Hello again folks,

With all the moving and shaking going on in this town, we should all be primed up to cut loose to a little feel good music, right? And here is another resource for you to make some choices about who and what to see this summer in Las Vegas.

Concert List 1: As written by Spencer Patterson appearing in The Las Vegas Weekly

Eight concerts worth your hard-earned money …

The Police with Elvis Costello
MGM Grand Garden Arena, May 23
Admittedly, the last time Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland played town (June 15), the results were decidedly mixed. And no, the set list hasn’t changed much (at all?) since then. But we’ve got full confidence this Police action will be far from brutal, in part because the guys have been working out the kinks for a year now, and in part because even if they stink, Elvis Costello will be in the building. And Elvis always delivers.

White Rabbits
Beauty Bar, May 29
Cool new band alert! Okay, so the name seems a bit generic, but this Missouri-bred, Brooklyn-based six-piece’s breezy indie sound sure doesn’t. Think The Walkmen with harmonies (the Rabbits have three singers) and more percussion (they have two drummers). Stream a free in-studio set at daytrotter.com/daytrotterSessions/891/free-songs-white-rabbits.

Sex Pistols
The Joint, June 7
So apparently, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is too commercial for Johnny Rotten and the boys, but performing cuts off their one studio albums some 30 years after its release is … art? Never mind the hypocrisy. Pistols shows are still fun as hell, and where else can you shout out lyrics to “God Save the Queen” and “Anarchy in the U.K.” without feeling like a total poseur?

Peter Murphy
House of Blues, June 8
Get out your studded chokers and eyeliner. You too, girls. The sometime frontman for Bauhaus is headed to town, and that can only mean gothic gloom and doom are on the horizon. We’re not exactly sure what his solo sets are like these days, but anyone who helped write “Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” “God in an Alcove” and “She’s in Parties” is a frighteningly welcome sight anytime.

Stone Temple Pilots
The Pearl, June 12 and 14
We know, we know, reunions blow as often as not. But when said band’s original run ended with two members (allegedly) coming to blows onstage, we’re suckers for the comeback, especially if it means getting to hear “Sex Type Thing,” “Creep” and “Interstate Love Song” again. Besides, anything that gets Army of Anyone off the road for good can’t be all bad, right?

Erykah Badu
House of Blues, June 13
Even if Badu didn’t have a killer new disc in tow, her gig would be marked on our calendar. Call it past experience, with a live show that ranges from pretty damn solid to heart-stoppingly thrilling. Given the funky-soul blend of February’s urban-riffic New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), hopefully someone in the building will bring a defibrillator.

Panic at the Disco
The Pearl, June 13
Cover subjects in the house! Maybe you loved A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, maybe you hated it. Either way, you owe it to yourself—and your hometown—to see Panic, Act II. New album Pretty. Odd. does indeed sound prettier and odder than its predecessor, and we’re curious to see how it translates to a live stage. Plus, if you don’t make it this time, we’re only gonna reserve you a spot on the list for Panic III: Revenge of the Exclamation Point.

George Michael
MGM Grand Garden Arena, June 21
Stop snickering. Back in the day, Michael was Justin Timberlake, serving as the embodiment of 1980s dance-pop. You know tons of his songs, even if you only sing “Careless Whisper,” “Faith” and “I Want Your Sex” in the shower when no one’s around. Catch this stop on Michael’s first North American tour in 17 years, or risk waiting two more decades to belt out “Father Figure” in public.

Others of note: My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult (Beauty Bar, May 30); Hatebreed and Type O Negative (House of Blues, May 31); Kenny Chesney (MGM Grand Garden Arena, June 6); Broken Spindles (Beauty Bar, June 20); Tim McGraw (Mandalay Bay Events Center, June 21); Ani DiFranco (The Joint, June 24); Mark Knopfler (The Joint, June 26); Rancid (House of Blues, July 3); De La Soul (Hard Rock pool, July 18); Mötley Crüe (Mandalay Bay Events Center, August 1).

Have some good times out there in our fair city. Las Vegas has some world famous concert venues as well as some beautiful neighborhoods filled with prime real estate. There is so much life to experience in Nevada! Get in touch with us and let my team show you the properties worth seeing or to give us any feed back on the shows!

Have a great week end everybody,

David Brownell

Monday, May 12 Las Vegas Wranglers® (5) vs Utah Grizzlies (2)
Tuesday, May 13 Las Vegas Wranglers® (4) vs Utah Grizzlies (3) in overtime

The David Brownell Team’s very own, Rob Mork, attended Game Two on Tuesday at the Orleans Arena and gives the following account: “What a ripping victory with Utah tying up the game with LESS THAN ONE SECOND remaining on the clock! The Las Vegas Wrangles scored the game winning goal 1 min 36 sec into Sudden Death. This was AA hockey suspense at it’s finest.”

The Las Vegas Wranglers® website gives an account of Monday’s game written by Josh Fisher

The Las Vegas Wranglers® defeated the Utah Grizzlies 5-2 in Game One of the National Conference Finals on Monday night in front of 4,299 fans at the Orleans Arena. Left wing Shawn Limpright scored a goal and added an assist as Las Vegas claimed a 1-0 series lead. Goalie Kevin Lalande turned aside 31 Utah shots for the playoff victory. Left wing Kelly Czuy dished out two assists in the team’s first game in ten days. Defenseman Jason Jozsa, forwards Tyler Mosienko, Adam Cracknell and Curtis Fraser also scored in the win.

