This is the true story as told to me (Norm Johnson – the author), by three of the actual participants, when we met in the mid-sixties. The reason I was able to meet the pilots, and get the behind the scenes stories was because of my grandfather Zelotis Morse, who worked for Donald Douglas at the […]
Well, gang, we (Nancy Barr and Richard LaMotte) ventured out to the South Point Hotel/Casino last Saturday evening to catch Bob Anderson’s in the showroom, and what a show it was. As many of you know Anderson has been around Las Vegas for more than 40 years, starting out by being a last-second replacement for […]
Some say you can’t create magic, but Bob Anderson proves it every night either in his ‘tribute’ to Frank Sinatra with a 32-piece orchestra, or his hundreds of other impressions like in his personal show at the South Point Hotel, opening Friday, August 30 through Sunday, Sept. 1, where he sings as himself or in […]
Well, gang, forgive me but the lead article this week will be about an author I’m very well acquainted with—Me, Norm Johnson. A book I had published back in 2006 that sold a few thousand copies and then went thud is back alive. I have no idea why the first book never really got off […]
American icon Willie Nelson will headline a limited Las Vegas engagement, “Vegas On My Mind,” at The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas inside The Venetian Theatre, presented by SiriusXM, October 18, 19, 22, 23, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets starting at $59.95, plus applicable fees, are now on sale to the general public, a limited number of VIP packages are also be […]
The owners of the Las Vegas Aviators® knew their new ballpark in the community of Summerlin® would usher in an improved fan experience, but they couldn’t have envisioned the meteoric surge in ticket sales, as the team currently leads all of Minor League Baseball in attendance. And now Las Vegas Ballpark® has a major national […]
Tony Bennett, the 19-time GRAMMY Award-winning musician whose music spans over six decades, will headline an exclusive Las Vegas engagement, “I Left My Heart in Las Vegas,” at The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas inside The Venetian Theatre September 25, 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. Bennett’s daughter, Antonia Bennett, will open the performance with a collection of jazz/pop standards. Bennett’s fan […]
Dust off the leisure suits! Shine up those platform shoes! Be transported back to a simpler time when gas was under $1.00 per gallon… when music was fun, inspiring, and uplifting… and disco was King! With the resurgence of the ‘70s, fueled in part by the hugely popular 2008 summer hit movie “MAMMA MIA!”, based […]