(upbeat music) - canary travel. they rule. go, canary travel. thanks for flying southwest.`` (laughing) (jazzy music) - welcome to new day cleveland. i'm david moss and we're on the road. i guess you have a pretty good idea where we are, right? and we? well, that's me and a whole bunch of our viewers for a great trip in what they used to call sin city. talk about used to, they built this sign back in 1959. a lady named betty willis made it at the request of a salesman who said we need a sign that makes people think

it was a little city and now, it is a great city with a whole bunch of familiar things and a whole bunch of things that are brand-new. of course we have a crew that makes friends on the road here at linq promenade. okay, are you ready to do this? - [woman] yes. - okay, say cheese. hey, tim, i saw these guys outside taking pictures in front of your store. - yes. - and it's sort of like a blank frame out there, so people come here to do that or what goes on here? - well, a lot of things. outside is actually a big polaroid frame, people come in to take their own souvenir photo. they usually use the high roller as a backdrop, then they come in here and they can actually print their photos. - [david] what's this guy doing right here? - oh, he's actually uploading his own photos. he'll print them as the polaroids. - ah. - so, they look like polaroids, they come on like, a thick paper, but besides that we actually do metal prints, wood prints, glass prints

while you wait. - [david] so you have all these great pictures from your las vegas trip and you come over here and see your experts here and there's all different ways to do it. i see you have a boatload of pictures back there, so how do you collect those and how do those play into the game here? - [man] so, when we first opened actually, most of those are employee photos or when people actually come in for vacation, if they want to donate a photo of their own to the wall, we add it to the wall. - add it to the wall. so you can get books made here, you make albums down here, you make special cards, all your special pictures, right here at photo & go. - yes. - and what's this area called right here, the linq? - this is called the linq. the linq promenade. - the linq promenade. as a matter of fact, there's a person out there who's going to give us a little tour and tell us a little bit more about it. so, thanks a lot, man. - you're welcome, thank you. - photo & go, dig it. - tonia, i'm glad i found you because there's so many things here on the linq promenade. - yes. - why do they call it linq, linq promenade? - well, you know what? because it links together, - ah. - the front of the strip, the high roller,

- [tonia] yeah. - the thing that it links me to a little bit too is sprinkles. i mean this is something i see on the west coast. - right. - where people are lined up down the street. brand, absolutely. - so this is all about cupcakes. - yes, delicious cupcakes. working on this side door, what's she doing over there? - that is a cupcake atm. because you may want a cupcake at three in the morning when you're in las vegas. - [david] oh yeah, i think so. - so you might need to get to the atm, because they're open until 11, not until 3 in the morning, but it's a busy spot at 3 a.m. - yeah, so this is great. i discovered photo & go over there, i saw sprinkles here, that's great, i see this monstrous thing back here, what is this up in the air here? - this is the high roller. and it is an observation wheel. and it is the best view of las vegas, day or night. you can see everything, everything. - that is fantastic. i remember not that long ago, this area was sort of like, nothing or on the way to being less than nothing. - [tonia] yeah, it was actually an alley, and a dark alley. (laughing) it was a spot that was a

on the strip and it's turned into, as you can see, a beautiful spot where people stroll day and night. - yeah, it is totally vibrant. - yeah. - [david] it's fun to see all the little kids here and it looks like, you know you talk about las vegas, this is a part of las vegas right here, there's something for everyone. - absolutely. you'll see families during the day and you'll see in the evening, people come for dinner, and there's a lot of wonderful night spots to grab a drink and there's entertainment, so we kind of branch every demographic. - i heard you have kids, right? - i do. - okay, so if you ever bring your kids down here where would you take them? of things you'd do? - well, i have one that's over 21, so she likes to go get something to eat and drink, maybe an alcoholic drink, and then i have one who's under 21 and i always end up taking her to ghiradelli or sprinkles. she's all about the cupcakes and the big sundaes and chocolates. - oh, that's sort of a famous place. - yes, both are famous. - i love this, because it sort of takes you off the strip. it's a totally different feeling than anywhere else i've been in las vegas on this journey. - you know, it is and that's by design. you'll see there's a lot of landscape and greenery

- [david] fountains. - and places to sit, wonderful places that you can kind of meander in and out in. the casinos are wonderful and that's why people come, but sometimes you need a little bit of decompression time. - yeah. - and a time to gather yourself before you get back at the table, and this is the spot to do it. - the linq promenade is fresh air, for me. - absolutely. - in las vegas, and it's great. it's a great new day stop and i was wondering, do you think we could get a ride on that thing? - you know, i might know someone who could get you on that. - great. (jazzy music)

