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How many times I opened those guitars doors over the years. Now padlocked at 3 am this morning.

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Saw Pantera, Megadeth, Joe Satriani among others . Stayed in the rooms countless times. Fell in love thousands of times looking at the ladies lining up for Rehab. :D
 

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Virgin bought the place and doing an 8 month remodel. We were there this weekend...drank at Center bar until 2 am this morning when they made the “last call!” Such a weird feeling!
 

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Closed till fall. Liked mentioned brand Virgin but I read managed by the indian tribe out of Connecticut.
 

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Hard rock closed at Universal Studios too.


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We loved it when it first opened and it's first few years.
It was a cool, boutique hotel and casino. Nothing like it.
Sooo bitchin with unique energy.
Best odds and payouts in Nevada. Amazing atmosphere.

Then Peter Morton sold it. It expanded, tightened up the gaming, one of the first to introduce Resort fees, lost all it's cool character.

I think it went through a couple BK's, one BK for sure and it tried to run its reputation on fumes of the past but was tragically un-hip and failed, dying a slow, miserable death.

Hopefully this reset will be a new beginning. I doubt it.
Man-o-man I loved it.
 
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The Restaurant? I’m bidding a new one there and I heard it The space used to be a famous place.
It was a favorite LV stop. Normal young crowd not a bunch of old fuks and imports, not smokey, no clanking of slot machines, good music piped throughout, great bedding, trippy acoustics at center bar (if you know what I mean) and great scenery.

Believe it of not, they are renaming it "Virgins".....ironic
 

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We loved it when it first opened and it's first few years.
It was a cool, boutique hotel and casino. Nothing like it.
Sooo bitchen.
Best odds and payouts in Nevada. Amazing atmosphere.

Then Peter Morton sold it, it expanded, tightened up the gaming, one of the first to introduce Resort fees, lost all it's cool character.
I think it went through a couple BK's, one BK sure and it tried to run its reputation on fumes of the past but was tragically up-hip and failed miserably.

Hopefully this reset will be a new beginning.
Man-o-man I loved it.


Resort fees.. one of the biggest scams in the hotel game
 

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Hard rock was all I’ve the Super Bowl, saw the name all over
Vegas place sells
New Orleans falls due to cost cutting construction IMO and kills 3

Interesting 6 months for them
 

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Oh man... I used to frequent there when I had my house in Henderson

The rotating bar was cool, pink Taco was cool, the Joint was cool
 

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It was a favorite LV stop. Normal young crowd not a bunch of old fuks and imports, not smokey, no clanking of slot machines, good music piped throughout, great bedding, trippy acoustics at center bar (if you know what I mean) and great scenery.

Believe it of not, they are renaming it "Virgins".....ironic

The things I heard across that bar ...

The people on the other side had no idea you can hear every word they were saying!!
 

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I've had some wild times at that place back before I met my wife LOL! Saw Eagles of Death Metal show at the pool a couple of years back right after the shooting happened in France.
 

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Will miss that "off the menu" steak n shrimp deal they had..
 

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Hard rock was all I’ve the Super Bowl, saw the name all over
Vegas place sells
New Orleans falls due to cost cutting construction IMO and kills 3

Interesting 6 months for them
Hardrock Casino and Resort Las Vegas was a separate entity (originally owed and operated by the Morton brothers) and not owed by or associated with any of the other Hardrock Hotels. We have been staying there since it opened in ‘95...it’s been sold several times over that time. Still loved the place 25 years later.
 

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I use to go there all the time. But I haven't been in probably 15 years. I was in Vegas two weeks ago and decide to check it out. We walked in and the place was empty. Maybe 30 people total in the place. It was so weird. Made a loop around the bar and left. I didn't know what was going on till I seen it on the news last week.
 

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Haha, yeah Rehab. We used to go before it was just a complete Jersey Shore hepatitis fest. First photo is from around 12 years ago and the other is prob 16 years ago. First photo is from Industry Mondays or Fridays or something like that. Second is Rehab in its heyday. haha

Hard Rock was def a go to place for 20 somethings!
Oh and waiting for the comments on my flame tattoos. :D I have had a lot more work done over them since those photos.
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Oh man... I used to frequent there when I had my house in Henderson

The rotating bar was cool, pink Taco was cool, the Joint was cool
I might have been overserved in the Pink Taco one night while the better half was losing money.
:rolleyes::)
 

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Haha, yeah Rehab. We used to go before it was just a complete Jersey Shore hepatitis fest. First photo is from around 12 years ago and the other is prob 16 years ago. First photo is from Industry Mondays or Fridays or something like that. Second is Rehab in its heyday. haha

Hard Rock was def a go to place for 20 somethings!
Oh and waiting for the comments on my flame tattoos. :D I have had a lot more work done over them since those photos.
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Flame tats? What flame tats? Didn't even see a guy in that picture....
 

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Also John Entwistle died in room 658 with a stripper and cocaine in the room. Very rock way to go out. Great bass player .great loss though.
 

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Resort fees.. one of the biggest scams in the hotel game

no truer words typed!! All the resort shit I don’t use. Keep your WiFi and exercise room!
And FUCK your $15 parking while you’re at it!
 
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