[FEL-L] Siegfried and Roy Honored in Las Vegas

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Siegfried and Roy Honored  in Las Vegas

AP
 
LAS VEGAS (Oct. 4) - Three years to the day after being  critically injured 
on stage by a tiger, Roy Horn was inducted into the Las Vegas  Walk of Stars 
along with his longtime showbiz partner Siegfried  Fischbacher.
 
The ceremony took place Tuesday in front of The Mirage  hotel, home of the 
duo's act from 1990 until Oct. 3, 2003, when Horn was  attacked. 

Horn was in critical condition for several weeks after the  attack, and was 
said to have suffered a stroke and partial paralysis. He was  walking a bit 
slower Tuesday, and his speech was sluggish at times. 

The  German-born performers were given police escorts to the Walk of Stars 
ceremony,  waving to fans through a sun roof. Dozens of fans cheered when Horn 
approached a  podium. 

"Good afternoon, everybody, my name is Roy," Horn said to  applause. 

Fischbacher thanked fans for sticking by the pair. "And now I  realize what 
love is and life is all about," he said. 

After the  ceremony, Horn, who also turned 62 on Tuesday, told AP Television 
that the event  was "a deeply emotional experience." When asked about the 
state of his  rehabilitation, Horn said: "We'll go horseback riding and I'm 
driving my new  car, yes. I've got a new sports car. So, it's my birthday gift." 


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