I will treasure my Liberace refrigerator magnet more than ever.
Oh no! Terrible, tragic news out of Las Vegas.
The Liberace Museum is closing.
Closing! Once it was one of the state’s most popular attractions, now it’s facing the end.
Damned economy.
What is the world coming to?
I’ve been to the Liberace Museum more times than I should probably admit. Three? Four? I’m not sure, but I’ve been dazzled every time. What’s more, even though I lived through the Liberace era, I didn’t know until I visited the museum how really huge Liberace was—he sold out the Hollywood Bowl, for Pete’s sake! (Or George’s sake. And if you don’t know what I mean, then you don’t know Liberace.)
Artifacts may tour, some are going into storage. So get there before Oct. 17 if you want to see the world’s largest rhinestone. The fabulous cars. The spectacular costumes. He was Cher before Cher. Only with less exposed skin.
Surely a casino on the Strip can spare some space for one of the most dazzling collections of kitsch in the nation.
Ah, woe is us. First the Roy Rogers Museum, now this. Have young people no appreciation for the pioneers of kitsch?
Maybe if we all rush to see it now, we can save it.
This just in, from a friend: Michael Douglas to play Liberace in a biopic?
No! Noooooo! To think the world has grown so cold….
I’m getting out by rhinestone encrusted mourning ribbon.
I was only there once, and I’ve recommended it over and over. I’m going to quote your post (with a link) on http://www.travel-babel.com.
Thanks, Claire! I’m convinced one of the casinos will save the museum and move it to the Strip.