Rick Thomas Roars On

Seven years after an on-stage tiger attack ended careers of Siegfried & Roy, there’s still one magician on the Strip using the huge wild cats to stun and fascinate audiences. That’s Rick Thomas, who has bounced in his Vegas career from one resort to another and presently appears at the Sahara. Steve speaks to Thomas this hour about returning to the stage with his tigers after Roy’s injury, about what went wrong for Criss Angel, Hans Klok and Steve Wyrick and about why he hesitated before agreeing to take over the showroom at the Sahara.In Banter: Gays stop traffic, Nora Ephron hearts SW Steakhouse, Louie Anderson gets a  gig, Tony Curtis loses a gig, PA beats NV, Wynn unveils an app and Steve hunts for a car.Blog: VegasHappensHere.ComSite: TheStripPodcast.ComE-mail: [email protected]: 702-997-3300Twitter: @TheStripPodcast