Modified On May 12, 2008
We hear through our extensive network of operatives that Chuck Johnson (Summit) is opening a room at Fitzgerald’s in downtown Vegas. We haven’t been downtown in a while. We have warm and fuzzies for the neighborhood– when we held our SHECKYmagazine Comics Only Reunion in 2001, we based it out of the Union Plaza– the vibe was perfect as far as we were concerned– compact, lots of cheap rooms, plenty of cheap booze and food, all within walking distance. And it all hearkens back to old Vegas (except for the computerized light show canopy above), without a trace of (modern-era) Steve Wynn or Celine Dion or the Super-Mega-Five-Star themed fantasy resorts that dominate The Strip. (Which is also one of the reasons we dig the Riv. BTW: We’ll be appearing at the Comedy Club at the Riviera July 7-13. Stop on by!)