Sin City's ubiquitous cheerleader made headlines
when he threatened to go home Sunday night after waiting 20
minutes for an interview with Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN's
travel show "Parts Unknown."
Bourdain was in town filming an episode. He responded via
Twitter on Wednesday that he had not been late for the meeting
with the former mayor at Oscar's Beef Booze Broads Steakhouse at
the Plaza.
Both men denied a column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal that
ran with a headline suggesting Goodman was "broiling" over the
incident. Columnist Norm Clarke told The Associated Press that
Goodman thought Bourdain was late and was grousing about it in
front of reporters and hotel officials.
On Wednesday, Goodman said if he gave the impression that he was
mad, it was only because he was three martinis in. He said he
should not be held accountable for his actions after 5 p.m., and
that at least he wasn't smoking crack, unlike a certain Toronto
official.
"We were hugging each other like two long-lost soul brothers who
hadn't seen each other for 30 years," said the mob lawyer come
city official, who has a fondness for borscht belt jokes even
before 5 o'clock. "I was hugging him because I was trying to
stand up."
The long-lost brothers have still not cleared up the timing
issue. Goodman said he was about to go home and have his fourth
martini after showing up at 8 p.m. and waiting 20 minutes, but
decided to stay after Bourdain's producers told him the host was
delayed at Caesars Palace.
Bourdain said he doesn't mind being portrayed as a jerk — using
a more vulgar term — but he doesn't like being called the kind
of jerk who makes people wait.
The Food Network alum said he arrived at the agreed-upon time,
and Goodman was making an honest mistake.
Goodman was Las Vegas' mayor from 1999 to 2011 and now works
with tourism officials.
[Associated
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