Former President Jimmy Carter has sent his friend David Osborne a photo of himself wearing a customized face cover.
Kats
John Katsilometes’ column runs daily on Page 3A. Email jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com. Follow him at @johnnykats on Twitter and @JohnnyKats1 on Instagram. Listen to the latest episodes of his PodKats! podcast here.
The owners of the hotel that inspired The Killers’ album “Sam’s Town” has dropped its entertainment division.
Garth Brooks has rescheduled his August concert at Allegiant Stadium.
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is a friend and fan of Morris Day and Snoop Dogg. Thus, a song is born.
Garth Brooks is still booked to open Allegiant Stadium on Aug. 22. It’s the longest of shots.
MGM Resorts International notified a large majority of its entertainment and sports division employees Monday that they will be laid off effective Aug. 31.
Circa Las Vegas CEO Derek Stevens says, “It’s a delicate balance, yes, but you can’t walk around with your head down saying ‘Woe is us.’”
Veteran entertainment exec Joel Fischman says of Regis Philbin, “He might have wanted to be a great singer, but what he was really great at was working the audience.”
Serving as president of Resorts World Las Vegas is not Scott Sibella’s first job on that piece of Strip property.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the son of Akshaya Kubiak. The former “Gigolos” cast member was arrested for suspicion of murder after his girlfriend was found dead in their Las Vegas home.
Michelle L’Amour says, “My only regret is not doing the ‘Guy Fieri,’ and wearing my mask and sunglasses behind my head.”
The centerpiece of the hotel’s short-lived Kaos nightclub and dayclub has been yanked from its moors.
Concerts West CEO John Meglen says of Celine Dion at The Theatre at Resorts World: “Would I love Celine to come to this building? Absolutely, but we’re not at the point of locking down artists yet.”
Larry Edwards has made a career of portraying Tina Turner and is donning the wig again.
Las Vegas singer Daniel Emmet said the Park MGM gig “was kind of a bucket-list moment for me.”