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Fremont is the "old" Vegas Strip the real one, it goes East/West. The New Strip (Stratosphere to Mandalay Bay) is North/South
I've been here about a year and a half now, and I mainly only go out now when friends come to visit so Vegas is new and fresh to me too. I don't meet my friends on the strip to get dressed up and have no place to sit with my overpriced drink in one of the upscale clubs. I'm over it. Instead, I tell my friends to call me the next day, and give them a taste of relaxed, casual Vegas..aka Fremont and the Fremont Street Experience so they can have contrast while they visit Vegas.
No dress codes, All types of people... from matching NASCAR jacket wearing families, white trash, whino's, past-their-prime-rocker-chicks, impersonators, Guido's, gangsters, all the way to little old people pushing oxygen tanks spending their fixed income on slots....Fremont has quite the mix! (coincidentally it's like the hotel guests of Circus Circus were all invited to the same party LOL )
No pretentious dress codes, and no over-priced drinks here. No sirree, and I like it that way. Also, if your a food bargain hunter, there are plenty of places for a foodie to hit, not that it's gonna be 5 star buffet quality, but the price is right in most cases. My favorite is the $11.99 Steak and Lobster @ Tony Roma's in the 4 queens as far as bang for the buck. Get there early about 830, and it's only about a 20 minute wait.
I start off getting a Buddha beer in the liquor store next to the pizza place to the right as you walk under the arch. Then I let my friends take in all the impersonator craziness that is Fremont Street Experience-on just about any given night- ...contortionist's,over-dressed clubber's, soon-to-be-brides and their entourage, tap-dancing super freaks, pretty-hot showgirls, overweight spider men, ghetto-looking bumblebee knock-offs, Rick James lookin mofos, 3 different Michael Jackson's (different era's), Tupac, Hello-Kitty, Cowboy's, living Statue's, that creepy guy in the baby diaper's with stringy hair and bow and arrow with a heart on the tip, the super-skinny-super-weird-dude-in-the-bikini-and-high-heels (mofo has some ca hones) as we traverse the length of the arch-most would like a tip for a pic with them. We usually stop in Hennessy's tavern, and flirt with the always cute bar girl for a minute and try to Catch a LIVE lLobster in the claw grab machine- (which they will cook if you win-BONUS!)
Stop to watch the LED arch every hour signaled by the darkening of the Neon-extravaganza going on around you, and listen to whatever feel good rock track they play-usually "American Pie" or Queen's " We Will Rock You" or Kiss-something everyone can relate to-it's always a riot. Mix in the occasional zip liner overhead and work your way toward the plaza hotel on the western end where we always see the 3 stages of aging rocker's that look liked they escaped the 80's...but do throw down some pretty great classic tracks that aging rocker chicks hold their drinks up and throw devil horns too. Note the fan on the last stage-making the lead singer's hair "whip" in the wind-ha ha ha! Check out the sick graffiti painter's and spend a little time checking out the go-go's on the bars-super hot...but usually dancing to music that's in their head and not on the stage blaring 80's and 90's metal...So much fun! There's also a couple of decent clubs hidden inside some of the casinos.
Then, we work our way back and check out the local's Trifecta- Insert Coins (Street Fighter II YES!) Beauty Bar, and the Griffin-always fun to hit these three-and I'll probably write a review for them after this review. Do the Mystery Shot for $4 at the Griffin if you get a chance and take a picture next to the chalk board. The shot has not been the same anytime I've been there-We never know what it is (or what's in it!) Great way to fire up the night!
All in all a totally fun, turn your mind off experience.
Word of advice though...
Clear out when the tourist's do...
I wouldn't hang out past 2 maybe 3 by myself unless your in group with a lot of guys because the super drunk anti-tourist locals and roving street trash wanna-be little gangs can really kill your buzz and good time really quick. I've traveled a lot countries in my life, but the crowd here gets really rough after 3 am-no joke.
If you take it for what it's worth, and realize it's the more relaxed casual trashy side of Vegas-you'll feel fulfilled-plus its Free! They've built some new clubs I have to go check out.
If you're staying on the strip, ride the Deuce Deuce-it's the most cost effective. It doesn't look that far from Stratosphere to Fremont, but it's longer than you might think.
Have Fun! Look for me playing Street Fighter II @ Insert Coins random nights. ;)
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