Brett Loudermilk, a multitalented performer from Las Vegas, survived the live quarterfinals of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” on Tuesday night.
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Piff The Magic Dragon says of helicopter flying, “I have managed to avoid this, all my life.”
Matt Goss says, “I do believe there needs to be a certain level of respect for artists. This town will not survive on restaurants alone.”
Aerialist Alan Silva, sword swallower Brett Loudermilk, daredevil artist Johnathan Goodwin and mentalist Max Major are Vegas contestants still alive on “America’s Got Talent.”
Angela Stabile of Stabile productions says, “We need to be accounted for. This is the Entertainment Capital of the World, and we need him to make us a priority.”
Longtime Vegas performer Joe Trammel says, “Everything we had went toward this RV and to take our kids on this trip.”
John Fogerty’s canceled shows in November were billed as “final shows” in his residency. But don’t rule out a return.
Ross Mollison says, “The message to the public is, I’m not going to be a problem for you, I’m not going to be a problem for employees and patrons and the governor.”
Dave Courvoisier says of his return to Las Vegas, “I found that I had a little gas left in the tank.”
Fremont Street Experience President and CEO Patrick Hughes says the show “is hilarious, local entertainers are scattered throughout the series, and it promotes the city.”
Piff the Magic Dragon says of his winning video: “I don’t work with fire. And I can tell you why, because it is very hot and very uncomfortable.”
The food is fine and Vegas folk doyen Gold Top Bob returned live music to The Sand Dollar.
Signs trumpeting coronavirus-safety protocol line the MGM Grand’s 12th-floor hallways: “You may not leave the bubble!” is one.
Brad Garrett, a six-time guest on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” has called out the talk-show host.
Former President Jimmy Carter has sent his friend David Osborne a photo of himself wearing a customized face cover.