- published: 31 Dec 2008
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The Sands Hotel was a historic Las Vegas Strip hotel/casino that operated from December 15, 1952 to June 30, 1996. Designed by architect Wayne McAllister, the Sands was the seventh resort that opened on the Strip.
During its heyday, the Sands was the center of entertainment and "cool" on the Strip, and hosted many famous entertainers of the day. Regulars were able to mingle with the stars in the lounge after their late-night shows. In its time, the Sands was located next door to the Desert Inn. The two adjacent properties were once owned by reclusive businessman Howard Hughes in the mid-1960s. Today, The Venetian stands where the Sands once stood.
The hotel first began as just a casino with a few hundred rooms. The hotel was designed by architect Wayne McAllister. It was founded by Jakie Freedman of Houston, Texas, grandfather of Houston socialite Carolyn Farb. In the late 1950s, Senator John F. Kennedy was occasionally a guest of Frank Sinatra at the Sands.
Arguably the hotel's biggest claim to fame was a three-week period in 1960 during the filming of Ocean's 11. During that time, the movie's stars Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford performed on stage together in the Copa Room. The performances were called the "Summit at the Sands" and is considered to be the birth of the Rat Pack. Sinatra would also own a stake in the Sands for a time.
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His skin is thick, it's rubbermaid, it's rubbermaid
My skin is thin, it's paper thin, onion skin
his blood and sweat like a hotel bed
He's telling me he's surprised
now I got myself something to hide
and I'm locked in
lost in the sands hotel
I've got a life, I'm in the line
but i don't remain
I dragged my bag across the stage,
opened it in his face
his blood and sweat like a hotel bed
He's telling me he's surprised
now I got myself something to hid
and I'm locked in
lost in the sands hotel
(life is grand in the sand)
lost in the sands hotel
(life is grand in the sand)
lost, locked in
Show me someone that I'm not afraid of
Show me someone that I can see
'cos I'm locked in
lost in the sands hotel
(life is grand in the sand)