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Las Vegas is always fun massive barrel LED screen that already hot and we cranked ”We were
heat,
the
up
literally
and
runs continuously for several city
blocks. There are open stages for figuratively. I believe that Pat’s reminded of
BY: JEFF WEINER live music, bars that open directly blood pressure increased when
©2021 by Jeff Weiner to the open mall area, and a lot we discussed this, which we the ‘why’
of fun chaos. We also secured did at length and generally, I
“That’s a crazy idea. We entire event to include nightlife Las Vegas Review Journal (LVRJ) did not have a locked-down
have to do it!” Pat said. activities. coverage of the event and the answer. I always have a plan when no one
on how to execute, but parts of
magazine.
To start the weekend, I set up a the plan remain in flux almost
With that, we were off to the races Friday night meet and greet at As one might imagine, with to the last day… This is absolute wanted to
to start a yearly tradition and the Millenium Fandom Bar, located literally no plan in place for purgatory for someone with a
first of our quarterly mermaid in the Las Vegas Arts District. either the bridge swim or the strict accounting background. get out of
shoots. Of course, the initial idea With plenty of mermaid-friendly mermaids invasion of Fremont Just sayin’
and getting it done are two very seating, an enthusiastic owner, Street, Pat, our editor, and co- the water
different exercises. drinks, and most importantly, owner was, let’s just say, pretty So, at this point, we had to shoot
AIRCONDITIONING, this one was stressed. Since now nothing was all the mermaids (of which we because they
Little details like not knowing a slam dunk! nailed down and we had the have none) in the morning,
any mermaids in Las Vegas, the press coming to report on the then go to the bridge and
owners of Lake Las Vegas, and The second was more event and the magazine. shoot the bridge swim, which were having
having less than 30 days to put it challenging, a mermaid invasion we didn’t have arranged, in
together might seem daunting… of Fremont Street. Fremont If that was not enough, the 115-degree heat and then bring too MUCH
well it was. Street in Las Vegas is the original mermaid shoot for the next 10-12 mermaids and merman to fun”
Las Vegas. Built before the issue was added to the schedule Fremont Street with no plan and
However, charging forward current Las Vegas Boulevard, for the day, with no mermaids nowhere to go. Other than that,
with the mantra ‘Never tell me it has been converted to a per se and heat forecasts of 115 it was easy peasy.
the odds,’ direct from Han Solo, pedestrian mall complete with a degrees. The frying pan was
we proceeded to increase the

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