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Interview with NKOTB's Jonathan Knight, Vegas Loop Station at Fontainebleau Opens, Oprah Dines in Las Vegas, Downtown Craft Cocktail Tour, Valentine's Ideas, New Edition Way Tour | Ep. 306 · Vegas Revealed

• 0:00
  Dayna Roselli: It's episode 306 of Vegas Revealed.
• 0:04
  Dayna Roselli: We talk with New Kids on the Blocks John Knight.
• 0:06
  SPEAKER_05: We can add so many things to the show that we can't do, you know, when we take the show on the road.
• 0:12
  Dayna Roselli: The group is coming back to Las Vegas this month with more shows at ParkMGM.
• 0:17
  Sean McAllister: Plus, Fountain Blue adds a Vegas Loop Station.
• 0:20
  Sean McAllister: All the details and the deal happening now.
• 0:24
  Dayna Roselli: There's a new tour that takes you to the top five craft cocktail bars in the arts district.
• 0:29
  Sean McAllister: Some Valentine's Day ideas for you love birds, and Dana checks out the new edition tour when it stopped here in Vegas.
• 0:36
  Dayna Roselli: Also, you can after party with two of the Backstreet Boys at Voltaire at the Venetian.
• 0:41
  Sean McAllister: Plus, Oprah dines at one of our popular Thai restaurants.
• 0:45
  Dayna Roselli: All this and more coming up now on Vegas Revealed.
• 0:51
  Dayna Roselli: Welcome to Vegas Revealed, episode 306.
• 0:54
  Dayna Roselli: It's Dana Roselli along with Sean McAllister.
• 0:58
  Dayna Roselli: And it just goes without saying every week.
• 1:00
  Dayna Roselli: We have a lot to talk about.
• 1:01
  Sean McAllister: Well, there's a ton to talk about.
• 1:03
  Sean McAllister: And I feel like a lot of people online have been talking about the Vegas loop really since uh the consumer electronics show was here, and so many people were moving around on this underground transportation system that's being drilled through Las Vegas right now.
• 1:21
  Dayna Roselli: Well, it's interesting because you can't see progress because it's underground.
• 1:25
  Sean McAllister: Right.
• 1:25
  Sean McAllister: You just like all of a sudden a new station pops online.
• 1:28
  Dayna Roselli: And that's exactly what happened.
• 1:30
  Dayna Roselli: We have a new station at Fountain Blue all of a sudden.
• 1:32
  Dayna Roselli: And we were like, wait, what?
• 1:34
  Dayna Roselli: But yeah, we can't see it happening.
• 1:36
  Dayna Roselli: So uh yeah, a new boring company, Vegas Loop Station, just opened at Fountain Blue.
• 1:41
  Dayna Roselli: And here's the cool part, Sean.
• 1:43
  Dayna Roselli: They're offering like complimentary trips for now.
• 1:48
  Sean McAllister: That's pretty cool.
• 1:49
  Dayna Roselli: So you can try it out if anyone's, you know, skeptical, wants to try it for the first time, see how it works.
• 1:55
  Dayna Roselli: Now's the time to do it.
• 1:56
  Sean McAllister: Well, people have been raving about uh the ease and the speed at which they can kind of move around through this system.
• 2:07
  Dayna Roselli: I know, and we took we did take it once from Resorts World to the convention center, uh the new convention center was a quick trip, but when the resorts uh world station opened, we figured, well, let's try it out.
• 2:19
  Dayna Roselli: And it wasn't really what we thought it would be.
• 2:22
  Dayna Roselli: I I feel like because we were going one way and then came out and then had to wait to go back.
• 2:28
  Dayna Roselli: Like, I thought it was kind of like, well, this doesn't make sense.
• 2:31
  Dayna Roselli: Two lanes.
• 2:32
  Sean McAllister: Right, but it's it's a one-way tunnel, it's a one-way tunnel, and then you go out.
• 2:36
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, so we were like, oh, this is how it works.
• 2:38
  Dayna Roselli: And like, I don't know if it's that way for every single thing, but we were like, well, and then we were also saying, like, well, I don't know how fast it is, it's basically you know the speed of a moving car that's going the speed limit.
• 2:50
  Dayna Roselli: Um, but then people have raved about it.
• 2:53
  Dayna Roselli: Like you said, if you look at the people that use it during CES, they're saying, like, hey, it was great.
• 2:57
  Dayna Roselli: And so I'm interested to see as these stations open, how this whole network works and if it really is truly gonna make the process faster.
• 3:07
  Dayna Roselli: I think especially for people coming in for conventions.
• 3:10
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, and I know that they are uh well, they're doing some test runs with the air with a tunnel that goes to the airport right now.
• 3:20
  Sean McAllister: So once that opens up, that'll that will be a high volume route.
• 3:25
  Sean McAllister: And there's currently uh some construction going on on Paradise Road, which is kind of down the street from the airport, where they're apparently putting in a uh a Vegas Loop uh station, they're turning uh the old Gor Gordon Birsch building into a Vegas Loop station where you can then pick up other modes of transportation, a bus, a taxi, an Uber to do surface street stuff.
• 3:51
  Sean McAllister: Um but yeah, I think as more and more opens up, and I think there was just approval for the uh loop to go to downtown uh Las Vegas as well.
• 4:03
  Dayna Roselli: I saw them talking about that.
• 4:04
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, they were gonna, you know, how it's gonna work and all that.
• 4:07
  Dayna Roselli: It is interesting how this whole network is gonna work.
• 4:10
  Dayna Roselli: Because you do think about like the airport.
• 4:12
  Dayna Roselli: I think about like that popular time at the airport, like when everyone's leaving their hotels, is it gonna be like this big mob of people?
• 4:18
  Dayna Roselli: But I don't know, maybe maybe the way the network works and moves people, it's not gonna be that way.
• 4:24
  Dayna Roselli: I it's so interesting to me because it's all happening underground.
• 4:28
  Sean McAllister: I know, right?
• 4:29
  Sean McAllister: Well, and I think that the thing that I think about is how uh and obviously it's all like electronically monitored where the cars are inside the tunnels, you know, what's coming, what's going, what's on the way.
• 4:45
  Sean McAllister: Um, like you have to like plan for that.
• 4:48
  Sean McAllister: It's kind of like a well-orchestrated dance.
• 4:51
  Sean McAllister: I guess in in you know, uh perfect working conditions, it's well orchestrated.
• 4:58
  Sean McAllister: So that is kind of what I wonder about when it gets up to full capacity, like how that whole choreographed dance of cars is gonna go.
• 5:10
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 5:11
  Dayna Roselli: Well, and you think about like who's like obviously like I don't know.
• 5:14
  Dayna Roselli: I don't I don't know that time locals will use it, but I don't know that it's really necessarily there for the locals, right?
• 5:21
  Dayna Roselli: So I was thinking because I was thinking like then you don't have to move around, like like you could go resorts world to fountain blue.
• 5:26
  Dayna Roselli: So say you wanted to go out to dinner at Resorts World, but you're like, oh, we have a show at Fountain Blue, we'd love to go grab a drink.
• 5:34
  Dayna Roselli: You don't want to go to the parking garage, get in your car, drive over to Fountain Blue, find a spot, you know what I mean?
• 5:39
  Dayna Roselli: Like all that.
• 5:39
  Dayna Roselli: So it is kind of nice for locals, and I'm sure locals will take advantage, but it's really great for everyone staying at these hotels that want to bop around to different places.
• 5:51
  Dayna Roselli: You want to stay somewhere, but maybe you're here for a sphere show, or you you're gonna go to you know, stay at watch a show at Park MGM, but you're staying somewhere else.
• 6:02
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, it's it's kind of great.
• 6:04
  Sean McAllister: It is, and I think it probably will be uh a lot of local workers who end up using it, people who work down on the strip, um, especially at you know, those peak times of F1 construction and traffic interruptions and all that kind of stuff.
• 6:24
  Sean McAllister: That could be, you know, an additional way to move around.
• 6:28
  Sean McAllister: Uh, you know, you add in the the monorail and you can move up above ground or down below ground.
• 6:35
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I mean, and going true, and then you know, going being able to go downtown to the arts district.
• 6:40
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 6:41
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, it's gonna be, you know, it great once it's done.
• 6:44
  Dayna Roselli: If you know, I mean, uh, people seem to be liking it already.
• 6:47
  Dayna Roselli: So we wish the best just to ease congestion in Las Vegas for everyone and making it easier for people to move around and have fun.
• 6:56
  Dayna Roselli: We support that, and uh we're up for any extra modes of transportation.
• 7:02
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, and big picture, I think there's uh uh in the plan, the overall grand plan for this is to have over a hundred stops on the the Vegas loop system all over uh Las Vegas.
• 7:16
  Sean McAllister: So we shall see.
• 7:18
  Dayna Roselli: We shall see.
• 7:18
  Dayna Roselli: So um, like I mentioned, Fountain Blue is now open.
• 7:21
  Dayna Roselli: It's on level V1 uh at the Fountain Blue Las Vegas South Valet.
• 7:26
  Dayna Roselli: So if you're interested, again, it does go to the convention center and then some other stops that are available at this stage.
• 7:34
  Dayna Roselli: All Vegas Loop rides to and from Fountain Blue will be introduced as complimentary for guests.
• 7:41
  Dayna Roselli: So I don't know how long that's gonna last, but for now, it's the time to check out the Vegas Loop and go for free.
• 7:48
  Sean McAllister: Well, Dana, uh, we just wrapped up an interview that I think you could say has all the right stuff.
• 7:54
  Dayna Roselli: I agree.
• 7:55
  Dayna Roselli: I think it really does.
• 7:56
  Dayna Roselli: And we did the interview for our TV show, but also wanted to share it here on the podcast.
• 8:01
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, and we're talking about our interview with John Knight of New Kids on the Block.
• 8:05
  Dayna Roselli: Jonathan is great.
• 8:07
  Dayna Roselli: We had a good chat with him.
• 8:08
  Dayna Roselli: They are coming back, New Kids on the Block, um, for February 14th, 15, 18, 20, 21, 25, 27, and 28 at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
• 8:18
  Dayna Roselli: It's a great residency show.
• 8:21
  Dayna Roselli: Then they're gonna come back again after that.
• 8:23
  Dayna Roselli: They're becoming like part of the Las Vegas landscape.
• 8:27
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, they're they've become regulars, and we love having new kids on the block as as performance regulars and headliners here in Las Vegas.
• 8:35
  Sean McAllister: And we had a great chat with John all about the residency and what he does in town when he's off stage.
• 8:44
  Sean McAllister: Hey.
• 8:45
  Dayna Roselli: Listen, I have to tell you, I saw the residency, and it is absolutely incredible.
• 8:50
  Dayna Roselli: I rave about it all the time because I feel like you guys use so many elements to really make it a Vegas show.
• 8:56
  Dayna Roselli: Was that your intention?
• 8:58
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, I mean, that's the beauty of being, you know, stationary.
• 9:02
  SPEAKER_05: We can add so many things to the show that we can't do, you know, when we take the show on the road.
• 9:08
  SPEAKER_05: Um, you know, just the car, for example.
• 9:11
  SPEAKER_05: We have this big vintage car that I drive out on stage.
• 9:14
  SPEAKER_05: And um, there's just so many elements to it that are so vegas and just make it, you know, in my opinion, I think it's one of our best shows we've ever done in our 40 years of being together.
• 9:26
  Dayna Roselli: I'm glad you feel that way.
• 9:28
  Dayna Roselli: I've seen you guys many times in arenas, and it's always so good, but this was different.
• 9:32
  Dayna Roselli: I really felt like this is top-notch.
• 9:35
  Dayna Roselli: I it really is good.
• 9:37
  Sean McAllister: Well, I now compare other shows, especially in that theater, to what you guys do.
• 9:42
  Sean McAllister: I mean, I've seen all the video, you guys are floating in boxes.
• 9:46
  Sean McAllister: You're doing all this great stuff in there using the whole room.
• 9:49
  Sean McAllister: And when I go to other shows, I'm like, wait, this is all you're doing?
• 9:52
  Sean McAllister: Did you see what new kids can do?
• 9:55
  SPEAKER_05: That's awesome.
• 9:56
  Dayna Roselli: Now, will you guys change anything up for this, you know, newer run or this, I guess, well, you know, next leg?
• 10:03
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, no, um, I mean, we we're we're known to add little things in and out, but um, you know, I think I think it it it'll remain the same.
• 10:12
  SPEAKER_05: But you know, the great thing about this show is it's you know, not only for new kids fans, I mean, I think anybody who's in Vegas and wants to, you know, have a night out and go see a great show, I think even if they don't know our songs, they're gonna love this show so much.
• 10:27
  Sean McAllister: And we were there when uh you guys married Las Vegas.
• 10:30
  Sean McAllister: You had your commitment ceremony, all the Vegas entertainers were in the room.
• 10:35
  Sean McAllister: It was quite quite an event.
• 10:37
  Sean McAllister: I mean, how long do you see this relationship lasting?
• 10:41
  SPEAKER_05: You know, I am loving being in Vegas.
• 10:44
  SPEAKER_05: Everything about it is just so magical, you know.
• 10:47
  SPEAKER_05: Um, I I hope we can, you know, continue this residency, or if not, come back with a whole new revamped Vegas, you know, show in the future.
• 10:57
  SPEAKER_05: But um, you know, doing the ceremony and stuff, it just it was such an honor to be in a room with all these other, you know, iconic Vegas performers.
• 11:07
  SPEAKER_05: And um, you know, I think that's when it really hit me that like we're here in Vegas and we're, you know, in great company with with all these other entertainers that are out there.
• 11:18
  Dayna Roselli: We have quite a mishmash, don't we?
• 11:21
  SPEAKER_05: Oh yeah, it sure is.
• 11:24
  SPEAKER_05: There's something for everybody.
• 11:26
  Dayna Roselli: There's something for everyone.
• 11:27
  Dayna Roselli: That's so true.
• 11:28
  Dayna Roselli: When you when you guys uh started out, did you because I'm a kind of like uh fly by the seat of my pants kind of person, when you were younger and you guys were huge, did you see yourself still performing now and doing this with everyone?
• 11:42
  SPEAKER_05: Never, never.
• 11:43
  SPEAKER_05: You know, in 1994 when we broke up, I was, you know, I was just like, this is it, you know, and I I really had to reinvent my myself and my career.
• 11:52
  SPEAKER_05: Um, and then when we got back together, we we really we just were contracted for 32 shows.
• 11:59
  SPEAKER_05: And we've been back together longer now than we were, you know, at our heyday in in the 80s.
• 12:06
  SPEAKER_05: And um, you know, just our relationship together has grown.
• 12:10
  SPEAKER_05: And it's it's I wish we could be grown-ups back when we were younger, just to like understand everything and appreciate it, you know.
• 12:19
  SPEAKER_05: It's it's just back in the day, it was just such a whirlwind, you really couldn't wrap your head around it.
• 12:24
  SPEAKER_05: And now, you know, now that I'm 57, it's just like I can look at it and know really what a blessing this all is.
• 12:33
  Sean McAllister: Yeah.
• 12:33
  Sean McAllister: And what is the dynamic?
• 12:35
  Sean McAllister: How has the dynamic changed with you guys now that I mean comparing to when you know you were younger, how is the dynamic of the group changed and evolved and into how it is now?
• 12:46
  SPEAKER_05: It it really hasn't changed.
• 12:48
  SPEAKER_05: I think we are just grown now that we respect each other.
