Several years ago the young men, Tom Breitling and Tim Poster, purchased the Golden Nugget. They even had their own TV show about the experience. After several hectic years they sold the property to Landry's Restaurants. What are the boys doing today?

Late last fall there was much in the press related to Wayne Newton seeking zoning approval to allow tours of Casa de Shenandoah and to build a small showroom across the street. My understanding is in spite of neighbors’ protests, he received the necessary approvals for this project. Can you provide an update on the status of the so called Graceland West?

I am reading the excellent Huntington Press publication, The First 100 -- Portraits of the Men and Women Who Shaped Las Vegas. While reading about Liberace and the cause of his death, it was touching to read that his family, his Las Vegas physician, and his Palm Springs physician all appeared to want Liberace to have a private and dignified closure to his life. It was very upsetting to read that before Liberace could be put to rest, his body was seized by the (then) Riverside County Coroner and autopsied, after which he told the world that Liberace had been carrying the HIV virus. Was this coroner obligated by law to autopsy the body? And if an autopsy was mandatory, did the results have to be shared with the world or could discretion have been used? It appears more like someone just wanted their 15 minutes of fame and didn't care how much damage they caused in the process of achieving that goal. If the coroner did act outside the boundaries of his position, did the family take any action against him for, at the very least, invasion of privacy? Every detail of someone's life does not have to be advertised to the world.

Whatever happened to Wayne Newton's brother Jerry? I know that they performed together for many years in the 1950s and '60s.

How far in advance do you get word from the Palms as to their schedule for Playmate signings? For example, they seem to usually do the weekend in the middle of each month. Any idea if they'll do that for PMOY and PMOM on May 13-14 following the PMOY announcement weekend on May 6-7? Same question for subsquent months. Would like to have a chance to plan travel to coincide if they do it on a regular schedule.

Is Phyllis McGuire still alive and what has happened in her life since she quit singing with her sisters?

We started going to Vegas in 1995. At that time there was a showgirl named Aki. It seemed at that time showgirls were very popular. If I remember right she even had her image painted on an airplane. What ever happened to her?

The movie Casino is the epitome of iconic Las Vegas. How many real-life Las Vegas personalities appeared in the film either as themselves or portraying characters? Is identifying them too daunting a task?

What happened to the "Player's Edge" column in the Review-Journal? It is still listed in the Entertainment section but there are no columns for 2011.

I visit Las Vegas often and I keep hearing about the great bread pudding that once was served at the Golden Nugget. The recipe is said to have been from Steve Wynn's mother. Any chance of getting that recipe? I have heard about this bread pudding from at least six Las Vegans.