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Vegas Holiday Fun and What to Watch at Home | Ep. 46 · Vegas Revealed

• 0:00
  Sean McAllister: It's Vegas Revealed episode 46.
• 0:03
  Dayna Roselli: A lot of us are staying home more than usual, so we've invited Rachel Smith back on the show.
• 0:08
  Dayna Roselli: She is a longtime Las Vegas entertainment journalist and a Critics Choice member, and she's gonna give us the full rundown of what we need to watch this holiday season.
• 0:17
  Sean McAllister: And there's some breaking news that Rachel brings us as well.
• 0:20
  Sean McAllister: Plus, we give you the rundown of all the holiday activities across Las Vegas.
• 0:26
  Sean McAllister: It's all coming up on Vegas Revealed.
• 0:28
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• 0:35
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• 0:37
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• 0:42
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• 0:55
  Dayna Roselli: Welcome everyone to Vegas Revealed episode 46.
• 0:59
  Dayna Roselli: I'm Dana Roselli.
• 1:00
  Sean McAllister: And I'm Sean McAllister.
• 1:02
  Sean McAllister: We are heading into the holidays, but uh kind of hunkered down at the same time.
• 1:07
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I mean, listen, we don't have it as bad as many other cities across the United States.
• 1:11
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, we have a lot of things that are open still here in Las Vegas, but we're, you know, in that reservation only period, you know, prefer you to stay at home if you can get your groceries delivered, that kind of thing.
• 1:22
  Dayna Roselli: So, like you said, everyone's kind of resorting to, okay, now what do I watch?
• 1:27
  Sean McAllister: Well, and and that's been a big conversation on social media.
• 1:30
  Sean McAllister: Everybody is still talking about what the the big streaming thing is.
• 1:37
  Sean McAllister: And thank goodness for streaming.
• 1:39
  Sean McAllister: I know if there's any business to be in right now, it's the streaming business because you have a captive audience and and they've really done a good job at keeping new content coming out.
• 1:50
  Dayna Roselli: They have.
• 1:50
  Dayna Roselli: It's a very it's perfect because like once one big thing ends, there's always something ready to come.
• 1:55
  Dayna Roselli: And then the way that people you know share information these days is social media, and people say, Hey, I you gotta see this.
• 2:01
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, yeah, I recommend that.
• 2:03
  Dayna Roselli: When you're done with that, you need to watch this, and that's kind of how you get a lot of your information these days.
• 2:08
  Dayna Roselli: And and yeah, there's been so many great series out there, great movies.
• 2:12
  Dayna Roselli: But now that it's the holidays, you see all this stuff come up on your screen, and you're like, Okay, like what should I watch?
• 2:20
  Dayna Roselli: And what's it about?
• 2:21
  Dayna Roselli: And you know, is it going to be good?
• 2:24
  Dayna Roselli: Do I feel like testing the water?
• 2:25
  Dayna Roselli: So we we brought in an expert.
• 2:27
  Sean McAllister: We did.
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  Sean McAllister: Rachel Smith, a longtime colleague and a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards, has been up on everything that has come out that will be coming out up through uh the holiday season.
• 2:40
  Sean McAllister: Even uh some breaking news that Rachel has for us about what the scene is going to look like moving into the new year with new releases.
• 2:49
  Sean McAllister: Rachel Smith, thanks for being here.
• 2:51
  SPEAKER_07: Thanks for having me back.
• 2:52
  SPEAKER_07: It's so good seeing you both again.
• 2:54
  SPEAKER_07: And of course, our our podcast puppy Sawyer.
• 2:56
  SPEAKER_07: He needs a shout-out.
• 2:57
  SPEAKER_07: He asked for that earlier.
• 2:58
  SPEAKER_07: We worked it out.
• 2:58
  Sean McAllister: He's a little lat puppy.
• 3:00
  SPEAKER_07: No, but honestly, I mean, there is some breaking news because we heard earlier about Wonder Woman going to HBO Max, the first, I would say, huge studio release that's gonna go to streaming the same day as theaters.
• 3:12
  SPEAKER_07: That arrives perfectly on time for Christmas Day.
• 3:15
  SPEAKER_07: But just announced Warner Brothers is announcing their entire slate for 2021.
• 3:21
  SPEAKER_07: All of their movies for next year will hit theaters and HBO Max the exact same day.
• 3:27
  SPEAKER_07: Wow.
• 3:28
  SPEAKER_07: This is like a game changer.
• 3:30
  Sean McAllister: Oh my gosh.
• 3:31
  Dayna Roselli: And HBO Max has really been getting in some good stuff.
• 3:34
  Dayna Roselli: Every time I look something up, it's like HBO Max.
• 3:37
  Dayna Roselli: And like I go to friends' houses and watch it because I don't have it.
• 3:40
  Dayna Roselli: But I'm like, should I get HBO Max?
• 3:42
  SPEAKER_07: You're gonna need to now because some of the titles include Dune, huge release, Matrix Four with Keanu.
• 3:49
  SPEAKER_07: Come on, don't let Keanu down, okay, Dana?
• 3:51
  SPEAKER_07: All right, Tom and Jerry for the kids.
• 3:53
  SPEAKER_07: There's a Matrix 4?
• 3:54
  SPEAKER_04: Yeah.
• 3:55
  SPEAKER_07: Listen.
• 3:55
  SPEAKER_07: Whoa.
• 3:56
  SPEAKER_07: I didn't know there was a two and three.
• 3:58
  SPEAKER_07: I guess we do.
• 3:58
  SPEAKER_07: I didn't know there was a two and three.
• 4:00
  SPEAKER_07: I'm looking at it all the time.
• 4:01
  SPEAKER_07: A little crushed there.
• 4:02
  SPEAKER_07: But I mean, also another musical that's coming out next summer called In the Heights, which was a huge Broadway hit, which is gonna be a, I mean, I think it's gonna be like an Oscar kind of caliber film.
• 4:11
  SPEAKER_07: We're gonna get some huge releases, some major movies that I really do hope if it's safe enough and people feel comfortable, they'll choose to go see it in theaters because that industry needs that support.
• 4:22
  SPEAKER_07: But it is nice for families who can't get to theaters to know they have this option and it's gonna just, I think, forever change the industry now.
• 4:28
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, well, I mean, I guess because right now, I mean, we don't know where things will stand at that time, but you know, right now there's some cities that have the theaters open and some don't.
• 4:37
  Dayna Roselli: So it's, you know, it's pick and choose of where, I guess, also where you live, if you can even get to a theater.
• 4:42
  SPEAKER_07: I know.
• 4:43
  SPEAKER_07: I do know the theaters here in Las Vegas have done an excellent job with their, you know, safety protocols, social distancing.
• 4:49
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, it is a very safe experience, and even some theaters here locally will allow you to write out a theater.
• 4:54
  SPEAKER_07: Say you want to do that with some friends and family and neighbors, and you can do that as well.
• 4:58
  SPEAKER_07: So there's lots of options because they need our support.
• 5:00
  SPEAKER_07: There's nothing like seeing a big release on the big screen, but it is nice that we're getting these options because people are staying home now more than ever before.
• 5:07
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah.
• 5:08
  Sean McAllister: Well, and and let's dive right in to one of the big releases that is coming to our living room.
• 5:14
  Sean McAllister: It's it's hitting Netflix coming up this Friday.
• 5:19
  Sean McAllister: Yep.
• 5:19
  Sean McAllister: It's the prom.
• 5:21
  SPEAKER_06: Hello!
