LAS VEGAS – SomethingCool News is returning to Las Vegas after a year and a half absence.
For the next five days, SCN editor Fred Johns will be traveling to Sin City to cover the Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion for SLAM! Wrestling, a sports website Fred occasionally writes articles for.
While there covering the reunion, Fred will be filing daily updates on his experiences. The last time he was there, Fred interviewed several homeless people, a taxicab driver and documented one crazy night walking down The Strip. This time, Fred will be busy covering the reunion, but also has plans to get around the city and uncover some interesting stories.
Because Fred is leaving late Sunday night, the new edition of SCN will be uploaded one day early, appearing online Sunday afternoon. This also means there will be no new edition of The Fred Factor, Fred’s popular Sunday night talk show. “I had hummed and hawed about doing a Vegas edition of the Factor,” Fred said, “but that would mean doing it live from my hotel room at one in the morning and I don’t think that would quite work.”
Each day, Fred will be filing his daily dispatches using his WordPress blog that he created some time ago. “I used the same technique when I was in Merritt and Westside earlier this year,” he said. This way, readers can check up each day to see what Fred is up to. Fred hopes to file his first piece early Monday morning before he goes to bed. “But no promises,” he said, adding that there will be something new to read Monday night for sure.
Fred will also be filing daily reports for SLAM! that will be available on the SLAM! website. The CAC Reunion is an annual event where many old-time wrestlers get together to reminisce and catch up with one another. There is also a banquet held on the last day of the event where some awards are given. This year’s reunion will be especially interesting. In attendance will be Bret Hart and Steve Austin, two of Fred’s personal heroes.
“You have no idea how excited I am,” Fred said. “Usually just going to Vegas is reason enough to be excited, but meeting two of your heroes – that’s just sick, dude.”
Fred will also be in town as the World Series of Poker is being played. Although the Main Event will not be played during Fred’s brief stay, Fred does plan to check out the action and file a report on what he sees.
“I plan to be quite busy,” he said before leaving. “I don’t know how much sleep I’ll be getting, but then I’m in the city that never sleeps. So wish me luck.”
Um….good luck?
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