We were so close to sealing the deal, but they wouldn’t throw in rust-proofing.

Former New Frontier owner Phil Ruffin is going to buy Treasure Island from MGM Mirage for $775 million. Ruffin dumped the New Frontier on El-Ad for $1.2 billion, so the guy clearly knows a little something about buying low and selling high.

It’s unclear right now what this will mean for Christian Audigier the Nightclub and Mist. There hasn’t been any immediate word of changes at Audigier, but the transaction isn’t scheduled to be completed until the second quarter of ‘09, according to reports.

By Jason Scavone

Drink yourself that many Turkeys.

Mist at Treasure Island tonight is offering complimentary shots of Wild Turkey American Honey liqueur. No, there won’t be any leftovers. Although we do support your efforts to try to make a bourbon sandwich. The mayonnaise might be a bit much, though.

• Ghostbar at the Palms does Soundbar featuring Alix Alvarez and Mr. V.
• LAX inside Luxor has DJ Riz.
• Caramel at Bellagio holds Fashion Forward.
• Wasted Space does Wasted Wednesdays, featuring Beauty Wars with Justin Hoffman.
• Diablo’s Cantina at Monte Carlo has the Wednesday Hoedown with Double Wide at 9 p.m.
• Lavo at Palazzo does Label Junkie with DJ Crooked.
• Revolution Lounge at The Mirage holds Rocket Wednesdays.
• McFadden’s inside the Rio holds Garage Days.
• Luxor’s CatHouse presents Vanity Wednesday at 1 a.m.
• Godskitchen is at Body English inside the Hard Rock Hotel with Richard Vission, Miss Nine and Scot Project.
• The SpyOnVegas.com Open Bar is at Rok Vegas inside New York-New York for Jive Turkey 2.
• PT’s (10075 S. Eastern Ave) does a Big Lebowski party. If you go, remember it’s not ‘Nam. There are rules.
• It’s a pair of Latin nights with Azucar at Red Room (3101 W. Sahara Ave.) and Tropical at Club Aruba (1215 Las Vegas Blvd.) featuring DJ Muneco.
• Beauty Bar (517 Fremont St.) holds a Shade Tree benefit featuring H.O.T.S., Dopamine Flux, Mayan Kings and Cloth & Canvas.
• Bunkhouse (124 S. 11th St.) holds Rhythm and Rhymes.
• AJ’s Tavern (3650 S. Decatur Blvd.) does karaoke with Frankie Almost at 9 p.m.
• Double Down (4640 Paradise Road) has DJ Beelzebozo.
• Cheyenne Saloon (3103 N. Rancho Drive) has Shelli & The Firecrackers at 9 p.m.

For the complete bourbon sandwich recipe, send your listings to tips-at-dailyfiasco.com.

By Jason Scavone

Nice cans. (Photo by Melissa Reese | SpyOnVegas.com)

It’s simple. Bring a canned good to Mist inside Treasure Island, get a free drink. And don’t go with that creamed corn crap, either. Get the good stuff. Go get a nice big can of that cranberry sauce that stays perfectly in the can shape when you pop it out. That’s a big old, can-shaped pile of delicious right there. It all gets going at 5 p.m. Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone

The only game that features customizable spiked boots you can turn pink. Bow to the majesty of rock.

The only thing that can make Rock Band better is whiskey. In fact, if they made a Whiskey Band, we’d be the first ones lining up outside GameStop at midnight to buy it. We think we could win the Keith Moon challenge pretty handily, but the John Bonham level would be tough. Regardless, tonight Mist at Treasure Island holds its Almost Famous Rock Band battle in conjunction with the SpyOnVegas.com Open Bar, which is serving up frontier whiskey Bulleit Bourbon from 6 to 9 p.m. Not quite ready to rock out and pound bourbon? Wuss. Read on for your options. Events at 10 p.m. unless noted. Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone

Don’t make Mist angry. You wouldn’t like Mist when it’s angry.

Mist at Treasure Island already celebrates Monday nights with video games, so why not add comic book movies to the mix? Maximum Comics teams up with the club, which changes Almost Famous from Guitar Hero to Rock Band this week to hand out passes to a sneak peek showing of The Incredible Hulk as well as other Hulk-related prizes. We’re assuming purple pants are going to be among the giveaways. They’d better be. More of an Aquaman kind of a guy? Read on for your options. Events at 10 p.m. unless noted. Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone