Comments on: 2006 or 1966? http://barking.roaddog.com/2006/09/17/2006-or-1966-2.html Damage done from nearly three decades in the roadie biz Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dave http://barking.roaddog.com/2006/09/17/2006-or-1966-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-317 Dave Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:49:27 +0000 http://barking.roaddog.com/?p=317#comment-317 We were dark last week so I did a corporate and one of the presenters was an executive VP from Harrah's. As I was laving him up and making small talk, I asked if he was going to surprise us with an announcement of when they were going to implode that part of the Strip and in town in general. I don't think he's convered with any A2s about the LV business climate and was curious as to how I knew about it, and why I was interested in the first place. Of course he couldn't say anything about that project specifically but we a a nice little chat about what's been happening on the Strip. The Harrah's makeover has been the buzz around town and it was thought that they might trade the Rio in whole for the Barbary Coast property. The word on the street about that part of the Strip is that only Imperieal Palace will be imploded and Harrah's, Ballys and the Flamingo will facelifted in a "pardon our dust" sort of state as the thinking is they won't be able to take the cash flow hit for the year or two it would take to do the revamp. Plus losing that many rooms in town would drive demand up and the competitors would reap the benefits of the price increase while Harrah's had three large properties undergoing renovation. Dave We were dark last week so I did a corporate and one of the presenters was an executive VP from Harrah’s. As I was laving him up and making small talk, I asked if he was going to surprise us with an announcement of when they were going to implode that part of the Strip and in town in general. I don’t think he’s convered with any A2s about the LV business climate and was curious as to how I knew about it, and why I was interested in the first place. Of course he couldn’t say anything about that project specifically but we a a nice little chat about what’s been happening on the Strip. The Harrah’s makeover has been the buzz around town and it was thought that they might trade the Rio in whole for the Barbary Coast property.

The word on the street about that part of the Strip is that only Imperieal Palace will be imploded and Harrah’s, Ballys and the Flamingo will facelifted in a “pardon our dust” sort of state as the thinking is they won’t be able to take the cash flow hit for the year or two it would take to do the revamp. Plus losing that many rooms in town would drive demand up and the competitors would reap the benefits of the price increase while Harrah’s had three large properties undergoing renovation.

Dave

]]> By: Mac Kerr http://barking.roaddog.com/2006/09/17/2006-or-1966-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-316 Mac Kerr Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:35:34 +0000 http://barking.roaddog.com/?p=317#comment-316 I read today that Harrah's finally got The Barbary Coast, so I guess a Flamingo implosion is in the cards. It's about time. I also read Harrah's may be bought be two private equity firms for $15B. That might mean a lot of changes on the strip. <a href="http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/harrahs-gets-15-billion-buyout-offer/n20061002065709990005" rel="nofollow">http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/harrahs-gets-15-billion-buyout-offer/n20061002065709990005</a> Mac I read today that Harrah’s finally got The Barbary Coast, so I guess a Flamingo implosion is in the cards. It’s about time. I also read Harrah’s may be bought be two private equity firms for $15B. That might mean a lot of changes on the strip.

http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/harrahs-gets-15-billion-buyout-offer/n20061002065709990005

Mac

]]> By: Dave http://barking.roaddog.com/2006/09/17/2006-or-1966-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-315 Dave Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:38:39 +0000 http://barking.roaddog.com/?p=317#comment-315 It was on the marquee across the street this weekend. Didn't know he was still gigging. Apparently he's there a couple times a year. Don't know where he's going to go once they tear it down, prolly Orleans or one of the other Boyd's. Big resort complex going in on Stardust site, our folks are expanding this place next door with another high end property and the New Frontier is coming down to make way for a jazz themed resort called Montreux and Circus Circus is due for an upgrade and every month new rumors of the Sahara and Riviera being toppled and new places there. That hunk of Strip north of is gonna look a wee bit different in a couple of years. It was on the marquee across the street this weekend. Didn’t know he was still gigging. Apparently he’s there a couple times a year. Don’t know where he’s going to go once they tear it down, prolly Orleans or one of the other Boyd’s. Big resort complex going in on Stardust site, our folks are expanding this place next door with another high end property and the New Frontier is coming down to make way for a jazz themed resort called Montreux and Circus Circus is due for an upgrade and every month new rumors of the Sahara and Riviera being toppled and new places there. That hunk of Strip north of is gonna look a wee bit different in a couple of years.

]]> By: Mac Kerr http://barking.roaddog.com/2006/09/17/2006-or-1966-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-314 Mac Kerr Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:49:18 +0000 http://barking.roaddog.com/?p=317#comment-314 Don Rickles? 1966! If not temporally, then thematically. Mac Don Rickles? 1966! If not temporally, then thematically.

Mac

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