Tag Archives: Richard Abowitz

Frank Marino reflects after 25 years: better Joan Rivers than Phyllis Diller

The Movable Buffet print column I do for The Los Angeles Times yesterday was on Frank Marino who has been a name on the Strip for 25 years. For some reason, the photos of Marino by Lanie Crossman did not make it into the on-line version of the story. So, I include them above with [...]

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Richard Abowitz leaves Las Vegas (until July 20)

I am bad at traveling. That is why I love Vegas where everyone come to me. But some things are too important to stay-put. I am flying to Washington DC today to begin covering the John Stagliano trial tomorrow. For years, Stagliano produced the Fashionistas dance show at Planet Hollywood/Aladdin. Stagliano is being charged with [...]

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Back opening the Gold Plated Door

I am so sorry to have been gone since June 1. I’m back.  Vegas working vacation. As some of you know I am working at a novel and when things are going well for the fictional world then I follow.   But I have also been busy writing elsewhere and so while I catch up on [...]

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Chelsea Handler speaks: taking media punches, no problem

I interviewed comedienne and writer Chelsea Handler yesterday to promote her upcoming Vegas show at Caesars at The Colosseum. Look for the highlights of  our conversation in an upcoming Vegas Seven closer to the May 29 date of the show. But as we spoke yesterday news was shooting around the Internet of a supposed sex [...]

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Vegas Seven and me

We are back at the blog. As I told you earlier, I have been writing a book about Vegas (it has morphed into a novel) and wanted to dedicate myself totally to doing that last week.  My slowly accumulating manuscript needed some focus, because I am taking on a new responsibility that will be making [...]

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