Gordie Brown

[misterKeno]

I went over to the GN tonite & took in the show with my friend Mike. It had been over a year since i've seen Gordie. He was at the V Theater back then... and did not have a backup band. He was funny then.

He still is funny Good show, plenty of laughs - and a good mix of current events & people in the news. The band consists of (if memory serves from 3 hrs ago, lol) piano, drums, guitar (two of them), and keyboards. Not bad. The stage lighting is pretty good. In addition there's a lit backdrop behind the stage that's sort of a novelty of 'colour' for certain songs.

Until tonite, i've never been to a show at the GN. I really like this showroom... it's (very) gradually 'tiered'... and it probably only holds 250-300 persons. The seats are comfy & leg room is ample for certain. Tonite's show was alllllllmost sold out.

Mikey and i were pretty lucky - we had 3rd row - just a bit off center.

O'Bama, politics, sex, the oldies, the newbie music/artists... they're all mixed into the show with Gordie's voice & humor/antics (of course) mixed in.

He's not as polished (back then, nor today) as Danny Gans (is or was) with many lyrics... but, Brown is still pretty good. He still does a hilarious G. W. Bush.

The show was non-stop. No opening act. It went 80 minutes. Gordie got a standing ovation. Kenny Rogers was in the audience tonite. Nope juuust kidding, but there was a guy in the front row that resembled him -- so, some jabs were taken & what not.

The seats we had were $79/seat normally - but, comped.

misterKeno

[Jacqui, Duskette8]

Thanks for the review Matthew. I love Gordie's show. I saw him at the Venetian 2 years ago and he had a full band then. I was a bit bummed with him a few years ago when he 'bumped' Matt Dusk from the showroom in the Golden Nugget (him and the Barenaked Ladies) but I caved in and went with some friends I met through Matt to see the show at the Venetian. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. Excellent show and highly recommended!

[GREGRIO]

I'm glad to see the economy hasn't slowed ya down Matthew,
THANKS for the report.

Gordie has always had a very entertaining Show..

[ChicChas]

I haven't seen Gordie Brown, but he's on the list to check off one of these days.

I have been to a show at the G N and agree that it is a nice little showroom they carved out there.

I had to laugh at your Kenny Rogers remark. A game I've played over the years with friends is to pick out people that resemble celebrities. "Hey, isn't that Brad Pitt getting on the bus?"

[sonntex]

Glad to hear that the new showroom is working for Gordy. I love his show and he has always had a cracker jack band.

I've seen him 3 times - not up for a 4th time just yet, but I will see him again - you can bet on it.

[misterKeno]

It was certainly funny .... twice Gordie mentioned "love your chicken, Kenny".

[cardonacasa]

We saw Gordie Brown last year at the V Theatre at the Alladin Shops/Planet Hollywood. We laughed so hard we nearly fell out of our chairs. Loved the show. Gordie has alot of charisma and genuine friendliness. He didn't have a band at the time(I don't think so-he was on stage by himself). We plan on traveling to Vegas in August and catching him at the Golden Nuggett.

[ISing4UnMe]

He's not as polished (back then, nor today) as Danny Gans (is or was) with many lyrics... but, Brown is still pretty good. He still does a hilarious G. W. Bush. misterKeno

Did you notice how he changes the lyrics to make them more humorous? We went to his show in June and yes, he's funny! And he's actually a really good singer too! Great all around entertainer. My DS19 loved his show and LOL at his antics and faces like Sammy Davis Jr -- even though he had no idea who SDJ was!
He's a must see in Vegas. He has a full band. The 2nd guitar is actually a bass guitar. His MD and best friend is the lead Guitarist. They also had drums, keyboards, and a piano player the day I saw him. So 2 keyboardists. Had a little bit of mic feedback in which I saw him cringe a few times. (probably wanted to shoot the sound guy!) Anyway, they got it corrected and everything else was fine. I LOVE his GWB impressions! So hilarious! You could tell which people in the audience were RWConservatives vs. LDems based on their response to his GWB and Obama humor. I think his Obama needs work though. Not quite as spot on as his GWB humor. Then again, Obama doesn''t hand feed us material to LOL at as did GWB either w/ his Bushisms!

To the other poster: I saw him at Venetian w/ the live band and he was great. Must've kind of sucked when he had no band. You should see him now since he has his band again!