Jack Nelson wrote on November 06, 2009 11:09 AM: I love many Christians as individuals but it has been my experience that born-again Christians are normally very self-righteous, thin-skinned to any contrary viewpoint and fall prey to what I call the Santa Claus syndrome, which is to say, that they create and project a universe that will most optimumally project the world they wish it would be. Chip and Danny made millions by projecting an image of success well before they actually achieved it through tricking Sturm into thinking Danny was coveted elsewhere, by sugaring the pre-Weatherford press and by creating the illusion of sellouts, which quite ingeniously led to actual sellouts.

Danny was always a nice guy, an extraordinarily hard worker and his crew and inner circle loved
and respected him, but the energy and philosophy he constantly tried to exude, somewhat masterfully, in order to perpetrate the world he wished he actually lived in (similar to how parents exude the Santa Claus myth) ran into contrast to the somewhat grittier, less faithbased and less optimistic perspective that any reasonable critic should possess.
I saw Danny's show twice and the crowds loved it, but as a show business insider and prolific attendee of shows all across the world, I found his show to utilize extraordinary amounts of pandering and it always bothered me that his biggest laughs came from using Jeff Foxworthy's material, without his blessing I may add, instead of going out and developing his own bits.
But perhaps Danny can be excused for such liberties as in the long run, the methodology Chip and Danny used created tons of warmth, emotion and laughter in a world that desperately needed it and if not for Danny, the person in the same slot would have likely paled in comparison.

John wrote on November 02, 2009 07:04 PM: Wow - come on Weatherford - are you serious? You make at most $50-60K a year, Gans made millions and Lightman sucked off at least 5 percent of that. Do you really expect us readers to believe they actually were bothered by your comments?? Hello???

Vegas Bloes wrote on November 01, 2009 06:34 PM: I feel for ya Mike. There just aint no entertainer's too write about. Vegas is in a real slump. It will not recover for years. Mayor Goodman needs to sober up and can the Mob museum. Poor Wayne Newton, ending up at the Trop! I will go see him at the Suncoast. It's just a matter of time. Danny Gans was just terrible.

CheapShot wrote on November 01, 2009 05:45 PM: Cheap shot.

tom wrote on November 01, 2009 04:10 PM: who cares........ a entertainment reporter?????????????

Albert wrote on November 01, 2009 01:50 PM: Wow Mike, a bit full of yourself aren't you?!?!? Reality check: you work for the RJ. I doubt few outside of Vegas have ever even heard of you and, regardless, I don't think anyone is going to lose any sleep over what you do or don't write.

casinocon wrote on November 01, 2009 10:05 AM: Yeah, really . . . who cares? We are not talking the Rat Pack here. When I heard Danny Gans died I confused him with Clint Holmes. I don't understand these Vegas acts who don't have careers outside of Vegas.

DON'T WORRY MIKE wrote on November 01, 2009 08:03 AM: Don't worry Mike, no one actually puts any weight behind your reviews anyways!!!
Gans was a whole lot bigger and better than you, so why the cheap shot after he's dead?!
Pretty low blow even for you!?

HELEN WEILS wrote on November 01, 2009 07:46 AM: SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE A LITTLE TOO FULL OF YOURSELF, MIKE.

Perez Hilton Is A Loser wrote on November 01, 2009 07:25 AM: Those that can, do- those that can't, teach- those that can't do either of the above, write about it.

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