In the United States, Independence Day is a federal holiday
commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on
July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great
Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks,
parades, barbecues, carnivals, picnics, baseball games, and various
other public and private events celebrating the history, government,
and traditions of the United States, but is often also viewed as
simply a summer festival, apart from its patriotic overtones.
Independence Day fireworks are often accompanied by patriotic songs
such as the national anthem ("The Star-Spangled Banner"), "God Bless
America", "America the Beautiful", "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "This
Land Is Your Land", "Stars and Stripes Forever", and, regionally,
"Yankee Doodle" in northeastern states and "Dixie" in southern
states. See more info HERE
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As the summer
vacation season gets underway, higher gas prices may keep many
Americans closer to home. “Millions of tourists drive to Nevada,
we need to find out why gas prices have risen so quickly and see
if there is anything we can do about it....
Congresswoman Shelley Berkley today (June 26, 2009) signaled her support
for legislation that will increase renewable power, create new green
jobs and strengthen America’s energy security. The House is expected
to pass The American Clean Energy and Security Act later this
evening....
Congresswoman Dina
Titus
Weekly Updates
Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District voted in support of H.R.
2452, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which makes historic
investments to create a clean energy economy that will generate jobs and reduce
the nation’s dependence on foreign oil.......
Join the City of North Las
Vegas in its 10th Annual Independence Day Jubilee from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on
Thursday, July 2, at Seastrand Park, 6330 Camino Eldorado. This year’s free
event will be a tribute to the nation’s military troops.......
How to
Use This Column: As you read your sun and moon sign, you will note each section
is broken into Focus, Test, Key & Action. Focus defines what you will find
yourself focused on during this time....
A stunning all-star
celebrity turnout is set for today’s 2 p.m. red carpet start for actor
Don Cheadle and poker princess Annie Duke’s 3rd Annual Ante Up for
Africa tournament at The Rio....
This has been a
bittersweet week for me. Well, what I mean to say is, there are so many
good things happening for The Imperials and me. Collectively, we all
hoped and prayed and seemingly it looks as though those hopes and
prayers are being answered........
This video is all in French, so let me interpret for you
before you watch the short clip. There is a fruit tree in the desert and
all the animals love this fruit and just cannot wait for it to ripen and
drop from the tree.....
The Very Sexy Peepshow at Planet
Hollywood, Embedded Art, The Repugnant Transformers:
Revenge of the Fallen, NASA’s LCROSS to bomb the moon,
My Movie Theater Brawl, and
more…
As part of The Village at Lake
Las Vegas’ free concert series "Jazz on the Lake," award-winning bluesman Guy
Davis will perform on Saturday, July 25 from 7 to 10 p.m. This is a stop on
Davis’s tour promoting his new hit release “Sweetheart Like You.”
..
I
started working with Michael when he was eleven years old as a producer
and writer at Motown Records. When I saw Michael he was always a happy
kid.........
Celebrity
Chef Connection
Golden Tavern Group It is
summer with the 4th of July holiday weekend,
cookouts, picnics, camping and getting together with
friends. One of the most fun foods you can bring is
from the Golden Tavern Group, which includes PT’s Pub,
PT’s Place, Sierra Gold and PT’s Gold.....
As sad
as it sounds, with the passing of Michael Jackson, we
all somehow knew that media would inundate us with one
scandal after another about Jackson....
Kid Cary
Is Death Overrated? Gale
Storm died on June 27, 2009 and not very many people
noticed. Not many people remember or care that she
stared in the now 60-year-old TV series, My Little
Margie......
The loss of Michael Jackson was like a
9.5 earthquake hitting Los Angeles. Jackson had been
rehearsing his performance for his 50-night concert tour
in England
at the Staples Center in Los Angeles......
Chuck Rounds
Las
Vegas Entertainment News July 2009 July
is the hottest month of the year according to all of the
records kept in Las Vegas, but oddly enough, we have
escaped the blistering heat of June and are just now
getting into the hot weather.........
Carol Lane Patterson
My Sister’s Keeper
What a movie! This film was beautifully
rendered, remarkably well paced, catching the sweep and
majesty that is the family unit, enduring, loving,
laughing, together—possibly only conveyed by such
mottoes as ‘one for all and all for one’.......
CineVegas 2009, The
11th Annual CineVegas Film Festival
was held June 10 – 15, 2009 at the
PALMS Casino Resort in the BRENDEN
THEATRES in Las Vegas........
I have
been quiet for so long. It's time to get back to
business uncovering the reality of Vegas. By the way my
TV show, Vegas
Confessions is heading into our 4th
season of filming. If you get HDNet you
really gotta take a look and see what all the talk is
about......
Jill Curtis
Another Hot Day... We
have a busy day with people coming to see horses for
adoption and a new arrival is coming. I bought a young
Thoroughbred at the Barrett's Thoroughbred sale in Los
Angeles the year before we started Shiloh..........
Tom Axtell
In-Depth FBI Interview about
Mortgage Fraud in Las Vegas
The upcoming episode of “Recession Rx”
brings viewers an exclusive interview with FBI Special
Agent Michael Rawlins about the mortgage fraud crisis
facing Las Vegas. The new episode also examines the
challenges senior citizens face in the current housing
market and provides a job market update from Nevada
JobConnect.......
Are You Experienced? The
title of the first album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience,
“Are You Experienced?” is the topic for this month’s
Career Curator column....
In Celebration of Liberty On
July 4, we celebrate the adoption by the Second
Continental Congress of one of our nation’s most revered
symbols of liberty — the Declaration of Independence........
Bruce Merrin
This Week's Update
It wound up being a nailbiter, although
after the first hour of the match it looked like it
would be an easy victory. They never are!!!!!!....
I decided
early on that I did not need to work hard campaigning for
Obama; I had another cause that needed help. Michigan had a
group that put “Proposal 2” on the ballot for the fall
election. This ballot proposal would loosen the severe
existing restrictions placed on embryonic stem cell
research......
Fremont
Experience -
American Pie 4th of July
Fremont Street Experience presents the second
annual “American Pie 4th of July” celebration
with major headlining entertainment Janis
Joplin’s Original Band Big Brother & The Holding
Company on Friday, July 3 and The Grass Roots on
Saturday, July 4. To learn more click
HERE
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Little Anthony & The Imperials bring their
energetic show back to The Club inside the
Cannery Casino & Hotel on Saturday, July 11 at 8
p.m.
Steve Wyrick’s “Death Drop” Escape
Las Vegas Boulevard to Close Down During Steve Wyrick’s “Death Drop”
Escape
The section of Las Vegas Boulevard located in
front of Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood
Resort & Casino will be closed to traffic during
magician Steve Wyrick’s terrifying “Death Drop”
escape
featuring Chester Bennington, co-owner of Club
Tattoo and Linkin Park frontman. The “Death
Drop” is being performed in celebration of Club
Tattoo’s grand opening inside Miracle Mile
Shops.
Saturday, July 4, 2009 “Death
Drop” at 8:30 p.m.
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