His friend Robert Goulet was one of the stars who stepped in to pitch-hit. Biochemists at the University of Ontario, their findings published in the British Medical Journal, say martinis made shaken not stirred have twice the antioxidant power of the stirred version. We all know those important antioxidant fight aging and the assorted ailments associated with being past one's prime. Goulet's performance still gets the Blue Ribbon stamp. It launched his career, earned him the World Theatre Award, made him the heartthrob and cover boy of international magazines.
All hotels report room cancellations.
Also plentiful are dinner reservations. People dropping out of the dinner scene are causing many a chef to feel his starched collar wilt with worries that all the food ordered will do the same. Chef and restaurateur Andre Rochat owns two Andre's restaurants, one a Las Vegas institution located down town and the newest, fabulous high-toned eatery located inside the Monte Carlo Hotel. Having eaten his food, his skills are worthy of over the top pricing. It was about eight o'clock in the evening.