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Mr. Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, Nevada, Shows and Entertainment, The Famous and the Infamous
Posted July 17th, 2007 by Christopher - 1 comment

I think I might should be ashamed to admit this, but I’ll admit it just the same: I’ve never seen Wayne Newton perform live in Las Vegas. Okay, I’ve never seen Wayne Newton perform live anywhere, but if I were to see him, it would almost definitely have to be here in our mutual hometown, Las Vegas, Nevada.

I’ve always sort of intended to go and catch his show but it seems like his schedule is a little unpredictable the last few years. He takes long breaks, it appears, then I’ll see billboards saying he’s doing his nightly show at the Flamingo again and I think “I really should go see that little slice of classic Vegas while it’s still available.” And then I get the news (again) – he’s on hiatus.

I just read an article at the Las Vegas Weekly’s site about his current break from performances. Apparently he’s going to be on break until Thanksgiving when he starts his famous holidays performances, running through Christmas. I’m going to have to make a point to get a couple of tickets and go. Things change so fast in this city it will make your head spin sometimes and you never know when or if your next chance will be. I mean, this is a guy who is called “Mr. Las Vegas” not just because he’s a permanent fixture, but also due in part to the fact having been a permanent fixture over 40 years, he’s allegedly performed over 30,000 shows. That’s a lot ‘o Danke Shoen! That’s an average of over two shows per night. I can’t imagine how that’s possible, but that’s what WikiPedia claims. *shrugs*

I’ll make sure I write something about the performance once I actually see it. Did I mention he owns penguins? In the desert? :P

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  1. Bob on September 11, 2007 :

    Waynes Shows are fantastic…I’ve seen his Holiday Show and his regular performance and both are over the top..he gives way more than you pay for…he’s a true class act

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