- okay, finally you're giving me a chance to ride the old high roller, here. - i'm ready. - and we got the special car here too, the high roller is a giant ferris wheel kind of thing? - yeah, we prefer not to call it a ferris wheel, it's an observation wheel, but yes, a lot of people do call it a giant ferris wheel. - it is a giant, it's 550 feet tall. so let's get inside and see what happens. - sounds good. [man] enjoy the ride, guys. - so, tonia, you didn't tell me it starts off with a drink. - well, you know what? we're in las vegas, everything starts off with a drink. - we're in las vegas. it's called the high roller. - it is. - and this is a new day first, so you know, a new day cleveland first, so i want to know, does every car have a bar? because of course, we have families and so on. but it is an option. so we have bars in

the happy half-hour. - [david] uh huh. - [tonia] because the ride is a half-hour and that's always available. it's a small upgrade to get as much drinks as you can get down in a half-hour. (laughing) - [david] yeah. and i saw tickets were different prices for different times of day too. - [tonia] right. - [david] because i imagine when you come out here at night and you see the strip, that's got to be wow. - [tonia] yes, absolutely. i mean, it's a million dollar view for sure. - [david] so let's take a look here. - so this is the linq promenade that we were just on. - that beautiful fresh neighborhood. - correct. and it's connected to the linq hotel so if you're a guest at the linq hotel, the linq hotel empties right into the linq promenade. as well as the flamingo. - [david] mm hm. you know it's fun getting on board here too because how many people can you get in here? - 40. a little bit less with the bar cart because that takes up some space, but. - 40. so when you get 40 people on it and the car doesn't stop. - [tonia] right. - [david] it keeps on rolling. - [tonia] you have to be athletic. no, not really. - [david] no. - actually, it moves fairly slow, but yes, it does keep moving. and we do stop or slow down if somebody does need assistance getting on. - [david] like me. - [tonia] that's right. - [david] no, no. i might need assistance getting off though, thanks to the lovely bartender

(laughing) so this is a great opportunity to see where everything is on this trip and i think the great thing about this too is that you could probably use the high roller as a place to figure out. - [tonia] it is yes, absolutely, you can get your bearings if you're in las vegas. - [david] like a compass. - [tonia] because you can see the high roller from everywhere. i live 20 miles away and i can see the high roller from my house. - [david] you know, when you stand on the ground, you look at this, the pods don't look this big. - [tonia] right. - [david] you just gave a shout out to agents, like hollering across the room. hey over there! because you can get 40 people in there. are really shocked when they get in, about how big it is. so even if people have a little bit of nervousness about heights and so on, they get in and they're actually very surprised how much they enjoy it. - [david] oh yeah, it's smooth. one of my fun moments also too. make sure you go to the bathroom, because there's no bathroom on board. (laughing) - [tonia] this is true. this is true. and drinking adds another whole layer of that on. (laughing) - [david] a whole layer boy this is amazing. because you can see you can see out over the neighborhoods. - [tonia] yep. - [david] this is terrific. they ever talk about how much it cost to build this?

- [tonia] 550 million. - [david] 550 million. so that's a lot of slot machine pulls. - that is a lot of slot machine pulls. that also includes the promenade. but it is a big investment by caesar's entertainment. - mm hm. - but one that is paying off for us. - it is great. at this point in time, we are just approaching, what, a quarter of the way up? - yeah and we actually have screens that show you that. so you can see right up here, it shows you the entire time. where you're at, how many feet you're at, and so. - [david] 270 feet. - [tonia] correct. yes. and you'll know when you're at the top. - [david] it'll be 550? - [tonia] yes. - [david] 550 feet. this is great. you can check out the top of all the buildings. - that's right, that's right, you have a bird's-eye view of everything. and pretty soon, we'll be over top of all of these casinos. you'll be able to see for miles that way as well. - so i saw during the day, for adults it's around 26-27 dollars, something like that and then at night it's around 36-37 dollars. - [tonia] correct. - [david] and it takes a half-hour to go around. so, all good stats to know. and once you get up here if you're in a bar cart service,

