How about we paint another picture of this Oscar Goodman leadership for Nevada? Let's suppose that the mayor of Las Vegas is stranded on the desert island after all. The only things that he does possess are the bottle of gin, the teddy bear and the Bible. To make it more personal, may we add one element? Our child and his entire fourth-grade classroom is on the island as well, and shall be there for some time. Just the mayor and our kids!! Oooh, what a scary thought huh?
Guess who is the one eligible (if we could use this term?) to teach and lead these kids? You got it ... the mayor. And what do we estimate would be the best item of the three with which the children should be led and taught from: the gin, the bear or the Bible? And which would Mayor Goodman choose? Well, he's not going to lie, right? He's already told the children of his choice. He's for the bottle!
Is this the kind of guy we would entrust with the task of baby-sitting our kids during our anniversary night out? I don't know about you, I think it's time we get a leader with a sound moral compass and a desire for righteous ethics, rather than a washed-up leader seeking to bring us his bottle of empty promises. Will somebody please send Mayor Goodman a Bible?
Editor's note:
Hopefully, Timothy, my kid is the one who's read Lord of the Flies. As for Goodman using the Bible to teach stranded fourth-graders, I'd rather he use a Boy Scout handbook—better survival tips, less begetting and smiting. Would I let Oscar baby-sit my kids? I dunno; you think he'd work for a buck a kid per hour and free pizza?
I am writing this letter commenting on the issue dated February 17-23 about "Bargain City." I am a big fan of the Weekly, however, I am disappointed that LV Weekly did not include a couple of best boutiques (Frogger 3 and Vavoom) in town in the article.
Due to my profession, I live in both cities, LA and LV. Both boutiques remind me of Melrose and Hollywood style. They have the best unique environments, their prices are amazing and their staffs are very polite and helpful. My friends that I've brought share a similar view.
Frogger 3, which is located at Maryland Parkway, brings Melrose style to Vegas with their amazing new and used clothing selections. Pure white architecture with stainless steel and frosted glass, yet the prices are unbelievably low prices. And Vavoom, which is located at Sahara, brings Hollywood style to Vegas. Funky-style architecture with great custom tailoring style available to clients at amazing prices.
Please check them out and hopefully they would be included in your columns in the future.
Thank you so much for your attention.
In regard to Stacy J. Willis' March 3 article, "The Confessions of a High Culture Tourist": Matthew Arnold was wrong at least as far as chaos is concerned. Chaos is an idea that canNOT survive on its own. Art, like medicine, has this primary objective: "First, do no (further) harm." Sometimes being able to crystallize a pattern requires a specifically focused awareness, like learning that 1 percent of 1 million equals 10,000 before learning that the square root of 4 trillion is 2 million but, more generally, as most people know to choose life over limb, since life is greater than its parts, so too, therefore most people know that Life=Art.
Can we please reschedule lunch for next Thursday or Friday? I had a client lunch come up.