Slash & Friends hit the Vegas nightclub scene tonight at the Bare Pool Lounge.
Television star Keifer Sutherland acts as MC for the 20th Anniversary bash that starts at the Mirage and ends up after the witching hour at a chi-chi soiree hosted by Tattoo artist and body-art-man extraordinaire, Mario Barth.
The Barth tattoo convention (October 2nd thru October 4th) at the Manalay Hotel & Casino is being touted as the largest in the free world (and beyond, no doubt).
Trip-the-light-fantastic tonight on the strip for a bit of star-gazing and you may spy Courtney Love, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, Tommy Lee, Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls), for starters.
By the way, the Tattoo Convention is free to Vegas residents ($45.00 admission for out-of-towners).
More than 1,000 tattoo and piercing body artists will be on hand in 750 eye-catching decorated booths to ink your fantasy on your fancy (or wherever you please).
Mandalay Bay (up-and-coming hot-to-trot trendy night-spot on the strip) welcomes the party-hearty and lusty-at-heart to the annual event now celebrating its twentieth festive year!
The growing relationship between boutique tattoo owners and the Casinos is welcome these days in view of the tough economic times many small and big business operators have been experiencing near-and-far across the American landscape.
Mandalay Bay lucked out with the booking when you consider that the price of rooms soared when it was announced that the Tattoo extravaganza would be held at the classy Hotel at the far end of the glitzy strip.
Standard rooms are being snapped up at a staggering $270.00 per night, for starters.
Two-bedroom suites are also commanding $750.00 (October 2nd through the 4th).
I happened across Barth's salon the other night and was smitten with the lay-out and the decor.
Not your typical sleeze-bag operation, no sir!
Fortunately, for Barth.
One Hotel operator was not inclined to give a nod of approval to one ink entreprenure at the Palms until certain strict criteria were met.
"I just thought it would be great as long as it had a high-end look and was clean and it wasn't a typical tattoo salon that you find on a corner in a strip mall," quipped George Maloof.
Starlight Tattoo (Barth's outfit) was a success from the get-go.
Sixty percent of sales are rustled up through by virtue of tat sales while the balance of profit is gleened from T-shirts, fashion accessories, and products related to body piercings.
Drop by and take a peak - or arrange for an ink statement in the flesh - if you have a mind (and the bucks) to.
See 'ya there!
Keifer ready to party-hearty tonight at Bare Pool Lounge!
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