• 12:53
  SPEAKER_05: And you know, if there's a little bit of you know, beef going on, we can step back and and approach it as adults.
• 13:00
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, when we were kids, it was it was madness, you know.
• 13:03
  SPEAKER_05: You we didn't know what we were doing, and um, you know, we were just thrown into this crazy machine, and you know, just as adults, it's it's such it's such a different working environment with us.
• 13:16
  SPEAKER_05: And it's just, you know, I've known these guys since I was six years old.
• 13:21
  SPEAKER_05: And um, it's just it's really incredible our relationship.
• 13:26
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, what a what a blessing.
• 13:28
  Dayna Roselli: That's cool.
• 13:28
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, when you visit Vegas, what do you like to do?
• 13:30
  Dayna Roselli: I saw on your Instagram you were hiking with Jordan or taking a walk.
• 13:34
  Dayna Roselli: You said you needed some some back medicine medicine after.
• 13:38
  SPEAKER_05: You know, I mean, Vegas, Vegas to me is a lot like New York.
• 13:41
  SPEAKER_05: You know, I lived in New York for 11 years and I would be there for four days, and I'm like, okay, I gotta go.
• 13:48
  SPEAKER_05: So um, you know, the the great thing about Vegas is you can be in Vegas in the the the craziness of it all, and then get in your car, drive a couple hours, and just be one with nature.
• 13:59
  SPEAKER_05: So um, you know, a lot of a lot of getting out of Vegas, but when I'm in Vegas, I've seen a lot of the shows and the restaurants are great.
• 14:07
  SPEAKER_05: Um, so it's just it's a great place to really have that balance of you can be in it and you can be out of it.
• 14:14
  SPEAKER_03: True.
• 14:15
  Sean McAllister: And have you, I mean, so you take the opportunity to really enjoy being here when you're off stage then.
• 14:22
  SPEAKER_05: Yes, yeah, it's it's amazing.
• 14:25
  SPEAKER_05: You know, we went to Zion National Park and um this go-around, I I want to rent a camper and just go travel and just go see things outside of of Vegas and and just really take in everything Nevada has.
• 14:39
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, it's interesting because we just did an interview with Travel Nevada, and they were saying they were trying to get more people to road trip, and we have like over 600 ghost towns that are really cool to visit and all sorts of stuff.
• 14:49
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, that's I'm gonna look into that.
• 14:52
  Sean McAllister: So you can if you need an itinerary, just hit us up and we'll let you know.
• 14:57
  Dayna Roselli: Definitely.
• 14:58
  Dayna Roselli: Um, well, listen, um, we are excited for you to be back here in Las Vegas and do this show.
• 15:02
  Dayna Roselli: The show really is good.
• 15:04
  Dayna Roselli: I love that you work the room.
• 15:06
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, it's spread out.
• 15:08
  Dayna Roselli: It it's fantastic.
• 15:09
  Dayna Roselli: I went with a group of friends and you know, there were a couple people who were like, oh, I don't know this song, but I love it.
• 15:14
  Dayna Roselli: Like, like you're saying, it doesn't have to be a diehard new kids fan, although there are many, many, many of those.
• 15:19
  SPEAKER_05: That's cool.
• 15:20
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, I'm I'm so excited to get back and get back in the groove and you know, just bring people happiness and joy.
• 15:26
  SPEAKER_05: You know, we need that so much in this this day and age now.
• 15:30
  SPEAKER_05: And you know, just escape from everyday life and and just have fun.
• 15:34
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, yeah.
• 15:34
  Dayna Roselli: And we'll we see you on TV again with another show soon.
• 15:37
  Dayna Roselli: Your show was so beloved.
• 15:40
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, you know, it's uh uh maybe I can't say much right now, but I I will tease it that I I did a pilot uh this past fall for HGTV, and we're we're working it out.
• 15:54
  SPEAKER_05: So yeah.
• 15:55
  SPEAKER_01: Good.
• 15:55
  SPEAKER_01: We hope so because people that that's a good that was a great show.
• 15:58
  SPEAKER_01: Loved it.
• 15:59
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, and yeah, I just saw you're doing some indoor gardening right now.
• 16:03
  Sean McAllister: I know you're back on the East Coast, it's cold.
• 16:05
  Sean McAllister: Yeah I I struggle with growing anything, period.
• 16:10
  Sean McAllister: So what's like the easiest thing that I can start growing at home here in Las Vegas?
• 16:15
  SPEAKER_05: And I see Vegas, well, it's cool right now.
• 16:19
  SPEAKER_05: Um, I don't really know the the the the the the the temperatures you could do lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, everything.
• 16:26
  SPEAKER_05: It's it's just don't even get me started on on gardening.
• 16:31
  Dayna Roselli: Well, we need to start doing that, make our food nice and clean, right?
• 16:34
  Dayna Roselli: Growing vegetables.
• 16:35
  Dayna Roselli: It's important.
• 16:36
  SPEAKER_05: I mean, if if I could grow stuff in my hotel room in Vegas, I would have a whole setup going on out there.
• 16:42
  SPEAKER_01: Now that's a TV show.
• 16:44
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, right?
• 16:44
  SPEAKER_01: I think we just came up with a new pilot.
• 16:50
  SPEAKER_01: I love it.
• 16:51
  Dayna Roselli: John, thanks so much.
• 16:52
  Dayna Roselli: We can't wait to have you back here in town.
• 16:54
  Dayna Roselli: And for many, many years, we hope.
• 16:56
  Dayna Roselli: Fingers crossed.
• 16:57
  SPEAKER_05: Awesome.
• 16:58
  SPEAKER_05: Thank you guys so much.
• 16:58
  SPEAKER_05: And hopefully, we'll see you guys when we're out there again.
• 17:01
  SPEAKER_05: Come on through and we'll say hi in person.
• 17:03
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, because Sean has never actually seen the show.
• 17:05
  Dayna Roselli: I have.
• 17:06
  SPEAKER_05: I'm due.
• 17:06
  SPEAKER_05: All right, Sean.
• 17:07
  SPEAKER_05: We need to be there with you guys.
• 17:09
  SPEAKER_05: Right here, put you on the guest list.
• 17:11
  SPEAKER_01: Put them on the guest list, send them up in a box.
• 17:15
  Sean McAllister: Hey, thanks so much, John.
• 17:17
  Sean McAllister: Can't wait to see you guys back here in Vegas.
• 17:20
  Sean McAllister: Awesome.
• 17:20
  Sean McAllister: Thank you guys.
• 17:21
  SPEAKER_01: Thank you.
• 17:21
  SPEAKER_01: Take care.
• 17:22
  Sean McAllister: All right, bye-bye.
• 17:23
  Dayna Roselli: All right, we don't want anyone to steal our show idea of gardening in a hotel room.
• 17:28
  Sean McAllister: I mean, what could it be called?
• 17:29
  Sean McAllister: Gardening on the go?
• 17:31
  Dayna Roselli: That's boring.
• 17:32
  Sean McAllister: Hotel Green Thumb.
• 17:34
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I don't know what to think about that.
• 17:36
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, we'll think about that.
• 17:37
  Dayna Roselli: You put me on the spot there.
• 17:38
  Sean McAllister: But uh what I have to say about John, such a nice guy.
• 17:43
  Sean McAllister: And what you uh didn't hear or see in uh the interview that we just played, so I ended up hanging up on we did a zoom interview with John, and I thought I was stopping the record, and I accidentally like hung up on him like mid-sentence.
• 18:03
  Sean McAllister: He was saying something to us.
• 18:04
  Sean McAllister: It was so rude.
• 18:05
  Sean McAllister: Oh my god.
• 18:06
  Sean McAllister: I was like, what?
• 18:08
  Sean McAllister: No, I just kind of stared at the computer with my mouth open.
