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This article was originally published July of 2013 in  "The Best of Frankie Tease Magazine Vol.2" "Winter in Venice" at Venetian spares no expense with elaborate  costumes, strolling carolers, nightly skate rink performances,  concerts, and VIP appearances. It's winter in the desert. Winter in Venice at the Venetian  (Las Vegas) For the third year, the Venetian Hotel will transform itself into "Winter in Venice". The Italian-themed hotel has an L.E.D. tree spectacular, a nightly parade with the White Winter Queen, and her royal court, and a polymer skate rink (fitting for the desert). Beautiful winter white is dominant, as will be roving holiday carolers throughout the front free nightly show and the entire hotel property. Mmmm, hot chocolate anyone? Neon Museum Gets New Digs The Neon Museum, though established in 1996, has been growing steadily in its procurement of signs and acreage. It's newer location includes the lobby ...

This Las Vegas local and tattoo artist is serious about his hipster hating. I just laughed at his t-shirt, and snapped a pic. When I did so, he began to tell me that he rarely makes it downtown anymore because it's becoming overrun with hipsters. Wow really? I didn't know that. This guy had a pretty strong opinion about it though. Now you know. Mr. Moore is a senior tattoo artist and LV local. 4.3.13. Photo by Frankie Tease

Diaz Mackie at Sapphire Comedy Hour Vegas  now on "Bad Decisions" Tour - Photo by Frankie Tease A little over a year ago I saw a couple sets from Diaz Mackie and saw how much he was versatile with every audience. He had been in Vegas working hard for over seven years. Recently he came back to do a week, and I caught up with him at the Sapphire Comedy Hour at Sapphire Strip Club on Industrial. The room was pretty great, and his set was hilarious. I caught some video, photos, and later caught some patio time with this now very national headlining touring comedian. One of the questions is "what is Diaz Mackie's porn name"? Need I say more? FT: How do you keep your material original, fresh? DM:They come from me. I come off of my own experiences and exaggerate it. I take something from every day and make notes. FT:Do you write a lot down? DM:I don't. I take mental notes. FT:You don't write your ideas down? Do you have a photographic ...

Viva was great this year, just as always. Here is our video compilation of  photos the mag caught. Backing music for this video slideshow is provided with permission by The Moonlight Howlers of Arizona who are featured on the Viva Las Vegas 15 compilation CD, and played Viva 2012. All their music is original and amazing. This video includes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and the Vintage Fashion Show, Car Show, Satin Dollz, Vicky Tafoya, Eddie Nichols, Sailor Jerry Tattoo contest, vintage vendor ballroom room, Miss Wolffe's Jive Dance Contest, and of course, the pool party. Find out more about what happened at Viva Las Vegas 16 in our upcoming articles. Find out more about the show Tom Ingram puts together each year at vivalasvegas.net . Check out the new Viva Las Vegas app for apple or android now. Or, watch on YouTube at  http://youtu.be/wx-EmxJn2eo  and give us a like.

The long awaited Pinup Red Carpet event finally came. Two months into working it out the show buzz had been going strong about what type of late night Vegas show this was going to be. First, the show's star Claire Sinclair is perhaps the youngest on the Las Vegas Strip. Though Sinclair has been featured in a suggestive show (Crazy Horse Paris, MGM) this is the first time she's a resident star. With this, she has accomplished going from Print Media to carrying the weight of a Vegas show, all before reaching 22. Delightfully, Sinclair acts as the host of a retro romp through a virtual year of Calendar Girls using the maelstrom of talent in the six piece backing band featuring Trumpeter and Music Director David Perrico, as well as a spectacular singer Anne Martinez. The cast is filled out by four dancers, one lead male, six band members, one singer, and star Claire Sinclair. That's a "lucky 13" cast members. The show creators Drew DiCostanzo and Frankie Mor...

Kyle Kettner has kept people swingin' with   live bands at the  House of Blues Vegas for 8 mos. Thursday - Sunday, It's JKQ Time Again (uptown) Catch the Jennifer Keith Quintet and the standards of yesteryear sung in a retro modern Chandelier Bar. Have a cosmo at the Cosmopolitan and dance to some music featuring member of Royal Crown Revue, or listen in the lounge booths and wonder at the swing kids of Vegas who'll be present dancing. Attire not required. The event is free to attend and ample parking will lead you into the hotel's lobby (stunning artwork throughout) where you can meander to the Chandelier Bar to swing your cares away. jenniferkeith.com . Make sure to help me welcome the band back from their stent in Europe correctly. (free) Mark Brunton (L) has kept people dancing on Friday nights with  lessons and juke music for 8 years at Aruba Hotel Downtown Vegas Friday Night (downtown) Come celebrate a massive achievement with the Eight y...

