This weekend, if you're driving around the Strip and Sahara, be prepared to do a triple-take as Club Paradise unveils a new billboard that's sure to get Shari Peterson's StopBillboardSmut group stomping down to City Hall. It's an actual thong so large that it'll bring back memories of the last time you tried to gnaw your arm off after a one-night stand. It measures 14 feet by 24 feet and is part of the gentlemen's club's "Have You Seen My Thong" campaign. We've never graced Club Paradise's interior but we're reasonably certain it doesn't employ any women large enough to fill out the fabric. But we've heard of a place in Billings ...
Love is in the Air (107 Floors Up)
The city's most romantic ultralounge is open at the top of the Stratosphere. The aptly named Romance at Top of the World is bringing in DJ Andy to spin house and techno from midnight to 4 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. And while most may shudder at the idea of having to traipse through the casino and then the tower's mall, the ultralounge's manager Jeff Merlino and Chase Froby, bar-back, co-conceiver and now promoter, have the soon-to-be-implemented solution. The public will have access to a VIP elevator which will take them from parking to the tower's base and then a second VIP elevator will whisk them up 1,149 feet.
Even better, there's no cover.
Bottle service also is reasonable, with a bottle of Ketel, four Red Bulls and two mixers for $200 and a buy-one, get-one-free deal. Dress code is "casual chic," says Merlino, meaning basic club attire but no athletic gear or ball caps. There are plans to make Wednesday a locals night, but with those kinds of prices and free entry, it's tough to imagine how it could get any better.
"We want people to come in, relax, listen to jazz [by the William Moran Jazz Trio] and then get ready to party," says Merlino.
Romance already has its first special event lined up, too: a fashion show on May 26 by Broken Leash Clothing, the hip, new-in-town store at Boca Park that carries lines such as Diesel, Don Ed Hardy and Antik Denim. But don't think that just because it's following the current club trend, the nightspot will soon be pushing people aside to make room for Paris, Leo and other glitterati.
"It's not for celebrities," says Froby. "We want to aim for locals who want a romantic night out."
Already nicknamed "the 107" by its fans, Froby adds "we're the best-kept secret in Vegas."
Not anymore.
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Cocktail o' the Week |
Pure Tini
Pure, $14
Ingredients
3 ounces Stoli Razberi
1 ounce sweet and sour
1 ounce of 7-Up
Splash of blue curacao
Shake and serve in a martini glass.
Is this the explanation behind Paris Hilton tossing Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos overboard like a half-eaten dolmade and jumping onto NFL Heisman Trophy winner and quarterback Matt Leinart at Pure? It certainly seems that every time Paris hits the club at Caesars, she's up for a game of boyfriend roulette, and intoxicating cocktails like the Pure Tini must play a factor.