If you’re a fan of Foursquare app check-ins, you’re about to get even fannier. Which is not, technically, a real word, but that’s never stopped us before.

Now, when you check in at Napoleon’s Lounge at Paris Las Vegas, you’ll get 2-for-1 VIP tickets to Empire Comedy, featuring some of the hottest comedians on the circuit.

No, we do not know what a “circuit” is, but we thought it sounded cool.

Useless Napoleon fact: His wife Josephine's real name was Rose. Napoleon didn't like it, so he renamed her Josephine and she just went along with it.

Remember, getting 2-for-1 VIP tickets is like putting $60 right back into your pocket. Or, better yet, into a slot machine. Hey, this blog has bills to pay.

Among the comedic luminaries coming up (May 10, 2012) is one of our favorites, Rob Riggle, who first make us chortle on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” Read more.

Fact: When you're born with a name like Rob Riggle, you don't have the option to not be a comedian.

See who else is scheduled to appear at Empire Comedy, because this blog certainly does not have the time to “click” or “research” or “exert effort on your behalf.”

Bonus: Your Empire Comedy ticket stub also gets you into Chateau Nightclub, if you’re into that kind of thing.

Although Drink & Drag Las Vegas, billed as the “first-ever fully drag queen-staffed bar,” won’t officially open until May 5, 2012, the downtown establishment quietly began to welcome guests this weekend, and we were there.

Unfortunately, because it was just a “soft launch,” we were told we weren’t allowed to take photos. So, naturally, we took tons of photos! This blog does not live by society’s rules.

"Drink" gets top billing, as it should in Las Vegas.

The staff of Drink & Drag, 24 full-time drag queens in all, were out in force, learning the ropes of their new gig and entertaining guests by breaking into choreographed dance sequences throughout the evening.

You better work! Oh, wait, you are working. Sorry!

Far from just appealing to the GLBT community, this blog witnessed guests of all orientations and ages taking part in the fun at Drink & Drag.

Adding to the draw are a 12-lane bowling alley and billiard room.

At Drink & Drag, it's a challenge to keep your mind out of the gutter.

The interior of Drink & Drag is gorgeous, with impressive attention to lighting and creating a sensory experience that leaves you feeling like there’s always something else to see in this 22,000-square-foot venue.

There are surprises around every corner.

Oh, like we weren't going to share a photo of the saucy men's room.

Drink & Drag is tucked away on the second floor of Neonopolis, in the space formerly occupied by Jillian’s. And we don’t used the word “tucked” lightly. (Hint: It’s a drag queen thing.)

Outside, understated. Inside, over-the-top.

The Drink & Drag concept is brought to downtown by the owner of the popular Krave nightclub at The Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood.

There's something for everyone at Drink & Drag.

Taking their cue from casinos like Rio Las Vegas, cocktail servers at Drink & Drag are equipped with iPads to transmit orders wirelessly to the bar, speeding up cocktail service and providing more time for the servers to interact with guests.

And an unforgettable interaction it is. To a person, the drag queens at Drink & Drag are friendly and hysterically funny, and know how to keep the party vibe going.

Shyness does not seem to afflict any of the Drink & Drag staff.

Insider tip: If you’re not quite up to speed on drag queen culture, we recommend you catch a few episodes of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” on the Logo network. That way, you’ll have a better facility with drag queen lingo when you hit Drink & Drag: “beating your face” (applying makeup), “reading” (playfully insulting someone), “chicken cutlets” (bra inserts) and “fishy” (a drag queen who looks like a woman, not like a man dressed like a woman). Get more.

Being a dancing queen not your thing? Hit the swanky billiard room.

One of the most amazing parts of the Drink & Drag experience is enjoying the costumes of the staff. The outfits are stunning, and the make-up and hair can take upwards of three hours to get just right, according to one of our cocktail servers. To borrow a line from Frank Marino’s Diva’s Las Vegas drag show at Imperial Palace, “you won’t believe your eyes.”

