29
  Sean McAllister: One insider says yes and says big names are attached.
• 1:34
  Dayna Roselli: Plus, from the Jonas Brothers to the WWE and a one-of-a-kind Cirque style show for one weekend only.
• 1:42
  Dayna Roselli: Let's get right to it, Sean.
• 1:44
  Sean McAllister: Spin that wheel.
• 1:58
  Dayna Roselli: Dana Roselli and Sean McAllister coming at ya in our new digs.
• 2:04
  Dayna Roselli: We have a new home office and a new studio.
• 2:06
  Sean McAllister: We do.
• 2:07
  Sean McAllister: The studio isn't isn't fully finished yet.
• 2:10
  Sean McAllister: So if if you do hear a little echo in the background, that's why.
• 2:14
  Sean McAllister: We just moved in, the walls are empty.
• 2:17
  Sean McAllister: That'll change soon.
• 2:18
  Dayna Roselli: It will change soon.
• 2:19
  Dayna Roselli: The decorations are coming.
• 2:22
  Sean McAllister: There's boxes and boxes of things to go up, just steps away.
• 2:26
  Sean McAllister: Right.
• 2:27
  Sean McAllister: Just haven't gotten there yet.
• 2:28
  Sean McAllister: It's a big process.
• 2:30
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and it's a busy time right now in Las Vegas and obviously all around the world.
• 2:34
  Dayna Roselli: Everyone talking about uh what's going on with Russia and Ukraine.
• 2:37
  Dayna Roselli: And here in Las Vegas, um, just wanted to talk a little bit about what Las Vegas has been doing, how Las Vegas is reacting to this.
• 2:46
  Dayna Roselli: And we've had a lot of different things going on in different ways, Sean.
• 2:50
  Sean McAllister: We have.
• 2:51
  Sean McAllister: And obviously, Vegas being the town that it is, uh, as you can imagine, there is a lot of vodka that's consumed here on a daily basis.
• 3:03
  Sean McAllister: But now there are a lot of places that are moving away from Russian vodka.
• 3:08
  Sean McAllister: They're not buying it anymore, they're not serving it anymore, and in some cases, they're just ditching it right down the drain.
• 3:16
  Dayna Roselli: A place in downtown Las Vegas called Evil Pie has been pouring out all existing stocks of Russian-made vodka, replacing them with Ukrainian-made vodka, and then they're taking in donations and selling like the shots of vodka for a certain amount, and it's all going into a good place.
• 3:36
  Dayna Roselli: Like 100% of the efforts uh fund of fundraising are going to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Central Kitchen.
• 3:45
  Dayna Roselli: So kind of a neat thing they're doing.
• 3:46
  Dayna Roselli: They have a whole list of different things you can do to donate, but I won't get all into that.
• 3:50
  Dayna Roselli: But just know that they're they're kind of making this statement.
• 3:53
  Sean McAllister: And of course, uh, World Central Kitchen is headed up by uh Chef Jose Andres, who has a restaurant here in Las Vegas as well.
• 4:01
  Sean McAllister: So he's a familiar face and doing so much on the ground over there uh to feed hot meals to a lot of the refugees from Ukraine who are uh fleeing the region and the turmoil that's going on there uh in their hometowns and cities.
• 4:18
  Sean McAllister: Um, but a lot of places just like evil pie are also halting the sale of Russian vodka.
• 4:24
  Sean McAllister: One steakhouse uh over at Virgin Resort has uh stopped selling Russian vodka.
• 4:31
  Sean McAllister: And we've also seen the Welcome to Las Vegas sign uh light up in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, uh yellow and blue.
• 4:39
  Sean McAllister: They changed out the light bulbs on the Welcome to Las Vegas sign in a show of solidarity for that country.
• 4:46
  Sean McAllister: Um, so some really touching shows of you know oneness and that we are supporting from a distance everything that's happening over there.
• 4:58
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and we're recording this midweek, but uh as this podcast comes out, a rally of support will be happening.
• 5:05
  Dayna Roselli: And Oksana Bayul, she's been interviewed on our podcast before.
• 5:08
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, she lives here in Las Vegas, and we're talking about Oksana Bayul, the figure skater.
• 5:14
  Dayna Roselli: You may remember she won the 1994 Olympic champion, and she is the 1993 world champion.
• 5:22
  Dayna Roselli: Um, we had her on the podcast, she was showing off her gold medal, she got it out for us.
• 5:26
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, we she's become a friend.
• 5:27
  Dayna Roselli: Last night she sent a flyer and said, Hey, can you guys spread the word about this?
• 5:32
  Dayna Roselli: You know, she is from Ukraine, so this whole situation obviously is hitting her really hard.
• 5:39
  Dayna Roselli: She wants to do something.
• 5:40
  Dayna Roselli: And she asked if we would spread the word and everyone's talking about it here in Las Vegas.
• 5:44
  Dayna Roselli: I'm hoping she gets a really good turnout and that a lot of people will join her.
