colleen's fairy castle

 Silent film star Colleen Moore was always fascinated by dolls and doll houses and in the 1930's had this extravagant miniature house built. Inside of the house include paintings and murals drawn by Walt Disney himself. There are chandeliers studded with real diamonds, pearls, and emeralds and also the tiniest bible ever to be written, going back to 1840. There are statues that are over 2,000 years old, mother of pearl floors, filigree & stained glass, even silver cast bathroom fixtures with real running water. Truly a fairy tale castle.

liberace

Sad to hear the news of the Liberace Museum closing. I got to visit this palace of bedazzled plumage about 15 years ago, back when the new strip was starting to dominate the city. It houses an incredible collection of his stage costumes including the incredible King Neptune suit, some of his outlandish cars, not to mention the world's largest rhinestone.

Liberace was famous for his flamboyant stage presence. He created a new standard in live performance with spectacular and complex choreography involving chorus girls, cars, and animals.

Such a shame that this incredible capsule of the true showmanship at the heart of Vegas is shutting it's doors for good.

shits and giggles

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