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BEST OF THE VALLEY 2005
You like shouting along to punk rock at the Double Down Saloon. You like watching Kendall Tenney on Channel 3. You take dates to the Peppermill, hoping to score.
You like Oscar Goodman.
You like road trips to San Diego. You like having sex -- at Red Rock. You like damn near everything about at Freakin' Frog. You count the days until the next Pimp N' Ho Ball.
You think The Olive Garden has the best Italian food in town.
You like the Stratosphere's thrill rides and enjoy slumming at the Sahara. You like seeing movies at the Palms and go to Tower Records for CDs. You buy porn at the Adult Superstore, get your gay on at Gypsy and dance until dawn at Drai's. At 5 a.m., when you can't drink any more, you sober up at Denny's.
You can't stand Oscar Goodman. You hate the heat. Despise the traffic. Someday you'd like to see a casino built around a lumberjack theme. Or sadomasochism.
You think Starbucks is the best coffeehouse in the valley. You think P.F. Chang's serves the best Chinese. Your taste in local authors? Don't even get us started.
You sure are interesting.
That's what we think of you, esteemed readers, after slogging through the ballots for Best of the Valley 2005. It was grueling work, but work we thought would bear the worthwhile fruits of truly discriminating minds. Not only would we cubicle-bound wretches gain new and startling insights into Las Vegas, but we'd have a sort of merit badge to boot: See? See how smart and sophisticated CityLife readers are?!
In some cases, that proved true. Your taste in nightclubs and dive bars? Laudable. Sushi and strip joints? Praiseworthy. But we can't help but feel the need to say something to you. Don't take this the wrong way. But, well, maybe you need to get out more.
Think of it as homework -- due next year.
-- ANDREW KIRALY
Best Live Music Venue
House of Blues
Ah, the good ol' versatile House of Blues, a venue that can do Slayer one night, Modest Mouse the next, and then turn around Sunday morning, bright-eyed and rarin' to go for Sunday's celebrated Gospel Brunch. Perhaps the best thing about the House of Blues, though, is its solid sound mix; the only muddy notes are likely to come from the bleating maw of your drunk-ass date.
Runners up include the Freakin' Frog -- who knew the bar even did live music? -- and the Cheyenne Saloon, the gritty North Rancho bar that puts on some killer punk and metal shows that'll leave you carrying your heart in your front pocket.--AK
Best Hip-Hop DJ
Tie: DJ AM and DJ P nBEST OF THE VALLEY 2005 : Las Vegas CityLifev i i Dating Dating vBEST OF THE VALLEY 2005 : Las Vegas CityLifea a Dating Beauties
You like Oscar Goodman.
You like road trips to San Diego. You like having sex -- at Red Rock. You like damn near everything about at Freakin' Frog. You count the days until the next Pimp N' Ho Ball.
You think The Olive Garden has the best Italian food in town.
You like the Stratosphere's thrill rides and enjoy slumming at the Sahara. You like seeing movies at the Palms and go to Tower Records for CDs. You buy porn at the Adult Superstore, get your gay on at Gypsy and dance until dawn at Drai's. At 5 a.m., when you can't drink any more, you sober up at Denny's.
You can't stand Oscar Goodman. You hate the heat. Despise the traffic. Someday you'd like to see a casino built around a lumberjack theme. Or sadomasochism.
You think Starbucks is the best coffeehouse in the valley. You think P.F. Chang's serves the best Chinese. Your taste in local authors? Don't even get us started.
You sure are interesting.
That's what we think of you, esteemed readers, after slogging through the ballots for Best of the Valley 2005. It was grueling work, but work we thought would bear the worthwhile fruits of truly discriminating minds. Not only would we cubicle-bound wretches gain new and startling insights into Las Vegas, but we'd have a sort of merit badge to boot: See? See how smart and sophisticated CityLife readers are?!
In some cases, that proved true. Your taste in nightclubs and dive bars? Laudable. Sushi and strip joints? Praiseworthy. But we can't help but feel the need to say something to you. Don't take this the wrong way. But, well, maybe you need to get out more.
Think of it as homework -- due next year.
-- ANDREW KIRALY
Best Live Music Venue
House of Blues
Ah, the good ol' versatile House of Blues, a venue that can do Slayer one night, Modest Mouse the next, and then turn around Sunday morning, bright-eyed and rarin' to go for Sunday's celebrated Gospel Brunch. Perhaps the best thing about the House of Blues, though, is its solid sound mix; the only muddy notes are likely to come from the bleating maw of your drunk-ass date.
Runners up include the Freakin' Frog -- who knew the bar even did live music? -- and the Cheyenne Saloon, the gritty North Rancho bar that puts on some killer punk and metal shows that'll leave you carrying your heart in your front pocket.--AK
Best Hip-Hop DJ
Tie: DJ AM and DJ P nBEST OF THE VALLEY 2005 : Las Vegas CityLifev i i Dating Dating vBEST OF THE VALLEY 2005 : Las Vegas CityLifea a Dating Beauties