• 5:48
  Dayna Roselli: I have a feeling they will.
• 5:51
  Dayna Roselli: But it's Aksana Bayul and Friends.
• 5:53
  Dayna Roselli: It's just a peace rally, and it's in support of Ukraine.
• 5:56
  Dayna Roselli: It's gonna be right outside the Las Vegas City Hall on Saturday, March 5th.
• 6:01
  Dayna Roselli: So uh, as I said, probably over with when you're listening to the podcast or just happening that day, but encouraging everyone to wear yellow and blue.
• 6:08
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, and uh Oksana's been posting on her uh Instagram some videos and pictures that friends in Ukraine are uh sending to her, and it is, you know, it's awful to see what is going on over there with a Russian invasion, and our hearts and thoughts are certainly with the people of Ukraine, and hopefully the situation can be resolved and people get back to life as they know it soon.
• 6:39
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I mean I think you know there's there's stuff people have really been ex I guess respecting what's going on in the world today too.
• 6:45
  Dayna Roselli: I know like a lot of times people will ask us, um, can you can you post this or can you do this or can you talk about this or certain projects we do?
• 6:54
  Dayna Roselli: And I notice like here and there people have been saying, you know what, we're just gonna hold off because there's like more important things going on in the world right now.
• 7:00
  Dayna Roselli: And I love that people are really like showing respect for that.
• 7:03
  Dayna Roselli: So yeah, and finding ways to, if they need to get a message across about something, they're saying, hey, we're aware that this is going on, but we also want you to know about this.
• 7:12
  Dayna Roselli: So hopefully things come to an end, you know, and things become more peaceful the sooner the better.
• 7:18
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and as things can be posted.
• 7:20
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, as things do happen here in Las Vegas, uh, we'll keep you updated on all of those developments.
• 7:27
  Sean McAllister: Uh, taking a hard left turn, Dana, it's pool season in Las Vegas.
• 7:33
  Dayna Roselli: It is a chilly week ahead coming up, but we just had like a really warm spurt, and we've been talking about this before.
• 7:39
  Dayna Roselli: The weather is just up and down during this time of year, but regardless, the pools are open at a lot of different resort casinos.
• 7:47
  Dayna Roselli: Some are waiting until about March 18th, but a lot have opened March 4th.
• 7:51
  Dayna Roselli: So as you're listening to this again, it would be yesterday if you're listening to this on that Saturday, March 5th.
• 7:57
  Dayna Roselli: But yeah, I mean, it full steam ahead, you know, we got to get going.
• 8:01
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, it's a lot of the day clubs are opening up and starting their full pool season right now.
• 8:08
  Sean McAllister: They have their full lineup of DJs and performers who are uh, you know, set to keep the party going during the day and then move into the nightclubs at night.
• 8:18
  Sean McAllister: So that time of year has arrived.
• 8:21
  Sean McAllister: I know it was not too long ago when it seemed like it was, you know, middle of winter, and really parts of the country are are still in freezing temperatures and covered in snow and having storms blowing through.
• 8:35
  Sean McAllister: And so to to be talking about the fact that people are gonna be out here at the pools, you know, is is kind of crazy for people listening in other parts of the country, but one of the perks of living in Vegas.
• 8:46
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, so true.
• 8:47
  Dayna Roselli: And we have some of the best pools too.
• 8:49
  Sean McAllister: By the way, I think the pool over at the Venetian, I think the entire pool deck was just renovated.
• 8:54
  Sean McAllister: It was, and so it looks really pretty.
• 8:57
  Sean McAllister: Uh, so if you're looking for a place to check out, go uh go hang out there.
• 9:02
  Sean McAllister: By the way, a little insider tip.
• 9:05
  Sean McAllister: I know that we're not in our tips section of the show yet, but over at Topgolf, they have a pool at the Top Golf location, and that's open to the public.
• 9:16
  Sean McAllister: Free and open to the public.
• 9:17
  Sean McAllister: So it is.
• 9:17
  Dayna Roselli: It's so cool.
• 9:18
  Dayna Roselli: And I know that you just did a segment on the show Vegas On.
• 9:21
  Dayna Roselli: Yes.
• 9:22
  Dayna Roselli: At Topgolf.
• 9:23
  Dayna Roselli: Yep.
• 9:23
  Dayna Roselli: You can see Vegas On, by the way, everyone, at visitlasvegas.com.
• 9:27
  Dayna Roselli: Sean does a piece in episode three on Top Golf where you show off the pool, and the woman that you were interviewing says, This is the only Top Golf that has a pool.
• 9:35
  Sean McAllister: It is.
• 9:36
  Sean McAllister: I mean, because the Vegas location is the flagship location of all topgolfs anywhere.
• 9:42
  Sean McAllister: And they're even opening, well, I don't know if it's announced, but they're international.
• 9:46
  Sean McAllister: Um, and so yeah, Vegas is the only one that has a pool, and it's free and open to the public.
