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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Las Vegas Mourns Loss of Eydie Gorme

Las Vegas Loses a Legend

Eydie Gorme

As you drive down Las Vegas Blvd and see what will hopefully someday be "The Echelon"...

... on that unfinished property, once stood a landmark in Las Vegas, the Stardust Hotel.

...and somehow, whenever I would drive down Las Vegas Blvd. seeing the distinctive sign with the many stars, I always had a belief that each star represented a legendary performer who graced visitors to our city with the finest entertainment in the world.

That hotel and sign are gone now; only a memory to the millions of visitors who would always cherish "Old Vegas".

And yesterday...as the original sign sat amongst the many others that once graced the Las Vegas Strip...I could picture one those stars on that legendary sign, slowing dimming with perhaps a tear in memory of a woman who once made it glimmer each night.


We lost Edyie Gorme on Saturday, August 10th,  just 6 days short of what would have been her 85th birthday.

I, like millions of others,  saw "Steve & Eydie" so many times on television; I bought their records, and had the privilege of seeing them live...at The Stardust.

As a matter of fact, she and her husband were the last performers at the Stardust when it closed on October 28, 2006.

They loved to banter with each other on stage, but that "bantering" would also last for 55 years of successful marriage to Steve Lawrence.

Eydie's recording of "Blame It on The Bossa Nova" will forever be associated with that dance....

but...

...perhaps one song, more than others,  Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme performed together, best describes them to their many fans..."I Want to Stay Here"...

Steve Lawrence And Eydie Gorme
It's always been my favorite.

Our condolences to Steve Lawrence and their son, David, and to all of Las Vegas, in the loss of this marvelous lady.

She will always be remembered for the joy she brought to our city.


Dick Arendt

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