Summer Amusements

22 Things We Love About Summer in Las Vegas

1. More flesh, more of the time.


2. So dry, sweat just evaporates!


3. Kids whooping it up at public pools. That's right. Whooping it up.


4. Tourists in the desert heat: Only the strong survive.


5. Excuse me, handsome, can you rub this sunscreen on my back?


6. Air-conditioning. Crisp, cold, air-conditioning.


7. Thousands of backyard pools. Thousands of barbecue grills. Thousands of gatherings to crash. (Hi. Are you going to eat that?)


8. Air-conditioning. Crisp, cold air-conditioning.


9. What? Waterskiing? Right over the hill at Lake Mead?


10. Sure, I'll mow the lawn. As soon as it cools down. Maybe tomorrow.


11. The guy we saw one summer hitting those freaky carp at the Lake Mead marina with an aluminum baseball bat. That's right. Carp-batting.


12. The water slide at the Flamingo: Locals sneak in!


13. A pink icy drink with an umbrella. Followed by a red icy drink with an umbrella. Followed by a blue icy drink with an umbrella. Followed by …


14. Air-conditioning. Crisp, cold air-conditioning.


15. Good ol'-fashioned spray-on tans.


16. Cutoffs, a cold beer, a lawn chair, a sunset.


17. San Diego is only a four-hour drive!


18. Nate Tannenbaum consults weather computer to figure out tomorrow's forecast. John Fredericks takes opportunity to expose his dog on TV. John Fredericks' dog predicts triple digits.


19. Dashboard-melted M&Ms. Mmm, mmm, bag of goo.


20. Singing Linda Rondstadt's Heat Wave. That's right. Linda Rondstadt.


21. Will I fit in that freezer?


22. Air-conditioning repairmen. Speedy air-conditioning repairmen.

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