November 16, 2009 at 11:22 pm

The Way We Were

Las Vegas Hilton Elvis Statue

I have some folks coming into town next week and today they called and made one, and only one request of me.

“We want you to take us to see an impersonator show”, I was informed.

‘”No problem”, I said, “it’s been awhile since I’ve seen an impersonator show.”

I have known these people for 30 years and they are part of a small handful of humans that I don’t hate. This is the highest compliment I typically give to anyone.

This being the case, of course I shall indulge their wish.

The night after attending a Hawaiian luau at the Imperial Palace on my first trip to Vegas, I returned to the IP to see my very first impersonator show. The IP was a happening place back then. Seriously, I really liked the place.

The show I saw was “Legends in Concert”, and I thought it was absolutely brilliant. Off the top of my head, I remember seeing Little Richard, Shania Twain, and of course … Elvis.

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