CASINO NIGHTLIFE
Exclusively Featuring Ramses Ja
DJ Ramses Ja heads straight to the top of
Talking Stick Resort
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By Natasha Castellanos
hose of you who have yet to visit Scottsdale’s Talking Stick Resort should know that you are missing out on some of the best gaming, dining, pampering, and entertainment in the valley. This grandiose monument boasts, perhaps, the best experience of any kind found in Arizona! The thing with most casinos is, traditionally, once the gaming is done, the meals are digested, and the shows are over, it’s usually time to head back to the hotel room and call it a night. Not so, says Talking Stick Resort! The jewel in the crown of this pleasure palace is Degree 270, a nightclub 14 stories in the sky! Open every Thursday through Saturday, Degree 270 boasts an awesome sound system, a killer light show, and a complete view of the city’s skyline! Perhaps most importantly, however, is the man behind the noise it’s making. Enter Ramses Ja. Known primarily as 101.1 FM The Beat’s afternoon drive host (weekdays 3-7pm) and resident DJ for Channel 3 (Fridays 10am), Ramses has established himself as an entertainment powerhouse in the southwest. Having held DJing residencies at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, and several nightclubs in Old Town Scottsdale means that Ramses has the perfect crosssection of experiences to headline Saturdays at Degree 270!
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I caught up with Ramses on a mid-September Saturday evening (just before his set) to see firsthand what all the fuss was about. He greeted me at the grand entrance of Talking Stick with a smile that was as big as his gigantic Afro! The first thing I noticed about him was that, while small in stature, his energy beamed from him in all directions filling the room in which we were standing. He wore an eye-catching red dress shirt with a red tie and red converse all-stars. To say I felt as if I were meeting a celebrity would be an understatement. As we walked to the restaurant on the casino floor, I saw the reach of his magnetism…gamers, staff, and passers by either greeted him, waved, or smiled in his direction. continued on page 36