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Squeezebox Hero is at it Again at Ellis Island Octoberfest!

Friend of the show Squeezebox Hero is fresh from his much lauded appearance at Socktoberfest (Las Vegas’ ultimate you gotta know somebody to get into this party because it is too cool for words) he will be landing at Ellis Island for the rest of us to enjoy.

Come for the awesome accordion player – stay for the bottomless beer!

Are you the type of person who does not want to share your polka player with a crowd? Squeezebox does intimate singing telegrams to full private concerts!

Join us for Oktoberfest on Saturday October 20th from 4pm-10pm and enjoy authentic German food and Craft Beers from Ellis Island. You can purchase All You Can Drink and A German Entrée wristband for only $15 at our Promotions Booth before October 20th or $20 day of event. 20oz. beers are for sale for $2 each and entrees are $5 each. Special Oktoberfest beer along with other EI craft beers. Pretzel eating contest, winner receives $100 cash. Das Boot holding contest, winner receives beer for a year. Giveaways, raffles, and contests. Live music from Squeezebox Hero. Oktoberfest Drawings, win up to $1,000 cash. Earn 1 drawing entry for every 300 base points that day. http://squeezeboxhero.com/ PROST!

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Meet Aisha Tyler at First Friday Oct 5th!

We have the honor of actress and comedienne Aisha Tyler http://aishatyler.com/ helping us register voters tonight at First Friday! Come join us for some fun while we help elect Progressive, Pro-Equality candidates including President Barack Obama! 
Location: Derek Washington’s House
              209 E Colorado 89104 (Between 3rd and Casino Center, next to Gypsy Den)
Time: 6:00 – 6:45pm
Light Refreshments will be served
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND NETWORKS!
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Now Tell Me What You Really Think

Do you think that someone can go from this vitrol to Democratic party poster child?

Some of of us have never experienced this level of hate toward our fellow human being so perhaps it is possible to go from calling people “illegal aliens” and asking for Obama’s birth certificate to being a democratic party yes man.

Click on each image to get a full page view. Perhaps you would like to do your own search on http://www.rightpundits.com for more materials.

 

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Sign the Freedom to Marry Pledge Mayor Goodman – the World is Watching

It is insane that Mayor Carolyn Goodman refuses to sign along with 100+ mayors around the country the Freedom to Marry Pledge.

I warned you she was not going to stand for civil rights in our community. Finally many more in our community are starting to notice.

Carolyn Goodman Lied to Gay Community

Do your part. Sign the petition to tell Mayor Goodman that our community wants the Freedom to Marry.

Click here to sign the petition: Mayor Goodman Sign the Freedom to Marry Pledge! 

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Details about the Ward 6 Recall City Councilman Steve Ross Election

There is an upcoming election to recall Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross. This is a link to the official city notice.  Link to Nevada recall election laws.

Map of Ward 6 Las Vegas - Due to the high number of county islands in the area do not rely on this map alone

This is what you need to know.

Do you live in Ward 6?

This is not easy to answer by maps alone. As you can see there are several spots in the middle of the map that are white. This designation is for “county islands” pieces of property and even whole neighborhood communities that are not part of the city of Las Vegas.

The best way to determine your actual city council voting district is by going to the Clark County registrar of voters website.  From this site you can look up your own voter record as well as see if you are in the ward 6 boundaries.

Will there be other candidates on the ballot?

Other candidates are allowed to submit a petition of candidacy to the city clerk’s office up to 20 days before the election to be placed on the ballot. At this time there are no officially filed candidates.

How does a candidate get on the ballot?

  NRS 306.110 Nominating petition for successors; verification of signatures; acceptance of candidacy.

1.  A petition to nominate other candidates for the office must be signed by registered voters of the State, or of the county, district or municipality holding the election, equal in number to 25 percent of the number of registered voters who voted in the State, or in the county, district or municipality holding the election at the general election at which the public officer was elected. Each petition may consist of more than one document. Each document must bear the name of one county and must not be signed by a person who is not a registered voter of that county.

2.  The nominating petition must be filed, at least 20 days before the date of the special election, with the officer with whom the recall petition is filed. Each document of the petition must be submitted for verification pursuant to NRS 293.1276 to 293.1279, inclusive, to the county clerk of the county named on the document.

3.  Each candidate who is nominated for office must file an acceptance of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pay the fee required by NRS 293.193 or by the governing body of a city at least 20 days before the date of the special election.

Important Dates:

Close of Voter Registration: The last day on which a person, living within the Ward 6 boundaries of the City of Las Vegas, may register to vote to qualify for the Special Election shall be Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 9:00 p.m.  The City Clerk’s Office is located at Las Vegas City Hall, 400 Stewart Avenue, First Floor, Las Vegas, Nevada and will be open for extended hours prior to the close of registration as follows:

Thursday, January 12  7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday, January 13  9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 14  9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Residency: The last day on which a candidate could have become a resident of Ward 6 was Monday, December 12, 2011.

Petition to Nominate: The last day on which a petition will be accepted to nominate a candidate for the office of Councilman, Ward 6, shall be set for Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.  All petitions must be filed with the City Clerk/Filing Officer for the City of Las Vegas in the Office of the City Clerk, Las Vegas City Hall, 400 Stewart Avenue, First Floor.

Acceptance of Candidacy: In addition, all acceptance of candidacy forms and filing fees ($100.00) must be completed and paid by a candidate on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 by 5:00 p.m.

Withdrawal of Candidacy: The last day on which a candidate may withdraw his or her candidacy shall be set for Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. with the City Clerk/Filing Officer in the Office of the City Clerk at 400 Stewart Avenue, First Floor, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Request for Absent Ballot: The last day to request an absent ballot shall be set for Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. in the office of the City Clerk at 400 Stewart Avenue, first floor, Las Vegas, Nevada or the office of the Clark County Election Department at 965 Trade Drive, Suite A, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030-7802.

