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Vegas Saved the Day For J-Lo

Jennifer Lopez told Jimmy Kimmel on a recent airing of Jimmy Kimmel Live that due to the catastrophe of her first attempt to marry Ben Affleck in 2004, she was experiencing a bit of PTSD while planning the second wedding after getting back together in 2021. So, Ben stepped up and suggested eloping that same night in July and getting married in Vegas. As widely reported at the time, the superstar couple waited in line with other people for their marriage license, then tied the knot at A Little White Wedding Chapel at midnight. “It was the best night of our lives,” Jen told Kimmel. The couple had a bigger ceremony a month later, but the pressure was off. They were already married and very, very happy.

U2 Plan an Extravagant Show

The Irish Sun recently reported that U2 is “at an advanced stage for agreeing to an Elvis-style residency in a Las Vegas hotel.” The rumor is that U2 will open the MSG Sphere later this year. The Sun writes that front-man Bono told the SmartLess podcast, “We haven’t signed off on it, but if we do and can pull off what we’re talking about, it’s not like anything we’ve ever done before. It’s nothing like Las Vegas has ever seen before.” The band is known for its spectacular stage shows and effects and the Sphere is shaping up to be the most spectacular entertainment venue on Earth. If both happen according to plan, the combination will no doubt be as extravagant as it’s possible to be.

Horror Attraction Announced

A major new attraction has been announced by Universal for Las Vegas. According to Bloomberg, a “111,000-square-foot, yearround, horror-focused attraction” will be the anchor tenant in a 20-acre expansion of Area15.

“Universal has long offered seasonal Halloween Horror Nights that attract young adults to its theme parks in the fall,” Bloomberg writes. “The company’s movie studio was home to films based on classic characters like Frankenstein and Dracula. More recently, it has carved out a niche working with a new generation of horror-film producers and directors such as Jason Blum, Jordan Peele, and James Wan. Content from both historical and upcoming films will be featured in the Las Vegas property.” Concept art with the press release features Jack the Clown, a Halloween Horror Nights icon, welcoming guests into a decrepit building with red light glowing from within. An Area15 spokesperson told the ReviewJournal that they hope to break ground on the expansion in the next six months.

WNBA 2023 All-Star Game in Vegas

The WNBA announced that the league’s 2023 All-Star Game will take place in Las Vegas at the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay on July 15. The game and all the attending events will be hosted by the hometown team, Las Vegas Aces, which won the WNBA Championship last season. It’s the third time Las Vegas will host the WNBA’s midseason showcase, most recently in 2021.

New From Lotus of Siam

The owners of the famed and beloved Lotus of Siam Thai restaurants, who recently opened a third Lotus at Red Rock Resort, are expanding their repertoire with a Greek restaurant and oyster bar, also at Red Rock. Both Naxos Taverna and Kallisto Oyster Bar will specialize in seafood. You can see the menus (without prices) and make reservations at naxosredrock.com.

March Lore and Leprechauns

As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction. – An Old Irish Saying

In like a lion and out like a lamb and vice versa. So goes the March weather if you believe in superstitions; and I do.

Good luck or bad luck? How to achieve the first and avoid the second? That is the question which March brings to the forefront with St. Pat’s Day on the 17th and the little green leprechauns associated with it. If you catch a leprechaun, you may be able to trick him out of some of his gold, but beware. They are grouchy, untrusting, and solitary creatures who do not part with their riches easily. The trick is to trick them into willingly giving you some of their wealth; but be careful because they are devious and deceitful. If you anger one, he is apt to spoil your milk, cause your kids to talk backwards, or doom you to be a perpetual loser at bingo. Eeek! I don’t remember meeting one, old and confused as I am, but who knows? Could that explain my long losing streaks?

Another March day with luck attached to it, but not the good kind, is March 25th. Apparently, it carries a curse that involves of all things, flour. We are to donate a sack of flour to the poor on this day or suffer the collapse of our houses; lose our money; and jeepers creepers, have seven sons born to us followed by seven daughters. Whoa, fourteen children and no money, not to mention flour we need for cooking for those fourteen kids? Don’t chance it; head to the nearest market and stock up before March 25th.

There are a slew of other superstitions about which I want to warn you, so you are protected and not clueless as to the vagaries of good/bad luck. Bad luck harbingers include dropping a dishcloth, wearing opals if they are not your birthstone, rocking an empty rocking chair, and finding and picking up a tail up penny; all no no’s. As for good luck, it’s the usual such as finding a horseshoe, four leaf clovers, or carrying a rabbit’s foot. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) strongly object to the latter so better cross that one off the list. And remember, if your right-hand itches, money is on the way. If you’re traveling in other countries, avoid whistling in the evening so as not to attract snakes; don’t clip fingernails/toenails at night or you’ll attract ghosts; and lying down after a meal will turn you into a cow. Actually, looking in my mirror, I can see the truth of that last one.

Finally, a reminder that March 20th is Wellderly Day. Held on the third Monday of each March, we honor and celebrate our elders, senior citizens, or old poopsters which is how I refer to my husband and me. Created by Dr. Dale Anderson, its purpose is to promote a healthy lifestyle for those of us who are no longer spring chickens, or as in my husband’s case, an old rooster. So, take grandpa, grandma, or any oldsters you can roust up off the couch to bingo. It will exercise their minds and just being asked will be good for them emotionally. Until next month, may Lady Luck blow you kisses as you dance out the door with dollars. Win big. This old poopster enjoys your E-mails (nlpvzw6172@gmail. com). Keep them coming.

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