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(Evan note: This space isintentionally EMPTY!)By: Sam Wagmeister / People & PlacesChristmas came early to Mark OToole’shome. Christmas always comes early toOToole’s home…since his earliest days growingup in Boston.A nearly 2-story living room Christmas tree explodes with 4,000lights and 450 personalized ornaments. A ledge adorned with half adozen 6-foot trees shines halfway up the living room wall; 24-inchglitter snowflakes hang from the ceiling; the Beach Boys Christmasalbums plays in the background.In all, OToole and his husband of eleven years, Chad Blochowski,a former Disney on Ice set designer, have ten trees brightening theirhome. “We always do it big,” he says, adding that in 2020, “we need tolook for things that make us feel good.”As a longtime Las Vegas crooner, OToole is considered a “gig worker”,one of the estimated 70,000 (according to KSNV Channel 3 TV) whowork as on-demand performers and behind the scenes. Unemploymentassistance definitions have been vague, and the group has had troublereceiving financial assistance during the pandemic.While restrictions complicate reopening shows, OToole expresses hisconcerns. “I’m for getting music back in our lives, but not for me rightnow.”Days before the world shut down, OToole was booked to perform20My End of Year RoundupBy: Evan Davis / Entertainment EditorHere below is the 2020 Year in Review:So much for 2020. What aboutfuture entertainment in Las Vegas?The end of COVID-19?These arequestions that are on everyone’smind as our community looksahead to the resurgence of tourismin Vegas. It may seem like we aretaking a step backwards, but Iassure you that the building blocksof this town are fundamentally strong.Things are changing daily - from tighter restrictions to easingconstraints. Shows are starting to open again on the Strip.Smaller venue shows and even some lounges are slowly comingback. To name a few, Absinthe, Tape Face, Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club,Fantasy, David Copperfield, Laugh Factory.Of course, that may change by the time this reaches your mailbox,but what the heck, Vegas is resilient. The Rio is scheduled to open inOToole Needs a Little ChristmasDecember 2020mid-December and new hotels such as Circa, Virgin Hotel and ResortWorld are not too far behind.There are still plenty of live streaming shows where any donation iswelcomed (as performers are still trying to make a living) but mostlybecause they love to perform. You have Keith Thompson hosting TheComposers Showcase as well asTravis Cloer doing both live andstreaming shows.The same is true for performerslike Frankie Scinta, Jimmy Hopper,Chase Brown, Randy Anderson,Vinny Adinolfi and Vin A, plus manyother entertainers.As soon as The Vegas Voicegets the “ALL CLEAR”, we will bebringing you some great showswith top notch talent. Some youmay know and some you may notknow… yet. So, once we get back to business, we all need to get out andsupport live entertainment.You can see a full listing of the local scene in my calendar on mywebsite: EvanDavisJazz.com.Vinny Adinolfi prepares for hisCelebrity Corner TV interviewYou can read Evan’s entertainment blog and sign up to receivehis free email weekly Calendar of Events at www.EvanDavisJazz.com. Email him at: evan@thevegasvoice.net.his show on an exotic, luxury cruise.The journey turned into a coronavirusnightmare of cabin confinement, lostluggage, lost passports and port closuresthat forced the ship to remain at sea.The ship was denied dockingprivileges in Sri Lanka, India, Dubai,Egypt, Greece and England. Barbed wirewas strung around decks and armedguards protected the ship throughpirate infested waters.And when OToole finally returnedhome, the city had shut down.For OToole, his home’s Christmas display brings back memories ofhappier times. “I wanted to get festive.” He keeps his spirits up withdaily phone calls to friends, regular posts on Facebook and one hour ofrehearsal after suffering a hemorrhage of his vocal chords.The veteran of 30 years performing in Vegas expressed, “It’s greatthat others are working. I have an older fan base. It’s not fair for me toask them to come out. I have to accept responsibility for other people.”Sam Wagmeister is The Vegas Voice Nightlife Editor. He loves tohear from our readers. Please feel free to contact him via email:LasVegasHomeTeam@Gmail.com.
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