I’m sorry, it just doesn’t.

Few people believe me, but I am actually looking forward to Donny and Marie’s show.

I may actually be one of the few people in town that aren’t making fun of the whole thing.

I’ve seen this sign progress over the last couple of weeks and I was really, really looking for the positive in the whole thing. I was hoping that it wouldn’t be tacky, annoying, or out of place.

Unfortunately, it meets all three criteria, including one more … creepy.

They look plastic (no pun intended), and not natural at all. Almost like scary dolls.

50 foot high photos of Donnie and Marie dominating the mid-Strip scenery just does … not … look … right.

It looks like something you might see in Branson, but it simply looks ridiculous here. It’s like sticking a giant Barney the Dinosaur up there.

Drunken tourists and porn slappers milling about under Donny and Marie instead of Toni’s crotch will just be odd.

I don’t think I am ever going to get used to this one, and I wish they would reconsider (they won’t).

I still question whether this in-your-face kind of advertising really packs people in. I mean, you either want to see the show or you don’t.

I don’t think anyone will say “You know, I used to hate Donny and Marie, but after seeing their images defacing one of the most venerable hotels in Las Vegas, I think I might reconsider!”

The whole concept is inane in my opinion, and it cheapens the look of both The Flaming and Donny and Marie.

I wanted to like it. I was trying to like it … but … just … damn.