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Circus Circus is one of only a few original casinos to survive in Las Vegas. Something tells me that it will be the last. It might not be in very good shape, but it still makes money somehow.

@@bejarano1960 I hope it sticks around, they're going to take down the Excalibur here soon in the next year. Broke my heart.

@horticulture3888 The Excalibur is a Circus Circus property, which means they are more than willing to destroy what they have built. I'd like to think that the Circus Circus is special, but this is Vegas, where nothing is sacred, except for the dollar.

Yes, Brad Johansen went on to work at WKRC in Cincinnati as their sports director and anchor, not long after we finished this documentary. I've only spoken with him briefly, once, since 1990. As far as I know, he's still at WKRC.

I don't know the address but it was directly to the north of the Circus-Circus hotel, right on the corner at Las Vegas Blvd (The Strip). The Arby's restaurant was built there and lasted for many years. Then it became a mini-mart, or something similar. Now I think it's just a vacant lot, but in Vegas, vacant lots don't remain vacant for long. Even though it wasn't pretty, I miss Dan Tanna's apartment.

@@bejarano1960 thanks for the info! We just got the DVDs and started watching the series. Always find ourselves trying to figure out where they are in every scene and what is there now :-)

@@tracyking7119 There is very little of the Las Vegas seen in Vega$ that remains today. To make it even more difficult to identify locations, they would edit between places that are not near each other in real life. The locations that do remain, such as Caesar's Palace, look nothing like they did in the 70s, and can be hard to identify.

Thank you. I plan to post an HD version of this, hopefully soon.

Hopefully good memories. My memories are different from yours, of course, but I have many of them, as well. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Yes, Mike and I never missed an opportunity to use humor in our journalism, when appropriate. It's how we kept our sanity.

Yes, this version with the bloopers is a special cut that I did for the Circus-Circus and the agency executives. We screened it during a party. I decided that this version would be more fun to share. Thanks for your comment.

Yes, Gil is an American icon. Coincidentally, not long before I shot this, I worked on a movie with his Buck Roger's co-star, Erin Gray. I've now worked with most of the Buck Roger's cast, all on separate projects. Funny how that worked out.

Yes, I definitely got away with more than I had expected. It was also the first time that someone said the word "shit" in a prime-time television program. I figured that if hearing that word was offensive to anyone after what they had just witnessed, they weren't paying attention. I felt it was important to let viewers experience this in the same way I did when I shot it, in all its graphic detail. Thank you for your kind comment, and thank you for watching.

Thank you, you're very kind. To receive such a compliment for a documentary that I did over thirty years ago means a lot to me.

Thanks, Mike! I sure wish you could be here for the screening.

The person that Parent was visiting claims to have been listening to loud music with headphones. Having visited the home as it was in 1969, I can tell you that it was unlikely that they would have heard screams or gunshots. If they DID hear anything, it would have sounded like people partying. This person's testimony is available for reading.

@@bejarano1960 But, did the people in the Tate/Polanski house hear the gunshots?

@rosemarywoodhouse4832 I assume you're referring to the shots that killed Stephen Parent. Parent was killed near the gate. I don't think you can appreciate just how far the gate is from the residence. You can't even see the house (or just barely) from where Parent was shot. In addition, the surrounding hills tend to absorb much of the sounds echoing through the canyons. Had you been standing at the gate, you would've heard those gunshots but would never have heard the sounds of screaming, even when the victims ran outside. The acoustics in the canyons play tricks on our ears.

Care to elaborate??

My bad I had too many Budweisers Travel Channel

I have the video because I was the director and editor of the production.

@@bejarano1960 That’s awesome! The clown cops was my favorite bit, and I remember my dad laughing at Elsa the clown. Thanks for the memories.

Thank you for the info. I've been told some of what became of him in the years since I did the documentary, and some of it can be researched online. I've tried to stay in touch with some of the trauma staff but it has been over 30 years. Sadly, some of them are no longer with us.

Thank you for watching the trailer. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It is not customary to put names on the screen in a trailer. Some of the names are spoken and can be heard in the audio. The names DO appear in the full documentary, of course. A trailer is a teaser. Wanting to know the names is one more reason to see the documentary, once it becomes publicly available. Some of the names in this trailer are Mark Allen, Dylan Brody, Kathleen Dunbar, Don Barnhart, Brad Upton, Natasha Leggero, Jorge Garcia, Danielle Lucas, Ken Kragen, and Suzanne Whang. There are many more, but it would not be practical for me to list them all here. If there are specific individuals in the trailer for whom you'd like a name, let me know.

@@bejarano1960 Looking forward to the full documentary! P.S. Your channel Rocks!

Clown Cops was my favorite segment of this video to shoot, mostly because of working with the clown actors. The Clown Cops segment was written to promote The Steakhouse restaurant, one of the best steakhouses in Las Vegas. Clown Cops was basically just an elaborate commercial designed as a parody of old 70s TV cop shows. It wouldn't have made much sense to have another episode withing that overall video. Had Circus Circus decided to do another video sometime later, believe me, I would have done another episode of Clown Cops. Alas, they decided to go a different direction. I'm glad you enjoyed this one. Also, the buffet might have had the best cheese blintzes. the Circus Circus buffet has always been considered to be one of the worst in town. It is, however, one of the most affordable. Anyway, thank you for your comment.

Under what circumstances is murder acceptable?

@@bejarano1960 Holy war.

@@ConcreteJungleSickness Killing in war is not defined as murder.

No he didn't kill anyone. Ever.