Vegas in October - Page 4

innerSpaceman · 08-13-2008, 12:04 PM

Shark Reef is cool. Overpriced, but cool. I usually stay at the Mandalay Bay, so i see it as part of my hotel fun (though separately priced). Don't know if I would make a special trip, but it's nice.

If they've added some live music touches to Ka, it's an improvement. When I saw the show soon after it opened, there were no curtain calls by hidden live musicians. The score features a full orchestra and 50-person choir. Um, they are NOT there.

But if they are that hidden, and the sound is heard exclusively through the headsets embedded in each seat, then the point of live music is nearly ruined anyway.

To be fair, O's music can only be heard through the sound system, though it's performed live. The orchestra is sequesterd away in a huge sound booth. Too much water onstage.

Zumanity and Mystere share obviously live music ... and the shows are fantastically enriched by this element.

Kevy Baby · 08-13-2008, 12:15 PM

I heard the McDonalds in Las Vegas is to die for!

Moonliner · 08-13-2008, 12:17 PM

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I heard the McDonalds in Las Vegas is to die for!

Especially the Royal with Cheese over at the Paris Las Vegas hotel.

alphabassettgrrl · 08-13-2008, 12:52 PM

And how did I forget the Liberace museum? Got to see that.

Alex · 08-13-2008, 02:12 PM

Shark Reef is like Star Trek Experience for us. We've been out to Mandalay Bay three times over the years and each time we kind of plan on doing Shark Reef, see the prices and say "never mind."

So just like with Star Trek Experience I guess we'll finally do it when they announce it is closing.

Is the 57-man orchestra and 40 person choir on the soundtrack the same music heard during the show? The couple sites I checked seemed to indicate it was a significantly beefed up performance for the CD.

Regardless though, for me (and I know I'm perhaps unusual in this) recorded or live makes absolutely no difference. But whatever part of the music is live, was live from the beginning. The Ka web site has a comment from a bass guitar player talking about getting the job just a day or two before the show opened. During the show the musicians were never prominently featured but rather generally just rocking out in the deep background of a scene and then at curtain call they were out on a back platform while the main performers were taking their bows up front.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-13-2008, 06:44 PM

A friend of mine was married at the Mandalay Bay and had the party in a suite at THE Hotel. Yes, it's really called that. Quite the swanky modern experience. Decor was very impressive. Here's the suite, but the hallways alone were amazing. There was a humongous Warhol in the lobby.

Kevy Baby · 08-13-2008, 08:04 PM

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... THE Hotel. Yes, it's really called that.

No it isn't. Its called THEhotel.

Get yur facts straight damnit.

Looks like a cool place BTW.

€uroMeinke · 08-13-2008, 10:01 PM

Hmmm Swanky Lounges certainly are tempting - So far it looks like I'll be there the 19th to the 22nd.

So these Cirque things, how hard is it to go to as a last minute sort of thing?

innerSpaceman · 08-14-2008, 12:05 AM

THEhotel was the ultra-swankiest place i've ever stayed in Vegas. zapppop and i shared a suite there ... hmmm, last October exactly.

It got a little tiring when everything in the place was called THEcafe or THEnewstand, but all was forgiven when the toilet paper in our suite bathrooms was adorned with labels "TheTP"

Oh, and our favorite hotel in Paris is l'hotel. Go figure.

alphabassettgrrl · 08-17-2008, 06:41 PM

The Monorail rocks. $12 for 24 hours of monorailing. Goes from MGM to past the Hilton in about 20 minutes I think.

08-13-2008, 12:04 PM	#31
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Shark Reef is cool. Overpriced, but cool. I usually stay at the Mandalay Bay, so i see it as part of my hotel fun (though separately priced). Don't know if I would make a special trip, but it's nice. If they've added some live music touches to Ka, it's an improvement. When I saw the show soon after it opened, there were no curtain calls by hidden live musicians. The score features a full orchestra and 50-person choir. Um, they are NOT there. But if they are that hidden, and the sound is heard exclusively through the headsets embedded in each seat, then the point of live music is nearly ruined anyway. To be fair, O's music can only be heard through the sound system, though it's performed live. The orchestra is sequesterd away in a huge sound booth. Too much water onstage. Zumanity and Mystere share obviously live music ... and the shows are fantastically enriched by this element.
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08-13-2008, 02:12 PM	#35
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Shark Reef is like Star Trek Experience for us. We've been out to Mandalay Bay three times over the years and each time we kind of plan on doing Shark Reef, see the prices and say "never mind." So just like with Star Trek Experience I guess we'll finally do it when they announce it is closing. Is the 57-man orchestra and 40 person choir on the soundtrack the same music heard during the show? The couple sites I checked seemed to indicate it was a significantly beefed up performance for the CD. Regardless though, for me (and I know I'm perhaps unusual in this) recorded or live makes absolutely no difference. But whatever part of the music is live, was live from the beginning. The Ka web site has a comment from a bass guitar player talking about getting the job just a day or two before the show opened. During the show the musicians were never prominently featured but rather generally just rocking out in the deep background of a scene and then at curtain call they were out on a back platform while the main performers were taking their bows up front.
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08-13-2008, 06:44 PM	#36
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	A friend of mine was married at the Mandalay Bay and had the party in a suite at THE Hotel. Yes, it's really called that. Quite the swanky modern experience. Decor was very impressive. Here's the suite, but the hallways alone were amazing. There was a humongous Warhol in the lobby. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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08-13-2008, 10:01 PM	#38
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Hmmm Swanky Lounges certainly are tempting - So far it looks like I'll be there the 19th to the 22nd. So these Cirque things, how hard is it to go to as a last minute sort of thing? __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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08-14-2008, 12:05 AM	#39
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	THEhotel was the ultra-swankiest place i've ever stayed in Vegas. zapppop and i shared a suite there ... hmmm, last October exactly. It got a little tiring when everything in the place was called THEcafe or THEnewstand, but all was forgiven when the toilet paper in our suite bathrooms was adorned with labels "TheTP" Oh, and our favorite hotel in Paris is l'hotel. Go figure.
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08-17-2008, 06:41 PM	#40
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	The Monorail rocks. $12 for 24 hours of monorailing. Goes from MGM to past the Hilton in about 20 minutes I think. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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