• 18:11
  Sean McAllister: I was like, no.
• 18:13
  Sean McAllister: Next thing you know, he was calling the phone.
• 18:15
  Sean McAllister: So called us up to say, hey, yeah, we didn't finish our chat.
• 18:19
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 18:19
  Dayna Roselli: So nice.
• 18:21
  Dayna Roselli: Just a great guy.
• 18:22
  Dayna Roselli: And you, you know, hear him talk about you know his life in New Kids on the Block.
• 18:26
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, that's the thing.
• 18:27
  Dayna Roselli: It's like, you know, we were a part of their lives uh at such a young age because they started, you know, singing and performing when they were so young.
• 18:36
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, so many people have been along for the ride.
• 18:39
  Dayna Roselli: They have just songs you just love.
• 18:42
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, you just can't not love.
• 18:44
  Dayna Roselli: And that's what, like he said, it makes this residency so joyous.
• 18:48
  Dayna Roselli: I went and I absolutely loved it.
• 18:50
  Dayna Roselli: I know I talked about it in the interview, I've talked about it in the past, but you know, and I really went in not knowing what to expect because I've seen them in so many arena shows, and they were so great that I was like, well, I wonder what they'll do for this residency.
• 19:01
  Dayna Roselli: It'll be small and like, and it was not small at all, it's in a big theater, but they the way they use that room and all the different things that they do in there with the car on the stage and the streamers and confetti and the boxes in the air, going up to visit the balcony and say hello to everyone up there, the way that they work the audience and spread out.
• 19:22
  Dayna Roselli: Joey's on one side, Donnie's in the middle, John's over to the right.
• 19:25
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, Jordan's there.
• 19:26
  Dayna Roselli: And it gives every they really want to make everyone feel special, and I think that they really love it, and that is why they are successful today.
• 19:33
  Sean McAllister: Absolutely.
• 19:34
  Sean McAllister: And you can tell that they're up there having fun and enjoying themselves.
• 19:39
  Sean McAllister: Um, but it really is.
• 19:40
  Sean McAllister: Like I like I said, I now measure other shows against what new kids on the block do in their Vegas residency.
• 19:49
  Sean McAllister: So the the bar has been set.
• 19:51
  Sean McAllister: It's a great show, and it was great to talk with John.
• 19:55
  Sean McAllister: It really was.
• 19:56
  Dayna Roselli: Well, listen, if you are into music, like most people are and shows, you might want to hit up um Foreigner.
• 20:03
  Dayna Roselli: Actually, Lou Graham is gonna host two performances of the band's new orchestral concert series.
• 20:10
  Dayna Roselli: This is taking place over at the Venetian.
• 20:12
  Dayna Roselli: It sounds cool, March 6th and 7th.
• 20:14
  Dayna Roselli: And then Lou Graham is also hosting an exclusive VIP book signing event prior to both performances.
• 20:21
  Dayna Roselli: So there's a lot going on.
• 20:22
  Dayna Roselli: If you love Foreigner and Lou Graham, this would be for you.
• 20:24
  Sean McAllister: I mean, such great music, too.
• 20:26
  Sean McAllister: And Dana, did you know that Lou Graham is from uh both of our hometown of Rochester, New York?
• 20:33
  Dayna Roselli: I did actually.
• 20:34
  Dayna Roselli: I remember people always talking about him and seeing stuff, and like I must say, I wasn't a huge Foreigner fan, just didn't follow it, whatever.
• 20:42
  Dayna Roselli: Like all their songs when they come on the radio and everything like that.
• 20:44
  Dayna Roselli: But I always remember everyone talking about Lou Graham and him making appearances at places.
• 20:49
  Sean McAllister: See, my sister had all of the cassette tapes.
• 20:52
  Sean McAllister: Oh, she did.
• 20:52
  Sean McAllister: So I would hear her like play the songs, then you hear the plastic clicking as she turned the tape around.
• 20:58
  Sean McAllister: Right.
• 20:59
  Sean McAllister: Played side B.
• 21:00
  Dayna Roselli: I love that.
• 21:00
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, yeah.
• 21:01
  Dayna Roselli: Always fun and forward, and then you go too far.
• 21:04
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, by mistake, you pulled the tape out, and now it's ruined.
• 21:07
  Dayna Roselli: You've got to put your hand in the hole and turn your finger in order to get it back in.
• 21:12
  Sean McAllister: Yep.
• 21:13
  Sean McAllister: Those were the days, uh the joys of analog days, right?
• 21:17
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my gosh, yes.
• 21:18
  Dayna Roselli: So much work, right?
• 21:19
  Sean McAllister: It was, but I loved it.
• 21:20
  Dayna Roselli: But um, just FYI, if you are interested in this VIP signing, uh, it's limited to just 20 guests per night.
• 21:28
  Dayna Roselli: And it includes a VIP meet and greet with Graham, a personalized copy of his book, Jukebox Hero, and a photo opportunity.
• 21:36
  Dayna Roselli: And tickets are available to ticket holders for the 6th and the 7th of March performances and priced at 250 plus tax.
• 21:44
  Dayna Roselli: So FYI if you want to meet Lou Graham.
• 21:47
  Sean McAllister: I actually have that his book, Jukebox Hero, on my on my bookshelf.
• 21:51
  Sean McAllister: Yeah.
• 21:52
  Sean McAllister: So it's a it's a good one, and you should uh, if you can, do the VIP meet and greet, get the book, say hi to Lou, he's a good guy.
• 22:01
  Sean McAllister: Yeah.
• 22:02
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, we have a new tour in town.
• 22:04
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, lip smacking foodie tours are not new, but they always add in new experiences and new kinds of tours.
• 22:10
  Dayna Roselli: And this one uh is really cool.
• 22:12
  Dayna Roselli: It's actually gonna focus on the top five craft cocktail bars in the arts district.
• 22:17
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, and if you're not familiar with the lip smacking foodie tours, uh it started out as a a downtown Las Vegas tour that is kind of like a uh a dine around concept.
• 22:30
  Sean McAllister: You hop around to different restaurants, you have uh different dishes that are uh kind of pre-selected at each spot.
• 22:38
  Sean McAllister: But by the end of the night, you've had a full meal with some drinks, and you're also walking around downtown and seeing parts of Las Vegas that you wouldn't have uh otherwise maybe seen.
• 22:52
  Sean McAllister: And then they expanded to the strip and had some other experiences as well.
• 22:57
  Sean McAllister: So uh they are constantly, like you said, adding uh new dining experiences.
• 23:03
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and I think the great thing is that when you show up to each spot, they're they're waiting for you.
• 23:07
  Dayna Roselli: It's like, you know, it's like your own personal reservation to all these places as a VIP.
• 23:13
  Sean McAllister: You don't have to put in your order, you don't have to do all that.
• 23:16
  Sean McAllister: When the group arrives, the dishes start coming out.
• 23:20
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 23:21
  Dayna Roselli: Well, this is a two-hour experience.
• 23:22
  Dayna Roselli: It begins at 8:30 p.m.
• 23:24
  Dayna Roselli: So this is a nighttime kind of fun hop around.
• 23:27
  Dayna Roselli: You gotta be 21 years and over because obviously we're focusing on uh craft cocktails here.
• 23:33
  Dayna Roselli: But like all of the experiences, uh, this one does come with the VIP service from start to finish.
• 23:39
  Dayna Roselli: So you gain immediate entry into the five establishments where long lines are usually the norm, and you jump the line and you're ready to go.
• 23:47
  Dayna Roselli: And here's the list of bars.
• 23:50
  Dayna Roselli: I was looking through these going, okay, I really need to get downtown more often.
• 23:54
  Sean McAllister: I know.
• 23:54
  Sean McAllister: There's so many new places that are really cool.
• 23:58
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 23:58
  Dayna Roselli: So the evening begins at Nocturne, and apparently it's a Nocturno is a semifinalist this year for Best New Bar in the United States by the James Beard Foundation.
• 24:08
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
• 24:08
  Dayna Roselli: So this is apparently also a first for any bar in Vegas.
• 24:12
  Dayna Roselli: So this is the first stop.
• 24:13
  Dayna Roselli: That's a get.
• 24:14
  Sean McAllister: It really is.
• 24:15
  Sean McAllister: Uh the Doberman Drawing Room is another stop on the tour, and this is a relatively new uh addition to downtown Las Vegas.
• 24:25
  Sean McAllister: It's got kind of an old school vibe, really cool uh interiors and really creative cocktail program in there, too.
• 24:34
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, a lot of people rave about it.
• 24:35
  Dayna Roselli: I haven't been yet.
• 24:36
  Dayna Roselli: Um, then we're going, uh, well, I say we're going.
• 24:38
  Dayna Roselli: If I were on the tour, we'd be going uh to CC Speakeasy.
• 24:42
  Dayna Roselli: And apparently this is a hidden hideaway inside a real ice cream parlor.
• 24:47
  Dayna Roselli: Um, so that it sounds fun.
• 24:48
  Dayna Roselli: Uh I've seen actually pictures of this too.
• 24:50
  Dayna Roselli: And then you're gonna take a walk on the wild side at Prowl, which is a cheeky cocktail lounge with lava rock walls, where an animated panther on a screen behind the bar seems to follow your every move.
• 25:05
  Dayna Roselli: Um, it's inspired by Elvis' Jungle Room at Graceland.
• 25:08
  Dayna Roselli: So this sounds great.
• 25:09
  Dayna Roselli: And so I'm reading this going, Sean, where have we been?
• 25:12
  Dayna Roselli: We need to bar hop.
• 25:13
  Sean McAllister: Uh we really do.
• 25:14
  Sean McAllister: And then the final stop is at Viking Mike's uh that gives you the vibe of a Nordic yurt in the wintertime, but it's not in the winter.
• 25:24
  Sean McAllister: I mean, it's the wintertime, but it's a Nordic yurt right here in the desert.
• 25:28
  Dayna Roselli: I love it.
• 25:29
  Sean McAllister: And that's relatively new too.
• 25:30
  Dayna Roselli: Um, so they have a guide for you.
• 25:32
  Dayna Roselli: Uh you go with each uh you go around to each place and you'll have like, you know, little entertaining facts and stories.
• 25:38
  Dayna Roselli: So I mean it's it sounds great for locals or visitors.
• 25:42
  Dayna Roselli: Um, let's go back to the price because this you're getting a lot here.
• 25:45
  Dayna Roselli: Let's see, with special uh hovering around um this experience, which includes all taxes and venue gratuities, can't be beat.
• 25:51
  Dayna Roselli: Okay, it's at 90 it's$99 a person.
• 25:55
  Sean McAllister: Okay.
• 25:56
  Sean McAllister: I mean, listen, if you're gonna hop around and have a cocktail at a bunch of these different bars on your own, you're spending more than that.
• 26:04
  Dayna Roselli: You are for sure.
• 26:06
  Dayna Roselli: So great.
• 26:07
  Dayna Roselli: Two-hour experience and and get to hit up all these places and don't have to wait in line.
• 26:12
  Dayna Roselli: Love it.
• 26:13
  Dayna Roselli: All right.
• 26:13
  Dayna Roselli: Well, if you want to check out um this tour or many of the others, you can look up Lip Smackin' Foodie tours.
• 26:20
  Dayna Roselli: They have a lot of different experiences available.
• 26:22
  Sean McAllister: And by the way, that could be a great idea for Valentine's Day.
• 26:26
  Sean McAllister: If you want to get out, do something different, have be around a group of people, make new friends, have some sip on some cocktails, or do one of the other experiences.
• 26:37
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 26:37
  Dayna Roselli: It really could be great.
• 26:38
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, there's so many, we have so many things in town.
• 26:41
  Dayna Roselli: It's we really do and like we did Super Bowl last week, and we were like, I mean, it was just like the like literally the tip of the ice.
• 26:48
  Sean McAllister: Oh, the list of everything there is to do.
• 26:50
  Sean McAllister: Right.
• 26:50
  Dayna Roselli: So we were like, okay, we're gonna put in some Valentine's ideas.
• 26:53
  Dayna Roselli: But I mean, even that, I mean, there's just a few that people have sent over, and I thought, okay, let's get this in.
• 26:58
  Dayna Roselli: Um, but you know, the Link Promenade's a great spot, and uh they have a restaurant there called Flower and Barley, and they're doing heart-shaped pepperoni pizzas with rose for$29.
• 27:09
  Dayna Roselli: Ooh, yeah, I thought that was a good deal, right?
• 27:11
  Sean McAllister: That is a good deal.
• 27:12
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and who doesn't love a little rose and pizza?
• 27:15
  Sean McAllister: I don't know that I've ever paired those together.
• 27:18
  Dayna Roselli: It's really good.
• 27:18
  Dayna Roselli: Well, it's good, especially if it's warm out.
• 27:20
  Dayna Roselli: Okay, the rose is like chill.
• 27:21
  Dayna Roselli: Right, nice and crisp.
• 27:23
  Dayna Roselli: It kind of classes up your your pizza.
• 27:26
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, you know what I mean?
• 27:27
  Dayna Roselli: Little refreshing thing.
• 27:29
  Sean McAllister: Does it work with Papa John's too?
• 27:30
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, I think it could.
• 27:32
  Dayna Roselli: I do.
• 27:32
  Dayna Roselli: I think if it's cold outside and you're ordering a pizza and watching a game, like a soda or a beer would be better.
• 27:39
  Dayna Roselli: But if it's a sunny day, like it's been in Las Vegas, literally in the 60s and 70s, I feel like for weeks, um, it's beautiful.
• 27:46
  Dayna Roselli: Set outside, glass of rose, pizza.
• 27:49
  Sean McAllister: Well, I'll have to add that to my uh my menu inspiration board.
• 27:54
  Dayna Roselli: Okay.
• 27:55
  Dayna Roselli: Um, and then Honolulu Cookie Company is over there, and they're doing some different kinds of gift ideas.
• 28:01
  Dayna Roselli: They've got small pink XOXO heart boxes and their seasonal yuzu flavor.
• 28:07
  Dayna Roselli: I don't know if I'm saying that right.
• 28:08
  Dayna Roselli: Do you know?
• 28:09
  SPEAKER_03: Yep.
• 28:09
  SPEAKER_03: Is Yuzu?
• 28:10
  Dayna Roselli: Okay.
• 28:10
  Dayna Roselli: Perfect for gifting.
• 28:12
  Dayna Roselli: They got a um, and then the Mexican restaurant over there, Chayo, is doing a surf and turf, shrimp and crab empanadas, raspberry swirled cheesecake.
• 28:21
  Dayna Roselli: Lots of options at Lynx Promenade.
• 28:24
  Sean McAllister: And then over at Venetian, uh, Close Company is doing kind of a Valentine themed pop-up over there with a bunch of different uh cocktails on their menu.
• 28:37
  Sean McAllister: They have a mighty Aphrodite, they've got a Say Anything.
• 28:42
  Sean McAllister: That's a whiskey-based drink.
• 28:44
  Sean McAllister: Um, the stupid Cupid.
• 28:47
  Dayna Roselli: I like that one.
• 28:48
  Dayna Roselli: That's my drink right there.
• 28:49
  Sean McAllister: They have another one, the P.S.
• 28:51
  Sean McAllister: I love you.
• 28:52
  Sean McAllister: So some uh really cute uh cocktail ideas.
• 28:56
  Sean McAllister: They are open.
• 28:58
  Sean McAllister: Uh so this is special, it goes from February 4th to the 22nd.
• 29:03
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, so it's like an all-month-long thing.
