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.
Elvis loved the Tonight Show until Johnny Carson said something about him being fat and forty.â Elvis turned against him after that. Elvis Presley went on the Tonight Show when Steve Allen hosted in 1956. While not particularly connected with Elvis, they were mutual fans. Carson did meet with Elvis in 1969 and saw him live in Vegas.