Danny Gans

Before I deal with the tragic loss impersonator extraordinaire, Danny Gans, I have to give a special shout out to Vern "The Voice" Gosdin who I somehow missed in all the hustle and bustle of the week.

My brother, who is also deceased, introduced me to Mr. Gosdin when I was a child. I don't remember any of his songs, but probably might if I heard a couple.

I am starting to realize that I have certainly taken on quite a responsibility with this celebrituary blog. If and when a person of note happens to pass on, the clock immediately starts ticking for me to get something up so as to honor the dearly departed during their final fifteen moments, as it were. I mean, Elvis Presley is also dead. But where's the newsworthiness there? But, after this massive tangent, I needed to build a King Sized bridge to back to Vegas. Thankyouverymuch.

So lets dispense with this Vegas icon, Mr. Gans. More than many of the Vegas stars, this guy was very specific to Sin City. Everybody knows about the baseball career, and Bull Durham, and his new gig at the brand new Encore Theater, now forever known as "The House that Danny Built."

Beyond that? He impersonated Wayne Newton on an episode of Rosanne. He's a Jesus Freak. Oh, and he had a bad reputation for canceling his shows all the time. Tonight's show? Cancelled.