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From: CLM in ND on 9 Mar 2007 00:16
I saw an old postcard from the early 1970's of the Las Vegas Hilton.
They would sometimes have 3 big names appearing at the same time.
Here were the names on the huge sign out front:

Glen Campbell
Perry Como
Wilson Pickett

That is quite the unique trifecta of entertainment. Someone for
everyone!

Cameron

From: EVIL ELVIS on 9 Mar 2007 00:36
On Mar 8, 10:16 pm, "CLM in ND" <camarv...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

> I saw an old postcard from the early 1970's of the Las Vegas Hilton.
> They would sometimes have 3 big names appearing at the same time.
> Here were the names on the huge sign out front:
>
> Glen Campbell
> Perry Como
> Wilson Pickett
>
> That is quite the unique trifecta of entertainment. Someone for
> everyone!

This is kinda off the subject of Vegas, but when I lived in Malibu,
there was this place near Topanga called Reel Inn (maybe it was
Something's Fishy, I can't recall). They had a marquee that had some
hilarious catch phrases (no pun intended). One of my favorites was
when the film "Eyes Wide Shut" came out in 1999. They had a marquee
out that read, Eyes Wide Shuck.

Friggin funny.


--EE--


From: Don Strevel on 9 Mar 2007 23:57
Funny!! At the Las Vegas Hilton (International) they had a globe out front
for years and in just the last 5 or so years took it down. The Stardust had
a different type style on their big sign out front.

If you go to Frys Electronics there are photos from the 1940's untill the
70's above eye level. It's fun to look at.

--
www.mysecretvegas.com, email from the contact button
Don Strevel, Box-777, Las Vegas, NV. 89125 USA

"CLM in ND" <camarvel8(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I saw an old postcard from the early 1970's of the Las Vegas Hilton.
> They would sometimes have 3 big names appearing at the same time.
> Here were the names on the huge sign out front:
>
> Glen Campbell
> Perry Como
> Wilson Pickett
>
> That is quite the unique trifecta of entertainment. Someone for
> everyone!
>
> Cameron
>


From: Burt Cohen on 10 Mar 2007 10:15
Don Strevel wrote:
> Funny!! At the Las Vegas Hilton (International) they had a globe out front
> for years and in just the last 5 or so years took it down. The Stardust had
> a different type style on their big sign out front.
>
> If you go to Frys Electronics there are photos from the 1940's untill the
> 70's above eye level. It's fun to look at.
>

Don,

The globe that was on the International and subsequent LVH sign has been
gone fore many, many years.

-Burt

--
"You just cannnot do wea r short dresses with no underware and later say
your reputation was shamed."

-Big Mikey

From: CLM in ND on 10 Mar 2007 12:15

Burt Cohen wrote:

> Don,
>
> The globe that was on the International and subsequent LVH sign has been
> gone fore many, many years.
>
> -Burt
>
Is it me, or are the signs & marquees getting more lame? If you take
a look at the casino signs from the 60's & 70's, i.e. Sands, Dunes,
Stardust, Golden Nugget, Mint, etc...., compared to the signs today,
the ones nowadays are incredibly lame, Compare the Bellagio or
Venetian sign to the old Dunes sign. It isn't even close! Do they
spend so much on the hotel that there isn't any money left over for a
decent sign? Is it the obsession with video boards that is killing
off cool signs? I'd like to know.

Cameron

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