- [tonia] absolutely. - [david] so it's all fun. - it's great to do maybe before you're going to go to a show or go out it's also a great thing to do after. it makes for a fun night. - this would be a great place to do a whole new day show. - absolutely. - new day cleveland. two. there you go. - yeah. - thank you so much. - it was great. (jazzy music) - well, i got to tell you, i'm a lucky guy to be in las vegas right now, because i'm with courtney. and the reason i'm so lucky to be with courtney in las vegas is because she's with the las vegas convention and visitors authority. so you're like the authority. - oh, we try to be. (laughing) - yeah, so i was here about a year and a half ago and all of sudden i see a whole lot of new things that i don't really know about or understand. like, i saw this big thing in the air that looks like a ferris wheel, what's going on with that? - that is the las vegas high roller.

tallest observation wheel. - [david] taller than the one in england? - [courtney] it is. it's 550 feet tall. so you can ride around, takes about a half-hour. they even have ones with bars inside, so that's the happy half-hour here in las vegas. - [david] so bar you mean like saloon. - [courtney] correct. - [david] i thought maybe you had bars on the window or something. - [courtney] it's 5 o'clock somewhere. (laughing) - [david] yeah, definitely, always in las vegas. having a great time here and i know some people haven't been here, maybe five years, 10 years or whatever. what can you tell those people have changed about las vegas? i mean, it seems to me it's an ever-changing personality. - [courtney] it is and there's something new all the time. so even if you were just here a couple months ago, we've got something new for you. so coming up this year, the biggest thing is our entertainers. so we have some of the biggest names coming to las vegas for the first time ever and it's going to be at our brand-new las vegas arena. it is right here behind us at the monte carlo. - [david] yeah, i saw that. i was looking at the arena and i noticed that a lot of the construction here has changed the architecture, it's like big, sweeping round movements and angles and it's a different-looking las vegas now too, isn't it? - it is. that arena is

some things there that you haven't seen at any other arena, and a lot of it's going to involve the public whether you're inside the arena at the event or not. you're going to feel like you're part of the excitement here. - it seems to me that the chefs have become as big of stars as some of the big entertainment acts. - [courtney] you bet. so las vegas has been named one of the top five culinary destinations in the world by bon appetit magazine. so you know you're in for a treat whenever you come to town. you think of any of the top chefs around, watch their tv shows, odds are they've got a restaurant here just for you. - [david] a restaurant or two. - [courtney] exactly. - yeah, because i know some of them have their regular upscale restaurants then they have a casual kind of restaurant or sometimes they even have their muse of a restaurant. like their little fun thing they've always wanted to try and they try it right here in las vegas. - exactly. las vegas is definitely the place to be for our chefs, especially gordon ramsay, he's got three spots here right in town. - [david] will he holler at me if i go to his restaurant? - [courtney] depends on the day. - [david] because he hollers at people all the time, but he makes great food. i've been to his restaurants in london and just terrific, so, he's got a few of them here so people get to try. and that's another great thing about here, you could stay here a week and you could

of the restaurants here. - i've lived here for 13 years and i still got a few on my list that i'm ready to try. - okay, so what are some of your favorites? - oh, there's some all over the place. - put her on the spot. - i know! and it's really hard to choose. so, one of the most popular here in town is giada right there at the cromwell down the street. - [david] oh. - [courtney] it is her only restaurant that she has and she did it right here in las vegas. - and you know some people love the things they discovered here 20 years ago. what are some of the things that have been here a long, long time that still thrive? - well, vegas changes a little bit all the time, but it's still the entertainment capital of the world, it's still the wedding capital of the world. and there's always something really exciting that you can do here. one of my favorite things is a little restaurant it's called michael's. - [david] oh yeah! - [courtney] it's at the south point hotel and casino. - [david] i've been there. - [courtney] and it is amazing. it's one of the few places that you can go that still has table captains and tableside service with just about everything. - yeah, that is a great restaurant. is there still a restaurant here called hugo's or something like that? - hugo's cellar, it's downtown and it's one of the must-dos when you're here in town.

people come and visit this stuff but also it's sort of cool to reach back in time and see some of those things that are classic las vegas too. - [courtney] there are definitely some experiences that are timeless. - you talked about wedding chapels. - i am, i've been married for 10 years and it's amazing. - did you get married here? here in las vegas right in front of the bellagio fountains. - so there it is. courtney, thank you so much. (laughing) - thank you very much. - there's some tips for you. - that's normally 78 for 57 dollars. - after the break, saving money in vegas? sound crazy? hm mm. big discounts on all things vegas.

