{"id":16917,"date":"2017-03-05T23:24:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T07:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=16917"},"modified":"2017-03-05T23:33:08","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T07:33:08","slug":"vital-vegas-podcast-ep-43-neil-sedaka-big-elvis-rumors-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/vital-vegas-podcast-ep-43-neil-sedaka-big-elvis-rumors-speculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Vital Vegas Podcast, Ep. 43: Neil Sedaka, Big Elvis, Rumors, Speculation and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s time to lube up your aural orifices for another unlistenable installment of the Vital Vegas Podcast.<\/p>\n

In this week’s dog and pony show, we have a special guest, music legend Neil Sedaka. No, really. The man responsible for 90% of the pop hits in the last century is performing at The Orleans, March 17-18, 2017, so we took the opportunity to ask him about his singular career.<\/p>\n

Sedaka, of course, is the singer-songwriter responsible for more than 500 chart-topping songs, many covered by talents like Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones and many others.<\/p>\n

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Fun fact: When he was in high school, Neil Sedaka dated Carole King. She inspired his hit, “Oh! Carol.” Carole King’s real name was Carol Klein.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also in this episode, we chat about our pal Pete “Big Elvis” Vallee getting a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars<\/a>, and the opening of a new eSports arena in downtown Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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The new eSports arena is named “thE Arena.” Which, not going to lie, is aNNoyIng.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We also rattle off the latest Las Vegas news, including scoop about the possible sale of the Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas<\/a>, the new Brightside restaurant at Plaza, Born and Raised Craft Pub at Grand Bazaar Shops and a new Las Vegas strip club that accepts Bitcoin, The Legends Room.<\/p>\n

We double down on our “Listicle of the Week,” with two lists: “Five Las Vegas Things People Care Too Much About” and “Five Las Vegas Things People Don’t Care Enough About.” Guess which list resort fees, paid parking and 6-to-5 blackjack are on.<\/p>\n

For “This Week in Vegas History,” we explore the history of the aforementioned Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas. The resort opened March 10, 1995.<\/p>\n

The Vital Vegas Podcast is everything a podcast should be and much, much less. So, strip down to your Spanx and revel in all the Las Vegas you can carry without herniating yourself.<\/p>\n

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