http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:56:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/classic-las-vegas-hotel-casinos-and-gambling/ http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/classic-las-vegas-hotel-casinos-and-gambling/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:00:53 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3637 Come fly with me… to fabulous and fantastic Las Vegas! Established in 1905, it was nowhere near the oasis of fun, sin and lost weekends as it is known for today. But when major developments and projectes surfaced in the 1940s, the city starting growing larger and larger. Shady organized crime personalties saw opportunities to [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/classic-las-vegas-hotel-casinos-and-gambling/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/readable/when-the-mob-ran-vegas/ http://www.ultraswank.net/readable/when-the-mob-ran-vegas/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:02:32 +0000 Baron von Swankenstein http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3625 On September 7, 1963, during a performance at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Dean Martin joked “Right now, ladies and gentlemen, somewhere backstage, Frank Sinatra is punching a dealer right in the mouth.” Little did Martin know that four years later, Sinatra actually would start a fight with a Sands pit boss [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/readable/when-the-mob-ran-vegas/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/swingin-basie-beats/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/swingin-basie-beats/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 05:14:01 +0000 Steven Padal http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2443 Count Basie had been performing different jazz styles from the early 30’s to the late 70’s. There were many performances that included vocalists during the early 60’s to gain more attraction. But it was in the late 60’s when Basie returned to a more standard jazz format. After 30 years, he created two great recording [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/swingin-basie-beats/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show-2/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show-2/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:37:57 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=990 For those of you who missed the first show, the next Swank Pack Show is due on July 2 at the Pasadena Jazz Institute in California. Tickets start at $20 if you book in advance. For more information and bookings, visit pasjazz.org. Straight from their smash opening on June 4, Douglas Roegiers and Dave Cox [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show-2/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show/ http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 13:55:17 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=865 For those of you who always wish you were born early enough into the 20th Century so that you are able to experience the thrill, excitement and glamour of the 1950s and 1960s classic Rat Pack shows with Frank, Dean, Sammy and all the other boys, here’s your chance. Picking up where they left off [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/event/the-swank-pack-show/feed/ 2