Country singer Chase Brown put on a show for his Facebook followers on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night.
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
The Vegas nightlife entrepreneur secured the hotel as the scene for an only-in-Vegas, COVID-19-defying marriage proposal.
Dennis Rodman dove into The Beach Nightclub during its apex that June evening, a trip famous because it took place on an off night during the 1997 NBA Finals.
Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell says, “What’s kind of fascinating, a lot of people don’t really realize most people in the entertainment business are gig workers.”
In moving her “Courage” tour to 2021, Celine Dion says, “I look forward to the days when we can once again share the joys of singing and dancing together.”
Former wideout Brandon Marshall remembers, “I’m literally in the Wynn hotel, and I call Jay. I’m like, ‘Jay, I’m in some trouble. I need $60,000.’ ”
Four-time Super Bowl champ Terry Bradshaw says, “We will all get on the other side of this soon, but in the meantime, I hope this song brings a smile to your faces.”
“House of Dancing Water” in Macau offers a glimpse into reopening a live entertainment venue.
Las Vegas ‘gig’ performers are asking, “What am I supposed to do?” Keith Thompson says, “We do this.”
It didn’t take long for one of Las Vegas’ favorite sons to weigh in on Mayor Carolyn Goodman’s ill-fated interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN.
“Bar Rescue” star Jon Taffer says, “Rather than freaking out about the pandemic, I’ve just been focused on, ‘What do our businesses look like when we’re open?’ ”
Michael Jordan warned coach Phil Jackson about Chicago Bulls teammate Dennis Rodman’s getaway, “If you let him go to Vegas, we’re definitely not gonna see him.”
Ex-MGM Resorts and Wynn Las Vegas exec Sean Christie says of his new venture, “I think that companies are going to need companies like mine to create content and create ‘wow.’”
Wassa Coulibaly says of her new pandemic pieces, “You can wear these in a variety of ways. You can even wear them after the pandemic is over.”
Frontman and guitar great Billy Gibbons says from Las Vegas, “ZZ Top can’t sit still. The outlook for the coming year will be a bonus. It’ll be time to rage.”