Lunchtime with Ira

August 20, 2007

August 20th, 2007

The Las Vegas Tenors

The Las Vegas Tenors began in 2005 when Bill Fayne was asked to put together a group of singers to perform a concert of eclectic music from various genres. Bill, a classically trained singer loves Opera and Broadway, and Bobby and Mark were more contemporary singers who are comfortable singing Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, R & B, as well as the classics, and Teddy Davey has experience in theater, pop and classical Italian songs.


Steve Friess

Steve Friess is a national Las Vegas-based freelance writer whose work appears regularly in USA Today, Wired, Conde Nast Traveler, Newsweek and dozens of others. The Long Island native moved to Vegas to freelance in 2002 after living and writing in China. Steve also co-hosts TheStripPodcast.Com and The Petcast podcast and reviews video podcasts for TheDailyReel.Com.


Ron McClary

Over the last ten years, Ron McClary has become a staple of the New York acting world, including roles in television, theater and commercials. He is a member of The Actors Company Theater and Actors Shakespeare Company, and currently plays Bill Austin in the Las Vegas production of MAMMA MIA!

August 13, 2007

August 13th, 2007

Tommy Rocker

Since forming his first band at age 11, Tommy has worked in every type of setting throughout the country, including nightclubs, television, radio and recording. He has performed in Las Vegas, San Diego, Aspen, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Tommy has appeared on MTV, opened for such acts as The Georgia Satellites, The Doobie Brothers and Blues Traveler in concert as well as stand-up comedy at Catch a Rising Star in Las Vegas.


Gerry McCambridge

For years, Gerry McCambridge was known as “The Mentalist to the Stars,” performing at private A-list Hollywood celebrity parties. He has appeared on many television shows including “The Today Show,” “Late Night with David Letterman,” “The Best Damn Sports Show…Period,” and “The Vegas Show.” Today, he performs in Las Vegas with a mixture of comedy, mind reading, intuition and strange predictions.


Billy Hinsche

Billy Hinsche is a founding member of the pop musical group, Dino, Desi & Billy, who achieved instant international teen star status when their debut hit single, “I’m A Fool,” exploded onto the Billboard music charts in the summer of 1965. They were the youngest band ever to have commercial success, opening the door for other teen groups, which quickly followed their lead. They subsequently had five more songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Billy was also a touring and recording member of the Beach Boys, touring member of the Carl Wilson Band and serves on the Board of Directors for the Carl Wilson Foundation.


John Haugh

John Haugh, president of Mars Retail, is responsible for Masterfoods USA’s retail operations. These operations include the company’s gourmet chocolate businesses, Ethel M® Chocolates, the legendary, 30-year-old chocolate legacy of the company’s founder, Forrest Mars, Sr., and ethel’s chocolate lounge®, the company’s newest gourmet chocolate brand; the highly successful M&M’s® World retail store concept; and Mars Direct, Masterfoods USA’s internet, catalog and CRM businesses which include chocolate, merchandise and pet food.

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