• 5:22
  SPEAKER_07: I am so excited.
• 5:23
  SPEAKER_07: Are those jazz hands I see?
• 5:25
  SPEAKER_07: They are jazz.
• 5:25
  SPEAKER_07: Listen, Sean knows from knowing me for so long I was born with jazz hands.
• 5:29
  SPEAKER_07: And yes, I do like a movie musical, but not listen, I saw cats, I thought it's horrible, no offense.
• 5:34
  SPEAKER_07: But James Corden, thankfully, is in this movie, The Prom.
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  SPEAKER_07: It was a huge Broadway hit.
• 5:40
  SPEAKER_07: And now we've got Ryan Murphy, who's, you know, this Uber producer from television.
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  SPEAKER_07: He's directing it, and he's brought literally the most impressive A-list cast of the year.
• 5:49
  SPEAKER_07: Meryl Street, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Andrew Reynolds, who was in Book of Mormon and Boys in the Band.
• 5:55
  SPEAKER_07: We've got uh Keegan Michael Keel, and then Carrie Washington, all these newcomers as well.
• 6:00
  SPEAKER_07: But it is such a joyous, happy, the exact movie that we need right now because it's just singing, dancing, but with a message of love, acceptance, equality.
• 6:11
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, I think families are going to love it.
• 6:13
  SPEAKER_07: I couldn't like this movie more.
• 6:15
  SPEAKER_07: It's so much fun.
• 6:16
  Sean McAllister: Well, in the musical, I know here in our house we've been listening to the to the soundtrack of this movie already, and a lot of people have been doing that because this was on Broadway first.
• 6:27
  Sean McAllister: The prom was on Broadway, and now it's being adapted to a screen version.
• 6:32
  Sean McAllister: So the music is gonna be familiar with people, and it will be it act kind of as a sing-along for people who are familiar with the music.
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_07: Totally, but of course, being Ryan Murphy, who always has to step things up, they include an end-of-movie song.
• 6:47
  SPEAKER_07: So you've got to watch the entire thing.
• 6:49
  SPEAKER_07: It's an original song called Wear Your Crown.
• 6:52
  SPEAKER_07: All the females in the movie sing this song, and Meryl Streep raps in it.
• 6:58
  SPEAKER_07: She raps in it.
• 6:59
  SPEAKER_07: Meryl Streep and she raps.
• 7:01
  SPEAKER_07: She raps.
• 7:02
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, it's like a mic drop moment.
• 7:04
  SPEAKER_07: So that is such an anthem song for women, for female empowerment, and just I think the movie is so much fun.
• 7:10
  SPEAKER_07: And I actually got a chance to talk to the cast, which is, you know, they're so impressive, and they also love this movie so much.
• 7:16
  SPEAKER_07: I spoke with James Corden just about delivering this gift of a movie this holiday season.
• 7:21
  SPEAKER_00: I think you always look to the glitter and try and um try and divert your mind from the bitter, and you'll I think you'll have an infinitely better day if you do seek those little life lessons.
• 7:34
  SPEAKER_00: I think my favorite song that that I'm part of is myself and Joel and had a had a day where we we shot in a in a in a mall and that was um at the start of a song called Tonight Belongs to you, and and I have the fondest memories of that day.
• 7:51
  SPEAKER_00: Because it was just the two of us, and we just started kind of making stuff up while we were doing it.
• 7:55
  SPEAKER_00: And I loved it.
• 7:56
  SPEAKER_00: I loved every second of shooting that song.
• 7:59
  Sean McAllister: I know it we're just so looking.
• 8:01
  Sean McAllister: I don't think words can capture how excited so many people are for the prom to hit Netflix, and that is December 11th.
• 8:09
  SPEAKER_07: Yes, and it's I mean, honestly, it'll be one that you'll want to watch again and again, and it has a good message, but it's also it's got a little bit of edge to it, but very family friendly and also just really fun.
• 8:19
  SPEAKER_07: It makes you happy, and that's what we need right now.
• 8:21
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah, happy and joy.
• 8:23
  SPEAKER_07: Yes, yeah, that'll be a good one for sure.
• 8:25
  SPEAKER_07: Okay, what else is coming out?
• 8:26
  SPEAKER_07: Oh my gosh, there's so many things.
• 8:27
  SPEAKER_07: There's you know, a lot of things have just been hitting theaters first, but now we're being made to you know watch at home.
• 8:33
  SPEAKER_07: One of those, now it's not for kids, it's called Freaky.
• 8:36
  SPEAKER_07: Now, this is you've probably seen the commercials with Vince Fawn and Catherine Newton.
• 8:40
  SPEAKER_07: It's kind of like that freaky Friday with you know Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lennis.
• 8:44
  SPEAKER_07: Right, right.
• 8:45
  SPEAKER_07: It's trading places with a high school girl and a serial killer.
• 8:49
  Sean McAllister: This doesn't sound family friendly.
• 8:51
  SPEAKER_07: It's not family friendly.
• 8:52
  SPEAKER_07: This is for you know older teenagers or parents, but it's actually very funny.
• 8:56
  SPEAKER_07: It's now gonna be made available to watch at home.
• 8:58
  SPEAKER_07: In fact, I think it's available right now.
• 9:00
  SPEAKER_07: It had only been in theaters before, but it did so well that they're making it available to watch at home.
• 9:05
  SPEAKER_07: And I recently talked to Vince Vaughn, who by the way loves Vegas baby.
• 9:08
  SPEAKER_07: Vegas, you know, sweet.
• 9:09
  Dayna Roselli: I ran into him once at MGM Grand.
• 9:11
  Dayna Roselli: I couldn't believe how tall he was.
• 9:13
  SPEAKER_07: He's a giant.
• 9:14
  Dayna Roselli: I was like, what the?
• 9:15
  Dayna Roselli: I was waiting for an elevator.
• 9:16
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I was like, is that Vince Vaughn?
• 9:17
  Dayna Roselli: And then I looked up very slowly and kept looking and looking, like, is that Vince Vaughn?
• 9:21
  Dayna Roselli: Everyone's like, Oh, yeah, he's tall.
• 9:22
  Dayna Roselli: I'm like, I had no idea.
• 9:24
  SPEAKER_07: Which is even funnier that this big guy has to play a teenage girl.
• 9:28
  SPEAKER_07: So I asked him about getting in touch with his inner teenager.
• 9:32
  SPEAKER_02: It's a lot of fun to work with Catherine on both of these characters.
• 9:34
  SPEAKER_02: We had a good time kind of building out those characters.
• 9:37
  SPEAKER_02: We laughed a lot, and then um sometimes I show up at Set and Catherine have like a chainsaw and be covered in blood, but she's such an optimistic person.
• 9:46
  SPEAKER_02: It was a strange optics to see her in.
• 9:49
  SPEAKER_06: I mean, Vince, how many times do you get Vegas baby Vegas Vegas?
• 9:53
  SPEAKER_02: Vegas baby, Vegas.
• 9:54
  SPEAKER_02: I see it on the billboard still still.
• 9:56
  SPEAKER_02: Come on.
• 9:59
  SPEAKER_02: I love Vegas.
• 10:00
  SPEAKER_02: No residuals, but I've always loved that town, and I always I've always enjoyed going.
• 10:05
  SPEAKER_02: So it's a it's nice to be a part of the culture.
• 10:07
  Dayna Roselli: It's always good to hear from uh Vince Vaughn.
• 10:09
  Dayna Roselli: And this is available on video on demand.
