Geee Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 UK Telegraph:As Las Vegas struggles to recover from one of the worst economic slumps of any American city, the is hailing a powerful new weapon in its fightback: Celine Dion.As a place synonymous with extravagance and good fortune, it could be said that Las Vegas was dealt a bad hand when recession struck. But after one of the worst economic slumps of any American city, the so-called Capital of Second Chances is hailing a powerful new weapon in its fightback: Celine Dion.The French-Canadian singer has been dubbed a "messiah" and the debut of her new show at Caesar's Palace last week treated with all the reverence of the Second Coming for the extraordinary scale of prosperity it promises to restore to the troubled Strip."She's been called a 'one-woman economic stimulus package' and I think there's a lot of truth to that. People will come to the city just for her and they will spend money and as a consequence, she has an outsized impact on the economy," said Stephen Brown, director of the Centre for Business and Economic Research in Las Vegas."And 'Bigger than Elvis, Sinatra and Liberace put together?'" he added. "Definitely."He estimates that Dion's show will create up to 7,000 indirect jobs and around $114 million worth of new economic activity in each of the three years for which she has been contracted. Box office takings are over $10 million already for the first month's worth of shows alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollyannaish Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Really? I mean, she's ok and has had some lovely songs I just don't think of her as being that big of a draw. Guess I'm just out of the "stuff that draws crowds" loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino67 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I heard some comedian say that if you get tickets to see her, be sure to tell your parents you're gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 I'm a fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino67 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Geee. Won't leave you hanging out there all by yourself. I like her too. Think she has a hellava voice. It's just some of the things she has said and her gestures on stage that put me off. I prefer to listen and not watch her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Geee. Won't leave you hanging out there all by yourself. I like her too. Think she has a hellava voice. It's just some of the things she has said and her gestures on stage that put me off. I prefer to listen and not watch her. Thanks Casino. Ditto. I enjoy her immensely if I don't have to see her, except the year when she performed with Elvis(another fav of mine) on American Idol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceRimmer Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hasn't Celine's 15 minutes expired in the the 90's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickydog Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 AceRimmer -- you're on a roll tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceRimmer Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 If I didn't give the singer of 'Titanic' a good riddance, I'd be a poor Republican. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 If I didn't give the singer of 'Titanic' a good riddance, I'd be a poor Republican. AceRimmer! I wouldn't have posted THIS song-but since it was by 'special request' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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