• 29:04
  Dayna Roselli: I love that.
• 29:05
  Sean McAllister: And starting in the afternoon, so you could go for happy hour at four all the way through midnight, um, and you'll find that at the Via Via Food Hall over at Venetian.
• 29:15
  Sean McAllister: Just look for those big heart-shaped balloons.
• 29:17
  Dayna Roselli: And then I did see in there that it says hotel guests in Las Vegas locals enjoy a$10 specialty cocktails all month long.
• 29:24
  Dayna Roselli: Ooh.
• 29:24
  Dayna Roselli: So that's a deal.
• 29:25
  Dayna Roselli: That is a great deal.
• 29:26
  Dayna Roselli: So I thought throw that in there.
• 29:28
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, you know, you know, if you're visiting Las Vegas and you're coming specifically for Valentine's Day, there are the staple places and the romantic things you can do.
• 29:36
  Dayna Roselli: Go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, you can go on the you know, gondola at the Venetian, stroll around the Bellagio Conservatory, all our lobbies and really atriums in our hotels are great.
• 29:48
  Dayna Roselli: So, I mean, there's tons to do.
• 29:50
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, I think I think that Bavett's steakhouse at Park MGM is a really great uh like romantic kind of steakhouse vibe too.
• 30:02
  Dayna Roselli: Um you have to make a reserve.
• 30:03
  Dayna Roselli: I since we've chatted about bevettes, I've gone done a loop twice.
• 30:08
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
• 30:09
  Dayna Roselli: And I cannot get a you just can't you can't get into bevettes.
• 30:12
  Dayna Roselli: Well, and it's mostly when there's uh I'll I must say, and this is probably why, people don't plan ahead.
• 30:19
  Dayna Roselli: You think last minute you're gonna go to a show at Park GM uh MGM in the theater, or you're gonna go over to T-Mobile for an event, and you're like, oh, I'll hit up Bavettes before, but I didn't go on and make a reservation the day at the day of it's already booked.
• 30:31
  Dayna Roselli: Maybe I can walk in and get a seat, and then you can't get a seat at the bar or something.
• 30:34
  Dayna Roselli: Just always slamming over there.
• 30:36
  Sean McAllister: Have you ever been to the like the hidden bar?
• 30:39
  Dayna Roselli: I have.
• 30:39
  Dayna Roselli: I went once after an NBA game, NBA Cup game.
• 30:42
  Dayna Roselli: I didn't even know it was there.
• 30:43
  Sean McAllister: Yeah.
• 30:44
  Dayna Roselli: And we ate at the bar.
• 30:45
  Sean McAllister: It's like tucked back behind the dining room.
• 30:48
  Sean McAllister: So you walk all the way through the dining room.
• 30:51
  Sean McAllister: There's like a little hallway on the right side, and it brings you into another little bar area.
• 30:56
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 30:57
  Dayna Roselli: And I got excited.
• 30:58
  Dayna Roselli: Well, we had room that night, but the that was after something.
• 31:01
  Sean McAllister: But I now people are gonna be looking for it.
• 31:03
  Dayna Roselli: Well, I walk there all the time to try and see if there's room.
• 31:08
  Dayna Roselli: Anyway, it's always packed.
• 31:09
  Dayna Roselli: It is.
• 31:09
  Dayna Roselli: So I'm like, the hidden room is not so hidden.
• 31:11
  Sean McAllister: No, it's not.
• 31:13
  Sean McAllister: All the hidden gems become known sooner or later.
• 31:16
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my gosh.
• 31:17
  Dayna Roselli: All right.
• 31:18
  Dayna Roselli: Well, it's time for some celebrity news with a Vegas twist.
• 31:23
  Sean McAllister: Well, when we talk about celebrities, uh, I don't know that there are many names bigger than Oprah Winfrey.
• 31:32
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 31:33
  Dayna Roselli: I I agree.
• 31:34
  Dayna Roselli: And she was here in town eating at one of our popular Thai restaurants called Lotus of Siam.
• 31:41
  Dayna Roselli: And um a picture's been out there on Instagram, and it's been just fun to see that she stopped at I I am assuming she was at the one on East Flamingo.
• 31:52
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
• 31:52
  Dayna Roselli: Um, not the one at Red Rock, but um, because that's what it looks like, but it doesn't specify in the photo.
• 31:58
  Sean McAllister: And I like to think that she was because that's kind of around the corner from where I live.
• 32:04
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 32:05
  Sean McAllister: And did it to know that Oprah was just right around the corner?
• 32:08
  Sean McAllister: Like, man.
• 32:09
  Dayna Roselli: I know, right?
• 32:10
  Dayna Roselli: Well, we did go to the opening of the sphere and she was there.
• 32:12
  Dayna Roselli: Remember that?
• 32:13
  Dayna Roselli: Yes, I do remember that.
• 32:15
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I mean, we weren't in the exact vicinity, but we were not in the block booth.
• 32:20
  Dayna Roselli: No, but the sphere was there, and we were there too.
• 32:24
  Dayna Roselli: So that was close enough, right?
• 32:25
  Dayna Roselli: I did go to Oprah show once in Chicago, though, too.
• 32:28
  Dayna Roselli: And Annette Benning was the person that was on that day.
• 32:31
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I remember it was a big old, it was freezing in Chicago when me and my friends flew in.
• 32:36
  Dayna Roselli: Absolutely freezing.
• 32:37
  Dayna Roselli: But we went to see Oprah anyway.
• 32:39
  Dayna Roselli: Um, Lotus of Siam.
• 32:40
  Dayna Roselli: She went there, and let's see.
• 32:42
  Dayna Roselli: Now, Penny, I'm looking up Penny who posted about I gotta find it, so keep talking.
• 32:47
  Dayna Roselli: Talk about something.
• 32:48
  Dayna Roselli: I'm gonna find something.
• 32:49
  Sean McAllister: Well, Lotus of Siam is has been like a staple in Las Vegas uh for a long, long time.
• 32:56
  Sean McAllister: They had uh their original restaurant over in commercial center off of East Sahara.
• 33:03
  Sean McAllister: Um, then they opened up the location on Flamingo and the newest location uh out at Red Rock Hotel and Casino.
• 33:13
  Sean McAllister: Um I go to the one here on uh Flamingo, and it's always so good.
• 33:21
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, it is great.
• 33:22
  Sean McAllister: It's just delicious food.
• 33:23
  Sean McAllister: The staff is always wonderful.
• 33:26
  Sean McAllister: It's great.
• 33:27
  Sean McAllister: But Penny is um it's her family that owns it.
• 33:31
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 33:32
  Dayna Roselli: And she posted the picture with Oprah and you know, thanked her for coming by, and so it was it was cool.
• 33:37
  Dayna Roselli: Um, love to see that.
• 33:39
  Dayna Roselli: Definitely a good little celebrity moment there.
• 33:42
  Dayna Roselli: Um, also, I went to see the new edition Way Tour over at T-Mobile, and let me tell you, I've seen New Edition a few times at their residency, which I absolutely love.
• 33:55
  Dayna Roselli: But um this arena show, I I posted some videos and like it's going crazy how people are into this.
• 34:04
  Dayna Roselli: The new edition Way Tour includes Boys to Men and Tony Braxton, along with New Edition, and already New Edition is made up of so many different Bell Bib DeVoe, because they started as New Edition and then people went off on their.
• 34:17
  Dayna Roselli: So then we got Bobby Brown and his solo stuff.
• 34:19
  Dayna Roselli: You've got Bell Bib De Vaux, and so it was a great tour.
• 34:22
  Dayna Roselli: Um, it was at T-Mobile, it was sold out.
• 34:25
  Dayna Roselli: The DJ before was great playing all the old school jams.
• 34:28
  Dayna Roselli: I was actually showing the audience and put it on my personal TikTok, and it's like going crazy.
