Many, many, years ago, I used to hang out at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. I met some of the most awesome people at the Riviera. One of those people was a comedian named Lois Bromfield.

If I remember correctly, the year was 1984, and she was there to do stand up for the “Solid Gold” show, or something like that. I was introduced to her by the Riviera entertainment director, Barbara Hayes (another awesome person). Lois was (and still is) one of the most hilarious comedians I have ever seen. I can’t believe it’s been over 20 years since I met all of those people at the Riviera.

Anyway, back to the memory…

I was going to be taking a road trip to Southern California and she invited me and a friend of mine to stop by her place while we were down there. We almost didn’t call her, because we were nervous about seeing her again. Heck, she was a “big celebrity” in our eyes, and we were just a couple of punks from Vegas. But, we worked up the nerve and stopped by for a bit. She was a gracious hostess and was one of the most down to earth people I have ever met in my life. I wish now that I had kept in touch with her. Oh sure, she’s a famous writer and producer now, and she probably doesn’t even remember the scrawny kid from Las Vegas who had stars in his eyes and wanted to become a manager just so he could work in the entertainment industry (yes, that was a dream from long ago).

Here is Lois in a clip I found on YouTube.

As I typed this post, my mind wandered back and remembered those nights, sitting in the Riviera Lounge with people like Annie Lawrence, Kenny Sakamano, The Smother’s Brothers (well, Tommy anyway), and Lois. Wow. I feel old now.

Happy Monday!

[Crossposted at RetroMental]