This blog had a complete blast at Drink & Drag, and we are almost entirely heterosexual. We predict Drink & Drag will quickly become a must-visit part of the ever-growing downtown Las Vegas nightlife scene.

This is where the "drink" part of Drink & Drag tends to happen.

Find out more on the Drink & Drag official site. Only in Las Vegas, baby!

A Vegas institution, Pete “Big Elvis” Vallee, who has performed for thousands of people at Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon (formerly the Barbary Coast) for a decade has stunned his fans by announcing he’ll be moving to Harrah’s Las Vegas on May 3, 2012.

The final “Big Elvis” show at Bill’s will be May 1, 2012.

Big news. Bigger talent.

The Elvis tribute artist made the surprise announcement on his Facebook page, stating, “A chapter comes to a conclusion at Bill’s Hotel and Casino. Were moving to Harrah’s…if you’re coming out to see me, the show will be at the piano bar. Thank you, Bill’s, for 10 great years! Thanks to the fans and friends. Hope to see you at Harrah’s.”

Vallee’s show in the piano bar at Harrah’s will take place Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The new show will be, as it’s always been, free. Mark your calendar, and check out this must-see free show in its new location at Harrah’s Las Vegas.

Say what you will about Las Vegas buskers, those enterprising individuals (often in costume) who pose for photos for tips on the Strip and downtown, but at times their services are worth every penny.

We bumped into Skylor and Ruby outside Paris Las Vegas, and for a mere $2 tip, we got to take a photo of showgirls!

How many times have you seen showgirls posing for photos on the street in your hometown? We'll wait.

This is not an easy gig! Those shoes are not built for extended periods of standing and posing, believe us.

Of course, an even more challenging gig is that of real showgirls like the ones in Jubilee! at Bally’s Las Vegas. Performing in a classic Vegas show takes months of auditions, rehearsals and a superhuman ability to stay poised while: 1) wearing a 30-pound costume, 2) walking down a flight of stairs (without looking down), 3) being topless.

Read more about what it is to be an authentic Vegas showgirl.

We tend to appreciate showgirls in all their various shapes, sizes and degrees of toplessness. We’re a Las Veagas blog. It’s our job.

We’re writing this blog post at 10:00 a.m., and in Las Vegas, that means it’s time to start thinking about our next cocktail!

Today, we vote for the Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum Toasted Colada at Cabo Wabo Cantina in The Miracle Mile at Planet Hollywood. (Say that five times fast.)

Please note: The phrase "lick the rim" is not inherently inappropriate. That's all on you.

Hey, we even took notes about the ingredients this time.

The Toasted Colada contains two ounces of Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum, one ounce of Coco Lopez and some pineapple juice. Even we can memorize that recipe. Just mix up all that flavorful goodness, dip the glass in honey and toasted coconut and you’re all set.

You could probably make one at home, but why would you do that when you could head to Cabo Wabo, put your feet up, people-watch, enjoy some tunes and soak in the gloriousness that is the Las Vegas Strip?

Oh, and that “put your feet up” thing was just a figure of speech. People are trying to eat.

Las Vegas, you’re always doing something to make our eyes pop our of our head.

The technical term is "Puh-Pow!"

Click here for a closer look.

That sculpture in the foreground at Las Vegas’ City Center is a massive (57 feet wide and 75 feet long) piece of artwork called “Big Edge,” by Nancy Rubins, and is made of 200 canoes, rowboats and flat-bottomed boats.

The impressive “blooming flower” of boats symbolizes humanity’s quest for interconnectedness, our endless search for an emotional “dry dock” on a sea of uncertainty, or, far more likely, we just made all that up.

Check it out on your next visit to Las Vegas. But don’t blame this blog if your eyes pop out.

Singer Taylor Hicks, winner of the fifth season of “American Idol,” will perform an eight-week engagement at Bally’s Las Vegas starting June 26, 2012.

Hicks announced his series of shows on “American Idol” when he commented to show host Ryan Seacrest, “I’ve got a great announcement. I’m going to be doing Vegas this summer. I’m really excited about it.”

Taylor Hicks shows Ryan Seacrest how he'll react when he sees himself on the digital sign outside Bally's Las Vegas. Probably.

Seacrest noted, “Taylor Hicks and Vegas, it’s meant to be.”

There’s a story behind Seacrest’s observation: Las Vegas is where Hicks’ “American Idol” journey began. The Birmingham, Alabama native was in New Orleans the night before Hurricane Katrina. When his flight was cancelled, he was given a free airplane voucher which Hicks used to travel to Las Vegas (hey, who wouldn’t?), where, by chance, “American Idol” auditions were being held. The rest is “American Idol” history.

Those will be neon lights soon.

Taylor Hicks trivia: Back in 2006, People Magazine named Hicks “Hottest Bachelor of the Year.” Learn more about the popular singer on his official site.

Since his stint on “American Idol,” Hicks has performed with Willie Nelson, Snoop Dog, Gladys Knight and others, as well as being featured in “Grease” on Broadway and in the show’s national tour. Read more.

Hicks’ will share his unique take on southern soul, R & B and blues in the Indigo Lounge at Bally’s Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $29.99 and $59.99 (for $59.99, guests will get to schmooze with Hicks after his show). Tickets go on sale May 15.

Welcome to Vegas, dude. Hey, they call people “dude” in Alabama sometimes.

Check out this sign at Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon.

Let's ponder this for a moment, shall we? (Hint: Yes, we shall.)

So, this blog’s thinking, isn’t it highly unlikely the “best-kept secret” in Las Vegas also appears on a giant sign on Flamingo Boulevard?

Then we went into the place and took the photo below. Now, we’re thinking that sign might not be quite as oxymoronic as we believed it to be.

Old-school Vegas, baby, secret or not.

So, now Bill’s Steakhouse is definitely not a secret. Sorry about having to change out that sign, guys.

Find out more about this classic Vegas steakhouse.

The 13th annual Pet-A-Palooza event, a festival dedicated to animals and their owners, will be held April 21, 2012 near the Las Vegas Strip at Star Nursery Fields at Sam Boyd Stadium.

This event provides this blog an excellent excuse to share dog photos.

A face only a mother could pretend to love.

Pet-A-Palooza is hosted by Vegas radio station Mix 94.1, and Caesars Entertainment (them whose blog this is) is the event’s exclusive hotel-casino sponsor.

Sponsoring Pet-A-Palooza also happens to be an excellent excuse to let people know about all the pet-friendly Caesars Entertainment hotels in Las Vegas. (Just a coincidence, we’re sure.) Find out more about the PetStay program at Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood, Paris, Harrah’s, Bally’s, Flamingo, Imperial Palace and Rio. And check out our story about the first dog to check into a PetStay hotel.

What is the matter with you people?

We would share photos of cats, but: 1) This blog is a dog person. 2) The PetStay program at Caesars Entertainment hotels is dogs-only at the moment. 3) Cats already get enough attention on the Internet.

When was the last time you saw cats playing poker? Case closed.

Activities at Pet-A-Palooza include a Buff Dog Contest, Hairiest Dog Contest and Ugliest Dog Contest.

Live entertainment is also scheduled, including Megan & Liz, Graffiti6, Haley Reinhart, Matt Nathanson and Kris Allen, whose name we actually recognize because of the whole “American Idol” thing.

We don't know how to feel about this.

Also on hand will be some DockDogs.

This blog loves it some DockDogs.

They bolt. They jump. They splash. The photo below might help.

DockDogs are cooler than regular dogs, literally and figuratively.

Additional awesome: Food and money collected at Pet-A-Palooza benefits more than 45 non-profit animal rescue groups.

Admission is $8, free for children three or younger. Bring a pet food donation and get $1 off the admission price. Parking costs $5 per car.

Hello, Pinterest.

Find out more about Pet-A-Palooza on the official site.

The two-thirds scale Arc de Triomphe at Paris Las Vegas has a new look.

The much-photographed arch is now draped in larger-than-life, semitransparent banners touting celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s soon-to-open restaurant at Paris, Gordon Ramsay Steak.

As if Gordon Ramsay weren't imposing enough, even without being 70 feet tall.

Click here to see a larger image.

Gordon Ramsay Steak is slated to open May 11, 2012 in the space formerly occupied by Les Artistes Steakhouse, adjacent to the casino’s high limit room.

This is the first restaurant Chef Ramsay, star of “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares,” has opened in Las Vegas. The two-story restaurant will boast a chef’s table, private dining rooms, a bar and lounge, and will seat 200 people.

This blog loves it some Vegas newness, especially when it involves saucy language (besides cooking, Chef Ramsay’s other area of expertise) and scrumptious food. Be sure to add Gordon Ramsay Steak to your list of “New Things to Do in Las Vegas.”

You are keeping a list, right?

The new Carlos’n Charlie’s restaurant has officially opened its doors at Flamingo Las Vegas, to much fanfare. Which is oddly appropriate, because this blog is already a “fan” of its “fare.” And just about everything else at this lively, liquor-fueled, tongue-in-cheek dining experience.

Why do we call it an experience? The best analogy we can think of is that Carlos’n Charlie’s is like being on a cruise ship, but without the need for Dramamine.

This is the inside, but the weather's also perfect for the outside.

Like we’re not going to show you the outside.

Our new casa away from casa.

Carlos’n Charlie’s has more than a few surprises in store. Among them, the impressive girth of its beverages.

Behold the “Big Mama,” below ($28, or $26.50 for Total Rewards loyalty program members). This cup holds 28 ounces of liquid, but because of a removable inner chamber, could ultimately be used for drinks with 138 ounces. Fingers crossed.

It's a little like Tom Cruise filming a scene with Shaquille O'Neal. Or something.

Signature drinks have names like Dumb Bet, Strawberry Squash, Caipirinha, Sunset in Las Vegas and the one in the goblet above, Crazy Bastard on the Strip. We are not making this up. We have to say, the strawberry margarita was up there with the best in Las Vegas. And we have a fairly large sample size to compare it to. Ahem.

Highly recommended appetizer: The chicken quesadilla. This one pretty much rules as the best we’ve had in Sin City, ever. Quesadilla, by the way, is Spanish for “mind, meet blown.”

Congrats. You just met your new favorite appetizer. You're welcome.

Another surprise? Spoiler alert: If you order ketchup, you’re going to get an ample supply. In our case, we were just thinking about asking for ketchup to accompany our Parmesan & Swiss Chicken (below). Carlos’n Charlie’s, apparently, is staffed by ketchup psychics.

Leave your pretentious, other you at the door.

It’s hard to explain, but every waiter and waitress converges on your table with ketchup. You’ll have to see it for yourself, hilarity-wise.

Oh, and there’s also a ketchup ambassador. (Probably not his official title.)

Don't panic. It wasn't weird. Just let Carlos'n Charlie's do its thing. Trust us.

Also, surprisingly not weird, were the spontaneous outbursts of dancing at Carlos’n Charlie’s. We usually hate that kind of thing. But the staff’s having such a blast, you almost can’t help but take part. Almost. We had other things demanding our attention. Which leads us to…

One of the happier surprises involves the restaurant’s desserts. Just brace yourself. Objects photographed are much, much larger than they appear.

You won't have room, but you also won't be able to resist. These are the kinds of conundra for which this blog lives.

We took extensive notes about the desserts at Carlos’n Charlie’s. Unfortunately, looking at those notes today, they appear to have been written while inside a tumble dryer. Oh, well, let’s just say our favorite was the brownie thing, above.

See more goodness in our photo gallery. There was something with bananas. Something with chocolate. Something creamy. And pretty much everything had ice cream. And was scrumptious to the point of nearly forcing us to use the letters “OMG,” despite the fact this blog is not a 14-year-old girl.

Granted, not every "dessert" has chocolate in it.

Enjoy our exclusive photo gallery of some of the offerings at Carlos’n Charlie’s at Flamingo Las Vegas, and get in line! It’s going to be a wild ride, and one you won’t want to miss.

“Peepshow,” the flesh-filled “striptease spectacular” at Planet Hollywood, celebrated its third anniversary on the Las Vegas Strip with some sort of peculiar cupcake “cocktails” and a photo op on April 16, 2012.

Bonus points for spotting the topless, photo bombing dude in the background.

The show’s featured performers, Holly Madison and Josh Strickland (also co-stars of the popular reality show, “Holly’s World”) were on hand to toast the show’s ongoing success. Joining them was the show’s creator, choreographer and director,  Jerry Mitchell (left, below).

It's called a Holly sandwich in the biz.

“Peepshow” made its debut on the Strip on April 18, 2009. At the time, the show starred former Spice Girl Mel B and Kelly Monaco. Mel B was later replaced by Aubrey O’Day, alleged singer and actress, currently stirring things up on “Celebrity Apprentice.”

Congrats to Holly Madison and the whole “Peepshow” team. And especially Holly Madison. From a completely objective perspective.

Insert additional, gratuitous photo of Holly Madison here.

Thanks to Erik Kabik for the great photos.

Catch Peepshow at Planet Hollywood. Did we mention how flesh-filled it is?

Our friends at the Five Hundy by Midnight podcast alerted us to some news likely to perk up the ears of Las Vegas thrill-seekers.

The now-closed Sahara hotel’s “out and back”-style roller coaster, “Speed: The Ride,” is being relocated to the south end of the Strip, specifically, to a retail center not too far from the famed “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign.

There's a new twist every day in Las Vegas.

The address of the Akita Retail Center is 3999 Las Vegas Boulevard South, but we suspect you won’t be able to miss the roller coaster once it’s up because it includes a 224-foot vertical tower.

More details about the roller coaster’s move can be found on the blog of Breslin Builders, the company charged with breaking down and re-assembling the ride at its new location. According to the builder, a good deal of the existing coaster will be reused, with new curves being added based on features of the new site.

There’s always something new to do in Las Vegas, even when it’s not entirely new.

Oh, baby. Central restaurant at Caesars Palace may be known for its cuisine, but its signature cocktails are no slackers either.

Today’s temptation: The Bluberry Blitz.

"Blitz" may be the operative term here.

The Bluberry Blitz ($13) consists of Stoli Bluberry Vodka, lemon juice, muddled blueberries, Champagne and simple syrup.

We’d explain what a muddled blueberry is, but we are a Las Vegas blog, not a berry-muddler. Besides, if you choose to muddle, and it’s between two consenting adults, we won’t judge.

If that cocktail doesn’t look beyond delicious to you, you’re either pregnant or were raised by wolves. And, honestly, even wolves wouldn’t be able to resist a Bluberry Blitz. Except for the pregnant wolves, obviously.

Oh, and here’s a bonus Central menu item that did unbelievable things to our mouth: Cheese puffs.

Some people call them "gougères," but this blog finds those people intolerable, and we will not be sharing our cheese puffs with them anytime soon.

You’ll swear little chunks of Heaven have broken off and plummeted to Earth. Directly into a decorative serving basket.

Here’s more about Central by Michel Richard at Caesars Palace. Reminder: It’s polite to ask before you put your mouth on something, even in Las Vegas.

The 40-acre site currently occupied by Flamingo Las Vegas was originally owned by one of the early settlers of Las Vegas, Charles “Pops” Squires.

Nobody does bling like Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas thing you may not have known: Squires paid a whopping $8.75 an acre for the land.

It’s worth several dollars more than that now, from what we understand.