An innocent abroad

A friend who shall remain nameless – you might have seen her in blue Lycra as a Ninja on Campbell Live the other night, looking quite hot for a chick her age – is tonight in Las Vegas. Why? To meet the magician David Copperfield, she says, bafflingly.

Any excuse for an Emmylou Harris clip. So here she is in 1977 performing “Ooh, Las Vegas” with the Hot Band,  Albert Lee on lead guitar and Rodney Crowell on harmony vocals. Sample lyrics:

Well, the first time I lose I drink whisky

Second time I lose I drink gin

Third time I lose I drink anything

’cause I think I'm gonna win [. . .]

Every time I hit your crystal city you know

You’re gonna make a wreck outta me.

I worry about my friend.