- i loved the trip to vegas, it's a nice getaway, we've had fun, gambled a little bit. won some, lost some, but loved it. - any other shows? we do have two more comedy clubs like the laugh factory. tix4tonight is the leading discount ticket broker in all of las vegas. we sell shows to just about everything on the strip, sporting events, music, magic, comedy, acrobatic, topless, the whole gamut. so we have a lot of options. we have people both inside of the store and outside of the store that are here to help you. we are well-known for our amazing customer service. we greet every customer with a welcome to tix4tonight, what show are you looking for? and our people are specifically trained on all the shows in las vegas. so we are a one-stop shop type

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there's no bad in that. (upbeat music) - rick moonen, can you believe it? we got him on new day cleveland and it's so nice to see you. we came to las vegas, i didn't expect you to have time to see us today. - oh, david, any time. anytime you need it, i'm here for you. - really appreciate it. and i was walking down, what's this area called right here, mandalay? - [rick] it's the shoppes at mandalay place. - [david] and i saw this place out there and it says rick's boiler room. and it looked like rx, i thought it was a drugstore because you had all those beakers out front there. - well, that's the whole alchemy of food and drink. there's a big slab there, that's our laboratory of concocted cocktails. it goes along with american comfort food, that we just have a little whimsical and have some fun with it. - i say whimsical and have some fun with it indeed because the thing that really drew my attention here is i know that one

or sometimes on special you have a catfish sloppy joe, is it called? - yes, indeed. we love that. - ever hear of that? how do you make one of those, and what goes into it? - all right, well, let me give you a little bit of the back history while i'm putting this together. - okay. - first of all, in order to make the barbecue sauce, which is what this became, when i was doing research for my cookbook, fish without a doubt, this is for making fish at home. making people feel that level of comfort. - [david] you're making your barbecue sauce right from scratch here. - [rick] right. this is sugar and water. - [david] mm hm. - and that's going to caramelize and we're and that's called the gastrique that's in and that's the sweet and sour that you get when you taste the barbecue. - the little tang. trying to come up with a barbecue sauce well with seafood, so we started out i put a little bit of vegetable oil in a pan, some fine-diced onions, and a little bit of garlic of course. so while that's sauteing, we perfume it

fresh thyme leaves. - [david] so, aromatic huh? - [rick] aromatics is the name of the game. and a little bit of extra oil's not going to hurt it. while that sautes. we're getting hot enough to boil now. - [rick] and you'll notice over here, the water and the sugar's just coming to a boil. you'll see the bubbles will start to get slower, becoming a syrup and it's getting closer to becoming a caramel. - mm hm. - so we're going to keep, always ready, have the vinegar ready, while your onion, garlic, and thyme soften. - this catfish sloppy joe is no joke. (laughing) - no. but at this point, as i'm making this sauce, there is no catfish sloppy joe in my mind. simultaneously, as i was doing this recipe development, i knew that i had to make more sandwiches, more burgers, more accessible fish preparations that people can more embrace, share with their family, share with their kids. - [david] another way to carry the fish around. - exactly. but it had

so when i started doing my book, i was a bit of a fish snob. i would never cook catfish, i wouldn't serve catfish or tilapia. but for the purpose of this book, i had to. so okay, so what are we going to do? i took the catfish and the tilapia, broiled them, they came out nice and firm. - mm hm. a sweet fish, it's neutral. so with all of these massive flavors going on, something that can hold up and be meaty. - yeah. - bing! le's try catfish sloppy joe. - so this flavors the fish. - exactly. is softened enough, this is where it's at its critical point. it's going to start to caramelize, in just a second. we're close to the edge here, so we're not going to go anywhere, we're just going to keep a close eye on it. - okay, tell you what, when we come back after the break, we'll put that sauce together. - [rick] you bet.

ah, smell that air. yeah. smells good. really good. oh, hold on. i gotta stop.

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i learned how to play craps. i'm a novice craps player, not a winner, but a player. it's been great. - [rick] the one thing you do not want to do is breathe in the vapors once you've added the vinegar because it's very strong. you don't want to be breathing in vapors of vinegar. - [david] that's a pretty good welcome back to new day cleveland i'll tell you. - [rick] so here we go. we add two shakes, so now you see the darkening.