The wind was up this spring night as hundreds of workers began day two of their strike on Yellow Checker Star Cab Company in Las Vegas, Nevada. The headquarters are situated somewhat near the strip at Decatur and Post Road. Some people (females and males) had been there for 12 hours or more striking, and greeting workers who hadn't heard about the strike with chants of "turn around" as they drove in to work. Those who went to work and didn't stand in unity with the striking workers were greeted with "shame on you". What do they want? A raise and respect. When do they want it? Now . View video and photos of my hour with the workers below. Two different cabbies with the union speak about why they are striking  Direct video link  http://youtu.be/OjBYKLXsvjc Drivers who are on strike speaking to  Frankie on Post Ave. and Decatur Midnight Mar. 4, 2013 video direct link  http://youtu.be/-UQTd8f8oHE Workers dance to keep warm whi...

For immediate release 8/30/12 (updated from 8/13/12) The Best of Frankie Tease  Magazine Vol. 1   hits eBook Newsstands World-Wide F rankie Tease (The Candy Pitch, Tease Time, Vegas Seven, FrankieTease.com) who  was originally born in Long Beach, CA., has been a resident of Las Vegas, NV since 9/11/11, and she hasn't wasted any time. Recently she  has collected the  best articles she's written from her new Vegas home in 2012, and put them in an eBook, giving readers insight into culture, stage, and glamorous stars, from Fabulous Las Vegas. Setting up to publish (BookBaby) a series biannually, Frankie has already interviewed some of Vegas's best. "It wasn't hard creating the first in the series:  T he Best of Frankie Tease Magazine Vol.1,  with the amount of entertainers to cover in the Las Vegas area"  according to Frankie Tease, who will become a published author for the first time with this effort. At first attempting ...

Melody Sweets photo by Frankie Tease Dirty, crazy, adult circus, and Burlesque show Absinthe celebrated its' 500th April 1, 2012. That's no small feat for people that fly through the air, croon, and do just about everything one can imagine in a small time-period under a big white tent out in front of Caesars Palace Las Vegas, nightly. The show begins with Maxime Popazov climbing and balancing on wood chairs to an incredible height. He gives way to the Green Absinthe Fairy from the sky, Melody Sweets who while descending says, "Maxime, what am I going to do with all that wood?" Sweets begins singing "I've got what you're cravin', for your misbehavin", and begins working the very intimate 500 person tent. If you are at the show, you're practically in the show, thanks to Producer and visionary The Gazillionaire's close-up sight-lines, and in-the-round seating. Acrobats Men of Atlantis stacked each other, which gave way to the Trapeez ...

Please view this link for  Sunday's complete live blogging by Frankie Tease http://www.missfrankietease.com/2012/04/viva-las-vegas-sunday-april-8-2012-live.html

Please view this below link for Viva Las Vegas Friday 4/6/12 Complete live bloggin by Frankie Tease http://www.missfrankietease.com/2012/04/viva-las-vegas-friday-april-6-2012-live.html Your ad here, right now: $0

Please view this link for Thursday Viva Las Vegas 15  4/5/12 complete live blogging by Frankie Tease http://www.missfrankietease.com/2012/04/live-blogging-from-vlv-15-orleans-hotel.html

Please note: Read 2013 preview at  http://www.frankietease.com/2012/09/viva-las-vegas-16-rockabilly-weekend.html by Frankie Tease   Started by organizer Tom Ingram (Long Beach, CA.) Las Vegas has been home to the  Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend  for 14 years, this will be the 15th. A little known fact about Tom, he started as an actor (IMDB.com). For those who have never experienced the pure dose of Mid-Century Americana fashion, music, vintage cars, and Burlesque, this is your chance. The festival will take over the  Orleans Hotel  (previously held at Gold Coast Hotel) from Thursday to Sunday with a very packed agenda leaving no audience members behind, unless they don't have tickets. Some enthusiastic show-goers have had their  four day pass  for up to a year, drawing people from as far as the U.K. and Australia. If you like beauty, booze, or 50's-era American Rock n' Roll music, you'll find it at VL...

Someone once said 'there are two types of performers: presentation and cathartic'. Those performers who see burlesque as a fashion show will fit more in the category of presentation. No matter how the audience reacts, the presentation performer will continue with their act without the ability to interact. And then there are cathartic performers. They will follow a routine but always leave a possibility open for elevating the intensity of their routine by taking advantage of pique audience interaction moments. Over the years I've been involved in so many different club, social events, presentations, conventions, shows, and festivities, ranging in tone from formal, to big band swing, to bawdy burlesque show, to wedding. When I think about all the performers I've seen, which sometimes come back in bits as memories tend to do, some rise above all the others. The talent rises above, but also so do the cathartic performers. Those who interacted with their audiences and made a...

After three years of producing burlesque shows in various venues and bar rooms here in Portland Oregon, I still have never seen a cohesive unbiased list of venues that encourage and house burlesque. Here is to you, the 'burlesque show goer'. Save time and save my  handy dandy where to see shows list , and pick which is best based upon your party needs. Bachellorette party, date, birthday party, whatever, here is a list to help you sort out the expanding Portland options for burlesque shows. Photos will be added to this article of each venue later, so check back.I have included venues that have hosted shows over a year, or new clubs that have just opened with burlesque on their menu. I have placed the venues producing the most shows with the  largest capacity at the top of the list, and those with the longest history  are also up top. Sorry if any pertinent venues were omitted from this list. That's easy to fix just email me a note via  http://missfrankietease....