Both pieces are very pro Vegas, particularly in relation to democratisation. Indeed Hickey sees Vegas as the last democratic stage in America and as a result calls it home. I think this comes from the total freedom that Vegas offers its users. Something that America is supposed to be and in turn exactly where Wolfes beatnik style comes from.
The same applies to the architecture of Vegas, total freedom from history, to the point where buildings are no longer the architecture but signs and light are. Having spent some time in America and been travelling alot I can identify with the beat philosophy and the liberation that is tangible in America so the idea that Vegas is this and more just makes me want to go there!
http://amazingdata.com/old-las-vegas-neon-signs/
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=buttocks%20d%C3%A9colletage
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