- [rick] of that vinegar. - we add our onions, garlic and thyme. and there you go, that is the beginning of a classic barbecue sauce right there. normally, if i was making a barbecue sauce for ribs or something, i would add some sort of a stock and cook this down to bring all the flavors together. so instead, i use fresh clam juice. these are clams that were put in a hot pan, a little water, covered and then they steam open and the juices come out. so you've got all the components of a successful sauce. in order to make the sloppy joe itself, we add some larger diced onions and some bell peppers. - [david] you've done this before. - [rick] oh yeah. this is one of my favorite things actually. you know when we were kids, growing up, i was one of seven children, both my parents worked. they'd come home and maybe once a week, or once every other week, we'd have sloppy joe, regular sloppy joe. it was like, one of the happiest nights in the house. everybody loved, you know, just a bun filled with this ooey gooey

now being replaced with the subtlety of catfish. very hot. - [david] that'll cook fast, huh? - [rick] it does cook fast, and the thing of it is, catfish you're not necessarily going to overcook it. next thing we're going to add to our onions and peppers, some smoked paprika. give it that real red, red, red, red color. - [david] i noticed a bunch of jars on the wall over there, so you collect a lot of spices over there. - [rick] well, that's like our laboratory here, you know? - [david] that's fabulous. - [rick] we're constantly experimenting with fun stuff, this being just one of them. - i like that hole in the sidewalk out there, right over the sushi counter, where the guy's making the sushi down there? - [rick] yeah, you can see downstairs, that's rm seafood, that's our (mumbles). all right, so this is a little loose right now, we're going to add it and allow it to finish reducing right in the pan. look at that. - [david] isn't that funny, how you discovered this? all these years you're doing all these different cooking things, you come up with this idea,

- [rick] mm hm. - [david] and how popular and the reaction to it is incredible. - oh, it's heartwarming. it reminds you of a real sloppy joe, except it's made with a sustainable seafood source. and that's just about the right consistency right there and i'm just going to bring our mix over here. - okay. - take off our bun, nicely toasted. now what i like to do, take a spoon, push down a little bit. - oh ho. - gives it a little indentation, some place for that sloppy joe mix to hang into. - [david] give it a home. - exactly. now, simply, there's no right or wrong way to do this. load it up. now, what i like to do. - now. - here's me. pickle. chip or two. it some crunch. - [rick] top on that.

it's going to ooze a little bit, that's what it's supposed to do. - [david] it looks delicious. - let me see, oh you're going to love that. - yeah, i've got to tell you something, it looks great. i'm going to sneak a little side off here, i don't want to ruin that beautiful picture right now. but when you come to las vegas, you cannot not come see rick moonen. - aw, we're always playing around with food. - ah! that is delicious. - delicious, sustainable. rm seafood downstairs, rx boiler room upstairs, you can't go wrong. - thanks for taking me to school today. - it's my pleasure. - thank you sir. - welcome to vegas! - well, there it is, betty willis would be proud. that's right, back in 1959 she made this sign for a salesman who wanted it to say come to las vegas, las vegas is great. and you know what? they've never had the sign copyrighted, so wherever you go in las vegas, on cups, on t -shirts, everywhere, all around town,

and as you can see, folks come out here to enjoy it. we've got elvis presley out here. - i'm just a hunka, hunka burning love. - [david] we've got showgirls, we've got all kinds of great people out here. all celebrating las vegas. well, we found a place here for new day cleveland that's not about rolling the dice or shuffling the cards or anything like that. and it's even bigger, it's more explosive, it's called is it called the atomic museum? - atomic testing museum. - atomic testing museum and this is michael. and what we're talking about is a museum that says what? - well, this gives the history, largely, of the years of atomic testing in the united states, which was a significant contribution to our history. but we have a wide variety of exhibits here that study atomic energy, we have new exhibits coming online soon about radiation, medical uses of radiation. aside from kind of a chronological history of atomic testing. - [david] okay, so when you come to las vegas, a lot of the younger people,

that we were in a war, world war ii that required a great device to help win the war, to help save lives and a lot of that work was done near here and it's represented here. - yes, and the history is detailed here and then, of course, we where there was a great sense of tension in this nuclear arms race - so what is this big garbage can here? this was in the nuclear - [david] so this says nine megatons. so how is that when people are talking about hiroshima or nagasaki? - well, the hiroshima bombs were measured in kilotons. now they were large, but megatons are hydrogen devices, thermonuclear devices. and they're many, many, many times larger. - [david] i liked it when i first walked into the exhibit, it's sort of like on a timeline. i saw a flag from a foreign country and all of a sudden, i saw a bunch of storytelling take place here. so when you walk through here, you see a lot of different things, don't you? - [michael] it's quite a variety of exhibits, the detail of the

