Summer Sizzlers - Why is Vegas Hot?

Of course! Because it sits on a desert. It smells of money. Loan sharks are ready to slit throats. Lots of hot babes are waiting for the big bucks. Spectacular shows and boxing events always happen there. Weddings are a 7/24 event. And because it's a honeymoon state. That's why.

Las Vegas has always been a hot spot for local and international tourists. When I visited there, 'stayed at the Treasure Island's. 'Twas dripping August summer hot!

It's not only lovers who have a love affair with Vegas; American films have a long-running love affair with Las Vegas, too. Just look at the number of films shot in a Vegas locale. Some of the films with a Las Vegas theme which I have seen include:

* Viva Las Vegas, with Elvis Presley and Ann Margaret. I saw this one as a kid at the Ideal Theatre with my aunt and uncle.

* Bugsy with Warren Beatty and Annete Bening.

* Leaving Las Vegas with Nicolas Cage

* Ocean's Eleven - original with Frank Sinatra and the newer versions (11, 12 and 13) with Clooney and Pitt

* Vegas Vacation with Chevy Chase, as part of the National Lampoon's vacation of the Griswold family

* Con Air with Nicolas Cage; the last chase scene in which the plane landed on the Vegas strip

* Ms. Congeniality with Sandra Bullock

* Lethal Weapon 4 with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover

* Honey I Blew Up the Kids

* What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas with Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz
Where girl and boy were accidentally booked in the same hotel room, ended up getting married after a night of partying, won $3 million in slot machine, stay married for the money, hated each other, then fell in love with each other. Love and marriage, that's why the girl stayed.

Why is a wedding in Las Vegas eyed with disdain? Maybe because it is a quickie (Electra and Dennis Rodman); maybe because we see Elvis impersonators in their idol's signature sequined overalls crooning in the wedding chapels; and because some couples get hitched in drive-in chapels (they couldn't wait?)

And instead of Elvis Presley or Andy Williams, we hear the Hawaiian guy Don Ho (RIP) whisp'ry singing Hawaiian Wedding Day song.... "I do love you. With all my heart."

Here are some of the songs in the What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas:

Are You Gonna Be Me My Girl- Jet
If You Love Me - Buzz Junkies
Never Let You Go - Smoothie Steven Simon
An Affair To Remember - Harold Adamson, Leo McCarey and Harry Warren
One Love - Ian Dury
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - Sammy Fain and Paul Webster
Flashdance What A Feeling - Irene Cara, Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey
It's Alright - Asa Semple
Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams