Last week the lucky Best Damn crew aired an entire week's worth of shows from Sin City ... the one and only Las Vegas. One weary staffer, segment producer Matt, shares some of his few remaining memories ...

Miss Alba would have fit well in hot Vegas last week.

How do you justify spending five hours in 110 degree heat for three consecutive days? Two words ... VEGAS BABY!

Best Damn packed up and hit the road, shooting a week's worth of shows at the Hooters Casino Hotel.  

Did I mention Vegas was hot? Jessica Alba "Into the Blue" hot.

Here are a few highlights:

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade dropped by to talk Team USA hoops and their future as NBA's royalty. This is the first time I had the chance to see King James up close and I'm now even more convinced he's pulling a Danny Almonte. The birth certificate allegedly reads 21, but nobody's buying it.

The appearance sparked another debate in our production office. Who currently gets recognized more often walking down the Vegas Strip in street clothes; LeBron or DWade?

Each and every member of the staff other than me voted for 'Bron in a landslide. Apparently winning the NBA Finals MVP award doesn't carry the weight it used to?

Speaking of recognizability, we had a solid guest list over the course of the week ... the aforementioned LeBron James & Dwyane Wade, Evander Holyfield, Clinton Portis, Gilbert Arenas, Chris Paul, Tubby Smith, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow & Daniel Negreanu. They all played second fiddle to the new King of Sin City ... Artie Lange.

Why Artie Lange? Because he represents the common man. Howard Stern's sidekick. A self-proclaimed slob. The guy brings it each and every time the camera turns on.

He was in rare form last week, sipping "Vegas Iced Teas" (otherwise known as Jack and Water) throughout the interview. We decided to let him host "What Can You Do?" our version of "Stupid Human Tricks." One idiotic fan was so hyped to meet Artie that he agreed to lick hot sauce off the crusty toes of his 70-year-old father. I would post a picture of it, but that would qualify as cruel and unusual punishment. On a scale of 1 to 100; 100 being the Chestburster from "Alien", I'd give it an 85.

Overall the week was a success, and a big reason why the fans stayed around to watch it all were the lovely Hooters Swimsuit Pageant Contestants.

Thirty ladies joined us on the set every day keeping the crowd in good spirits. Keep up the good work and congratulations to Michelle Nunes, Miss Hooters International 2006. Best Damn salutes you.

Viva Las Vegas!

Stay tuned as the show returns with new shows on Monday, August 7 -- and yes, we all needed a vacation from Vegas.