testing and underground testing by 1953, or 63, excuse me, the testing in the united states went underground at the nuclear test site here near las vegas. - [david] so, they're actually blowing up bombs aboveground right next to las vegas. - [michael] they did over a hundred aboveground tests here in las vegas. you can see some of the nuclear plumes from the city. - [david] so would people like, would this be like a spectator sport? people come out and watch when the bomb goes off? - [michael] well, they probably weren't announced that well, but there were times when there were photos taken of the nuclear blasts and i'm sure they attracted a lot of attention. - [david] so how many times did they do it aboveground before they moved underground? - [michael] there were about 123 aboveground tests. and about 920 some belowground tests after that. - [david] we're talking about the war years and to win a war but also this was research to stop wars, right? - [michael] the intent behind building arms or developing or testing nuclear weapons was to prevent a war, not to start a war.

some of this stuff here, this is from the world trade center. - yes, this is a very unique example or exhibit we have from the world trade center towers, we even have a piece of the berlin wall that came down. - [david] if people want to come here with their family, what kind of admission is it for adults and kids? - [michael] we have a lot of special rates. we have some great opportunities on groupon, if you go to groupon. the basic rate is about 23 dollars, but there's special deals for that and for families. - [david] and how long to go through the museum? - you want to give yourself at least an hour to two hours. if you're really into the history, you can spend more time than that. - [david] and for me, it's i was born about the time they were so to see this stuff and see history come to life it's really something special. - [michael] it is fascinating history. and you have flashbacks to the days of the bomb shelters and the duck and cover that you see on the old television shows. - [david] yeah. - it's really very historic and nostalgia for a lot of people. - so we've barely scratched the surface here. - we have a wonderful gift shop, a lot of nearby attractions. so this is just a small part of a big tourist attraction

- i know michael will not set off an atomic bomb but you can see what one does if, in fact, someone does someday. thank you very much. - thank you. begging, begging you - speaking of begging, we're begging you to come back for one of the biggest shows in vegas. put your loving hands out baby

other widows. we called ourselves the wild widowed women and we are having a ball. you're just too good to be true can't take my eyes off of you you'd be like heaven to touch - so you're frankie valli in the show jersey boys right now in vegas at the paris. - that's right. - and you've done this before. - i have, yes, i've been kind of all over the world with this show. uh from the national tour, the broadway oompany, now i call las vegas home for the past two years. - somebody told me you've done las vegas before too, like when it first started here? - yes, i was part of the original company here as an understudy then and moved up through the ranks and here i am. - [david] yeah, terrific show wherever it plays, but what do you think makes it the perfect fit for vegas? there's something about it to me, just sort of dovetails perfectly. - [graham] yeah, you know, it's sort of a

when everybody kind of got dressed up in suits and everything. and this is the music of that era when vegas was really starting to come up and audiences have just fallen in love with with it here and we just celebrated five years not too long ago here in las vegas and that was a major milestone for us. and hopefully, we'll celebrate five, 10, 15 more. put your loving hands out baby begging, begging you put your loving hands out baby riding high when i was king - so you're a young man, you're a lot younger than what is it about the really good about, that you really sink your teeth into? - well, you know i actually grew up with this stuff. i'm actually from new jersey, believe it or not. italian, so i mean, right down the line. check off the boxes where this role fit for me. and so i grew up with this music. the four seasons are hometown heroes for us in new jersey. and it's just that

where everybody loves this music. - how do you learn how to do that? how do you copy this guy? - you know, part of it was kind of there, and then it was a lot of work, getting ready to go and hit these high falsetto notes. i mean, he wore big shoes to step into here. he's known for that sound. ah ha - [david] how did they get so many guys to be able to do it, to put on this suit? - [graham] they've looked all over the world and hired guys like me to fill the spots. i mean, the show is running in london right now, south korea, if you can believe it. yeah, the show has just taken the world by storm. - [david] they should have a college for all you guys to go to together. - [graham] they actually have a thing called frankie camp that i had to do when i auditioned for this role. - [david] really? - [graham] yeah, they would take frankies to new york and put us through a and at the end of it, we had to audition valli, bob gaudio who wrote most of the four seasons' songs,

camp if you can believe it. - [david] awesome. and you know what another thing gets me about the show too, it starts out as sort of like a social thing. you're sort of immersed in the social interaction of the characters in the cast but by the end of the show, it seems like the audience is part of that. they're almost dancing in the aisles. - [graham] they are and that's the thing that's been so great about this show. is that i feel like people feel an ownership of it when they come to see it. they want to come back and they feel like they're part of this story and it's a true story that these guys lived. and i think that's really what connects people to this show, is they get to see a rags to riches story through all the ups and downs through their career. oh what a night oh what a night oh what a night (cheering)

