Pawn Stars Review: April 22, 2013

Summer is starting to hit Las Vegas as the temperatures today hit 90 degrees in many areas of the Las Vegas Valley.
The Philippine Star did an article on the Pawn Stars: When the night descends upon Las Vegas, the city gets even brighter. Lit with miles and miles of neon lights, the streets are abuzz with tourists, winos, bums and hawkers handing out cards with photos of scantily-clad lady escorts.
On a nippy night, we head downtown on Las Vegas Blvd. and drive away from the themed hotels, casinos and tourists. Past numerous gaudy wedding chapels and near the East Bonneville Ave., we spy our destination and pull into the parking lot beside it. A large red and white “Pawn Shop Open 24 Hours” tries to sear into the gloom. It’s not a particularly attractive sign, just a run-of-the-mill, almost obligatory move to declare the business within. But to its right is an acetate, backlit rectangle that depicts four unsmiling gentlemen who, if you didn’t know better, look like mobsters.
Welcome to Pawn Stars ground zero. The immensely popular History program is shot right here at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawnshop, which some 4,000 devotees and curiosity seekers visit daily.
If by chance you haven’t heard of it yet, Pawn Stars documents the adventures of three generations of the Harrisons who own and run the establishment. Former Navy man Richard “Old Man” Harrison relocated his family from San Diego, California when the real estate business went belly up and cost him a million dollars. “My wife and I decided that we would move to Vegas to start a new business. At that time, it was the land of opportunity for small business owners,” he had shared with The STAR in an e-mail interview. Indeed, the $10,000 initial investment soon turned into a multi-million-dollar business.  http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/04/17/931453/visit-pawn-stars-ground-zero
So, we had two more reruns tonight on Pawn Stars, with the first episode airing on June 4, 2012:
http://lasvegasbadger.blogspot.com/2012/06/pawn-stars-review-june-4-2012.html
The second episode first aired on July 19, 2012: http://lasvegasbadger.blogspot.com/2012/07/pawn-stars-review-july-9-2012.html
Thanks for stopping by and see you next week.