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Las Vegas entertainment legend Steve Rossi dies of cancer at 82 (Allen & Rossi)
Las Vegas Sun ^ | June 22, 2014 | John Katsilometes

Posted on 06/23/2014 9:11:26 AM PDT by EveningStar

Steve Rossi was never at the end of his story. He always had one more tale to tell, another tantalizing anecdote, more delicious detail to unveil about his time as a member of the legendary comedy team Allen & Rossi.

“There are things I’ve never told anyone about when we were on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ with The Beatles that nobody has heard,” Rossi would say in the later months of his life, as if bracing for a big finish. “We experienced so much. We’ll get together soon and talk about it.”

An entertainer with deceptive range and a magnetic personality, Rossi died just before 2 p.m. today at a Las Vegas hospice at age 82.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: allenandrossi; edsullivan; edsullivanshow; lasvegas; martyallen; obituary; steverossi
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1 posted on 06/23/2014 9:11:27 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar
a million laughs an album?

an exaggeration perhaps..

RIP

2 posted on 06/23/2014 9:34:45 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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To: EveningStar

Marty Allen is still kicking at 92. He’s a WWII veteran.


3 posted on 06/23/2014 11:42:03 AM PDT by Ken H
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To: EveningStar

What good memories he brings back to me....the good old days.


4 posted on 06/23/2014 3:56:15 PM PDT by pallmallman (Q)
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To: EveningStar

RIP.


5 posted on 06/23/2014 4:27:46 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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