Before you say farewell to Sin City, pick up a piece of Vegas history to bring home -- say, an ashtray from the legendary Sands Hotel -- from downtown's Main Street Antiques.

BBC: Vintage Las Vegas

So what they use to do is like a lottery, or a draft, you know, so they put the names of the instruments in the bag and you will go and pick up a piece of paper.

NPR: 'Viva': Diego Urcola and His Dream Band

And that's part of the reason why I decided not to go for, you know, too much of a hard image, you know, never to pick up a gun in the piece, you know.

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Whether you are buying an autograph online or even attending a national convention, it is a terrifying experience for someone who just wants to pick up a single authentic autograph or even a piece of memorabilia.

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All top flight players, but could most of you reading this piece pick these guys out of a lineup?

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It didn't take long to pick a project: "To This Day" was a piece I was wanting to do something special with for a long time.

CNN: Surviving the pain of childhood bullying

And if you see a piece of rubbish lying on the footpath, don't step over it -- pick it up.

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