By John Katsilometes
· November 20, 2009 · 2 AM
This all started with a kindly nun and a simple bell. Sister Benedict was her name, the principal at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Rockledge, Fla., a town of about 25,000 that sits on the state’s east coast, near Cape Canaveral. The town is heavily populated by NASA scientists and engineers who over the years sent American astronauts into orbit and onto the moon. The young son of one of those NASA engineers was Scott Thompson, a diminutive redheaded kid who kept to mostly kept to himself, uninterested in the other uniformed St. Mary’s students.
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By John Katsilometes
· November 18, 2009 · 8 PM
While working the crowd at a gala event, gubernatorial hopeful Brian Sandoval makes Guy Smiley look like the Luxor sphinx.
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By John Katsilometes
· November 17, 2009 · 11:01 AM
Prodded by fans, Wayne Newton looks back on his long career and speaks to pranks by Robert Goulet and tantalizingly odd requests made by audience members.
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By John Katsilometes
· November 14, 2009 · 3:17 PM
Impressionist Frank Caliendo felt some trepidation as he considered a gig on the Strip, but Dana Carvey said go for it.
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By John Katsilometes
· November 12, 2009 · 1:08 PM
Chelsea Handler has had one guest she describes as “the end of society as we know it,” and it is not a Kardashian.
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By John Katsilometes
· November 11, 2009 · 3:58 PM
A tweet sent by Sports Illustrated actually tipped off other news organizations, including “60 Minutes” and Katie Couric, about Andre Agassi’s meth use.
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By John Katsilometes
· November 11, 2009 · 12:51 AM
Not many celebrities can own up to using crystal meth, giving up in big matches and failing drug tests with no penalty. But Andre Agassi is not a typical celebrity.
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By John Katsilometes
· November 8, 2009 · 2 AM
Wayne Newton is going to tell a story, and it’s not about his playing poker with Sinatra, recording with Bobby Darin or counseling Elvis about his divorce. It’s about the day he realized Vegas was home. It speaks volumes about Newton, 50 years a Vegas showman and now headlining through April in what might be his final residency in Las Vegas, the autobiographical “Once Before I Go” at the Tropicana.
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By John Katsilometes
· November 8, 2009 · 12:54 PM
James “Bucky” Buchanan was a big-game hunter who had starred in the reality series “Las Vegas Law” and represented many high-profile clients.
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By John Katsilometes
· November 6, 2009 · 3:01 PM
His contract at The Venetian to perform “Making It Up” has been extended as a result of postponed dates this month so he can rest his voice.
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