Goodman mum on Knights parade plans
Tat this writing is the Jack Daniel’s Lounge at T-mobile Arena. This is a hybrid VIP area, tavern and, for today, workstation at the Stanley Cup Final Game 4 Golden Knights viewing party.
Chance just walked by. I shouted at him, “Thoughts?” He appears to have none. Such a gila.
Earlier I was in contact with someone with significant thoughts to share: Mayor Carolyn Goodman, who showed admirable restraint in party planning.
I contacted the mayor soon after I caught news of the Clark County Commission’s plans to discuss a celebration parade on the Strip for the Knights. The county had added an agenda item for Tuesday’s meeting, in which the board would vote on whether to shut down the Strip from Sahara Avenue to Tropicana Avenue.
Putting aside the risk of planning a victory party while the home team is battling for survival against the Washington Capitals, I asked Goodman if there were similar plans for the city to hold a Knights celebration downtown.
“The entire city of Las Vegas is cheering on our Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final, and I look forward to celebrating their incredible season when it is complete,” Goodman responded via email. “We love the Knights and what they have meant to our community.”
No parade talk out of that office. Within a half-hour of that message, the county — probably realizing the Caps are aware of, and unhappy about, any victory parade plans on the Strip — pulled the item off the Tuesday meeting agenda.
I side with rap star, Vegas resident and Knights fanatic
J. Keith Moyer • Chase Rankin •
Lil Jon on this topic. During Game 1 at T-mobile, he said, “We should have a parade, win or lose.” I expect the Strip to shut down for such an event, regardless of the series outcome. And, I think the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and Fremont Street will host events to honor the Knights. The team deserves it. The city wants it — but there’s still some hockey left.
Celine extends
Celine Dion will perform into 2019, and on New Year’s Eve, at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Dion has added 24 select dates, including Oct. 30-31, Nov. 2-17, Dec. 28-31 and Jan. 2-20. She won’t be counting down to 2019 on New Year’s Eve, keeping her usual
7:30 p.m. showtime.
The added dates go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
Dion ends her current set of dates Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. She has just added the single “Ashes” from “Deadpool 2” to the set.
FGL’S ride
Florida Georgia Line announced five dates for December at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort, but the star country duo had a famous moment at T-mobile in April 2017.
They were driven to the Academy of Country Music Awards show in Elvis impressionist Jesse Garon’s pink 1955 Cadillac convertible. Garon also took part in the recording of the video for “Smooth” during the week leading up to the show.
A plaque for ‘Pipes’
National anthem phenomenon Carnell “Golden Pipes” Johnson is being honored at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Waterfall Atrium at The Venetian/ Palazzo.
Resort President and Chief Operating Officer George Markantonis is presenting
By mail:
Johnson, a singing gondolier known as Pippo at the Grand Canal Shoppes, with a commemorative plaque.
Johnson has performed the anthem 10 times at T-mobile since his debut Feb. 13 against the Chicago Blackhawks. The team is 7-3 with him on the ice.
You can find Johnson, too, at “Hamilton” at The Smith Center. Not onstage, but in the lobby at Reynolds Hall, where he works as an usher — and poses for selfies. Yes, he is becoming something of a star.
A ‘Stanley Cup World’
Mirage headliner Terry Fator has reimagined the famous Louis Armstrong song “What a Wonderful World” with little cannabis-consuming puppet Duggie Scott Walker.
Wearing Knights jerseys, the two recorded the number under the title “Stanley Cup World.” Sample lyric: “I see rinks of ice, pucks flying too. I see goals scored, for me and you. Vegas is living, in a Stanley Cup world.”
Succinct comment
After the Knights fell behind 3-0 in Game 4, Palms General Manager Jon Gray — who has attended five Vegas road playoff games — checked in from Capital One Arena in D.C. He and his wife, Ruth, were seated behind the Knights’ penalty box.
His report from the glass: “So bad.”
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As of 9 p.m. Monday:
1. T-mobile Arena opens doors for Golden Knights fans for Game 4
Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final was no sweat for Golden Knights fans on the Strip.
2. Clark County wants input on expanding Las Vegas metro area
Clark County officials are quietly floating a plan to open almost 39,000 acres of federal land for development and allow the Las Vegas metropolitan area to spill beyond its current boundaries. 3. Two tourists stabbed to death in Strip hotel identified
Two Vietnamese tourists found stabbed to death Friday afternoon inside a Circus Circus hotel room have been identified.
4. Man killed, teen wounded in shooting on Las Vegas street
A house party on the 6100 block of Novelty Street had been shut down by Las Vegas police. But just after 1 a.m., the sound of gunshots pierced the air in the neighborhood near Fort Apache Road and Patrick Lane.
5. MGM Resorts reaches tentative deal with Las Vegas unions
With the two largest employer groups on the
Strip reaching tentative labor agreements over the weekend, Las Vegas tourists can rest assured that service at resorts won’t be disrupted.