• 9:52
  Sean McAllister: You just have to get there early to get a space.
• 9:55
  Sean McAllister: And Dana, in this uh episode three of Vegas on, you are also uh checking out some breweries.
• 10:02
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, some breweries, because we're talking about springtime dining, how it's a perfect time to dine on the patio.
• 10:06
  Dayna Roselli: Because I will admit, as the heart of summer comes your way, um, it does get really hot to do patio dining during the day.
• 10:15
  Dayna Roselli: At night, it's fine.
• 10:16
  Dayna Roselli: But anyway, now is the perfect time of year to do that patio dining in and out.
• 10:21
  Dayna Roselli: So we wanted to point out that brewery row has a lot of places that are great indoors, but also some great patios, or they just leave this like door that they lift up just open and nice breeze coming through.
• 10:31
  Dayna Roselli: So, anyway, brewery row is a great new spot in downtown.
• 10:35
  Dayna Roselli: And I and I say new because there have been a couple of the locations that have been there, but they keep tacking on, and now they're kind of like one after the other after the other, and it's right along that main street area.
• 10:46
  Dayna Roselli: So I go to uh Abel Baker and talk with some folks over there.
• 10:51
  Dayna Roselli: Anyway, you've got to see the segment.
• 10:52
  Dayna Roselli: Again, go to visitlosvegas.com.
• 10:55
  Dayna Roselli: Uh great feature on Brewery Row in downtown Las Vegas.
• 10:59
  Dayna Roselli: So let's talk sports for a minute.
• 11:01
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, we talk often on our podcast about sports because they become such a large part of our community.
• 11:06
  Dayna Roselli: And we talked Major League Baseball a few podcasts back and how there's talks of that possibly coming to Las Vegas.
• 11:13
  Dayna Roselli: And now there are some talk this week specifically about the NBA coming to Las Vegas and a very, very famous player attached to that.
• 11:26
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, Bill Simmons, he's the founder of Ringer and host of the Bill Simmons podcast, uh, really gave some insight uh this past week, Dana, and uh on his podcast talked about what so it sounds like he has some inside information about it's his way around.
• 11:45
  Dayna Roselli: It's his way around a way around going, I might know.
• 11:48
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 11:48
  Sean McAllister: Exactly.
• 11:49
  Sean McAllister: It sounds like there's some insider information that he has intel on what the NBA might be thinking about doing in regard to expanding the league and in doing so making Las Vegas home to a team and having a major sports figure attached.
• 12:10
  Sean McAllister: Take a listen.
• 12:11
  SPEAKER_02: I have uh I have some intel I think I think the league is gonna expand to Vegas and to Seattle.
• 12:21
  SPEAKER_02: And I think the leading contender to get that Vegas team is gonna be the Fenway sports group that you know that they have Liverpool, they've bought the Penguins, they've been circling different NBA teams for a while.
• 12:32
  SPEAKER_02: I think they looked at Minnesota and I think they're the leading contender to Vegas.
• 12:37
  SPEAKER_02: And if I had to bet on a LeBron scenario, it would be for him to be involved with whatever happens with that, where he is the point man of that Vegas team.
• 12:46
  SPEAKER_02: And I haven't heard that mentioned.
• 12:48
  SPEAKER_02: I don't care if it gets aggregated because I think I'm right.
• 12:51
  SPEAKER_02: Um I think that is uh scenario A for LeBron.
• 12:55
  SPEAKER_02: He wants to be an owner, I think he wants to run one of these teams, and I think conversely, I think the NBA is looking at this going, uh we can add these huge expansion things.
• 13:03
  SPEAKER_02: I heard combined, we're talking 6.57 billion for the two teams.
• 13:09
  SPEAKER_01: So explain that to us because that's a huge part of this, because you're giving up the future rights, the TV rights, you're splitting up 32 inches instead of 30, but you get an immediate check.
• 13:19
  SPEAKER_01: So most people are gonna vote for this.
• 13:21
  SPEAKER_02: Yeah, you're talking, let's say it's let's talk, let's say it's three million for Vegas and 3.5 for Seattle.
• 13:27
  SPEAKER_02: So 25 combined billion.
• 13:30
  SPEAKER_02: You're talking 30 teams splitting the 6.5 billion for those two entries.
• 13:36
  SPEAKER_02: So you're just getting a free check for 200 million plus each, which would kind of cover a lot of the attendance stuff they lost over uh whatever the last two years.
• 13:47
  SPEAKER_02: Now they could also rig it, and they've done this in the past with the expansion teams, where it's like you don't get to participate in the media rights for two years, three years, whatever.
• 13:54
  SPEAKER_02: So they could put that wrinkle in as well.
• 13:56
  SPEAKER_02: Ultimately, they want LeBron to be the point man of the team that did this with Jordan.
• 14:00
  SPEAKER_02: We watched them do it, and I think they want to do it with LeBron.
