Blue Vegas

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All That Glitters

Odds are you’ve heard of, and maybe even read, one of the most famous literary depictions of Sin City around, “Gonzo” journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (the inspiration for the 1998 film of the same name, starring Johnny Depp and Benecio del Toro). And while that semi-autobiographical tale of surreal, psychedelic events that unfold during a trip made by journalist Raoul Duke and his attorney is perhaps the most well-known work about the underbelly of the neon city of light, it certainly isn’t the only one worth checking out.

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By John Mischief

Earlier this month at his World Famous Double Down Saloon owner/writer/entrepreneur/visionary, P Moss launched his first book, Blue Vegas.

Blue Vegas is a loose collection of 17 stories of life in Sin City. Stories that run the gamut of emotions; Lust, Fear, Anger, Desperation, and Hope. A desperate father who has to ask his daughter to borrow some money. A superstitious oriental business owner has a restless problem with retirement. And 15 more tales of the Naked City and surrounding areas…

The stories are as varied as each person that make up our beautiful town. Focusing on the citizens who live and experience life off the strip as most of us do, it paints a different side of life here in Vegas. Most people are familiar with the bright neon of the strip but know little of the burned out bulbs of life behind it.

Blue Vegas is the second book to be published by City Life Books, yes, the same people who bring you City Life each and every week.

Pick up Blue Vegas today at any area bookstore or head to [Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf] locations to have Moss sign the book for you. Either way get it. You won’t be disappointed and you just may recognize something in there.

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By AMANDA LLEWELLYN

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There may be no one more qualified to write about life in Las Vegas, fictionalized or otherwise, than iconic Double Down Saloon and Frankie’s Tiki Room owner P Moss.

Moss, a downtown-area resident for nearly 20 years, has made a career of learning about people: how they think, what gets them going and the trials of human experience.

“Anybody who has an ability to watch other human beings and learn how they tick, well, that’s how you learn to run a successful business,” he said. “It’s also great for writing.”

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