• 10:11
  SPEAKER_07: Yes, you can now, it was just in theaters, but now you can watch it on demand at home.
• 10:15
  SPEAKER_07: Again, it's not for little kids.
• 10:16
  SPEAKER_07: Okay, there are some very scary scenes and some adult content, but for older teenagers and for anyone else, it's actually very entertaining.
• 10:24
  Sean McAllister: Well, hey, we we still need stuff to watch when the kids go to bed, right?
• 10:27
  SPEAKER_07: That's right, exactly.
• 10:28
  SPEAKER_07: And they can't all be movie musicals on the show.
• 10:30
  SPEAKER_07: No, they can't.
• 10:31
  SPEAKER_07: He does have the little cheer, little dance in there, and that's just worth the price of mission alone.
• 10:35
  SPEAKER_07: Right.
• 10:35
  Sean McAllister: And Vince Vaughn, of course, we know from Wedding Crashers.
• 10:38
  SPEAKER_07: So good.
• 10:39
  SPEAKER_07: So good.
• 10:40
  SPEAKER_07: And then that exciting news that they're gonna do a Wedding Crashers 2, a sequel.
• 10:44
  Dayna Roselli: That's yeah, I mean, that's a big deal because that movie was a hit.
• 10:47
  Dayna Roselli: Now, I must say, I saw that at the North Las Vegas drive-in here in town.
• 10:51
  Dayna Roselli: I know, random, right?
• 10:53
  Dayna Roselli: Um, because everyone's like, you gotta see it.
• 10:55
  Dayna Roselli: I think I was in a relationship at the time.
• 10:56
  Dayna Roselli: We're like, let's do something different, go to the drive-in.
• 10:58
  Dayna Roselli: Anyway, but because there was so much hype, I don't feel like I loved that movie as much as I should have because everyone just pumped it up so much.
• 11:06
  Dayna Roselli: It was hilarious.
• 11:07
  Dayna Roselli: But yeah, I mean, I could do it with a wedding crashers too, why not?
• 11:11
  SPEAKER_07: I think it was really you know that's the thing, though.
• 11:12
  SPEAKER_07: Sometimes when you things are overhyped, they don't live up to that.
• 11:15
  SPEAKER_07: Yes.
• 11:16
  SPEAKER_07: But I think a sequel, it's been 10 years, and which is funny.
• 11:19
  SPEAKER_07: I just talked to Jane Seymour, who played Christopher Walken's, you know, wife, you know, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson go to Rachel McAdams' house for this you know weekend.
• 11:28
  SPEAKER_07: And Jane Seymour has reunited with Christopher Walken for a very family-friendly film called War with Grandpa.
• 11:35
  SPEAKER_07: Now, this has been out in theaters for a while, but they're just now making it available to watch at home.
• 11:40
  SPEAKER_07: And I talked to Jane Seymour and her co-star Cheech Marin about this really fun family film.
• 11:46
  SPEAKER_01: Oh, it was so much fun.
• 11:48
  SPEAKER_01: And you know, there's rumors of there being a war with grandpa too, which would be amazing.
• 11:54
  SPEAKER_01: But um, we had such a good time.
• 11:56
  SPEAKER_01: Um, and of course, working with Cheech and Chris and uh Wilken and who I'd worked with before, but then Robert De Niro, who I'd never worked with before, um, and being able to play his potential love interest.
• 12:08
  SPEAKER_01: That was fun.
• 12:08
  SPEAKER_01: But I I would say, you know, that when we were all off camera, it was that they should have made a movie about that, about you know, telling our war stories about I won't tell, I won't tell, but you know, we started saying, You worked for so-and-so, yes, you worked for so-and-so, and how was that for you?
• 12:25
  SPEAKER_01: And you know, there was there was uh it was a wonderful camaraderie on that off-screen.
• 12:30
  SPEAKER_07: So you can tell they had so much fun making this movie.
• 12:33
  SPEAKER_07: What was interesting is that Cheech, who comes to Vegas all the time to perform, I mean, you're with Robert De Niro, Christopher Walk, and these masters, but he said some of the younger kids had to Google who they were.
• 12:43
  Sean McAllister: Well, I was gonna say, younger kids don't even know that Jane Seymour was Dr.
• 12:47
  Sean McAllister: Quinn Medicine Woman.
• 12:48
  SPEAKER_07: Oh my god.
• 12:49
  Sean McAllister: That's where I know her from.
• 12:50
  Sean McAllister: Like, she needs to be wearing pioneer garb.
• 12:53
  SPEAKER_07: And by the way, she is turning 70 this year.
• 12:56
  SPEAKER_07: What?
• 12:57
  SPEAKER_07: She looks amazing.
• 12:58
  SPEAKER_07: I was like, Jane, share your secrets because I see that QVC crepe erase thing at night.
• 13:04
  SPEAKER_07: I would have to buy, she was like, honey, I slather it on.
• 13:06
  SPEAKER_07: I'm like, I need some crepe erase immediately.
• 13:08
  SPEAKER_07: She's like, it works.
• 13:10
  SPEAKER_07: But I mean, she looks amazing.
• 13:11
  SPEAKER_07: She does.
• 13:12
  Sean McAllister: Oh my gosh.
• 13:13
  SPEAKER_07: Right?
• 13:14
  SPEAKER_07: By the way, and also they're this is doing so well.
• 13:17
  SPEAKER_07: Well with grandpa, and it's totally safe to watch with your kids, your grandparents, everything.
• 13:21
  SPEAKER_07: They're thinking about doing a sequel for that.
• 13:23
  SPEAKER_07: But I had to, of course, having Jane Seymour there, had to ask about the wedding crashers sequel.
• 13:28
  SPEAKER_07: She said she hasn't got the call yet, which I'm sure she will, but she'd be thrilled to go back because remember she had that famous iconic line with Owen Wilson.
• 13:37
  SPEAKER_07: How many times do people come up to you and have me do that line?
• 13:40
  SPEAKER_07: What is your name?
• 13:41
  SPEAKER_07: Call me.
• 13:41
  SPEAKER_07: What is it?
• 13:42
  Sean McAllister: Kitty Cat.
• 13:43
  SPEAKER_01: Call me the Kitty Cat.
• 13:49
  Sean McAllister: Like Jane Seymour still got it.
• 13:51
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah, she does.
• 13:54
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah, she does.
• 13:55
  SPEAKER_07: So lots of fun stuff, but that's a totally safe one to watch with families.
• 13:58
  SPEAKER_07: War with grandpa.
• 13:59
  Sean McAllister: Okay.
• 14:00
  Sean McAllister: I know that one of the um releases that has been talked about on d all over social media.
• 14:07
  Sean McAllister: It's something that that Dane and I have talked about, is the undoing on HBO Max with Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman.
• 14:15
  Sean McAllister: Just an incredible, suspenseful drama.
• 14:20
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, so good.
• 14:21
  SPEAKER_07: So good.
• 14:22
  SPEAKER_07: Such good.
• 14:23
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, but Nicole Kidman, I mean, she's had this undoing, which is this you know, masterful suspense, and then she's a completely different character in the prom.
• 14:32
  SPEAKER_07: I think she's gonna get me up for some nominations for both, maybe with you know, Oscars or Emmys.
• 14:36
  SPEAKER_07: But what a great suspense thriller that I normally feel like I pride myself on figuring out who did it.
• 14:42
  SPEAKER_07: This one threw me.
• 14:43
  Dayna Roselli: I know, and and maybe we shouldn't say because there's a lot of people who haven't seen the finale, but but but it was well done.
