Viva Las Vegas

Went to Vegas this weekend with the missus for my birthday. A fabulous weekend all around. Two great dinners - Circo and Mon Ami Gabi. A full day of utter relaxation at the spa. 5th row at Cirque du Soleil’s “O”. Dancing all night at Pure. Sunset atop the Eiffel Tower. And a wild run-in with fully automatic assault rifles. But the highlight was surely our evening with the Fab Four.

It all began at the brand spanking new Beatles Revolution Lounge at The Mirage. Dark, adorned with bean bags & leather beds, and sporting fresh, animated Yellow Submarine-esque visuals on every wall, this “ultra-lounge” features non-stop Beatles tunes and an endless sea of smiling faces. (Video to come…)

We then turned a corner in the casino and found ourselves at “Love”, Cirque du Soleil’s ode to The Beatles. What an unbelievable show. It completely destroyed any notions of what I thought it would be. It takes Cirque to a whole new level. In fact, it's not very Cirque-y at all. Instead, it is the most insane, non-stop, constantly surprising variety show I have ever seen. There's dancing and theatrics and acrobatics and performance art and god damn rollerbladers on back-to-back half pipes! The art direction is mind-blowing. The music is gorgeous (George Martin really is a genius). It takes you through giddiness and fright and suspense and love and downright lurid sensuality. The performers are all young and hot - 3rd row seats afforded ridiculous views of the players - and looked like they were having the times of their lives. What a blast it must be for them. If "O" is a 10, "Love" is a 15. No joke, it's that good - it's on a whole new level.

Some pics: