tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post2226444418063886997..comments2024-03-15T17:03:45.018-07:00Comments on Las Vegas Blog: Steve Friess' VEGAS HAPPENS HERE: This week's LVW col: Come Hither, Adam LambertTHE STRIP PODCASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03593322167326380577noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-8533913454470288742009-05-28T20:11:13.153-07:002009-05-28T20:11:13.153-07:00I assume this is a "what if" column, so I won't ta...I assume this is a "what if" column, so I won't talk about how Simon Fuller is the principal of 19 Entertainment, not Simon Cowell, or what their contract sez, etc. I think this is about Adam Lambert in Vegas, so here is my 2 cents.<br />I think most headliners in Las Vegas nowadays play no more than 100 shows per year, not the 460 mentioned in Steves column. The first time I saw Adam, I told my wife he reminded me of Elvis in is 1968 Comeback Special. Since then, I think the focus is more on his being a Gaybe, than his talent as a performer. I think over age 50 women like him, under age 40 women don't like him, and men will go wherever their women tell them to go. Properly packaged, I think he can do 100 shows with 1200 per, so long as he is more than a guy who can squeal like Christina, or Mariah.<br />Jeff in OKCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841356013250880291.post-47437748453261103892009-05-28T09:45:51.496-07:002009-05-28T09:45:51.496-07:00As I said before, it's a nice vision, but as someo...As I said before, it's a nice vision, but as someone who just watches the finale and goes away you clearly take it for face value and don't know much about the behind the scenes dealings and business as the die-hard Idol fans do. To be honest, neither do I. Most of what I know comes from reading Vote For The Worst and a thread on a forum where one of the Lamberts is a semi-regular poster.<br /><br />It'd be like if I first came to Vegas and said, "well this Steve Wynn guy designs some pretty nice hotels. They oughta hire him to make one at Disney World." It would be an interesting idea but is completely ignorant that Wynn leads an industry already and isn't for sale.<br /><br />Simon Cowell isn't dumb. He has options to get first picks on pretty much anybody on the show he wants, not just the winner. Hence why there's a big 19 logo at the bottom of <A HREF="http://adamofficial.com/" REL="nofollow">Adam's new site</A>. If you look at Simon's face just after the results while Seacrest thanks the judges, he looked pissed about the result so he obviously already has a plan for Adam.<br /><br />At least, I *think* he does. According to a relative on a forum somewhere (I'm not telling, but some cursory searching would find it) we've heard everything from "Slash wants to work with him" to more recently an offer to be the new singer for Queen.mike_chnoreply@blogger.com