{"id":1418,"date":"2009-11-30T10:32:58","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T18:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2009-11-30T10:33:37","modified_gmt":"2009-11-30T18:33:37","slug":"back-in-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/back-in-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just returned from Chicago<\/strong> last night and so far I’m showing few ill-effects [knock wood<\/em>] from the swine flu vaccine that was administered to me at O’Hare International Airport<\/strong>. (Can’t get one at my doctor’s office, can<\/em> get one at the airport. Go figure.)<\/p>\n

Fasolt<\/strong> is back in the hospital and the prognosis is grim. Now to a few bits of housekeeping …<\/p>\n

\"viva-elvis\"No, Cirque du Soleil<\/strong> is not planning a Sinatra show and I apologize if I gave that frightening impression. I was merely remarking upon the tactless verbiage of Cirque’s announcement of ticket sales for Viva Elvis<\/em><\/a>. No disrespect to Elvis Aaron Presley<\/strong> but the musical performer people most associate with Las Vegas is one Francis Albert Sinatra<\/strong>. Heck, even Liberace<\/strong> might edge Elvis for the #2 spot in many peoples’ consciousness, depending on age.<\/p>\n

My apologies to the dud link to coverage of the Aqueduct<\/strong> mess. I will attempt to remedy that shortly.<\/p>\n

\"jaywhite-pic\"Also, word through the grapevine is that the Neil Diamond<\/strong> tribute show<\/a> at the Riviera<\/strong> will close up shop shortly. Being a closet Neil Diamond fan, I’m not happy to see it go but it but shows how far the concept of “lounge” has sunk that the Riv curtained off a formerly open area and turned a lounge act into a for-pay show. It’s a mid-level example of how the squeeze-every-nickel-from-the-consumer mentality continues to bite Vegas in the butt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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