Game Two was Tuesday, May 13 at 7:05 pm at the Orleans Arena. What a ripping victory with Utah tying up the game with LESS THAN ONE SECOND remaining on the clock! The Las Vegas Wrangles® scored the game winning goal 1 min 36 sec into Sudden Death.

The Las Vegas Sun offers a great angle by Ron Kantowski:

BEARDED LOOK CUTS NO ICE
In most cases, on these faces, it produces anything but the ‘meaner and tougher’ image that’s desired

During their five-year existence the Las Vegas Wranglers® have found themselves in any number of hairy predicaments.
But none so literal as the one right now.

For the first time, the Wranglers have made it to the third round of the ECHL Kelly Cup playoffs, which means the beards they began growing in homage to playoff hockey tradition when the postseason began three weeks ago have fully sprouted.

More or less.
It’s not a pretty sight.

Wherever you turn, be it on the blue line, at center ice or in the attacking zone, there is stubble. There are whiskers in the crease; unused cans of Edge in the slot. The team barber has been traded to the Florida Everblades for Don Rickles and a bag of hockey pucks.

Playoff beards began to take form — some more slowly than others — in the National Hockey League during the early 1980s. The New York Islanders supposedly are to blame — er, started the tradition. At first, it used to be just a few players. Now, even guys who play air hockey send their razors and Lectric Shave to the penalty box once the puck is dropped in the postseason.

Every member of the Wranglers has grown a beard. Or at least is trying. Even Billy Johnson, the club president, had one until a week ago. He said it looked like “H-E Double Hockey Sticks,” so he shaved it off. The consensus among the players is that it was only a slight improvement.

Glen Gulutzan, the Wranglers’ coach and general manager, is the team’s only beardless wonder. During his playing days, that wasn’t the case. He said if his playoff beard were judged like plus-minus, his would have been a zero. Just good enough not to be considered bad and just bad enough not to be considered good.

Before Monday, it had been 16 days since Wranglers fans last saw the team. They must have been amazed Monday night when Gulutzan sent out a checking line made up of Grizzly Adams, Frank Serpico and Tom “Castaway” Hanks.

“It makes us look meaner and tougher and that’s what playoff hockey is all about,” Wranglers center Bruce Mulherin said. “The longer, the better.”
The wives and girlfriends might beg to differ.

Thanks goes out to all who contributed to to this look into hockey here in the Vegas valley.

Professional hockey is more than buying a ticket, grabbing a hot dog and a beer or soda and waiting for a fight to break out. If you do not know enough about hockey, but would like to know more, here is a great place to learn the basic rules and strategy of the game, Everything You Wanted to Know About Hockey. It is also a great place for those of you who already are fans and connoisseurs of the game to brush up on your knowledge just in time to cheer the home team through the playoffs.

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David

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Hello everybody,

Have you ever enjoyed throwing a frisbee around with a buddy or two? Pretty fun, huh?! What about golf… ever wish golf was a little easier to play? Well would you believe that there is an activity that combines the two into one, and it’s been played for over 30 years now?!

What is Disc Golf?
Disc golf is a game that is played with golf discs or frisbees, preferably discs since they are specifically made for the sport. It is closely akin to golf with these exceptions: there are no cups, golf balls, or clubs used.

In disc golf the clubs are replaced with discs and the cups are replaced with poleholes (baskets) or objects (trees, fire hydrants, boxes, etc.). You throw to a target (basket or object) from a designated area (usually refered to as a tee). A hole is deemed complete after the disc comes to rest in the basket or hits the target (in object golf). The number a throws it took to complete that hole is your score for that hole. The lowest score at the end of the round wins (same as ball golf). Every course is different, a score of “X” at one course may be excellent, but at another course that same score could be horrible.

Check out a brief history of a truly fun and exciting sport that has lived in our bustling town for 3 decades:

Las Vegas is celebrating our 30th Anniversary of Las Vegas disc golf in 2008! In 1978, during a convention of recreation directors, Donn Blake (Professional Disc Golf of America member #22) convinced Steady Ed Headrick (PDGA #1) to donate 9 baskets. The 9 holes were re-designed in 1989. In 1990, Lightning Discs donated another 9 baskets. Las Vegas hosted our first Halloween Classic in 1991. In 2000, 6 holes were added (across the street) while three were removed, making a 21-hole course. In 2004, the three holes were added back: our current 24-hole configuration. All the Lightning baskets have been replaced over the last few years. We may be the 7th oldest course.

Thanks to Vince Gardner, Sunset course pro, for the course history.

Sunset Park, Las Vegas, NV
Last Updated: Wednesday - April 23 2008
Course Length - 7608ft (short); 8775ft (long)
Tees - Concrete
Holes - 24 mixed (Mach III, Mach V)

Sunset Park is located on the southeast corner of Sunset Rd and Eastern Ave. Parking is available off of Eastern in between the ball field and pool, this is closest parking to the 1st tee. The course is well marked and there are usually locals out there if you have any questions. Email me if you want more up to date info or just want to say “hey”.

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Have a great weekend everybody,

David