Jason Scavone
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Online Editor
Our WeNDOH Media teammate is a 1998 graduate of Lex Luthor University, where he majored in Mad Science with a minor in evil Business Administration. He has since been a nonstop disappointment to his mother by failing to put that education to work, and instead taken up residence as editor of DailyFiasco.com. Although he still maintains a hobbyist’s interest in devising a chemical formula that when slipped into their respective water supplies will bring both Metropolis and Gotham City to their knees, he spends most of his time curating Fiasco, which he describes as “Las Vegas’ drinkingest, fightingest and handsomest nightlife, entertainment and gossip blog.”
Recent Articles
Drop the ‘Jingle Bells’ and Back Away Slowly
Vegas Seven’s resident Christmas fanatic offers this guide to the non-obnoxious sounds of the holiday
December 20th, 2012
“I hate Christmas music,” you say. “It’s all the same, it comes on before Thanksgiving and I’m tired of hearing Andy Williams 40 times a week,” you say.
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Romney Gives Pacquiao Bad Pep Talk
December 13th, 2012
Before his fight against Juan Manuel Marquez on Dec. 8 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Manny Pacquiao reportedly met with a recently unemployed gentleman who told him, “Hi, Manny. I’m Mitt Romney. I ran for president. I lost.” You can see how well that worked for PacMan. But you guys! Romney is the real-life William H. Macy from The Cooler! Is he available to rent out to send to one’s enemies before they have important functions to attend? If so, he may finally be able to make some real money.
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McGraw, Hill Draw Megastars
December 13th, 2012
And as if to one-up “presidential candidate” on the audience luminary scale, when Tim McGraw and Faith Hill got to their opening weekend for Soul2Soul at the Venetian, they got a multiple-Oscar winner and beloved star of Bachelor Party Tom Hanks, plus favorite-musician-of-everyone-over-45 Bruce Springsteen. Although we imagine the lack of 28-minute, half-talked story-songs in the Soul2Soul set must’ve come as something of a disappointment to the Boss.
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Drai’s Headed to Bally’s
December 13th, 2012
After-hours staple Drai’s isn’t going to be going on a nearly two-year hiatus once Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall serves up its final night Feb. 4. Instead, Victor Drai will be moving his eponymous operation to a temporary home in one of the most unlikely spots imaginable: Bally’s.
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Night-lites
Tyson Did Hangover High
December 6th, 2012
In an interview with Yahoo Sports, Mike Tyson copped to being coked out of his mind while filming The Hangover. “The first Hangover, the guys had my back so much. They carried me real good. I was a mess. I was overweight, 280 pounds, 380 pounds. I was a pig,” he said. “High on cocaine."
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Shania is the Country Lady Gaga
December 6th, 2012
Parading up the Strip with a herd of horses, Shania Twain finally kicked off her Caesars Palace residency, Still the One, on Dec. 1, after which she opted to move away from her traffic-ruining ranch-hand style and go back to the drawing board that gave us head-to-toe skintight leopard print.
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Swingin’ Holiday party
Orleans Showroom, Nov. 30
December 6th, 2012
In the hands of someone else, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy front man Scotty Morris’ aping of the conventions of the Swing era—not only the sounds and styles, but the showmanship, too—could come off like a ball of Brie dipped in Velveeta with shredded mozzarella on top. But Morris has such a palpable affection for his influences, it’s hard to read the nine-piece band’s style as anything but charming.
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Gossip
Bill’s Soon to Be No More; Drai to Helm Nightlife
December 6th, 2012
The long-gestating overhaul of Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon (which really should feature the term “old-timey” in there somewhere) is finally coming to pass. Caesars is shutting it down Feb. 4, proceeding with a $185 million overhaul and opening it up under a new name in early 2014.
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Even Famous People Want to Run on the Strip
December 6th, 2012
You can’t have a Rock ’n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon without a gaggle of Elvii running down a closed-to-traffic Strip. You also apparently can’t have one without suspended Saints coach Sean Payton running the half-marathon Dec. 2 (in 2 hours, 18 minutes—apparently he realizes how desperately New Orleans needs a cornerback and is working on his speed).
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Meatball Spot Passes the Pauly D Test
November 29th, 2012
Carla Pellegrino’s Meatball Spot is quickly becoming a place to dine among celebrities, which is no surprise given that it’s brought to you by some of the same people behind Sugar Factory and Chateau. Though maybe it got a boost from Pellegrino’s Episode 3 win on Top Chef: Seattle, as long as no one actually watched her nearly saw her hand off.
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