Seen in 702: Think to yourself, and you can see it
We know there’s good happening in Las Vegas, nationally and globally. Sometimes we need a reminder.
Artist Mila May paints her mural on a boarded up window of Retro Vegas on Main Street in downtown Las Vegas Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Wynn Las Vegas displays signage showing support for the city during the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto
Lisa Lobue and her dog Kendal pass Lois Widell, all of Las Vegas at Hualapai Canyon hiking area in Las Vegas Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Louis Armstrong recorded “What a Wonderful World” in Las Vegas after one of his midnight shows at the Tropicana, according to Wikipedia.
Apparently, his new record label did not like the Bob Thiele and George David Weiss composition and failed to promote it in the United States, but it did hit No. 1 in the United Kingdom.
The song received renewed acclaim when it was featured in the 1987 Robin Williams film “Good Morning, Vietnam.”
Anyway, it’s a go-to song I use when it seems like the stresses could overwhelm. We know there’s good happening in Las Vegas, nationally and globally. Sometimes we need a reminder.
“I see trees of green, red roses too”
“I see them bloom for me and you”
“And I think to myself what a wonderful world”
“I see skies of blue and clouds of white”
“The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night”
“And I think to myself what a wonderful world”
“The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky”
“Also on the faces of people going by”
“I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do” (OK, this one, not so much lately, but it’s still a good song)
“They’re only saying I love you”
“I see babies crying, I watch them grow”
“They’ll learn so much more than I’ll ever know”
“Then I think to myself what a wonderful world”
You got this far, of course you’re going to hear it.
A Las Vegas judge raised bail for Michael “Luke” Atwell, who was indicted this month on multiple charges, including sexual assault against a child under 14.
Dozens gathered outside Nevada Coin Mart to raise funds in support of Metro Officer Colton Pulsipher’s family after he was killed by a wrong-way driver.
Isaac Laushaul Jr. and Markeisha Chanpale Foster pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty in the death of Reba the bulldog during an arraignment hearing in District Court.
The infrastructure removal wrapped about one month after the race, including the reopening of the sidewalk in front of the Bellagio for the first time since mid-September.
By Estelle Atkinson and Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ
The wrong-way driver who fatally collided with a Metropolitan Police Department officer was ordered to leave the country by a Texas judge in 2021, according to an ICE spokesperson.