As many of you are aware, this reporter has been very fortunate to meet, and get to know, many important people in this crazy world of ours. I rubbed shoulders and worked with some of the best, from former heavyweight champions Joe Louis to Muhammad Ali, to Presidents including George H.W. Bush (our 41st President) […]
My good friend, Bob Kephart, producer of the Comedy Stop at the Sahara Hotel, called the other day and gave me a rundown on the comics for this coming week. Kephart, for those who are unfamiliar with the name, is the founder of the Comedy Stop at the Tropicana Hotel/Casino, Atlantic City, where it has […]
Hey, gang, because I was unable to attend the special benefit held at the Suncoast Hotel & Casino, last Saturday afternoon for my friend Bill Fayne, I asked another friend to take notes and write a story for me. Michelle Rohl, who has been a professional singer for a number of years in our little […]
I was invited, along with about a dozen other media types, by my good friend, Steve Dacri, to watch his one-man show in the Shimmer Showroom at the Hilton Hotel. Dacri is a Master Magician, and is considered by many of his peers as one of the top three up close and personal magicians in […]
Remember a few weeks back, I mentioned that the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in conjunction with Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino and FOX 5 TV, were staging a contest to discover a singer to sing our National Anthem for the NASCAR Nationwide Sam’s Town 300 this Saturday (Feb. 27) at noon? Well the search is […]
Don Rickles is coming to town this weekend (Feb. 20-21), and will be performing in The Orleans Showroom on West Tropicana. What’s new this time? Rickles is bringing along singer George Bugatti as his opening act. Working in front of big crowds and for headliners like Rickles, is nothing new for Bugatti. See, this is […]
Well, gang, two biggies happened over the past weekend. Number one, the New Orleans Saints football team won the NFL Championship game in Florida. I personally proclaim them to be the new “America’s Team,” replacing the Dallas Cowboys. Let’s hear it for the team all America wanted to see win. And do those New Orleans […]
Performing on a Las Vegas stage is nothing new for my buddy, Bob Anderson. As a matter of fact, I do not believe there is anyone working today in our little village that has as many hours on a Las Vegas stage than Bob. And, gang, Anderson will be at the Cannery Casino in North […]