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B S P: G If you want a full-on nightclub experience without the late nights—or a daytime party while the pools are closed— GBDC (Ghostbar Dayclub) is where it’s at in winter. Now in its second season, GBDC encourages guests to don costumes as if every Saturday is Halloween, with themes such as a “Post-Thanksgiving Sweatin’ to the ’80s Turkey Burn-Off,” a “Jammie Jam” and a “Hello Kitty Party.” This adult Romper Room keeps clubbers occupied with piñatas, high-end beer bongs, go-go dancers with attitude, tutu’d waitresses and tasty nibbles 55 floors above the Strip. The fun begins at 1 p.m., but with no set closing time, the GBDC crew will keep the party going till you can’t party anymore. In the Palms, 9GroupVegas.com/GBDC. B R DJ R: XS If there was one kid who holds all the music marbles, it’s XS. Although many of the top talents on the Wynn residency roster are shared between the property’s nightlife venues, XS seems to get the lion’s share of the top pop EDM DJ/ producers, including Tiësto, Afrojack, Diplo, Deadmau5, Steve Angello, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Nero, Nervo and nearly every other superstar DJ the masses could want on any given weekend. It’s good to be the Wynn—er, the king. In Encore, XSLasVegas.com. B C P: G’ S, D H & B-B-Q Fans of Gilley’s at the dearly departed New Frontier hotel shed a whiskey’d tear in 2007 when the property was closed and then razed to make way for … absolutely nothing. Where were they to get their simultaneous fix of barbecue, line dancing and bull riding? It would be nearly three years before the answer would once again be Gilley’s. The beloved saloon was revived better—and cleaner—than ever with a parquet dance floor, lots of seating, a barbecue restaurant and a mechanical bull known for being the bucking-est in town, operated by an old pro with a mean streak. The bikini bull riding (10 p.m. Sundays) continues to be the best free show on the Strip. In Treasure Island, GilleysLasVegas.com. M A N C: H Construction walls are up at Mandalay Bay as Cirque du Soleil and Light Group team up for the eagerly awaited second coming of Light in the former Rumjungle space. But since construction walls don’t talk, it’s easy to keep tabs on the progress of Angel Management Group’s next nightlife foray, slated for a spring 2013 opening, via the live construction camera at HakkasanLV.com. As the façade behind the MGM’s golden lion is adorned in scaffolding, progress on the nightlife and dining experience
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There’s no better way to show love to the #TranceFamily on the dance floor.
I can see that you’re tough, Dawg. What ’hood are you from, Pasadena?
Michael Toast offers additional poses, “Shit Vegas DJs Say,” and the worst DJ shout-outs at VegasSeven.com/Videos.
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Not only can I spin this track, but I can play the chords along with it on my giant invisible piano!