• 34:33
  Dayna Roselli: People are like, now this looks like a good party pre-show.
• 34:36
  Dayna Roselli: And you know, they were doing the butt and all that kind of stuff.
• 34:39
  SPEAKER_03: Doing the butt.
• 34:40
  Dayna Roselli: Um, and the crowd was going crazy.
• 34:42
  Dayna Roselli: So it was a great vibe.
• 34:43
  Dayna Roselli: Um, but it was great to see uh all the the new edition with Boys to Men and Bobby Brown.
• 34:50
  Dayna Roselli: Tony Braxton got emotional on stage.
• 34:52
  Dayna Roselli: She said, you know, I've had a uh she's she's had suffered with some uh health issues um that were really serious, and then her sister also passed away.
• 35:01
  Dayna Roselli: So she's had a tough time.
• 35:02
  Dayna Roselli: So she was very emotional and actually couldn't even get through one song.
• 35:05
  Dayna Roselli: She started tearing up because she's so grateful to be back on stage.
• 35:08
  Sean McAllister: Oh, I love that.
• 35:10
  Sean McAllister: I love that she is back on stage.
• 35:11
  Dayna Roselli: Me too.
• 35:12
  Dayna Roselli: And people are really loving it on social media, you know, just cheering her on and happy that she's out there singing again.
• 35:19
  Dayna Roselli: Um, Bobby Brown did some solo stuff, but the Vegas uh celebrity news with a twist.
• 35:24
  Dayna Roselli: I went backstage to say hi to an acquaintance of mine, Johnny Gill, who's in New Edition.
• 35:28
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, people know who Johnny is.
• 35:30
  Dayna Roselli: Uh they're a friend of a friend and blah, blah, blah.
• 35:33
  Dayna Roselli: So we went back to say hi to Johnny.
• 35:34
  Dayna Roselli: That was great.
• 35:35
  Dayna Roselli: And then um New Edition came out.
• 35:37
  Dayna Roselli: We're like, hey, should we get ready for the show?
• 35:38
  Dayna Roselli: It's probably time to change.
• 35:39
  Dayna Roselli: So I had a little moment with Bobby Brown.
• 35:41
  Dayna Roselli: Um, he had a beautiful photo of him and his daughter on around his neck, and um, it was a beautiful necklace.
• 35:48
  Dayna Roselli: And so I went over and I was like, uh, Bobby, this is stunning.
• 35:52
  Dayna Roselli: And I loved it because it was in color.
• 35:54
  Dayna Roselli: A lot of times you see though, there's they're in black and white.
• 35:56
  SPEAKER_03: Right, yeah.
• 35:56
  Dayna Roselli: So anyway, it was great.
• 35:57
  Dayna Roselli: And um, but you know, just just cool, just down-to-earth guys.
• 36:01
  Dayna Roselli: Again, we were just talking about new kids, just happy to beat, doing their thing, in their 50s, having fun, making people happy, and that's what it's all about.
• 36:12
  Sean McAllister: I love that.
• 36:13
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 36:13
  Sean McAllister: And uh it seemed like everybody had a great time at that concert, too.
• 36:19
  Sean McAllister: And now they're making their way across the across the country.
• 36:23
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 36:23
  Dayna Roselli: And people are like, I can't wait.
• 36:24
  Dayna Roselli: I'm going to this one in this city, and I'm going to this one in that city.
• 36:27
  Dayna Roselli: And boys to men were great too, sounded good.
• 36:29
  Sean McAllister: They always are.
• 36:30
  Sean McAllister: I love boys to men.
• 36:31
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, it was a it was a good show.
• 36:33
  Dayna Roselli: Um, it's so anyway, an arena show, different than their, you know, their residency that they had over at the win.
• 36:39
  Dayna Roselli: But hopefully they'll be, you know, new additional be back in Vegas to do more shows as a residency after they finish up this tour, take a little break.
• 36:47
  Sean McAllister: Hopefully, that would be fantastic.
• 36:49
  Sean McAllister: Hey, uh there we have not had a celebrity sighting of this yet.
• 36:54
  Sean McAllister: However, it has just been announced that uh breaking news, Cole Hauser, who you may know from Yellowstone.
• 37:03
  Sean McAllister: Uh, he's Beth's Beth Dutton.
• 37:05
  Dayna Roselli: It's her I don't watch it, but I've heard of it.
• 37:08
  Sean McAllister: Husband boyfriend throughout the series.
• 37:10
  Sean McAllister: Okay.
• 37:10
  Sean McAllister: Um, Rip is his name on the on the show.
• 37:13
  Sean McAllister: Anyway, he and his production company are teaming up with Sylvester Stallone and his production company to uh work on a new TV series called Blood Aces, and this is going to be about uh Benny Binion, okay, who's a legendary uh casino owner, infamous in Las Vegas.
• 37:36
  Sean McAllister: Uh Binion's, of course, still downtown, right?
• 37:40
  Sean McAllister: But really, he's the guy who brought uh poker.
• 37:45
  Sean McAllister: He's like kind of like the creator of uh big poker rooms and making poker a big thing in the world of casinos.
• 37:55
  Sean McAllister: Um, it's gonna be about this series, it's gonna be about Benny Binion and the birth of modern Las Vegas.
• 38:01
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, regardless, like an interesting story that is gonna be so good.
• 38:05
  Sean McAllister: There are so it's a drama-filled the real life story, it's full of drama.
• 38:11
  Sean McAllister: Yes, and to dramatize it, I can't even imagine.
• 38:14
  Dayna Roselli: Can't believe it hasn't been done before.
• 38:15
  Dayna Roselli: Maybe it has.
• 38:16
  Dayna Roselli: I don't know.
• 38:16
  Dayna Roselli: So Cole's playing Benny.
• 38:18
  Sean McAllister: Cole is playing Benny.
• 38:20
  Sean McAllister: I love this, which I think is gonna be great.
• 38:22
  Sean McAllister: I'm excited for this.
• 38:23
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, that'll be cool.
• 38:24
  Dayna Roselli: We've been having so many different shots and movies uh filming here or being centered around Las Vegas storyline.
• 38:31
  Dayna Roselli: So I love it.
• 38:32
  Dayna Roselli: We have a lot of stories.
• 38:33
  Dayna Roselli: We do have a lot of stories, some are secret, some are out there, but um, they can be uncovered at always.
• 38:40
  Sean McAllister: Oh, so Blood Aces.
• 38:41
  Sean McAllister: So the series is based off of the book Blood Aces.
• 38:44
  SPEAKER_01: Okay.
• 38:45
  Sean McAllister: Um and the the tagline of the book is The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas gangster who created Vegas poker.
• 38:54
  Sean McAllister: That's I mean, that kind of says it all right there.
• 38:56
  Dayna Roselli: It really does.
• 38:57
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, and people love their poker, man.
• 38:59
  Sean McAllister: Sure do.
• 39:00
  Dayna Roselli: We posted a couple things recently about, I don't know, we did something under Rango off the strip.
• 39:04
  Dayna Roselli: We did something with the president at the Rio, and like everyone's always commenting, like, what about the poker room?
• 39:09
  Dayna Roselli: New poker room, poker room, poker room, poker room.
• 39:12
  Dayna Roselli: But when remember when I texted you when we left that Indian restaurant at Aria, and I was like, I cannot believe how many people are in the poker room.
• 39:20
  Dayna Roselli: I think I texted you because I was like, is this for real?
• 39:23
  Dayna Roselli: Because I'm not a huge, like, you know, table game poker person, but um I couldn't believe when I walked by, I think it was a Friday night, how many people were in the poker.
• 39:33
  Dayna Roselli: It was like a thing.
• 39:34
  Dayna Roselli: Like, and and I know it is a thing, but I guess I don't know.
• 39:38
  Dayna Roselli: I never really paid attention.
