Well, gang, the big day arrives this Monday, August 1, 2011. Yep, Monday will mark 80 years that everything really came to life for a little casino on the outskirts of a growing village, Las Vegas. You thought I was going to write about the mess in Washington D.C. didn’t you? Now admit it! But, […]
The Riviera Hotel & Casino has booked an unquestionable all-time music legend, with the signing of Al Jardine of The Beach Boys fame, and his “Endless Summer Beach Party,” for its Starlite Theater, performing Wednesday-Sunday, August 3-14 at 7:30 p.m. Jardine is a founding member of The Beach Boys and was a member of the […]
Mariann Mohos? That name really means very little to the average citizen. However, she has penned a very interesting, and funny true to life book, that every traveler needs to read. And, if every traveler was to purchase the book, it would become a major runaway hit in every bookstore in the country. However, I’m […]
Multi-talented actress, producer and recording artist, Connie Stevens, opened Wednesday (July 6) in the Starlite Theater inside the Riviera Hotel & Casino. Performing with Stevens is the accomplished actor and comedian, John Byner. Stevens and Byner will appear for a limited engagement, through July 17, with show times set for 7:30 p.m. This reporter first […]
One of the really nice guys, in the business of Showbiz, is a great friend of this writer. Of course I’m speaking of Clint Holmes, who will bring his powerful voice and magnetic stage presence back to the Suncoast Showroom this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, July 2 and 3, with show times set for 7:30 […]
It had been a couple of months since I last stopped by the Bootlegger Bistro, and visited with Kelly Clinton and the gang that run the Monday Night “Open Mic Cabaret.” So, off we went, fellow columnist Nancy Barr and me, to catch the activity this particular evening, which I like to refer to as, […]
A very special lady to this columnist will be doing her thing, and that’s singing beginning Wednesday, June 22nd. Legendary performer, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, will headline for a limited engagement with her new show, “Life’s Been Good to Me,” in the Starlite Theatre at the Riviera Hotel & Casino through July 3. During […]
Went to the Aruba Hotel, 1215 S. Las Vegas Blvd. the other evening to see a play produced by a relative unknown director/producer to Las Vegas, George Damian, and titled “STRIP The Play.” A friend of this writer for many years, who is assisting with the publicity for her friend (Phil Randall, who is slightly […]
Went to the Riviera Hotel & Casino the other evening to watch a living legend perform his fantastic impressions, the ones that Johnny Carson loved to watch him do on his “Tonight” television show, and which has carried him to the heights of stardom seldom reached by an impressionist. You might say this writer is […]
“Barnstable Brown Gala” for Diabetes: The Gala is always wild, with hundreds of people attending. This is the only time they get this many celebrities in this very plush suburban community. I heard that the Mayor lives just down the street. What I like is that the Barnstable’s, who, by the way, were one of […]