business as usual. A phrase which refers to the normal conduct of business regardless of current circumstances, especially difficult events which pose a potential negative impact. The phrase can also mean maintaining the status quo.
Elvis ended his two-week run unable to capture success in Vegas, but that didn't end his relationship with the city. While he wouldn't return to a Las Vegas stage for 13 years, in 1963 he spent several weeks in town to film the hit movie Viva Las Vegas, which co-starred Ann-Margret.
During the heyday of New York nightclubs like the Copacabana, the Town Casino booked many of the same starsâSammy Davis, Jr., Danny Thomas, Julius La Rosa, Milton Berle, Mae West, Jack E. Leonard, Dorothy Dandridge, Perry Como, and Johnny Ray.