• 39:41
  Dayna Roselli: And I was like, wow, people really do love their poker.
• 39:44
  Sean McAllister: People love their poker.
• 39:47
  Dayna Roselli: Well, um, listen, another quick mention.
• 39:49
  Dayna Roselli: Um, we talk a lot about the Backstreet Boys, they have a great residency over at the sphere.
• 39:53
  Dayna Roselli: They are back for more shows, and they're doing something that's a little more intimate, and we know we've got our Backstreet Boy fans that listen to the show.
• 40:00
  Dayna Roselli: Um, at Voltaire at the Venetian, they're doing an after party, and this is gonna include Nick Carter and Howie D from Backstreet Boys.
• 40:08
  Dayna Roselli: You can attend an exclusive post concert celebration hosted by the two Backstreet Boys, and it's February 6th and 13th.
• 40:17
  Dayna Roselli: So FYI, you can go to Backstreetboys.com backslash events for more information.
• 40:22
  Dayna Roselli: Doors open at 10 45.
• 40:23
  Dayna Roselli: So if you're coming in for the show and you're like, this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, then you're you're gonna want to be at the after party.
• 40:30
  Sean McAllister: Absolutely.
• 40:31
  Sean McAllister: And I've I've read comments from people from fans who have gone to these after parties and they love it.
• 40:38
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I bet.
• 40:39
  Sean McAllister: They love it.
• 40:40
  Dayna Roselli: It's such a stunning room, too.
• 40:41
  Sean McAllister: It really is.
• 40:42
  Sean McAllister: Yeah.
• 40:43
  Dayna Roselli: So gosh, we are just full of all sorts of news.
• 40:46
  Dayna Roselli: Um, next week we're gonna be talking about road trips uh to travel around Nevada.
• 40:51
  Dayna Roselli: Um, I think we're gonna talk a little uh Vegas, wedding capital of the world, and all sorts of stuff.
• 40:56
  Dayna Roselli: But um, what else are we doing?
• 40:58
  Dayna Roselli: I think next week we're going to is that next week we're going to do some um bingo at Circus Circus.
• 41:05
  Dayna Roselli: They are bringing back dauber bingo.
• 41:07
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, old school bingo.
• 41:09
  Dayna Roselli: You're not happy about it.
• 41:10
  Dayna Roselli: I well not happy, not happy about it.
• 41:13
  Sean McAllister: No, I am happy for them that they're doing it.
• 41:15
  Sean McAllister: Um but you don't like it.
• 41:17
  Sean McAllister: I no, I can't keep up.
• 41:20
  Sean McAllister: You can't keep up with someone saying B three.
• 41:24
  Sean McAllister: It does not listen.
• 41:26
  Sean McAllister: In those bingo rooms, the bingo rooms I've been to, it it moves a lot quicker.
• 41:32
  Sean McAllister: Okay.
• 41:33
  Sean McAllister: And if you have multiple, I like to play a lot of games at once.
• 41:38
  Sean McAllister: And going through every single one of your cards and having to daub it, right, uh it's just a lot for me.
• 41:46
  SPEAKER_01: Right.
• 41:47
  Sean McAllister: So I like the electronic bingo.
• 41:49
  Sean McAllister: Right.
• 41:50
  Sean McAllister: So we will see how well I keep up.
• 41:53
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 41:54
  Dayna Roselli: We can't wait to talk about this.
• 41:56
  Dayna Roselli: It's gonna be good.
• 41:56
  Dayna Roselli: We'll let you know how Sean does.
• 41:58
  Dayna Roselli: I'm excited because the electronic is over my head.
• 42:00
  Dayna Roselli: It's too complicated.
• 42:02
  Sean McAllister: You do nothing.
• 42:03
  Dayna Roselli: Well, I don't know.
• 42:04
  Dayna Roselli: It was fat I you know, maybe as it was a different experience.
• 42:06
  Dayna Roselli: I went and it was just it was you when I went, because it was years ago, it was the Gold Coast.
• 42:12
  Dayna Roselli: I think it was the bingo.
• 42:13
  Dayna Roselli: Anyway, but you had to like also had to hit things on the screen.
• 42:19
  Sean McAllister: Oh, yeah.
• 42:19
  Dayna Roselli: You had to go fast.
• 42:21
  Dayna Roselli: No, and I was like, what game are we on?
• 42:23
  Dayna Roselli: What's happening?
• 42:23
  Dayna Roselli: So maybe it's advanced since then because ever since then I never went back.
• 42:26
  Sean McAllister: Oh yeah, I usually go to uh bingo rooms at station casino properties and the electronic boards they have there, you just set it up, you pick what your what you want your color scheme to be, what you want your little dauber symbol to be, and then you just sit back and enjoy your drinks.
• 42:44
  SPEAKER_00: What is that fun?
• 42:46
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, wow, you're not doing anything.
• 42:48
  Sean McAllister: It's great.
• 42:49
  Sean McAllister: Okay.
• 42:49
  SPEAKER_00: I don't know if I'd like that.
• 42:50
  Sean McAllister: So because I just get so excited when my little things get populated.
• 42:57
  Dayna Roselli: All right, well, good.
• 42:57
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I think there's pluses to both, right?
• 43:00
  Dayna Roselli: And negatives.
• 43:01
  Dayna Roselli: But um, when I was young, we used the daubber and that's what I'm used to.
• 43:04
  Dayna Roselli: And I had a bingo bag, and sometimes my brother would daub my head and not like sneak it in and then like laugh because I couldn't get it off until the end.
• 43:18
  Sean McAllister: Oh, let's hope someone doesn't daub your head at Circus Circus.
• 43:21
  Dayna Roselli: I might daub your head just for fun, see what's going on.
• 43:25
  Dayna Roselli: All right, everyone.
• 43:25
  Dayna Roselli: We're also going to see the uh new Elvis movie.
• 43:28
  Dayna Roselli: We'll tell you about that.
• 43:29
  Dayna Roselli: Um, it's we're what going to a preview at the Westgate.
• 43:31
  Dayna Roselli: So tons to talk about next week, too.
• 43:34
  Dayna Roselli: Um, if we even get around to it, we might have till the next week.
• 43:37
  Dayna Roselli: So we hope you have a great week.
• 43:39
  Sean McAllister: We do, and a big thank you to the Vegas Near Me app available in the Apple App Store and on Google Play.
• 43:47
  Sean McAllister: Like we tell you, it's like a Vegas concierge right in your pocket.
• 43:51
  Sean McAllister: They've also uh just launched a brand new website.
• 43:55
  Dayna Roselli: I know, and we're having a lunch with them this week, so we're gonna learn more, but it looks really cool.
• 43:59
  Dayna Roselli: And I saw a lot of people commenting under it saying it it moves really fast.
• 44:04
  Sean McAllister: Yes, very fast.
• 44:05
  Dayna Roselli: I love that.
• 44:06
  Sean McAllister: So uh thank you to Vegas near me for being a longtime sponsor of the Vegas Revealed Podcast.
• 44:13
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and we're still looking for presenting sponsors for our television show and uh podcast, audio podcast.
• 44:19
  Dayna Roselli: If anyone knows anyone, reach out to us.
• 44:22
  Dayna Roselli: Ideas at Vegas-Revealed.com.
• 44:25
  Dayna Roselli: We have a lot of little things going on, but we need that kind of big chunky presenting sponsor that we can dive in with and help promote, and they can be a part of Vegas Revealed, the audio podcast and the TV show.
• 44:37
  Dayna Roselli: So ideas at Vegas-Revealed.com, or you can hit the little link in our show notes and you can text us.
• 44:43
  Sean McAllister: And we're nice and we're fun.
• 44:45
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, super fun.
• 44:46
  Dayna Roselli: We promise not to daub your head.
• 44:47
  Sean McAllister: No, we won't daub your head, but we will talk to you next time.