- check it out. neon museum. this is a very special place because everything you look at here sort of tells a story or makes you think of something that happened in your own past. this is danielle. you're the director of neon museum. - yes, yes. - it's right next to a place called boneyard park and when you come down las vegas boulevard, you see this place on the right, it's like full of color, isn't it? - full of color, incredibly scaled signs, i don't think everyone realized just how big the signs are, because they're up really high in the sky and once you're standing next to them, it's pretty incredible. a lot of history here. - [david] yeah, well, it is a walk down the memory lane for a lot of folks, isn't it? - yes, it is, it is. we get visitors who love las vegas history, love that mid century, sort of cool kitsch or maybe (mumbles) design, atomic age

get people who have incredible memories about las vegas, family members being married here, maybe they love the old tv shows that were shot here, classic films. - i've seen theses signs in a lot of movies, in fact, i've seen people do movies where they're running around these exact signs, right? - yes, we host a lot of commercial photo shoots here, so as well as providing tours to visitors to las vegas who want to learn more about the history of sign design in las vegas, and also just a little bit more about the history of the city in general. - check this out, stardust. now i remember seeing this when i was a kid. - yes. it's actually, you know, the stardust is really, really special in terms of not just it holds a great deal of memories for people, but also, the stardust is an incredible example of innovation in sign design in las vegas. - [david] yeah. - [danielle] so, you've got an example, with the stardust, of one of the first instances of signage architecture and theme and place sort of integrated

it's kind of incredible. the tours, they're small, about 20 people, and our docents are incredibly informed and just absolutely passionate about the signs. but it really, because of the size of the tours, there's an exchange of information. so often on tours, people tell their own stories about the signs. so it's a really wonderful oral history experience. - [david] what's it cost to do something like this? to go on the tour? - [danielle] it's 18 dollars to go on a tour, we have evening tours as well, and those are 25 dollars. - [david] and it's lit up a little bit, huh? - [danielle] it is. - [david] i'll bet it's cool. - [danielle] it's beautiful, it's magical. (laughing) our last tour, right now, this time of year, our last tour leaves at eight o'clock, eight o'clock. - uh huh. so, in the summer, it'll go a little bit later, so you can shows in. - [danielle] we do, we do. because we can't give tours in the middle of the day in the summer, it's a little bit hot. - i tell you, man, i was a little kid the first time i went to las vegas and i see things here i remember and it's a trip down memory lane. - [danielle] absolutely, absolutely. - we'll leave them with this picture right here, wedding information. - [danielle] yes. - [david] all those signs all over las vegas

- [danielle] absolutely, here in las vegas and in memory. - [david] it's a terrific place. it's a beautiful place, the neon museum, and you can't lose on this one. - i wanted to ask you what's wrong with this omelet? why is it so big? - you mean why is it so small? (laughing) - it's a diner, it's a nightclub, it's an iconic vegas restaurant. still more new day cleveland right after this.

we saw everything, the group is great, and we can't wait to come on another trip with you. (upbeat music) - that's las vegas, new day cleveland style. we're in a place called the peppermill, like this, pepper mill, right? and i'm with peg right now, who's been at the peppermill how many years? - 40. - 40 years and this is one of those places we're talking about best bets. this is not a place that's geared for just like, tourists. this is where everybody comes, right? - everybody comes here. celebrities, out-of-towners, i mean, locals,

everybody comes here. - i wanted to ask you what's wrong with this omelet? why is it so big? - you mean why is it so small? (laughing) - look at that. - that is actually smaller than normal to tell you the truth. that's what we built on. good value, good food for a great price on the strip, park outside, walk in. - [david] oh, i'll tell you, it's a great-looking place too. - [peg] thank you. - [david] it's almost like a retro-looking spot, isn't it? - [peg] it is. it's very retro. - [david] i like most places with mirrored ceilings too. - [peg] i know, huh? some people say where's the poles for the strip club, you know? - i'm digging that. - yeah. - so, there's 10 eggs in this omelet? - yes there is. - okay, so what's this stuff that's sitting around here with it? - this is for our nachos, our famous nachos. and that comes with jalapenos, black olives, onions, tomatoes, the cheese and then this is the spicy beef that you can dip in it and then this is the bean and cheese dip. - this thing is so big, it's almost like at the car show where they put the automobile on a rotator so they can rotate it around like that. - [peg] we could put wheels on it, couldn't we? - [david] yeah, that's beautiful. so everything's big here.

