Ellen Sterling: Larry King? Yes! Larry King

I was not a Larry King fan. I didn't dislike him, but one interview I saw when he interviewed a celebrity I have met and with whose background I am familiar, kind of sounded to me like the celeb's management not only set the ground rules, but wrote the softball questions used. It was disappointing. That's why when I learned King, with his singer wife Shawn opening for him, was to do an evening of Larry King Live at the Wynn Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, I really didn't want to go. But curiosity got the better of me. I went. Of course, before King did his thing, his wife who had somewhat mysteriously and very erroneously been billed as a "country" singer, did hers. Reed slim with legs up to here and a big blonde mane, Shawn King's music was all over the place. She did Motown, standards, Smile and sang along with the video of the lovely duet she did with Willie Nelson, I Give . She's very engaging and her performance was nice. As soon as King began his part of the show I knew I'd ... (link)