Dan Schlossberg, the author of 34 books and more than 25,000 articles about baseball, is one of the country’s premier baseball experts. The former Associated Press sportswriter is managing editor of “BallTalk,” a syndicated weekly radio baseball show, and is president of the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA).

Rudy Sarzo has been a professional recording and performing artist worldwide for more than 20 years. As a member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band, he toured the world. When he joined Quiet Riot, Rudy recorded the multi-platinum albums “Metal Health,” and as a member of Whitesnake, he recorded the multi-platinum album “Slip of the Tongue.”

Tony played in numerous Hollywood bands throughout the early 80’s, eventually joining Great White in early ‘87. He also has played on numerous other releases and began several business ventures while playing, writing, recording and performing in various groups.

Al Marquis, a trial lawyer by trade, writes books on cowboy poetry. In 1995, he purchased Kingston Ranch in Sandy Valley, Nevada, and divides his time between the ranch and his home in Las Vegas. Al performs poems from his books at cowboy events across the southwest.

Richard Abowitz moved to Las Vegas in 1999 to take a job writing and editing at “Las Vegas Weekly,” where he remains contributing editor. Since October, 2005, Abowitz has been writing “The Movable Buffet” blog and a print column for The “Los Angeles Times.”