oh, that surely would be grand. anthony: the bootlegger has a reputation for being a locals joint, and it is. but there s a lot of out-of-towners, too. sentimental fools like me, who, if they don t exactly miss frank sinatra, definitely miss dino and louie prima and keely smith. laura: when i was 19 i got my first show on the strip, and it was a small casino, which is not there anymore now. it s been imploded for something newer, bigger, and better. oooooooh baby won t you please come home? what i do, anyway, it s part jazz, part nostalgia, but i mean, obviously i do it with a heavy dose of nostalgia because i m recreating the whole look, not just singing the old songs. which is what makes it fun for me and to call your name
be able to go see louie primo, 3am, have breakfast, and then go out and watch an atomic bomb explode in the distance. i mean, that, that s a place i would like to live in. anthony: yeah. that sounds like a good time. was it better before? is it better now? is it different? penn:ell, you know. it was better to talk about before. people loved having their mob stories and there s that weird romance of bad people. anthony: yeah. penn: uh, i don t think it actually was better. i think it was really good if you were sinatra. anthony: penn jillette. another cog in the entertainment machine, though at a somewhat more elevated level. of the live acts left in vegas, his might be the biggest draw. i suggested this place because raku off the strip is where every chef i know, who knows this town, said i should go. the japanese modern izakaya, known as one of the best places to eat in vegas. casual, but pricey.
oh, that surely would be grand. anthony: the bootlegger has a reputation for being a locals joint. and it is. but there s a lot of out-of-towners, too. sentimental fools like me, who, if they don t exactly miss frank sinatra, definitely miss dino and louie prima and keely smith. laura: when i was 19 i got my first show on the strip, and it was a small casino, which is not there anymore now. it s been imploded for something newer, bigger, and better. oooooooh baby won t you please come home? what i do, anyway, it s part jazz, part nostalgia, but i mean, obviously i do it with a heavy dose of nostalgia because i m recreating the whole look, not just singing the old songs. which is what makes it fun for me and to call your name
be able to go see louie primo, 3am, have breakfast, and then go out and watch an atomic bomb explode in the distance. i mean, that, that s a place i would like to live in. anthony: yeah. that sounds like a good time. was it better before? is it better now? is it different? penn: well, you know. it was better to talk about before. people loved having their mob stories and there s that weird romance of bad people. anthony: yeah. penn: uh, i don t think it actually was better. i think it was really good if you were sinatra. anthony: penn jillette. another cog in the entertainment machine, though at a somewhat more elevated level. of the live acts left in vegas, his might be the biggest draw. i suggested this place because raku off the strip is where every chef i know, who knows this town, said i should go. the japanese modern izakaya, known as one of the best places to eat in vegas. casual, but pricey.
and gentlemen. welcome to the bootlegger. [ applause ] thank you very much. this is charlie shaffer, my esteemed father. my name is laura shaffer and, uh, we re your entertainment for the evening. i ve got the blues i feel so lonely i d give the world if i could only make him understand oh, that surely would be grand. anthony: the bootlegger has a reputation for being a locals joint. and it is. but there s a lot of out-of-towners, too. sentimental fools like me, who, if they don t exactly miss frank sinatra, definitely miss dino and louie prima and keely smith. laura: when i was 19 i got my