• 14:48
  Dayna Roselli: Well done.
• 14:49
  Dayna Roselli: And you know, it's one of those things that it it was what, six episodes, so it wasn't too long, it wasn't too short.
• 14:55
  Dayna Roselli: It was just a great but it was interesting.
• 14:57
  Dayna Roselli: We were chatting about Hugh Grant, and you were just saying you saw some some things on Twitter where he's on looking at Twitter and everyone's saying that he looks so much older and this and that, and and he feels like he's being trolled.
• 15:08
  Dayna Roselli: And I'm like, poor Hugh, I thought he looked fantastic.
• 15:10
  SPEAKER_07: Me too.
• 15:11
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah, apparently he was excited about the response because it was like with the most watched thing, and people were so, you know, the fans base was huge.
• 15:18
  SPEAKER_07: So he was looking at how people responded to the finale, and he said he got so depressed because everyone was commenting about how old and haggard he looked.
• 15:26
  SPEAKER_07: And I'm like, listen, it's not the kid from Notting Hill anymore.
• 15:28
  SPEAKER_07: It's been like 20 years, all right.
• 15:30
  Dayna Roselli: Listen, I mean, not only, but after we watched the finale, I was here with Sean, and uh he was trending, but he was trending for some good stuff too, like give this guy an Emmy, right?
• 15:38
  Dayna Roselli: That's what I kept seeing too.
• 15:40
  Dayna Roselli: They're like, just hand the Emmy over.
• 15:42
  Dayna Roselli: Like he did so, you know, so he he was great.
• 15:44
  Dayna Roselli: And then I think I read earlier in the week, too, that he was saying he felt guilty because you know, most people are used to him being that romantic comedy role, and in the undoing, you know, he's well, you at least know he's a philanderer.
• 15:57
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, let's say that.
• 15:58
  SPEAKER_07: You know he's not he's a complicated character, right?
• 16:02
  SPEAKER_07: Yes.
• 16:02
  Sean McAllister: Well, in everybody, just uh the acting in this series, this limited series, whatever whatever it ends up being, just amazing across the board.
• 16:12
  Sean McAllister: And when you have Donald Sutherland on screen, there's just such a reverence and almost uh a spookiness that he brings to always.
• 16:22
  Sean McAllister: And you know, there was always at least for me.
• 16:25
  Sean McAllister: Well, I don't want to get too into the the plot line because we're not a we're not a spoiler part of the card.
• 16:32
  Sean McAllister: We don't want to spoil it.
• 16:33
  SPEAKER_07: You know what, by the way, I can I say to my fellow critics and entertainment journalists out there who have been posting about who did it or the finale, come on, don't do that, yeah.
• 16:42
  SPEAKER_07: Don't watch everything in real time.
• 16:43
  SPEAKER_07: They tape things, and if you spoil it, it's just like that's just not fun for me.
• 16:46
  Sean McAllister: No, no, especially not for these shows that are so well done.
• 16:53
  Sean McAllister: Like let people enjoy it at their own pace, at their own time, and and just enjoy it for all that it's worth without having all the without giving anything away.
• 17:04
  SPEAKER_07: No, don't don't steal our joy, which is sitting down, doing nothing, watching TV, and eating or drinking.
• 17:08
  SPEAKER_07: Exactly.
• 17:08
  Dayna Roselli: Don't still mind we have such limited joy, don't we?
• 17:10
  Dayna Roselli: We can't get to it.
• 17:11
  Dayna Roselli: Sometimes we can't get to it fast enough either.
• 17:13
  Dayna Roselli: You know, you're watching one thing, you gotta switch off, this and that.
• 17:15
  Dayna Roselli: But speaking of Hugh Grant, I was thinking, you know, love actually that's a Christmas movie, right?
• 17:19
  Dayna Roselli: And it's so many people's favorite movies.
• 17:21
  Dayna Roselli: It's like my mom's favorite holiday movie.
• 17:23
  Dayna Roselli: I'm not a huge fan of it.
• 17:24
  Dayna Roselli: I don't know why, but I just I didn't love that movie.
• 17:28
  Dayna Roselli: But I'm curious, what are some of your holiday favorites?
• 17:32
  Dayna Roselli: What's your favorite holiday film, Sean?
• 17:35
  Dayna Roselli: Ugh like do you have a you know, do you because everyone I notice it it's different for everyone.
• 17:40
  Sean McAllister: I mean, the Christmas story is always amazing.
• 17:44
  Sean McAllister: I'm actually looking at a leg lamp.
• 17:46
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, you have a leg lamp.
• 17:47
  Sean McAllister: A la the Christmas story.
• 17:49
  Dayna Roselli: By the way, your house is a very good thing.
• 17:50
  Dayna Roselli: I think that's great.
• 17:51
  Sean McAllister: And I really I know that it's not like a classic Christmas movie, but I like gremlins too.
• 18:01
  Dayna Roselli: Was it out at Christmas?
• 18:02
  Sean McAllister: It takes place at Christmas time.
• 18:04
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, okay, you're right.
• 18:05
  Dayna Roselli: It does.
• 18:05
  Dayna Roselli: It does.
• 18:06
  Sean McAllister: And also uh home alone because Kevin McAllister, Sean McAllister, like you know, it's all in the family there.
• 18:13
  SPEAKER_07: That's for sure.
• 18:14
  Sean McAllister: Okay.
• 18:14
  SPEAKER_07: It's kind of hard.
• 18:15
  SPEAKER_07: You know what?
• 18:15
  SPEAKER_07: I of course, like It's a Wonderful Life, all that, Unimerica, all those classic ones.
• 18:19
  SPEAKER_07: I actually just love when like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer comes on, a little bit.
• 18:24
  SPEAKER_07: Those ones that are so like you remind you of childhood that come on every single year without fail.
• 18:29
  SPEAKER_07: So I know that PBS is airy in like the Charlie Brown specials.
• 18:32
  SPEAKER_07: So that just makes me feel comforted.
• 18:34
  SPEAKER_07: Like when you're home and you're just I don't know.
• 18:36
  Dayna Roselli: The uh like Frosty the Snowman.
• 18:38
  Dayna Roselli: Oh yes, when he puts that what is he?
• 18:41
  Dayna Roselli: Merry Christmas, you know?
• 18:42
  Dayna Roselli: And yeah, I used to love Frosty.
• 18:45
  Dayna Roselli: Um, I haven't seen it in a while.
• 18:47
  Sean McAllister: Although, you know, speaking of Christmas fair, uh Mariah Carey has a Christmas special coming out on uh Apple TV Plus, but there is a song, I forget which song it is.
• 19:00
  Sean McAllister: It's a Christmas song, obviously, but she's singing it with Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande.
• 19:06
  Sean McAllister: And when you get those three together, I don't care what you think about Mariah or Ariana or if you're a Jennifer Hudson fan, those three are amazing.
• 19:18
  Sean McAllister: And putting them all together, I think, is just gonna be phenomenal.
• 19:23
  SPEAKER_07: I just remember when Mariah, well, she's had a long ongoing residency at Caesars Palace, but when she first arrived, you know, we go and interview headliners and we're so lucky to kind of introduce them to the Vegas community.
• 19:33
  SPEAKER_07: And um Sean and myself would take turns sometimes, and they she uh requested Sean.
• 19:38
  SPEAKER_07: Mariah did, and so she she does it's a good one.
