Back-up camera. I installed one on my ‘03 wrx wagon when I upgraded the stereo system from busted tape player to touch-screen. I’ve always been a fan of backing into spaces for easier exiting, and this not only makes it easier, but has proven helpful in countless other ways. Extra view when reversing down a stretch,…

You hit the nail on the head with your statement about “The Man”. A lot of his writing is extremely predictable, it’s the ones that aren’t that shine through. While you are young enough to not remember Hot Fuss, I am old enough to remember reading about the “new and upcoming local band” in the LV Weekly (well, back…

Can we do a one-off special of Nice Price or Crack Pipe that features the dealership’s ad for this?

Very familiar. It’s... meh. Too much “Vegas” and not enough “Las Vegas” if that makes any sense. However, I find the following song, “I Can’t Stay” to be oh so much better. Probably my favorite from Day & Age. It reminds me of their old club shows on Fremont, before they made the stadium push. Plus, the saxophone solo…

Fake Empire was my very first exposure to The National via a bootleg .mp3 my Chicago buddy uploaded (along with about 1000 others) to my old iPod back in ‘08 during a rtw trip. I immediately became obsessed with the “indie band, but with a baritone lead” archetype. I hadn’t heard it before and it struck a chord within…

n/ they peaked with Sam’s Town. It’s one of my favorite albums of all time, but once Flowers went full pop with Flamingo, they’ve had a difficult time sorting themselves afterwards between wanting to be Indie-Springsteen or Stadium-Queen. It made Battle Born very difficult to listen too. Miss Atomic Bomb was good, but…

Here’s a few you may not have heard of from the Las Vegas, NV dive bar scene, mostly fairly recent bands, except for the last one - which so deserves being heard anyway.

Star for that, the entire video all I could think was “When will this announcer clap the trap and let me appreciate FREAKIN’ MARIO MUSIC in a well done gymnastics floor routine.” It ain’t about you doll, it’s about the gymnast, so shut it and let the magic happen for those watching.

Oh, I completely agree that it’s never going to happen. Our society is one of complacency. We’d rather spend billions of dollars on creating self-driving automobiles and virtual reality simulators than step back into an archaic age where you had to pay attention to the world around us. I have a lot of love for the…

I could keep replying, I could go out and eat, then photo the result and post it, or you could use google and find plenty of examples for yourself. I’m not your personal research and result engine. You respond to me, comment on Salty, ‘hang out with customer service people’, yet our statements aren’t enough for your…

Part of my advocacy for a return to manual transmissions is it tends to nudge a driver to paying more attention to their surroundings and speed. It’s just more difficult to do many internet/text related phone functions when you aren’t sure if you need to up-shift and down-shift. This is especially vital at the times…

I’d say it became standard in the past decade. I wouldn’t say there was a major push about the official move, but more of a gradual slide that was resultant on numerous factors. A few that I can think of offhand are the rapidly increasing cost of living; stagnant hourly wages for employees who are expected to make the…

It sure sounds like “Swaggy P” needs a new nickname. Honestly, he’s been mostly trash in the league. I was pained when GSW acquired him from the Lakers, and relieved when they parted ways. (I’m still bummed that LA got JaVale McGee in the off season though)

This wasn’t brought up in your article (no real need to), but it’s ripe for the comments section. Since buffet prices are static and the time length isn’t, standard server tipping (20%+) is an unreliable metric. Especially since outside of drinks, they mostly bus the tables and are generally waged as bussers, not…

I used to know someone from Canada who had the Colin McRae edition. It was this strange purple/blue hybrid color. Fun car!

We have 5 sick call outs a rotating year (unpaid). Each call can counted for anywhere between 1 and 5 days in a row. It’s an absolutely terrible system and for the life of me I can’t figure out why we just don’t have 15 call outs with a limited # of subsequent days. It’s led to almost everyone getting FMLA, which is…

The Nyko Perfect Shot Wii gun peripheral was probably the best modern-day light gun accessory I’ve ever used. It coupled flawlessly with the Wiimotes and thankfully House of the Dead 2&3 were released for the Wii as a coupled game. I only really wish I could get my hands on a copy of HotD: Overkill at a reasonable…

We’ve got a 24hr Pho spot in Las Vegas called “Kim Long.”

What kind of gentrified crap sushi are you being exposed to? Nigiri all the way. Maybe a hand roll to cap off the experience, but mayo? (yes, I know it’s a “thing” and I don’t care, I’ve dropped budding relationships because of that) That defeats the entire purpose of sushi, the subtle flavor of the amino acids in the…

Preach it braddah. Same with Hawaiian. I want my rice bowls and msubi!