LAS VEGAS—It’s easy to miss Bruce Rickerd during the “Mystere” show at Treasure Island especially when there’s a man balancing upside-down on the foot of another, or a giant inflatable snail emerging from the massive moving stage or the gasp-inducing drops from acrobats above.
But he’s there — up high on the right or rather, stage left — playing guitar in just about the same place he’s been for every one of the 10,000 shows come Saturday in the 21-year history of “Mystere” as he and the rest of the band tie the music and sound effects to action on stage.
That’s right. He’s never missed a day of work.
It never occurred to the 62-year-old musician to do otherwise.
Bruce Rickerd, a guitarist in the show "Mystere," puts on makeup before a performance in Las Vegas on Dec. 17, 2014. On Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, a Guinness Book of World Records judge is expected to say Rickerd has broken the record from most theatrical performances by a male musician. AP Photo/John Locher
