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Tag: Viva Las Vegas 16

Dreaming of Viva Las Vegas

In just a few short weeks (like a week and half to be exact) I will be leaving still cold Toronto for the warmth of Las Vegas for the “Viva Rockabilly Weekender“! I’m so excited! I have started my “what to bring list, wear list, bands too see list” etc. etc. etc. and I’m currently in the process of driving my husband nuts with non stop talk of all the fun we are going to have 🙂 I really can’t wait to go.

So in the spirit of the fun that is about to happen, I wanted to share some of the highlights from last years VIVA adventure with you. So grab your viva souvenir glass and let’s go!

My husband and I meeting the head chef at Gordon Ramsey’s English pub on our first day in Vegas.

We are here!

All the gang is together and already the shenanigans have started 🙂

Finally learned how to stroll last year so there I am in the middle of the action.

At the car show, in front of my dream car.

Got to meet one of my favourite vintage ladies “Amanda Lee of The call of the Jitterbugdoll“.

Pool time with my ladies!

Meeting new friends, who we get to see again this year!

Checking out one of our favourite Toronto bands that played-Tennessee Voodoo Coupe.

My husband being silly with this gorgeous ladies hat, that she made herself!

Looking good ladies!

Ultimate photobomb lol!

This is late late night fun on Sunday. I think we have lost it by now lol!

After Viva finished a few friends stayed for a few extra days so we hit up old school Vegas-Fremont St. Here we are doing our best James Bond pose 🙂

Lol you can fill in the blank 🙂

Then we won a million dollars!! I wish :p

Then we thought it was a good idea to weigh ourselves. I contributed 20 lbs to that number lol!

Toronto beer festival

This year we are adding an edition to our group and I’m so excited! My friend Steph is coming too!!

Excited faces looking forward to this year!

Are you going to VIVA? Looking forward to it too? If you see me, please say hi! Would love to meet you 🙂

OH P.S. If you are going and want to see an amazing Toronto band then check out at 1pm on Sunday the “Millwinders” in the Bienville room! You seriously will not be disappointed.

 

Liz

 

Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender 16-The Friday

Man oh Man I’m seriously turning into the worst blogger ever, this work thing (which I’m grateful to have) is getting in the way of finishing these Viva posts. Sorry!!!

Okay here is my Friday at Viva.

What is VIVA? Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender is 4 days of 1950s culture. 1950s / Rockabilly Music, Dancing, Vintage Fashions, Car show and more! It’s an incredibly good time!

Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender 16-The Friday

POOL DAY!

Normally this is not when I would have gone to the pool, I would have usually been seen on the Sunday when everyone else goes but this year I had a serious conflict this year. A favorite Toronto band “Tennessee Voodoo Coupe” had their set at 1:00pm on the Sunday and it was mandatory that I go and support the band. So my husband and my friends trucked it to the pool on the Friday instead and I was super thankful that Tom Ingram created a pool party for every day (with the AquaSonics playing good surf music I might add) so that I was not missing all the fun that is Sunday at the Pool.

Me and my girls 🙂 Bathing suit is from My Baby Jo and was a wedding present. Psst..check out the very cool tattooed men behind us. Wow amazing!

VIVA Las Vegas Pool Party

(Photos Courtesy of Dean Villafuerte and Michelle Marie)


My friend Dean who is normally BEHIND the camera is in front of it, looking very dashing I might add.

VIVA las Vegas 16 Pool -Rockabilly Style for Men.

Another friend, Josh and I goofing around for the camera..well I’m goofing around he is mister cool 🙂

VIVA Las Vegas 16 Pool Party-Rockabilly Style

View of the pool (Sunday is the BIG pool party so this quiet for a Friday).

VIVA Las Vegas 16 Pool Party-Rockabilly Party

I can’t handle the beauty that is this picture….wow!!!! The ladies have amazing Vintage style and the guy is a pretty cool Rockabilly guy.

VIVA Las Vegas 16 Pool Party Vintage Fashions and Rockabilly Style. BEAUTIFUL vintage swimsuits

AquaSonics keeping the pool party hopping.

Aquasonics VIVA 16 Pool Party Music-Surf Music

We stayed at the pool for about 3 hours and by the time we had left, I was feeling no pain and I really don’t know how it happened…oh right buckets of beer and my husband going MIA. Hey someone had to drink them!

Off I went for a nap time till it became night time…opps hehehe 🙂

Friday Night-Rockabilly Party

After my nap, I changed into my outfit for the night (reproduction sailor pants, saddle shoes and a cute 1940’s like top from Target) and headed to the Ballroom for another night of amazing music. I saw the “Phat Cat Swingers” who I loved and the band was the kind of music that was perfect for me to get my Lindy Hop on as well. Woo hoo! 

Lil’Mo & the Dynaflos was next and they were really really great.

THEN the act of the night was “The Blue Caps with Graham Fenton” a tribute to Gene Vincent. All I can say was….WOW! Such a treat to have seen this performance.

Now for pics from my evening…..never really happened as most of us were having too much fun dancing to take pics. Insert another “opps” lol!  But there were a couple of pictures that did manage to get taken.

Stroll Time! Learn about the dance & other dances done at VIVA HERE

strolling on friday night VIVA Las Vegas 16

End of the night photo!

friday night Viva las vegas 16

So there is Friday at VIVA 16. Stay tuned for Saturday..the Car Show and Little Richard!

NOTE…I never did finish those posts BUT I did a whole series on VIVA 18 which you can read about below.

FURTHER READING ABOUT VIVA:

Liz