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UPDATE Electrical Fire at Westgate Las Vegas Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after an electrical fire at the Westgate in May. The fire started at 9:52 p.m. in an electrical room within the 12th floor of the hotel, Clark County Fire Department deputy chief Roy Session said. Five engines, two ladder trucks, two rescues and two battalion chiefs initially responded to the hotel at 3000 Paradise Road, Session said. The fire was contained within the electrical room and quickly extinguished. But even though the blaze was out, smoke had spread throughout the 12th floor. Crews used electrical fans to quickly clear the floor of lingering smoke, and one maintenance worker and one hotel guest were treated for smoke inhalation on scene but not taken to a hospital, Session said. The damages had not been determined as of 11:30 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Source Las Vegas Journal, May 11, 2016 (Interesting and scary at the same time, especial...

Josh Brolin , whose film credits include No Country for Old Men and Milk , for which he scored an Academy Award nomination, revealed he will star as George Jones during an interview with Conan O'Brien . Brolin also said that Jessica Chastain ( The Help, Zero Dark Thirty ) will play Tammy Wynette , Jones's former wife and duet partner. No Show Jones , the film's working title, stems from the singer's epic battle with alcohol and cocaine addiction, which led to his regularly missing concert dates in the late Seventies and early Eighties. Brolin quipped to O'Brien that his own personal run-ins with the law could have given him an edge in securing the role. "I have a bit of a past," said Brolin, who was arrested on New Year's Day 2013 for public intoxication. "When they were trying to figure out who might be best able to best play George Jones, they thought, 'What about Brolin? Who's been to jail in the last 10 years? Let...

Elvis Presley tried to have a threesome with singers Petula Clark and the late Karen Carpenter but instead sent them running for the door. Clark, 84, has revealed that she and Carpenters singer Karen were in Elvis’s Las Vegas dressing room in the 1970s when the legendary icon tried to proposition them — however their reaction was probably something that Elvis wasn’t used to, reports The Sun. “I think he wanted to be more than friends. Well, I know he did,” she said, according to The Sun “It was flattering but I shuffled out, dragging Karen behind me, saying we had other things to do.  “As we were leaving, Elvis turned around and was smiling as if to say, ‘I’ll get you one day.’ But he never did. Thank heavens!” In another interview with the Irish independent, the Downtown singer added: “’He was very amused by that. It was probably the first time anyone had ever turned him down.” Clark has just released her 45th studio album. Source BIM: I think the date was the...

Just heard about this once in a lifetime event happening at the George Jones Museum in Nashville tonight! Don't miss Bubbas Texas Jam 6pm to 10pm TONIGHT on our rooftop. Special guests Randy Travis, LULU from Hee Haw, Eric Beddingfield, Billy Yates, Jamey Johnson, and many more! 128 2nd Ave N Nashville, Tennessee (615) 818-0128 www.georgejonesmuseum.com

The family of Dr. Nick will receive friends on Saturday, February 27 from 9 am until service time at 10 am at Memorial Park Funeral Home . A burial with military honors will be held immediately following in Memorial Park Cemetery. Dr. George C. Nichopoulos, 88 of Memphis passed away February 24, 2016. Dr. Nichopoulos served in the United States Army and was a member of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Memphis. He is survived by his wife, Edna Nichopoulos; daughters, Christine Nichopoulos, Elaine Nichopoulos; son, Dean Nichopoulos; grandchildren, Stephanie Bailey (John), Angela Andrews (Stephen), Nicholas Nichopoulos (Stephanie), Lexi Nichopoulos and nine great grandchildren. Please keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers! Rest in peace Dr. Nick!

Dr George Nichopoulos, better known as Dr Nick has passed away on February 24, 2016 at the age of 88. He had been ill for the last few years and living in a care Facility.He died of a heart attack. He will be buried with Military honors. Dr Nick was beloved by many Memphians and Elvis fans around the world. Our thoughts and prayers to go out to his family at this difficult time. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers. Click Here for Funeral Details

The music community has lost a widely respected player, writer and producer whose influence impacted country music and well beyond. Paul Gordon, who has most recently played with Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles in her solo career, has passed away. Paul Christian Gordon was born in Newport, R.I. in 1963, and enjoyed a long and varied career, playing with the New Radicals in the 1990s, and then playing both guitar and keyboards or working as a writer or producer with a long string of artists that included the B-52’ s and Lisa Marie Presley . The Newport Buzz lists Natasha Bedingfield, Prince, Danielle Brisebois, Carly Smithson, Nona Hendryx, Brenda K. Starr, Chaka Kahn, Mandy Moore, Charles and Eddie, Noel, John Gregory, Eran DD, Wild Orchid, David Yazbek, Anna Wilson and more among his many credits. Gordon was also a well-known composer for film and television, writing or co-writing more than 1,000 pieces of music various projects over the years. Among his compositions a...