For those of you that have not been to Vegas, the Hard Rock is a good seven blocks away from the "Strip" on a side street. I cabbie once pick me and the Mrs up off the street (which is a big no-no for cabbies, they can only pick up at hotels, etc.) while we were walking back to the strip from the Hard Rock, and he said that this street is not the place you want to be, because all the locals know it to be dark, unlit, and filled with drunk people walking back to the strip from the hard Rock.
This is were Javon got his, so the moral of the story is, take a cab to and from the Hard Rock. (But definately go to the Hard Rock, and most definately check out the pool area while you are there, it has the highest hotass to thong ratio on the planet!!!