John Katsilometes writes of celebrity impressionists, gold toilets, the Fashion Show mall and Mayor Goodman all getting together for a good cause and having a good time in true Las Vegas tradition

kats@lasvegassun.com

Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 | 7:24 a.m.

On Thursday afternoon the 20 Las Vegas celebrity impressionists performing with 19 new toilets draped in golden fabric at the Fashion Show mall seemed entirely in context.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman helped make sure of that.

The event was a fundraiser - a cynic would call it a publicity stunt - organized by the company 2000 Flushes. The company celebrated its 20 years as the king of automatic toilet bowl cleaners by purging itself of a $20,000 check to the impressionist who finished first in a game of "musical thrones" on Fashion Show's great hall stage.

The rules were similar to "musical chairs," except for the toilets. Elvis impressionist Brendan Paul hosted the event; the winner was Dolly Parton impressionist Sandy Anderson, who topped someone vaguely resembling Aretha Franklin in the final, um, throne-off. Winning $20,000 was the charity represented by Anderson, the Special Olympics.

Afterward Goodman said he'd had a full day.

"This is the fun part of the job," he said. "This morning I was talking flight patterns with the FAA."

I asked Goodman about his recent unbridled Q&A with Vanity Fair's George Wayne.

"He's good. It was a legit interview," Goodman said. "I stayed my course. I could have crashed, but I didn't."

In the interview Goodman was asked about his 86 percent approval rating and said, "I'm looking for the other 14 so I can have them whacked." He elaborated Thursday: "I'm going to find some to put in the lake, wearing cement shoes." Then he turned to chat up the commoners.

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