Norm Clarke is the “Las Vegas guru of gossip” states Los Angeles Times writer Richard Abowitz in a Sunday Calendar piece. “His column doesn’t just trade in stupid gossip,” states fellow Vegas chronicler Robin Leach in the article. “Norm understands that in Vegas, buildings are the stars, architects are the stars, chefs are the stars, and the whole city is the star. And as a result, he is the No. 1 read person in Vegas.”

In an interview with Abowitz, Norm talks of the “gilded age” of Las Vegas in the past decade, where celebrity excesses and ridiculous spending have been tempered by economic reality. He said being a celebrity gossip columnist in Las Vegas was a daily embarrassment of riches. “The news for the past decade has been the exploding city and celebrity aura that has all made for this city’s success. Now the story is how that is going to be affected”.

Read the article here: Los Angeles Times

Sunday also saw Norm’s former Denver home announcing Sinsational Celebrity Tales. Columnist Bill Husted headlined Norm as the the “guy with all the luck”. Husted wrote “Even when things go wrong for Norm Clarke, they go right. The former Denver sportswriter and columnist lost his right eye as a child. Now his eye patch is his trademark.” He goes on to tell of a years-ago Colorado lottery ticket he wasn’t trying to buy . . . that won.

Read the article here: The Denver Post