• 14:03
  Dayna Roselli: Really interesting information, and you know, it would be huge if we got the NBA and you know, LeBron attached to it.
• 14:10
  Sean McAllister: It would.
• 14:10
  Sean McAllister: And I think that having a pro hockey team and a pro football team has shown that, and by the way, we do have uh a WNBA team here as well, and those those games are pretty well attended too for the Las Vegas Aces.
• 14:27
  Sean McAllister: I think we have shown that for uh professional sports teams here in Las Vegas, there is not only local demand to fill the seats, but there are plenty of people who are visiting at the time of a game who will say, Hey, cool, it's a pro sports team having a game in Las Vegas, let's get a ticket and go.
• 14:51
  Sean McAllister: Or if the visiting team has fans, obviously, if they're gonna travel, Vegas is the place they're going to travel to because there's so much more that Vegas has to offer compared to other cities.
• 15:06
  Dayna Roselli: If they said we're gonna bring in an NBA team, we're gonna build another arena, I'd be like, all right, it it would be too much, you know.
• 15:12
  Dayna Roselli: But if they're gonna plan on using existing places that we already have that are amazing, great.
• 15:16
  Dayna Roselli: Somebody actually, one of our listeners mentioned that they had a feeling that maybe an NBA team would come in and play at the sphere.
• 15:22
  Dayna Roselli: I thought that was interesting.
• 15:23
  Sean McAllister: I mean, that would be kind of cool.
• 15:25
  Dayna Roselli: It'd be different.
• 15:25
  Sean McAllister: Yeah.
• 15:26
  Dayna Roselli: It would attract people from all around the world, right?
• 15:28
  Dayna Roselli: Come watch a basketball game in this round sphere with all these LED screens.
• 15:32
  Dayna Roselli: It could be cool.
• 15:34
  Dayna Roselli: One thing is for sure.
• 15:35
  Dayna Roselli: Um we have a lot of construction going on all around Las Vegas.
• 15:41
  Dayna Roselli: And I think about adding like two more professional teams, and I I kind of slightly a little bit agree with the people who are like, it might just be too much too soon, right now.
• 15:52
  Dayna Roselli: And I'm like, I don't, it is a lot.
• 15:55
  Sean McAllister: It is.
• 15:55
  Sean McAllister: I don't know.
• 15:56
  Sean McAllister: And I mean, there's a a joke for people, a running joke for people who live here in Las Vegas.
• 16:02
  Sean McAllister: We say that the orange road cone is the state flower because they pop up everywhere at a moment's notice.
• 16:08
  Sean McAllister: True.
• 16:09
  Sean McAllister: Even uh Dana, last night uh I came home from an event.
• 16:13
  Sean McAllister: I dropped you off from an event and came home.
• 16:16
  Sean McAllister: It was a clear shot.
• 16:18
  Sean McAllister: Today, when you were on your way over here, you were like, Oh my gosh, it was down to one lane.
• 16:23
  Sean McAllister: There were there's construction everywhere.
• 16:25
  Sean McAllister: And literally overnight.
• 16:26
  Sean McAllister: Literally overnight, that crap pops up.
• 16:30
  Dayna Roselli: It does, it does.
• 16:31
  Dayna Roselli: We have a lot of construction, it pops up out of nowhere, and that's the thing is you're kind of unprepared for it unless you really literally study like the online, here are the construction things happening, and that could happen all day long.
• 16:42
  Dayna Roselli: And I guess, you know, hey, there's like a reason to watch the local news in the morning, maybe.
• 16:47
  Sean McAllister: But yeah, true.
• 16:48
  Sean McAllister: And by the way, I know that we're going off on a tangent to uh road construction.
• 16:53
  Sean McAllister: We were talking about, you know, getting in potential of Vegas, getting an NBA team.
• 16:57
  Sean McAllister: But if I could momentarily just go off on another tangent connected to uh loosely connected to construction, not even, but driving.
• 17:07
  Sean McAllister: I hate people who walk slow as a snail across a crosswalk.
• 17:15
  Sean McAllister: There is there are a few things that bother me more.
• 17:19
  Sean McAllister: When people are crossing in front of you, your light is green, the only thing that's preventing you from going is a person in front of your vehicle, which of course you're not going to run them over.
• 17:30
  Sean McAllister: No, but my God, have some urgency people.
• 17:34
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 17:34
  Dayna Roselli: They just sl like slowly walk like no one's waiting, right?
• 17:38
  Sean McAllister: Like, my lord.
• 17:40
  Dayna Roselli: You I must say, in the car with Sean, there are slight bits of every now and then moments that Sean has of road rage.
• 17:50
  Dayna Roselli: Now, I'm not saying like road rage, like crazy, angry.
• 17:54
  Sean McAllister: Like, I don't get out of the car with a critter bar and smash windows or trying to run people off the road.
• 17:59
  Dayna Roselli: Although I feel like you might want to sometimes.
• 18:01
  Sean McAllister: Well, the blood boils, that's for sure.
