Anita Martini's Lounge

Anita Martini (aka Michele Dressen) has a blog which I just discovered. Michele is the better half :) of the most excellent Tim and Michele Dressen team who bring you FiveHundyByMidnight- One of the best Vegas podcasts out there despite the fact that Tim and Michele live in Minesoooota.

Anita Martini's Lounge is Michele's blog to occupy her time while not in Vegas but it has many references to Vegas and trip reports from Sin City.

Here's The Link-
Anita Martini's Lounge

VegasLinks Q&A With Michelle Dressen From Five Hundy By Midnight

Next up on the VegasLinks hit parade is Michelle Dressen the fun loving partner of Tim on Five Hundy By Midnight. The Dressens won best Vegas podcast in the Trippie Awards once again for 2008. Five Hundy Rocks!

Name or Alias
Michele from Five Hundy (although I have to admit I'm neither a Vegas webmaster nor an insider)

Website URL to link back to

http://www.fivehundybymidnight.com/

Best Hangover Food/Restaurant
Bagels from the nearest coffee shop (usually Seattle's Best in Wild Bill's Saloon and Shootery). Not that I have any experience with this whatsoever.

Best Romantic Spot For Dinner
Anywhere Tim happens to be

Best Vegas Burger -Money No Object

Bradley Ogden (bar menu)

Best Vegas Gourmet Burger

Bradley Ogden (bar menu)

Restaurant In Vegas To Eat Your Last Living Meal
Michael's at South Point

Best Value Hotel Room
Any room that's free

Best Upscale Standard Hotel Room

Wynn

Best Off Strip Day Excursion Or Adventure
Double Down Saloon

Best On Strip Adventure
Attempting to have a drink in each hotel, starting at the Stratosphere and working your way south, or Mandalay Bay and working your way north. My advice? Don't rush it.

Best Place To Drink And Hold A Conversation
Peppermill (Fireside Lounge) or Trader Vic's (when the weather allows)

Best Place To Get Your Groove On
Karaoke in the lounge at Bill's Gambling Emporium

Must Visit Vegas Website Not Including Your Own
Vegastripping.com

Best Vegas Strip Joint
No idea

Best Vegas Show
With tickets? Love. For free? The array of costumes (or lack thereof) at Bill's when Drai's lets out

Best Vegas Upscale Shopping
The Esplanade at Wynn (host to one of two Manolo retail outlets in the U.S.)

Best Vegas Value Shopping
Las Vegas Premium Outlets

Most Overrated Restaurant
Hofbrauhaus

Biggest Vegas Rip Off
Most video poker pay tables on the Strip, and 6:5 blackjack

Best Way For A Tourist To Get To Mandalay Bay From The Airport
By taxi (not through the tunnel, unless you're in a huge hurry and price is no object)

Best Way For A Tourist To Get To Wynn From The Airport
By limo (you might as well splurge on transportation as well, right?)

Best Vegas Secret That Everyone Should Know About
Low rollers can have just as much fun as high rollers -- that's what makes this place so great.

Five Hundy By Midnight Likes Vegas Links.

My little Links Blog got a much appreciated plug on the first and one of the finest Vegas websites that I visit on a daily basis. The Five Hundy By Midnight Podcast Blog is where fans of the show leave comments discussing the latest Vegas podcast and to share their Vegas experiences and knowledge. It's almost like a forum but not quite.

Anyway the plug was very much appreciated as I'm sure Five Hundy's audience is far broader than mine. My blog started out as a project for what I thought I would like to have a handy reference for the insane amount of time I spend dreaming about and researching my next Vegas trip (which is a year round pastime).

It's morphed into something I'm pretty proud of but honestly it's all just a labor of love.

Thanks for visiting.- Joey

Here's the Link to the Five Hundy By Midninght Podcast where VegasLinks.blogspot .com gets our plug-
Five Hundy By Midnight Likes Vegas Links.

Freemont East Video From LasVegasVegas

Here is a video shot last year by the great folks over at LasVegasVegas of the Freemont East section of Downtown Las Vegas. Not very glamorous.



Listen to Tim, and Michelle Dressen over at Five Hundy By Midnight along with Dave Lifton of the Wings for Wheels podcast discuss Freemont East on the latest Five Hundy By Midnight Episode.

Here is the link to LasVegasVegas-
LasVegasVegas

Wings For Wheels Vegas Podcast Episode

I found a podcast episode from Dave Lifton's "WingsForWheels" in which Dave collaborates with Tim Dressen from "FiveHundyByMidnight" on putting together the ultimate Vegas playlist. They talk about and play songs to get you amped up for your Vegas trip or to haunt you when you just return from Vegas and can only think of getting back.

From the site"On today’s show, Tim Dressen of the most excellent Five Hundy By Midnight podcast to talk about the music of Las Vegas. No, we didn’t talk about The Killers, the only band I can think of that came from there, but rather the music that we listen to when we want to gamble all night long while drinking ourselves silly. So put on a bowling shirt, mix yourself a cocktail, and join us as we talk about some classic tunes. "

Here is the link-
Wings For Wheels Podcast