John Katsilometes

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No. 4: U2 plays tribute show after 9/11: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008; The audience swayed to the classic-rock house music, and when the familiar guitar intro to “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” kicked in, whoever was manning the volume jacked it up past nine, to 11, and out marched the band whose soaring live performance would certainly pay tribute to the still-wrenching tragedy. As the band charged into “Elevation,” the lights stayed up, almost to the song’s end as fans bounced and roared. Maybe America wasn’t quite “back,” but U2 was.
No. 12: Brooks' friends fill Mack four straight nights: Country singer sets arena record with more than 72,000 fans; Monday, Nov. 10, 2008; It was the summer of that year, a scorching mid-August week in Vegas, but no ticket was hotter than a ducat for Brooks’ electrifying shows at the Thomas & Mack Center.
No. 18: 'Woo-Woo' steals show in Tark's return: Rosegreen grabs 21 boards as Rebels beat Tarkanian in front of 18,000; Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008; February 17, 1997, amid the dizzying hype of former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian’s first game at the Thomas & Mack as a visiting coach, was Warren Rosegreen’s time to shine. He collected, often violently, 21 rebounds as the Rebels beat Fresno State 78-64 in a Western Athletic Conference battle in front of 18,024 at the T&M. It was the largest crowd in more than three years to see a game at the arena. “I’ll be over it,” Tarkanian said afterward. “I just wish we should’ve shot better. We haven’t rebounded well all year, so that’s nothing new. But I thought we would shoot better.”
No. 19: Phish fans out in force: Monday, Nov. 3, 2008; Phish and legions of fans waded into the Thomas & Mack on Sept. 30, 2000.
Felix Rappaport: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008; Following are excerpts from the radio show Our Metropolis, a half-hour issues and affairs program that airs Tuesdays at 6 p.m. on KUNV 91.5-FM and is hosted by the Greenspun Media Group’s John Katsilometes. Tune in next week to hear the rest of this interview with Luxor President Felix Rappaport, or listen to the show at lasvegasweekly.com.
LAX “Surprise” guest no ordinary Joe: Thursday, July 31, 2008; It’s late-Wednesday, early Thursday in Vegas, and you know what that means: club night for The Johnny.
Torres can't slip Holt this time: Sunday, July 6, 2008; Well, uh, no 11th-round controversy this time. Three knockdowns. One knockout. It took but a minute.
At LV Phil event, hearts go boom: Friday, July 4, 2008; Chuck and Carol Coleman first experienced the fireworks in 1994. But it wasn't on the Fourth of July. It was in October.
FABULOUS LAS VEGAS: Monday, June 18, 2007; Last night we listened distractedly as a woman was murdered in the next room. She pleaded, yelped and wailed. There were loud thumps and crashes, indicative of angry and purposeful bludgeoning. She may have been crocked with a lamp.
FABULOUS LAS VEGAS: Tuesday, June 5, 2007; Whenever I lay my eyes on Pamela Anderson, I think "levitate."