• 18:04
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, Sean definitely has it out.
• 18:05
  Dayna Roselli: But yeah, yesterday, you know, we were out and about and someone was walking really slow through the crosswalk.
• 18:10
  Sean McAllister: I usually just vent with words.
• 18:13
  Sean McAllister: I I word vomit a lot of nasty, nasty words and get it out that it is true.
• 18:20
  Dayna Roselli: It's like, come on, you know everyone's waiting on you.
• 18:22
  Dayna Roselli: Like, just pick up, like, show us that you're trying to go a little faster than normal.
• 18:26
  Sean McAllister: Exactly.
• 18:27
  Sean McAllister: If you have a physical impairment that prevents you from moving fast, totally get it.
• 18:33
  Sean McAllister: Oh, of course, yeah.
• 18:34
  Sean McAllister: But if you are an able-bodied person who is clearly just trying to be slow as a slug, just to spite the traffic that is staring you in the face, like screw off.
• 18:48
  Dayna Roselli: Pick up the pace to mall walker, you know?
• 18:50
  Sean McAllister: Like be a mall walker.
• 18:51
  Sean McAllister: If you're one of those people who deliberately slows down in a crosswalk, I hope a bird poops on you.
• 18:57
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my gosh.
• 18:58
  Sean McAllister: And that you step in hot gum.
• 19:00
  Dayna Roselli: Hot gum?
• 19:01
  Dayna Roselli: That's interesting.
• 19:02
  Dayna Roselli: I've never heard that one before.
• 19:04
  Sean McAllister: Because that's a pain in the ass to scrape hot gum off the bottom of your shoe.
• 19:07
  Sean McAllister: Well, although and and get it out of the little crevices of your sneaker.
• 19:11
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 19:12
  Dayna Roselli: And when that happens with the bird, though, that's good luck, you know.
• 19:14
  Sean McAllister: It is.
• 19:15
  Sean McAllister: It's supposed to be.
• 19:16
  Sean McAllister: Oh, well, look at me wishing people good luck.
• 19:18
  Dayna Roselli: Wishing people good luck.
• 19:19
  Dayna Roselli: All right, I don't even know how we went from the team to that, but anyway, uh, that's what's happening in Sean's world in his head.
• 19:25
  Dayna Roselli: We're tired.
• 19:26
  Dayna Roselli: We've had a long day.
• 19:26
  Dayna Roselli: It's like 4 30, and we're almost done with work.
• 19:29
  Sean McAllister: Uh, we've got a bunch of shows that have been announced here in Vegas.
• 19:34
  Dayna Roselli: Let's move on to a really cool festival that is happening.
• 19:36
  Dayna Roselli: I know people love their festivals, their weekend festivals, especially when they're outside.
• 19:41
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, and this is something that took place last year.
• 19:43
  Dayna Roselli: It's called Ignite, okay?
• 19:45
  Dayna Roselli: It's really unique, and it's gonna be taking place right in the Mojave Desert, April 22nd and 23rd.
• 19:52
  Dayna Roselli: And what it is is a bunch of different performers from in and around Las Vegas coming together and doing some really unique performances out in the desert.
• 20:04
  Sean McAllister: It's a cool, you know, variety style show that has Cirque-esque performances, plus, there's a dance party mixed in, plus, there's, you know, food trucks and vendors, and there's, you know, fireside s'mores and lots of cool stuff that's really all put together in into a unique weekend that you will not get again.
• 20:29
  Sean McAllister: And last year it sold out.
• 20:30
  Sean McAllister: No doubt this is going to sell out once again.
• 20:34
  Sean McAllister: Um, Ignite is happening April 22nd and 23rd.
• 20:40
  Sean McAllister: So, you know, if you're here in Las Vegas, if you plan to be here then, that's a good option for you.
• 20:46
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, and like switching gears from uh chill vibe under the stars, the WWE Money in the Bank returns to Allegiant Stadium.
• 20:55
  Sean McAllister: Definitely not chill.
• 20:57
  Sean McAllister: No, lots of excitement, passion, energy exploding from the ring.
• 21:01
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 21:02
  Dayna Roselli: July 2nd, that is taking place.
• 21:04
  Dayna Roselli: It was huge last year and coming back.
• 21:08
  Sean McAllister: Let me tell you, WWE has a following that it that rivals any professional sports league.
• 21:18
  SPEAKER_03: Right.
• 21:18
  Sean McAllister: It I mean it's crazy.
• 21:20
  Sean McAllister: Crazy to see the number of fans that WWE has and the passion they have.
• 21:27
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 21:28
  Dayna Roselli: It's huge.
• 21:28
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I mean, it's exciting, and and I love that Allegiant Stadium has been one of the places that they choose to stop.
• 21:35
  Dayna Roselli: I think it's gonna be awesome.
• 21:36
  Dayna Roselli: Tickets go on sale March 17th.
• 21:39
  Sean McAllister: Dana, I know that uh you're excited about this.