Early Voting: Early voting shall be set for Thursday and Friday, January 26 and 27, 2012 at the Centennial Plaza (trailer), Centennial Center/Tropical Parkway from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Early voting will also be conducted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Centennial Hills Community Center, 6601 North Buffalo Drive, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Friday, January 27, 2012 at Albertsons, 4850 West Craig Road, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Election Day is January 31st.

Voting Centers: Ward 6 Election Day Voting Centers will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of this Special Election at the following locations:
Centennial Plaza (trailer), Centennial Center/Tropical Parkway
Albertsons, 4850 West Craig Road
Centennial Hills Community Center, 6601 North Buffalo Drive

This official notice hereby constitutes the Call for a Special Election for the purpose of recall as ordered by the Secretary of State’s Office on December 21, 2011.

 

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Another Episode of: What is Wrong with Ricki Barlow? Trip to Senegal!

I was shocked to read this press announcement from Ricki Barlow’s office:

His Excellency, President Abdoulaye Wade, and the Republic of Senegal, will host this year’s conference Dec. 15-19. The National Conference of Black Mayors, World Conference of Mayors and The United Nations are sponsoring a delegation of 250 local government leaders throughout Africa and the African diaspora to travel to Dakar, Senegal, for the conference, to continue the relationship being built between African-American mayors and the Senegalese mayors. While mayors from throughout the United States are attending, I am the only city council member from the United States expected to attend. The conference sponsors and the President of Senegal are covering all costs of my trip, including travel and accommodations.

Well what is wrong with a local elected official accepting a FREE trip from a foreign government to represent the state of Nevada at a conference.

This is what is wrong spelled out 10 ways as to why Ricki Barlow has no business representing the entire state of Nevada and the city of Las Vegas at this conference. He owed it to us to do his research before making this decision.

  1. Children in Senegal are forced into begging and servitude. A problem the host of Mr. Barlow’s junket refuses to correct. See the slideshow Talibes in Senegal.
  2. How many starving children in Senegal could be fed by the costs of flying, feeding, and transporting Mr. Barlow on his junket? Senegal one of the 48 least developed countries in the world.  
  3. The State Department officially acknowledges ongoing human rights violations in this country. See the report here. 
  4. We are still recruiting human rights workers to go to this country to investigate its government. Check it out here.
  5. Senegal’s law criminalizing consensual sexual conduct among adults is discriminatory and invites abuse of homosexuals by both the police and the general public. Read the details here.  
  6. His Excellency, President Abdoulaye Wade still has not prosecuted his crony for human rights violations. Read the Amnesty International report here
  7. HIV AIDS policy in Senegal is years behind where it should be. Print the detailed report here. 
  8. Women are still trafficked from Senegal to other countries as slaves. Read the report here. 
  9. Child brides as young as 13 are a legally accepted practice in this country. Read the article here. 
  10. The government of Senegal has borrowed $30 million dollars to fight  poverty, yet its leader is essentially throwing an all expense paid party for international “Ricki Barlow” level politicians to party.

Ricki next time before you brag that YOU were the only city council person from the entire United States to attend a conference in another country try asking yourself if its because everyone else was smarter about it.

The world does not change for the better when we fluff leaders who do not work toward correcting human rights policies in their own country.

I am ashamed as a resident of Las Vegas Nevada to have Ricki Barlow representing my community at this conference.

 

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It Gets Better Rally in Las Vegas

Next Tuesday come down to support the first ever It Gets Better Anti Bullying Rally in Las Vegas!

When: Tuesday, November 15th, 6 PM

What: “It Gets Better/Anti-Bullying Rally”Featuring:·        

Live theatre performance on the devastating consequences of bullying by the Toe Tag Monologues by high school students from Las Vegas.

        

Presentation by prominent gay rights activist Cleve Jones of Unite HERE!·     

   

Poetry reading by Latino activist and poet Juan Carlos Espinoza Cuellar·        

Live music by Las Vegas reggae band “Oneness Vibe”

Guest of Honor: Dina Titus 

Where: The Arts Factory 107 East Charleston Boulevard Las Vegas

Link to Map

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ZOMBIES! A Night with Max Brooks Author of The Zombie Survival Guide

The Las Vegas Valley Book Festival has a great opening event this year for all the zombie fans around town.

Author Max Brooks, screenwriter and author of World War Z, and The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks is the keynote speaker of the Las Vegas Valley Book Festival.

This is quite a public service since I have always believed that Vegas is the perfect location for a zombie apocalypse. Plenty of stumbling drunks it would take a while to realize they are zombies.

Check out Max Brooks website  for all the details about his Zombie books.

See you there! Thursday, November 3, 7 – 9 p.m., Clark County Library Theater, 1401 E. Flamingo Road

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Best Cheap Date in Town: FREE Drive in Movie and RocknRoll Show!

Botielus is playing keys with the Dazzle band! Fun for ALL AGES! FREE!  Drive-in website: tinyurl.com/vegasdrive-in

When:
Thursday Sep 22nd from 6-8pm
(movies start after us!)

Where: 4150 West Carey Avenue
Las Vegas NV (Just east of Rancho)

Cost: FREE!

More:
(direct from Botielus!):  We’re playing in front of the concession stand.

It’s just like a scene out of “American Graffiti”!

Last year they had a mini ferris wheel, face painter, other things for kids - and FREE rock-n-roll from us!

Click HERE to read a little review of the Drive-in

Here is band website: DazzlebandLV.com

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