this place too is but breakfast could be at midnight, a.m. in the morning, it's whatever you want it to be. - [peg] anytime. anytime day or night. - and look at this, this looks like carmen miranda's hat. what is this thing? this is unbelievable. slide in here, man. - this is one of our original menu items, it's been on the menu since we opened december 26th of '72. it's the fresh fruit plate, it also comes with a freshly made loaf of banana nut bread that we make from scratch here and marshmallow sauce, and everybody that brings anybody that hasn't been here before, makes them order that, just to get them the first time. - peggy, i love the place. don't forget peppermill. but what's really cool about the peppermill, you come in here, you've got nick making this great stuff, beautiful food, you got peggy to talk to, who's a blast, but how about, i hear there's a fire in the bar. - there is, a beautiful, most famous fire actually it was in the movie casino. - so check it out, this is connected

it's the fireside lounge, so you've got that great restaurant outside, 24 hours breakfast, lunch, dinner whatever you want. and here we have beau, i just saw your mom and your brother, nick. nick makes a great fruit plate, man. - he does. he makes some good fruit. - i'll tell you what. and what's this that you made here? this thing looks like it's got antlers on it. what is it? - this is our scorpion, this is our signature 64-ounce scorpion. - so everything is big here. - everything is big, go big or go home. (laughing) - [david] go big or go home. so this looks like it's for two people. and somebody told me that your bloody mary is an awesome creation too. it's awesome. it's uh, made from scratch. i think one of the last places that actually makes them from scratch. - can you make one? - absolutely i can for you. - let's see you do that. can i have a shot of this? - oh, absolutely. - check this out, huh? what's in this thing? - this is going to be two shots of cherry brandy, two shots of rum and two shots of vodka. little bit of pineapple juice, some grenadine and ice cream. we mix it all up, throw it in there and we hope you guys have a good night. - it 's been a long time since i had a drink with an umbrella.

okay, so is any secrets going to be revealed here? - um, it's pretty simple, i think that's something that people like. i think that's kind of the mystere behind it is. got some celery salt, just some black pepper. - your mother was telling me nic cage was in here drinking not too long ago. - he was. actually we just had nicholas cage, carrot top and vince neil, actually over there at first chandelier and they were over here and hanging out. - [david] so peppermill's the hot spot for the hot shots. - [beau] it is, it's the hot spot for the hot shots. - [david] i dig that fire pit thing too. - [beau] oh, it's awesome. people love it and couples, friends, families that come in town hang out and it's just really relaxing, kind of gets you away, old vegas really retro, and the history behind it is what makes it so special. - and i understand that one of the things that people enjoy most is the way the drink is finally finished. - absolutely. - [david] that's because of claudia, right? - [beau] she's pretty beautiful, isn't she? - [david] she's very beautiful and the drink is beautiful too. - everybody seems to

so it can't be that bad. - well, i love visiting, thank you a lot, beau, it's one of our best bets las vegas. where we're set for breakfast, but it's any time of day right? - yes sir, any time of day, all day. (jazzy music) - well as this show comes to an end, my biggest job is put in front if me and that is to find all of our viewers who came with us because they had such a great time here in las vegas, thanks to canary travel, they're still out there. we have to make an airplane, we are coming home, but i want to remind you folks that i did learn how to make a catfish sloppy joe here, so when you come here, you can learn something you've never done before. i hope you had fun on this version, this edition, of new day cleveland. i'm david moss and i'll see you on the next one. so long. - it's only 10 o'clock.

o'clock in the morning for a browns game, don't you think? - yeah. it's different. - was it hard getting up to go to the browns game today? - no, i'm an early bird. - you're an early bird, a real trooper. the big question is how much did you bet on the browns game today? - not a penny. - not a penny? - not a penny. - where's the faith? - oh, right here. - are we watching the browns game or playing a little gambling game here? - both, both, both. - doing both at the same time, right? - yeah. - you having a great time on the trip? - always, always with you guys. - how many new day cleveland trips have you and your wife been on with us? - this is the fifth, fifth or sixth, yeah. - okay i think what the browns really need maybe the browns fans need, now what are these two drinks? - bloody marys, spicy bloody marys. - okay, it's only 10 o'clock in the morning. is that too early to drink in las vegas? - never. never early for vegas.