Comedian Don Rickles…
Las Vegas Honors Legendary Entertainer Don Rickles With Photo Display
Las Vegas Honors Legendary Entertainer Don Rickles With Photo Display
Recently, when just for the heck of it, I made a list of my Top 10 Movies, I surprised myself: “They’re so serious!” All those Town Marshals and Mounties and adventurers…
I was surprised because my favourite TV has mostly been Comedy.
From way back, when this ol’ Boomer’s family first got our little black and white television, it’s been the comic stuff that drew me.
All those cartoons — Woody Woodpecker was my Fave! [1] Abbot & Costello.
Gracie and George Burns. Even as a young fellow, I loved that Burns and Allen Show: watching George mix with family and friends in their house. Then leave to go alone into his den to switch on his TV and secretly watch the rest of his household carry on. Then turn to US and tell us what he thought about them. Broke me up every time.
Later, Lucy, Red Skelton, Jed Clampett, Festus, Gilligan, Carol Burnett — right up to the Corner Gas crowd and Sheldon Cooper’s friends…
Over all these years, we’ve had these fantastic funnymen and funnywomen to take us out of our own world and into theirs.
And now Don Rickles is gone.
And…
On Thursday, April 13, images of Don Rickles were proudly displayed on digital marquees throughout Las Vegas to commemorate the entertainment icon.
The legendary comedian was remembered as an influential and renowned entertainer that shaped the future of Las Vegas and cemented its status as the “Entertainment Capital of the World.”
Numerous resorts and businesses across Las Vegas commemorated Rickles, including:
ARIA Resort & Casino, Bally’s Las Vegas, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Circus Circus, Delano Las Vegas, Encore Las Vegas. Excalibur, Flamingo Hotel & Casino, Fremont Hotel and Casino, Fremont Street Experience, Gold Coast Hotel & Casino, Golden Nugget Las Vegas. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Harrah’s Hotel & Casino, Inspire Theatre, Luxor Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Miracle Mile Shops.
Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, New York-New York, Paris Hotel & Casino, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Plaza Hotel & Casino, SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. South Point Hotel Casino and Spa, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, The Cromwell, The D Las Vegas, The Forum Shops at Caesars. The LINQ Hotel & Casino, The Orleans, The Palazzo Las Vegas, The Venetian Las Vegas. Treasure Island, Vdara Hotel & Spa, W Las Vegas and Wynn Las Vegas.
Also known as ‘Mr. Warmth,’ Rickles’ comedy career spanned more than 60 years, with more than 50 years spent entertaining Las Vegas visitors at various resorts. Since his first Las Vegas performance in 1959, Rickles’ raw humor and insult comedy entertained countless audiences over the years.
In the Rat Pack era, Rickles was associated with Frank Sinatra, owing much of his success to the Las Vegas entertainer.
“Live Free, Mon Ami!” – Brian Alan Burhoe
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SOURCE: The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) & PR Newswire
[1] Yup, Woody and all those other wild creatures of Walter Lantz broke me up, brought tears to my eyes. To see my remembrance of Walter & His Creations, SEE
The Walter Lantz Story: Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda, Chilly Willy & the Beary Family
Las Vegas Honors Legendary Entertainer Don Rickles With Photo Display
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