• 21:43
  Dayna Roselli: I am.
• 21:43
  Sean McAllister: The Jonas brothers.
• 21:45
  Sean McAllister: Right they're coming back to Vegas.
• 21:46
  Dayna Roselli: And we talked about this.
• 21:48
  Dayna Roselli: I feel like a year and a half ago, and I was excited.
• 21:51
  Dayna Roselli: And then they canceled because of the pandemic.
• 21:52
  Sean McAllister: Yep.
• 21:53
  Dayna Roselli: And so now they're coming back.
• 21:55
  Dayna Roselli: Uh they have announced June dates uh for a Las Vegas residency.
• 21:59
  Dayna Roselli: I think it's called Vegas.
• 22:00
  Dayna Roselli: What, Jonas Brothers Live in Las Vegas?
• 22:02
  Dayna Roselli: Something simple like that that really spells it out.
• 22:04
  Dayna Roselli: Anyway, um, it's exciting.
• 22:05
  Dayna Roselli: They're coming to the Park MGM Dolby Live, and I think it's gonna be great.
• 22:09
  Dayna Roselli: The reason I'm excited is because I met them years and years and years ago, and they were like the nicest people I've ever interviewed.
• 22:16
  Dayna Roselli: Oh yeah, they were so sweet.
• 22:18
  Sean McAllister: They were much younger, but before they were like international.
• 22:22
  Dayna Roselli: It was like when remember we talked about was one of my my top ten moments of um when their movie came out.
• 22:27
  Sean McAllister: When their documentary, yeah.
• 22:28
  Dayna Roselli: The documentary, yes, and they surprised a movie theater full of girls and guys, and and anyway.
• 22:34
  Sean McAllister: But I feel like at that point they were famous, but they have blown up to like megastar status as a group and individually since then.
• 22:45
  Dayna Roselli: Right, totally, totally.
• 22:46
  Dayna Roselli: And listen, I look at them in a different light now that I'm older and they're older.
• 22:52
  Dayna Roselli: I have to go, wait, they're much younger than me.
• 22:54
  Sean McAllister: And maybe Priyanka Chopra is gonna be here.
• 22:58
  Dayna Roselli: Maybe, and I don't know.
• 23:00
  Dayna Roselli: I'm sure many of the female fans would prefer she wasn't.
• 23:04
  Dayna Roselli: Anyway, they always put on a great show when they like perform at the Grammys and all the different kinds of award shows.
• 23:10
  Dayna Roselli: I love to watch them live.
• 23:11
  Dayna Roselli: So I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with a Las Vegas residency.
• 23:14
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, that will be cool.
• 23:15
  Sean McAllister: Uh, but Dana, a lot of people are asking for a status check on what's happening in Vegas, uh, what's how things are operating.
• 23:25
  Dayna Roselli: I know, because sometimes you and I are like, well, what do you mean?
• 23:27
  Dayna Roselli: Like, everything's normal, right?
• 23:28
  Dayna Roselli: But there are people who have been itching to come to Las Vegas and have not been here in a long time.
• 23:33
  Dayna Roselli: So they've been waiting.
• 23:35
  Dayna Roselli: Yes.
• 23:35
  Dayna Roselli: To them, they don't know.
• 23:36
  Dayna Roselli: Like, what's the vibe like?
• 23:37
  Dayna Roselli: Is it busy?
• 23:38
  Dayna Roselli: Is it you know empty?
• 23:40
  Dayna Roselli: What what's going on?
• 23:41
  Dayna Roselli: We wanted to just keep you posted on on what it's like.
• 23:43
  Dayna Roselli: Indoor masks, no more.
• 23:45
  Dayna Roselli: We've talked about that in the past, too, that has been lifted, but I wanted to point out there's still a lot of people that do wear masks.
• 23:50
  Dayna Roselli: I see them a lot, and and it's all by choice, which is totally fine.
• 23:54
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, I took a dog for the for a walk this morning.
• 23:56
  Sean McAllister: A dog or your dog?
• 23:57
  Sean McAllister: A dog.
• 23:58
  Sean McAllister: I took a dog and my dog, the same dog, for a walk this morning.
• 24:04
  Sean McAllister: And there was a woman who passed me and she put up her mask as we passed, even in an outdoor setting.
• 24:10
  Sean McAllister: Okay, yeah.
• 24:11
  Sean McAllister: Good on her.
• 24:12
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 24:12
  Dayna Roselli: I've been out on the strip here and there and noticed a lot of people, you know, still choosing to wear masks, like in the casino floor and things like that.
• 24:18
  Sean McAllister: There's still a lot of masks that you'll see.
• 24:20
  Dayna Roselli: If you're walking around, like in the mall and stuff like that.
• 24:22
  Dayna Roselli: So you will see masks.
• 24:23
  Dayna Roselli: You do not have to wear one.
• 24:25
  Dayna Roselli: Keep that in mind.
• 24:26
  Sean McAllister: Your choice.
• 24:27
  Dayna Roselli: Again, medical facilities.
• 24:28
  Dayna Roselli: If you hit anything uh like that, you will have to wear one.
• 24:32
  Dayna Roselli: We were over at the Rubo Center recently um and just stopped in there um for a shoot, and we had to put masks on.
• 24:39
  Dayna Roselli: So, you know, there's rules like that.
• 24:41
  Dayna Roselli: But other than that, if you're coming for vacation, everything's clear and we are getting busier and busier.
• 24:46
  Dayna Roselli: January was slow, February was uh a little slow, but then we had the Super Bowl and everything.
• 24:51
  Dayna Roselli: Now we're heading into March Madness, so it should be busy.
• 24:53
  Sean McAllister: It should.
• 24:54
  Sean McAllister: Uh the caveat to all that is some performers are still choosing to do shows for fully vaccinated audiences.
• 25:02
  Sean McAllister: That's true.
• 25:03
  Sean McAllister: So you're just gonna need to check ahead and see if you are planning to attend a residency show or a touring show if that specific artist is, you know, having any special requirements.
• 25:17
  Sean McAllister: And you know, you'll have to follow that, otherwise, you won't get in.
• 25:20
  Dayna Roselli: Exactly.
• 25:21
  Dayna Roselli: Speaking of performances, real quick just coming up.
• 25:23
  Dayna Roselli: I'm going to Katy Perry this weekend finally.
• 25:25
  Dayna Roselli: I'll get to see it.
• 25:26
  Sean McAllister: So I'm so excited to hear what you think.
• 25:28
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I'm excited to see the show.
• 25:30
  Dayna Roselli: I everyone keeps talking about it.
• 25:31
  Dayna Roselli: We put some stuff up on our TikTok, and everyone's saying, Oh, it was so good.
• 25:34
  Dayna Roselli: So I look forward to seeing that.
• 25:37
  Dayna Roselli: Also, uh, for Vegas on, I'm planning on interviewing, at least uh checking in with Luke Bryan, who's doing an event over at Top Golf this weekend because he's in town for ACM awards, which is going to be a huge thing over at Allegiant Stadium, hosted by Dolly Parton.
• 25:56
  Dayna Roselli: Carrie Underwood will be there and all that kind of thing.
• 25:58
  Dayna Roselli: So, and that's on Monday, and you can see that on Amazon.
• 26:02
  Dayna Roselli: Let's get to some tips.
• 26:09
  Sean McAllister: And for our first tip, Dana, let's let's get into a little bit of a Broadway vibe.
• 26:14
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I mean, well, there's two things we want to talk about here.
• 26:17
  Dayna Roselli: One is that the Smith Center is having its 10-year anniversary this month, which is exciting.
• 26:23
  Dayna Roselli: I can't believe Sean is.
• 26:25
  Sean McAllister: I can't believe it's been a decade.
• 26:27
  Sean McAllister: That's insane.
• 26:28
  Dayna Roselli: The one thing that you and I always talk about is that so many people before the Smith Center opened, because we were living here then, uh, said, it all won't work.
• 26:36
  Dayna Roselli: This is not a performing arts town, people don't want Broadway shows.
• 26:40
  Dayna Roselli: It's the strip, it's the strip, but it's just been a place that people have loved and enjoyed, and I can't believe it's been 10 years.
• 26:50
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, we checked in with them and said, Hey, anything special going on?
• 26:53
  Dayna Roselli: And they mentioned that they're gonna be just packing the month of March with like programming that spans every genre.
• 26:59
  Dayna Roselli: They're gonna be reflecting on their goal of presenting performers for all audiences, including music, theater, dance, guest speakers, and much more.
• 27:08
  Dayna Roselli: So make sure uh that you check in with the Smith Center if you want to take part in some of their 10th anniversary events.
• 27:14
  Sean McAllister: And by the way, they also just came out with the lineup for their 2022-2023 uh Broadway season.
• 27:22
  Sean McAllister: And good ones.
• 27:24
  Sean McAllister: Incredible.
• 27:24
  Sean McAllister: They have shows uh like The Prom, Hades Town, Jagged Little Pill, Six, Hamilton, Annie, uh To Kill a Mockingbird is coming, Moulin Rouge, Frozen, Mean Girls, uh, the Tina Turner musical.
• 27:42
  Sean McAllister: I mean, this is uh I think one of the best lineups that they've ever had.
• 27:47
  Sean McAllister: And these are the touring Broadway productions that'll be coming through.
• 27:52
  Sean McAllister: And if you haven't been to the Smith Center and you have a chance to, it's so worth it.
• 27:58
  Sean McAllister: It's so classy and so nice.
• 28:00
  Sean McAllister: It's a beautiful, beautiful venue.
• 28:03
  Dayna Roselli: And you know, our friend Larry Edwards that dresses up as Tina Turner and drag.
• 28:07
  Dayna Roselli: I'm sure he's excited that the Tina musical's coming.
