As many of you are I’m sure, I too am a fan of America’s Got Talent on the big Tube. Over the years I, along with a couple of my close friends, have created a close friendship with one of the funniest ladies in comedy today, known throughout the world as the “Trailer Trash Lady,” […]
In partnership with the Downtown Vegas Alliance (DVA), a nonprofit organization of downtown business owners and stakeholders, the city of Las Vegas announces a number of exclusive offers from downtown hotels, businesses and venues during the NFL Draft, April 28-30. With more than 500,000 people expected to attend the NFL Draft Experience on the Las […]
At my age (89) I’m outliving an awful lot of my friends, which of course is one way to start my story about a friend of many years who is no longer with us and is no longer in pain. Bill Acosta escaped the battle he fought with Parkinson since 2008 when he could no […]
Along with three of my friends, we headed for the Smith Center in downtown Las Vegas last week to see a friend perform in Myron’s Room. That’s the room where just about every local entertainer in our Village has performed at least once.. The first entertainer to open the room 10 years ago, and its […]
It’s that time of the when my heart begins to take that extra beat of energy, as the “Boys of Thunder” are heading towards the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Yep, NASCAR is back with a brand-new designed race car and a bunch of young chargers who are making some of the older drivers havin’ to […]
We (there was four of us) were part of a herd of media types who were ushered inside a new clubhouse, after spending a couple of minutes (actually nearly an hour of imbibing in our favorite beverage) as we waited to see what was new at the Strat. First off the bat there was one […]
Along with three great friends, we picked up our tickets to see and hear Michelle Rohl perform her magical skills, with her vocal chords, and recreate not only the voice of, but the person herself, Janis Joplin in the Kozmic Blues Show—she with the husky voice and bare feet. But first we had to wait […]
Want to join up in a fun event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway as it kicks off the 2022 speedway season with its annual Laps for Charity fundraising event to benefit the Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities. The event will take place at the Speedway on Sunday, Jan. 30, from 8 a.m. […]
I knew Harry Reid. He was one of my mentors in a way. We re-met in 1966 when I was the featured sports columnist for the Las Vegas Sun. Harry loved going to the fights, be it a major championship bout at the Las Vegas Convention Center, or the fights promoted by Bill Miller at […]
This was supposed to be my column covering Bob Anderson’s debut performance of “One More for the Road,” at New York’s world-famous Carnegie Hall, where Frank Sinatra would once again walk out on Its famous stage to entertain the more than 2000 paying fans. Unfortunately, I was unable to make the trip, but luckily among […]