Matthew O’Brien is a Las Vegas-based writer and editor. He’s the author of Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas and news editor of Las Vegas CityLife, an alternative weekly with a circulation of 85,000.
Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas is a creative nonfiction book that chronicles his adventures in the Las Vegas storm drains, which he has explored for more than five years with a flashlight, tape recorder and expandable baton for protection.
"The catacombs of ancient Rome served as houses of worship for Jews and Christians. When surveyed by Pierre-Emmanuel Bruneseau in the early 1800s, the sewers of Paris yielded gold, jewels and relics of the revolution. And thousands of people lived in the subway and train tunnels of New York City in the 1980s and '90s.
What secrets do the Las Vegas storm drains keep? What discoveries wait in the dark? What’s beneath the neon?"
Book signing schedule:• Book fair from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Clark County Library (1401 E. Flamingo Road)
• Vegas Valley Book Festival from 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Nov. 2 at the El Cortez (600 Fremont St.)
• Book signing from 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. Nov. 17 at B. Dalton (in the Galleria Mall)
To buy Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas, visit:www.shoplva.com/productdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=1495 .
For more info, visit: www.beneaththeneon.com .
When? Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, 4:00 - 11 PM
Where? The Box Office / Las Vegas Peace Festival 1129 Casino Center and California Avenue 1 Block South of Charleston, NV 89101
What? The Las Vegas Peace Project is honored to be working with HRP No. 5 and The Box Office to present The Las Vegas Peace Festival. The Festival is multi-cultural event to support the Las Vegas community's growth in ART, EDUCATION, HEALTH and WELLNESS.
This wonderful family event brings people from all over the Las Vegas Valley who are dedicated to growing in peace and wellness to build a strong community here in Las Vegas.
For more info, please contact Kat at 702-202-5029
Las Vegas Peace Projecthttp://peace.meetup.com/177/?a=mu_fzxy47nlmm
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The Difference Between Rich/Poor People
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked. "Oh yeah," said the son. "So, tell me, what you learned from the trip?" asked the father. The son answered:
"I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."