• 19:41
  SPEAKER_07: She said All I Want for Christmas is Sean McAllister in the interview of the interview because she's like, Sean, Sewnee, she was flirting up the store.
• 19:49
  SPEAKER_07: And Sean's like, no, she was very professional.
• 19:51
  SPEAKER_07: I'm like, I know she was professional, but honey, she likes Sean.
• 19:54
  Sean McAllister: We've got history from her days on American Idol back when I was covering all that.
• 20:00
  Dayna Roselli: Whatever lands the interview, right?
• 20:03
  Dayna Roselli: We'll take it.
• 20:04
  Dayna Roselli: Um, just to backtrack real quick, my favorite holiday movie is The Family Stone.
• 20:08
  Dayna Roselli: I don't know if you guys have ever seen it.
• 20:09
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my goodness.
• 20:10
  Dayna Roselli: I love that movie so much.
• 20:12
  Dayna Roselli: What a cast.
• 20:13
  Dayna Roselli: All sorts of things are going on, all sorts of relationships are happening.
• 20:16
  Dayna Roselli: Sarah Jessica Parker, I think Owen Wilson.
• 20:19
  Dayna Roselli: Is it Owen Wilson or something?
• 20:20
  Dayna Roselli: No, it's Luke Wilson.
• 20:20
  Dayna Roselli: Luke Wilson.
• 20:22
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, yeah.
• 20:22
  Dayna Roselli: And uh, you know, and uh the guy from Coach, why am I blanking on his name?
• 20:27
  Dayna Roselli: Um Craig Nelson.
• 20:28
  Dayna Roselli: Yes, and um blanking on the main Diane Keaton.
• 20:32
  Dayna Roselli: Diane Keaton.
• 20:33
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, it's a great cast.
• 20:35
  Dayna Roselli: Did you like that movie?
• 20:36
  Dayna Roselli: It's such a good movie.
• 20:37
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, it's such a good movie.
• 20:38
  Dayna Roselli: It's my favorite every year.
• 20:39
  Dayna Roselli: I know it's dramatic and can be happy and sad and emotional, but that's what I like.
• 20:43
  Dayna Roselli: It's a little bit of everything.
• 20:44
  SPEAKER_07: That's a really good one.
• 20:45
  SPEAKER_07: Oh, you know what's also good is the holiday.
• 20:46
  SPEAKER_07: Oh, yeah, that's a camera DS.
• 20:48
  SPEAKER_07: Oh, a camera DSLIT.
• 20:49
  Sean McAllister: It's on, I think it's on uh Hulu.
• 20:52
  Dayna Roselli: Okay.
• 20:53
  Dayna Roselli: Might have it.
• 20:53
  Dayna Roselli: I was just law had all his hair then.
• 20:55
  Sean McAllister: I was just flipping through all of the uh you know, the holiday category programming, and I saw that in there.
• 21:02
  SPEAKER_07: And Jack Black, but you know, honestly, he's just lovable.
• 21:05
  SPEAKER_07: He's just Instagram.
• 21:09
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, Jack Black.
• 21:10
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, he's he's yeah, he's a little wild on Instagram and funny.
• 21:14
  Sean McAllister: And also another Christmas special.
• 21:16
  Sean McAllister: I know Carrie Underwood is out with a a new Christmas special that coincides with her new Christmas album, and that is on HBO Max.
• 21:24
  SPEAKER_07: Yeah, and Dolly's got a new album too, Miss Martin.
• 21:27
  Dayna Roselli: Dolly, she's just keep going and going, pumping stuff out.
• 21:30
  Dayna Roselli: She's got great product and live streams and all sorts of stuff going on.
• 21:34
  Dayna Roselli: She's amazing.
• 21:35
  Sean McAllister: She really is.
• 21:35
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 21:36
  SPEAKER_07: We can get her a residency next year, don't you think?
• 21:38
  SPEAKER_07: She needs joy to the new year.
• 21:40
  Sean McAllister: She needs to bring she needs a little Vegas in her life for sure.
• 21:43
  Dayna Roselli: I think she will.
• 21:44
  Dayna Roselli: I think that's kind of a good one.
• 21:45
  Sean McAllister: And we need some Dolly.
• 21:47
  Dayna Roselli: Definitely.
• 21:48
  Dayna Roselli: We just need something, right?
• 21:49
  Dayna Roselli: Vegas is um, while we're all sitting here, I mean, you know, it's a different place right now, but um, I don't know.
• 21:56
  Dayna Roselli: I I just feel like I'm feeling a l a little bit more positive that.
• 22:00
  Dayna Roselli: Toward the mid to end of 2021 when we'll be back.
• 22:03
  Dayna Roselli: Uh I know it's gonna take a little longer, but I feel like all the conversations that I'm hearing is that we're inching closer and closer to release planning when we have these summer shows and concerts that we're announcing here in Las Vegas or between Live Nation and AG and all that kind of thing, that they seem very confident that that's gonna happen, which is good.
• 22:21
  SPEAKER_07: Yes, and I also think too the one thing, the sub-relating that's come out of this very challenging and difficult year is that this is such a community that it really does stick together.
• 22:29
  SPEAKER_07: And however we can support each other because people have been through it, everyone's been affected somehow.
• 22:34
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, whether it's ordering online to support local small businesses or you know, it just people are really trying to help each other the best they can because our city and our entertainment community has been so badly affected.
• 22:46
  SPEAKER_07: I have also been encouraged when I do these movie interviews and talk to some of these actors, and their first question is how is Vegas doing?
• 22:53
  SPEAKER_07: I'll be the first one to come back and see a show because they want to support you know what we're about.
• 22:58
  SPEAKER_07: And so I know that the demand is there.
• 23:00
  SPEAKER_07: Forbes just did an article saying that the number one wish list on Travelers, you know, bucket list is coming back to Vegas.
• 23:07
  SPEAKER_07: So if we can just keep going safely and going forward, it's like if you build it, they will come.
• 23:12
  SPEAKER_07: If we keep opening things, I know the demand is there, which is should be hopeful to people out there.
• 23:17
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, which is what we all want.
• 23:19
  Sean McAllister: We all want Vegas to be the place where everyone can come and have a great time and see great entertainment and great meals and great shopping and and just do it all.
• 23:28
  Sean McAllister: So as as soon as we can get back to that, it's going to be amazing.
• 23:32
  SPEAKER_07: I mean, I might do yoga pants and heels, but you know, I mean, I'll I'll you know, I'll bling it out somehow because it's stressful going out.
• 23:39
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, like we're chat chatting about this a little bit, but like to go out and do something, like when you're away from home for a certain amount of time now, it feels like I don't like I feel very attached to my condo, like because I've been there so much that it feels odd to like leave.
• 23:54
  Dayna Roselli: I'm like, oh my god, I've got to get home, you know?
• 23:56
  Dayna Roselli: Like for what?
• 23:56
  Dayna Roselli: Why?
• 23:57
  Dayna Roselli: I'm there all the time.
• 23:57
  Dayna Roselli: But it just is so weird like to get ready and do something and it's it's work, it's pro it's a project.
• 24:03
  Dayna Roselli: But I look forward to doing it more often so that it becomes easier.
• 24:07
  Dayna Roselli: It is a project.
• 24:07
  SPEAKER_07: Well, I saw you guys a whole day plan the circa opening, by the way.
• 24:10
  SPEAKER_07: You both looked amazing.
• 24:12
  SPEAKER_07: Thank you, but it was so interesting.
• 24:13
  SPEAKER_07: That was the first time, I think, in almost eight months that we've all gone out to a you know, a black tie red carpet event, and of course they did it very safely, but I'm not joking.
