Some of you may not know this but I lived in Las Vegas from 1995 to 1997. While I was there I got to watch the demolition of the Sands on New Years Eve (1995-6 I believe). I recall that the adds for the event said something like “In New York they drop a ball. In Las Vegas we drop a building!” Anyway, I share this because I just stumbled over a video of the demolition of the Stardust. It’s not your typical demolition. Only in Vegas…
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Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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The first time I went to a NvLA Annual Conference it was at the Stardust! I remember trying to use my cell phone in the room and getting no signal because of the overall building’s construction.