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Bomb Drop Guitar

Remember a while ago when we featured the Mega Ramp – a giant skate-ramp built by professional nutter skateboarder Danny Way? Well, here’s another location of one of his crazy stunts – The Hard Rock cafe in Las Vegas. The…

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Monday, 10th July 2006

Main Street Station Sign

Fantastic shadow being cast from the sign on top of the Main Street Station Hotel and Casino and Brewery in Las Vegas. There’s actually two signs, which means we can see it backwards too. Nice. Useless fact about this hotel?…

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Monday, 5th June 2006

The Skull of Vegas

Staring up from what looks like a neon sign graveyard in Las Vegas is this giant Pirate Skull. Aaaar! I’m guessing this is a disused prop from Treasure Island Casino, where they have a regular pirate show out the front.…

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Wednesday, 31st May 2006

Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty was, as we all know, donated to America by the country of France and stands as a welcome to all returning Americans, visitors, and immigrants. She stands at just 151 feet tall and as everyone says…

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Thursday, 20th April 2006

Car Art, Black Rock City

Near the site of the previously posted Black Rock City (Burning Man), someone has taken the time to write Jackie’s name with the tracks of their car – and there’s also a heart there for her too. Awww, isn’t it…

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Tuesday, 7th March 2006

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Another post that got lost in the server upgrade The Las Vegas motor Speedway complex consists of a 1.5-mile super-speedway, 2.5 mile road course, 1/2-mile dirt oval, drag strip, go-kart track and a racing school. And even better, its got…

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Wednesday, 11th May 2005
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