• 24:22
  SPEAKER_07: Every single guy and girl was like, My feet are killing me.
• 24:25
  SPEAKER_07: I'm like, You've been here 40 minutes.
• 24:26
  Dayna Roselli: You know, but but the heels and I just bought flip-flops and just called it a dinner.
• 24:30
  SPEAKER_07: I had not watching heels for eight hours, and so I was like, My feet the next morning.
• 24:34
  SPEAKER_07: We're like, What did we do last night?
• 24:35
  SPEAKER_07: But it was it was great to go out and see people safely, and they've done a great job.
• 24:38
  SPEAKER_07: But you know, it it is a different, different world we live in now.
• 24:41
  Dayna Roselli: It is so different.
• 24:43
  Dayna Roselli: Uh Sean and I are heading out to Red Rock tonight.
• 24:46
  Dayna Roselli: We're recording on uh what are we recording on a Thursday uh to go check out Crimson, which is a new um kind of like cocktail experience, Christmassy cocktail experience.
• 24:55
  Dayna Roselli: So we're gonna do uh outdoor seating, hopefully be some heater lamps just to kind of stay safe, but want to pop in and we'll have some pictures of that all over our Instagram and and social media and Twitter and all that kind of thing.
• 25:06
  Sean McAllister: But hopefully there's gonna be some cheer in a cup to enjoy too.
• 25:10
  SPEAKER_07: Yes, that's always cute.
• 25:12
  SPEAKER_07: Sean likes Sean shared a cup in the morning, is the coffee.
• 25:15
  SPEAKER_07: He's got you know, working together for 14, how long?
• 25:17
  SPEAKER_07: 14 years old.
• 25:18
  Sean McAllister: Four uh, 14, 15, yeah.
• 25:19
  SPEAKER_07: I know.
• 25:20
  SPEAKER_07: I was like 20 when I started, I think.
• 25:21
  Sean McAllister: It's crazy, right?
• 25:23
  Sean McAllister: Me too.
• 25:23
  SPEAKER_07: Somebody's like, Rachel, you're not on TikTok.
• 25:25
  SPEAKER_07: And I'm like, I know.
• 25:26
  SPEAKER_07: I think I'm the only millennial who's not on TikTok.
• 25:29
  SPEAKER_07: Oh my gosh.
• 25:29
  Dayna Roselli: Even I'm on TikTok and I'm 45.
• 25:31
  SPEAKER_07: How fucking are they stretching that millennial thing?
• 25:33
  SPEAKER_07: I'm like, oh I'm a very mature millennial.
• 25:37
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 25:37
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, uh, by the way, Vegas Revealed has a TikTok.
• 25:40
  Dayna Roselli: I don't know if anyone knows that, but yes, and you know, we're we're getting a good following going there and lots of questions about the things that we post, and people seem you know interested to learn more about Vegas.
• 25:49
  Dayna Roselli: And so whenever we do anything or go anywhere, we post a little video and little factoid for folks to to catch up.
• 25:57
  Dayna Roselli: So we're at Vegas Revealed on TikTok.
• 26:00
  SPEAKER_07: I love it.
• 26:00
  SPEAKER_07: I as soon as I download that app, I'll follow you.
• 26:02
  SPEAKER_07: We don't dance, but no dancing.
• 26:06
  Dayna Roselli: Well, not on the TikTok, or not on the Vegas Revealed TikTok.
• 26:09
  SPEAKER_07: Well, you know what?
• 26:09
  SPEAKER_07: That's my gonna be my that's gonna be my resolution for 2021.
• 26:12
  SPEAKER_07: Get Dana to dance.
• 26:13
  Dayna Roselli: Yes, we'll do it.
• 26:14
  SPEAKER_07: We'll do a we'll do a few things.
• 26:15
  Dayna Roselli: I might dance a little on my personal one, possibly, or do some golden girls in depression.
• 26:19
  SPEAKER_07: Do you think OnlyFans account where you do personal videos too?
• 26:24
  Dayna Roselli: Too funny.
• 26:25
  Dayna Roselli: That's my phrase, my response when I was.
• 26:28
  Dayna Roselli: Too funny.
• 26:28
  Dayna Roselli: Too funny.
• 26:30
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, can I uh yeah, just Rachel, we've loved having you.
• 26:34
  Dayna Roselli: Anything else you want to talk about about coming out or anything you want people to know in your world that you've been you've been busy and you've been interviewing celebs and still doing all that kind of thing.
• 26:44
  Dayna Roselli: So anything else that sticks out that you want to let the listeners of Vegas Revealed know?
• 26:48
  SPEAKER_07: It's just been really fun to like, you know what, to stay busy, keep bringing you know entertainment news to people out there, covering what is open, a lot of the charity events, which have been so great, like uh the Tree of Lights, you know, a Festival of Trees and Lights, which was for the Down Syndrome Foundation.
• 27:02
  SPEAKER_07: We've had to do that virtually this year, but but that's where you can go and support.
• 27:05
  SPEAKER_07: But yeah, it's been great to still I mean, listen, I don't know when we're gonna travel again to do these in-person interviews, but they've made things so accessible now.
• 27:13
  SPEAKER_07: So at least the studios have kind of figured out how we can still do these interviews, provide them to people, and um so it's great to keep going and also just report and help people know what shows are opening and and what headliners are doing.
• 27:25
  SPEAKER_07: And so it's been fun just to kind of keep that going and you know, covering what I love, this town.
• 27:30
  Sean McAllister: And which streaming platform we need to be subscribing to in order to get all of this content.
• 27:36
  Dayna Roselli: Sometimes if somebody tells me something's good, I'm like, okay, so they say this is good, then I can watch that.
• 27:40
  Dayna Roselli: I try and do like the seven-day trial before I can cancel.
• 27:43
  Dayna Roselli: I'm like, but I gotta like make sure I have five good days to get it all in, which I do.
• 27:48
  Sean McAllister: You do.
• 27:48
  Sean McAllister: That has like that takes a good amount of planning, though.
• 27:51
  Sean McAllister: You have to know what's coming out when your seven-day window expires.
• 27:55
  Sean McAllister: That's all good.
• 27:56
  Sean McAllister: Rachel Smith, always great to see you.
• 27:58
  Sean McAllister: Thank you so much for bringing your expertise and your celebrity interviews.
• 28:03
  SPEAKER_07: I appreciate it.
• 28:03
  SPEAKER_07: Happy, happy holidays and happy watching.
• 28:05
  SPEAKER_07: And again, I want to hear your reaction to prom once you see it.
• 28:08
  SPEAKER_07: Because for me, for Rachel's reels, I think I'm gonna give it a five out of five, Rachel's reels.
• 28:13
  SPEAKER_07: Five out of five.
• 28:15
  Sean McAllister: Not since the Murph movie have we gotten a five out of five.
• 28:22
  SPEAKER_07: I think we had drinks before we saw that, so that's you know, that could be fun.
• 28:28
  Dayna Roselli: All right, thanks so much, Rachel.
• 28:30
  Dayna Roselli: Stay with us to Dana and Sean's tips coming up.
• 28:38
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• 28:46
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• 28:51
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• 28:59
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• 29:01
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• 29:04
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• 29:05
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• 29:15
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• 29:17
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• 29:20
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• 29:24
  Dayna Roselli: I love that.
• 29:25
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• 29:26
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• 29:27
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• 29:31
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• 29:39
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• 30:01
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• 30:09
  Dayna Roselli: Welcome back, everyone.
• 30:10
  Dayna Roselli: It's time for Dana and Sean's tips.
• 30:13
  Dayna Roselli: And Sean, you know, I thought we've been getting a a lot of notes from some of our listeners, and we have some great regulars.
• 30:19
  Dayna Roselli: And I wanted to give them a little shout-out in tips.
• 30:21
  Dayna Roselli: How about it?
• 30:22
  Sean McAllister: Let's do it.
• 30:23
  Sean McAllister: Should we start with Rob in Atlanta?
• 30:26
  Sean McAllister: We know, Rob, you have rallied the troops.
• 30:29
  Sean McAllister: You have turned us into you've turned Atlanta pretty much into our biggest podcast listening market.
• 30:37
  Sean McAllister: There are so many people in Atlanta who have listened to Vegas Revealed, and uh we like to say, Rob, that it's because of you.
• 30:46
  Dayna Roselli: Yes.
• 30:46
  Dayna Roselli: Thank you, Rob.
• 30:47
  Dayna Roselli: We love it.
• 30:48
  Dayna Roselli: And Rob bought some tea, some steep echo tea.
• 30:50
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 30:51
  Dayna Roselli: And so I'm excited to see if uh when he gets it, if he likes it and what his review is, but I have a feeling he's gonna love it because it's so good.
• 30:59
  Dayna Roselli: Okay, also want to give a big shout out to Mingo from Las Vegas.
• 31:04
  Dayna Roselli: Mingo is a loyal listener.
• 31:07
  Dayna Roselli: He's also a friend, and he loves to send me his weekly, you know, two cents on something that we say or do.
• 31:17
  Dayna Roselli: And and we know he loves our theme song.
• 31:19
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, Mingo, you're probably humming it in your head right now.
• 31:23
  Sean McAllister: Let's go to Vegas, baby.
• 31:25
  Sean McAllister: Let's get away.
• 31:26
  Dayna Roselli: Mingo is a riot, uh, great friend through the years, really um just a funny, funny guy, you know.
• 31:32
  Dayna Roselli: And you know, he he lives in downtown Las Vegas and he embraces everything.
• 31:36
  Dayna Roselli: Las Vegas that's downtown.
• 31:38
  Dayna Roselli: We love that he used to own a restaurant called uh Mingo's, which was delicious and amazing, and we're waiting for him to bring that back, we hope.
• 31:44
  Dayna Roselli: But uh yeah, good dedicated listener.
• 31:47
  Dayna Roselli: Mingo, we appreciate you.
• 31:48
  Dayna Roselli: We like all your comments, even though sometimes uh, you know, they're either nice, not so nice, and critical and fun.
• 31:57
  Sean McAllister: And and Mingo, I hope that we're gonna see you when Donnie Osman starts his residency in August of 2021.
• 32:04
  Sean McAllister: We'll see you there.
• 32:05
  Sean McAllister: Also, Rocco in Germany uh is messages us all the time.
• 32:11
  Sean McAllister: We appreciate Rocco listening overseas, and it's always great to hear from listeners.
• 32:17
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and we love the details that he always sends a direct message and says what he you know liked about the podcast, and and he's missing Vegas big time.
• 32:25
  Dayna Roselli: I know that he's itching to get back here.
• 32:27
  Dayna Roselli: And then we have John who is from Illinois, Belleville, Illinois, John Durante, and we want to say thank you, John.
• 32:34
  Dayna Roselli: He he recently told us that we were one of his favorite podcasts, and he follows us on social and we appreciate the listen.
• 32:40
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, and here, shout out to John, just because you know what?
• 32:43
  Dayna Roselli: You like us, we like you.
• 32:45
  Dayna Roselli: If you want to get John's book, he's the author of a short book on attracting a great life, okay?
• 32:50
  Dayna Roselli: So you can find that by John Duranti.
• 32:53
  Sean McAllister: Who doesn't want to attract a great life?
• 32:55
  Sean McAllister: Exactly.
• 32:55
  Sean McAllister: I mean, great, great topic for a book.
• 32:58
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 32:58
  Sean McAllister: I feel like everyone should get that.
• 33:00
  Dayna Roselli: But uh, I know, it's true.
• 33:01
  Dayna Roselli: It just sounds like a great read, especially right now.
• 33:04
  Dayna Roselli: Um, okay, but for our tips, we did want to get into some of the things happening for the holidays here in Las Vegas, and a lot of them are along the strip, and we know sometimes locals and visitors like to see some of the incredible displays that we have, you know.
• 33:17
  Dayna Roselli: New York City has Times Square, but we have the entire strip, and some of our favorites are on the list, and one of them is Bellagio.
• 33:26
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, you just can't go wrong with a conservatory.
• 33:28
  Sean McAllister: It's always so beautiful.
• 33:30
  Sean McAllister: Every single season they change out the theme of uh the display that's in the conservatory there at the Bellagio, and really resort-wide.
• 33:40
  Sean McAllister: They they put up some beautiful decorations, but that conservatory is just absolutely stunning.
• 33:48
  Sean McAllister: All fresh flowers, the the displays that they create are absolutely amazing, and of course, now is a holiday theme.
• 33:56
  Dayna Roselli: Exactly.
• 33:57
  Dayna Roselli: And a short walk away from that, you can just go watch the fountains.
• 34:00
  Dayna Roselli: And guess what?
• 34:00
  Dayna Roselli: That's still going strong.
• 34:02
  Dayna Roselli: So remember that.
• 34:02
  Dayna Roselli: And this holiday season, they're having the fountains choreographed holiday classics like Slay Ride and Carol of the Bells just for the holiday season.
• 34:11
  Dayna Roselli: So that has got to be spectacular as well.
• 34:13
  Sean McAllister: Still one of my favorite attractions on the Las Vegas strip.
• 34:16
  Dayna Roselli: It is.
• 34:17
  Dayna Roselli: And the ice rink at the Cosmopolitan is back open.
• 34:19
  Dayna Roselli: I think a lot of people were wondering is it gonna open?
• 34:21
  Dayna Roselli: Is it gonna come back?
• 34:22
  Dayna Roselli: And then they made the announcement, and I think a lot of people are pleased.
• 34:25
  Dayna Roselli: This is a really cool spot kind of on the pool deck, right?
• 34:28
  Dayna Roselli: Is it the pool deck of the cosmopolitan?
• 34:30
  Sean McAllister: They build out an ice rink uh over top of the pool, and it's a a real ice rink.
• 34:37
  Sean McAllister: There are some ice rinks that that you know say they're an ice rink, but it's kind of synthetic ice.
• 34:44
  Sean McAllister: Uh, the ice rink at the cosmopolitan is real ice, and they have the cutest little Zamboni machine that goes out there and resurfaces uh the ice for for skaters who go out there.
• 34:56
  Dayna Roselli: And I know that they usually have um s'm'mores kits and those are so good, and then the real fire there, it's kind of like a fire pit that you sit around and you can do your s'more.
• 35:05
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, it's really good.
• 35:06
  Dayna Roselli: And they added more and more food through the years, so um, you know, you can go up and get some really unique things up there and have a drink and and make a night of it.
• 35:14
  Dayna Roselli: Don't drink and skate.
• 35:15
  Dayna Roselli: Well, don't drink too much and skate.
• 35:17
  Dayna Roselli: Don't drink too much, yes.
• 35:18
  Sean McAllister: Make sure you can still stand up on those blades.
• 35:21
  Dayna Roselli: Exactly.