• 28:09
  Sean McAllister: Oh, he'll be there ready to pop the fan.
• 28:12
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, he's so great.
• 28:14
  Dayna Roselli: He just loves anything Tina.
• 28:15
  Dayna Roselli: So when I saw that on the list, I thought, oh, because I think he actually traveled to New York City to see the show.
• 28:20
  Dayna Roselli: Um, he's a huge Tina Turner fan, obviously.
• 28:22
  Dayna Roselli: Um, something that you may want to consider as well if you are looking for a new job.
• 28:28
  Dayna Roselli: Now, this is maybe you're moving to Vegas, or maybe you're a local looking for a new spot.
• 28:32
  Dayna Roselli: Circa Resort and Casino hosting a big hiring event for over 150 positions.
• 28:39
  Dayna Roselli: Wow.
• 28:39
  Dayna Roselli: It's gonna be on March 10th.
• 28:41
  Dayna Roselli: They are looking for security guards, lifeguards, VIP hosts, and more.
• 28:47
  Dayna Roselli: The event will run from 9 a.m.
• 28:49
  Dayna Roselli: to 1 p.m.
• 28:50
  Dayna Roselli: and it's gonna be at the sister property, Golden Gate Hotel and Casino.
• 28:53
  Dayna Roselli: So keep that in mind.
• 28:55
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, it's in the valet area, and apparently they're encouraging everyone to apply online first if you can.
• 29:01
  Dayna Roselli: Go to Circa's website and they have a career section there that you can check out.
• 29:05
  Dayna Roselli: But Sean, I mean, they're also looking for like um, you know, people to work at stadium swim, also uh in the transportation area, hotel operations.
• 29:15
  Dayna Roselli: So they've got like a lot of different positions and varieties.
• 29:19
  Sean McAllister: Let me tell you, the jobs are out there to be had if you want one.
• 29:24
  Dayna Roselli: It's true.
• 29:25
  Dayna Roselli: We just saw someone on Twitter say that they got a job at the Palms and they were so excited.
• 29:29
  Sean McAllister: Yes, because we just talked about that.
• 29:31
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, the Palms has been hiring.
• 29:33
  Dayna Roselli: I love it.
• 29:34
  Dayna Roselli: I'm just so happy that people are getting jobs and that these places are are thriving and opening again.
• 29:39
  Dayna Roselli: Um, the other day I went to get the mail, Sean, and someone just put up a note that said, uh, out to lunch, be back at 2 30.
• 29:45
  Dayna Roselli: And we were chatting about it after and I thought, well, like, is that what how things are now?
• 29:51
  Dayna Roselli: Like, can you take like a 2 p.m.
• 29:53
  Dayna Roselli: lunch?
• 29:54
  Dayna Roselli: Well, wait a second.
• 29:55
  Dayna Roselli: Like, I wouldn't have nowhere like because we're saying staffing levels are low though.
• 29:59
  Dayna Roselli: Maybe there's one person behind the desk.
• 30:01
  Dayna Roselli: That's the only thing I can think of.
• 30:02
  Dayna Roselli: And that if they have to take lunch, they had to like pick a time to like get out the door and had to write on a sheet of paper and marker and post it.
• 30:12
  Dayna Roselli: But if you're gonna take a lunch, go from like noon to one.
• 30:15
  Sean McAllister: Well, maybe there was a one something like that.
• 30:17
  Dayna Roselli: And by the time the line got to the front, maybe it was like 1 30.
• 30:21
  Dayna Roselli: I'm just saying.
• 30:22
  Sean McAllister: I mean, I guess.
• 30:24
  Sean McAllister: I mean But that's such an odd time to reopen a post office.
• 30:28
  Dayna Roselli: I know, I know.
• 30:29
  Dayna Roselli: It has nothing to do with the circus job fair, but we just have gone in so many tangents today.
• 30:34
  Dayna Roselli: I think it's best we just end this podcast.
• 30:36
  Dayna Roselli: We are definitely by the way, today, Sean.
• 30:39
  Dayna Roselli: See, I'm gonna go on another one just because everyone likes a little giggle at the end.
• 30:42
  Dayna Roselli: Today, Sean and I made ham sandwiches on white bread and sat in his backyard and ate lunch like two old senior citizens.
• 30:54
  SPEAKER_03: Listening to the birds chirp.
• 30:56
  SPEAKER_03: It was beautiful.
• 30:57
  Dayna Roselli: Beautiful bottle of water.
• 30:59
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my god.
• 31:00
  SPEAKER_03: We should have put up a sign that said back at 1:30.
• 31:06
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my goodness.
• 31:07
  Dayna Roselli: All right, I'm calling it a day.
• 31:09
  Dayna Roselli: I gotta go.
• 31:10
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• 31:15
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• 31:24
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• 31:28
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• 31:37
  Dayna Roselli: Have a great week, everyone.
• 31:39
  SPEAKER_03: See you next week.