• 35:21
  Dayna Roselli: Maybe skate, then sit down and have your drinks.
• 35:24
  Dayna Roselli: Um, the Link Promenade is going to be all decorated for the holidays as well, so that's really cool.
• 35:28
  Dayna Roselli: It's right near the hall uh high roller, so you know, some great pictures and it might be good uh to go take a stroll there.
• 35:35
  Dayna Roselli: We're heading tonight, I mentioned earlier, to Mary Crimson at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa.
• 35:40
  Dayna Roselli: That's off the strip toward the Summerlin area near Red Rock Park.
• 35:44
  Dayna Roselli: And they're having a great pop-up holiday bar, and they have this incredible display of over-the-top holiday decor there that we will talk about more in the future because we're gonna go tonight.
• 35:58
  Sean McAllister: Right.
• 35:58
  Sean McAllister: So you'll you'll want to watch our Vegas Revealed uh social media channels.
• 36:03
  Sean McAllister: We'll put pictures and video up of uh our experience out there at the Red Rock Hotel and Casino.
• 36:10
  Sean McAllister: Also Samstown, which is off the Las Vegas Strip on Boulder Highway, they have Mystic Falls, which always turns into a holiday, a holiday treat.
• 36:20
  Sean McAllister: Um the tradition goes back to 1994 when they first uh transformed Mystic Falls into a holiday scene.
• 36:27
  Sean McAllister: So they're doing that again this year.
• 36:29
  Sean McAllister: At the Tropicana, down at the south end of Las Vegas Boulevard, they also have a Festival of Lights showcase out on uh the Tropicana Plaza there.
• 36:39
  Sean McAllister: So they'll have that uh through January 3rd getting into the spirit.
• 36:44
  Dayna Roselli: I'm glad you mentioned that because I almost forgot the Tropicana was open, you know, again, because it took a while for it to open and then they announced they were, and I thought, you know, and then we kind of went into this things are open and closed mode, and then and then I'm like, wait, the Tropicana is open when I saw this, so they're ready to go.
• 37:00
  Sean McAllister: The trop is still kicking and ready to celebrate the holidays.
• 37:03
  Dayna Roselli: All right.
• 37:04
  Dayna Roselli: Well, the Ethel M Chocolate Factory is an incredible place.
• 37:06
  Dayna Roselli: Sean and I hosted the Nevada, no, I can't speak today, the Nevada Ballet Theatres Nutcracker special from there.
• 37:14
  Dayna Roselli: The only thing is you do have to call ahead because there's a limited capacity, and I know they were filling up really quick, but they have an incredible lit-up cactus garden out there that's always spectacular.
• 37:24
  Sean McAllister: And uh downtown, the Fremont Street Experience is once again uh hosting its annual Christmas tree lighting, and I believe they also have a Grand Menorah down at the Fremont Street Experience, and the Viva Vision Canopy Show is going to be holiday themed, so uh that'll be a good festive place to go as well.
• 37:45
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and then the glittering lights at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, always amazing.
• 37:49
  Dayna Roselli: It's it's actually in its 20th season, goes through Sunday, January 10th, and you drive through, so that's really cool and perfect for what's happening out there with the virus for folks to socially distance to be able to drive through the glittering lights, is a plus.
• 38:04
  Sean McAllister: And I think that's one of those attractions where you tune into a radio station and you have the the holiday songs as you drive through uh this light display.
• 38:15
  Sean McAllister: So it that is a really unique um way to celebrate the season with the family.
• 38:21
  Dayna Roselli: Definitely.
• 38:21
  Dayna Roselli: And the forum shops at Caesars Palace.
• 38:23
  Dayna Roselli: I did see the Christmas tree posted that on our social media as well.
• 38:26
  Dayna Roselli: Pretty spectacular.
• 38:27
  Dayna Roselli: It's kind of in that area that's in the round that connects the beginning of the shops to the kind of addition of the shops, and it's you know, in it's this big area, and the tree sits right in the middle, really, really pretty as well.
• 38:38
  Sean McAllister: It is, and it there's a rotunda, it's a big dome ceiling.
• 38:41
  Sean McAllister: That's the word rotunda.
• 38:43
  Sean McAllister: And that is one of those places where if you are standing in the correct spot, you can hear somebody's conversation from the other side of the room, and it's a big area, so keep that in mind.
• 38:56
  Sean McAllister: Somebody on the other side can hear you crystal clear.
• 39:01
  Sean McAllister: I I uh and I did you test it out?
• 39:04
  Sean McAllister: No, well, I specifically remember this because last year we were over at uh the forum shops at holiday time, and we stopped to um take some pictures and video the tree over there, and I remember hearing it sounded like somebody was standing right next to me, but I knew that there was nobody there, and I looked up and I was like, Oh, it must be the sound that's uh bouncing back because of the domed ceiling.
• 39:29
  Dayna Roselli: And sure enough, no, there you have it, right?
• 39:32
  Dayna Roselli: Don't talk about it.
• 39:34
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, mind your manners, that's for sure.
• 39:36
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, that's a pretty good list for a time right now where you know we are at limited capacity and and all that.
• 39:44
  Dayna Roselli: Uh everyone's trying to do their best to lift everyone's spirits.
• 39:47
  Dayna Roselli: And I love that all these properties that usually do this stuff are continuing to do it.
• 39:52
  Dayna Roselli: You know what?
• 39:53
  Dayna Roselli: They're just like, we're putting it up anyway, and come.
• 39:56
  Dayna Roselli: And even if you can just get out there and take a stroll, you know.
• 40:00
  Dayna Roselli: Maybe you don't have the money right now to go, you know, have a big Christmas or go out to eat and you're trying to save your money, but you can walk through and see these displays and be reminded of what Las Vegas is all about.
• 40:11
  Sean McAllister: And the decorations really do lift your spirits.
• 40:14
  Sean McAllister: So if you have the chance, have the opportunity, definitely get out and see them.
• 40:18
  Sean McAllister: I'm sure that they will bring a smile to your face.
• 40:21
  Sean McAllister: And hey, you know what we mentioned?
• 40:23
  Sean McAllister: What we haven't mentioned is that all of these are free.
• 40:26
  Sean McAllister: It's free to go and and look at all this stuff.
• 40:28
  Sean McAllister: So enjoy the season, head out, look at the decorations that are put up just for you to enjoy.
• 40:36
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• 40:52
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• 40:53
  Sean McAllister: And I've got a little scratch in my throat right now, so I think I might go brew a cup of Steep Echo tea and soothe my way into uh another week.
• 41:03
  Dayna Roselli: That sounded very like uh a nighttime talk show host.
• 41:07
  Dayna Roselli: Thanks everyone for joining us.
• 41:09
  Dayna Roselli: Big shout out again to Mingo, John, Rob, and Rocco.
• 41:15
  Dayna Roselli: We need to get some women listeners.
• 41:16
  Dayna Roselli: We're all the women.
• 41:18
  Sean McAllister: Let's uh maybe next week for uh episode 47.
• 41:22
  Sean McAllister: We'll do the shout out to the ladies.
• 41:24
  Sean McAllister: Okay.
• 41:24
  Sean McAllister: Well, we don't know ladies to get.
• 41:26
  Sean McAllister: We'll always answer.
• 41:28
  Dayna Roselli: We always answer, that's right.
• 41:29
  Dayna Roselli: We're always online.
• 41:30
  Dayna Roselli: Nothing else to do.
• 41:31
  Dayna Roselli: Have a great week, everyone.