10.30.09 · 11:36 AM

Dawn Gibbons: Andre Agassi disclosure ‘huge’ in fight against meth abuse

Even a week ago, considering Andre Agassi as a spokesman fighting the battle against the dangers of methamphetamine use made about as much sense as expecting him to teach a bocce lesson. But the climate around Agassi swiftly changed this week as details have poured out of his book Open that he used crystal meth in 1997, the year after he’d won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. That was also the year Agassi mystified the tennis ... Read more...

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10.28.09 · 6:19 PM

‘This Is It’ documents Jackson at his best, and a show that never was

Sometimes you don’t know whether to applaud, slap your forehead or kick the screen. This Is It is the type of movie you would want to watch dozens of times but for the tragic, unseen ending. For me, once is enough. It’s exhilarating. It’s fascinating. But it’s also terrifically sad. The new documentary/concert film, which was screened Tuesday night at Brenden Theatres in the Palms, is effective as both a documentary and a eulogy of Michael Jackson’s career. It would ... Read more...

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10.28.09 · 1:23 AM

Wynn shoots back at brokers organization: ‘We don’t want (fans) exploited’

Usually Steve Wynn makes the news, but on rare occasions, we can bring the news to him. And during a phone conversation today, he listened for as long as he could tolerate to a reading of the National Association of Ticket Brokers statement charging that he was restricting the open market in his pursuit of brokers scalping Garth Brooks tickets. At about the point where NATB General Counsel Gary Adler is quoted as saying, “It’s only going to hurt the ... Read more...

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10.28.09 · 1:19 AM

National Association of Ticket Brokers fires back at Wynn for ‘arbitrary rules’

Even scalpers have a voice. Issued this afternoon was an official statement from the National Association of Ticket Brokers, which bills itself as “the non-profit trade association dedicated to protecting consumers and the secondary ticket market,” responding to Steve Wynn’s aggressive efforts to prevent the scalping of tickets to Garth Brooks’ shows at Encore Theater. In the statement, issued via e-mail, NATB General Counsel Gary Adler, says: “As a top travel destination, Las Vegas is one of the largest markets ... Read more...

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10.22.09 · 12:57 PM

Imperial Palace shakes it up with a little vintage Elvis Presley memorabilia

During a night rife with oddities, selecting the weirdest moment was a challenge. But it had to be at The King’s Ransom exhibit at Imperial Palace, a new-to-Vegas display of Elvis Presley memorabilia, ranging from the mod, blue jacket he wore in Spinout to the mod, blue bottle of Mylanta plucked from one of his medication-laden medicine cabinets. I cut a corner to take a look at one of the more fascinating displays, a collection of framed photos of Elvis ... Read more...

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10.20.09 · 11:16 AM

Noteworthy: A Mesquitian respite, ‘Holly’ appears at “Believe,” and Stabile recalls “Crazy Girls” shoot

It was at my third visit of the day to Sierra’s Buffet at Virgin River resort in Mesquite when I told a friend, “I am starting to get sick. Homesick, I mean.” I’d been in Mesquite for about 24 hours, taking some time to decompress, and as my buddy said, “You’ll be back soon enough.” Right. I was a Mesquitian just long enough to get antsy, about 48 hours. The Virgin River is a part of Black Gaming, Randy Black’s ... Read more...

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10.19.09 · 2:39 PM

Monday List: 11 Signs You’re at a Bad Adult Production

This week’s Monday List: Top 11 Signs You’re at a Bad Adult Production: 11. Instead of Carmen Electra, the featured performer is Carman the Electrician. 10. In lieu of sequins, costumes are adorned with hundreds of Gannon Gasket Inc. gum rubber washers. 9. Fancy headdresses are fashioned out of old Tinker Toy Construction Sets. 8. Instead of spanking as the means of sexy onstage punishment, performers are sent to “time out.” 7. Stripper pole is 10 feet of 4-inch PVC ... Read more...

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10.16.09 · 11:40 AM

Fans still devoted to Garth Brooks; Yearwood says moving to L.V. not discussed

We could talk of numbers such as “1,” where Garth Brooks ranks among solo artists in terms of total album sales in U.S. history by the Recording Industry Association of America. We could simply point to the figure of 128 million, the figure that places him ahead of such iconic artists as Elvis, Led Zeppelin and The Eagles and trailing only The Beatles. But to measure the type of fan devotion Brooks enjoys, mere numbers do not convey the full ... Read more...

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10.14.09 · 8:46 PM

Wynn, Brooks seeking encore of ‘98 shows at T&M

We are going to jump on the Garth-Brooks-to-Encore stagecoach, expecting via educated analysis and at least three phone calls that Brooks will be headlining at Encore Theater. This is to be announced tomorrow during a 1 p.m. news conference at the Encore Theater, which since opening in 2005 has served as the site for “Avenue Q,” “Monty Python’s Spamalot” and Danny Gans. Brooks and Steve Wynn might seem an odd pairing, like dumping a shot of Wild Turkey, but it ... Read more...

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10.12.09 · 10:53 PM

Miss America chief: Rush Limbaugh ‘good for our show’

Art McMaster talks of the reasons the Miss America Organization contacted Rush Limbaugh to judge the 2010 pageant, and they all make sense — until you remember that this is Rush Limbaugh we’re talking about. “I want people to understand how the pageant judging happens,” McMaster, chief executive and president of the Miss America Organization, said during a phone conversation today after it was announced officially that Limbaugh would be one of next year’s judges. “We don’t just pick out ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week

Cocktail of the Week Oct 29, 2009
by Xania Woodman

C’est la Vie

Well hello, gorgeous! But super-premium Oxley small batch dry gin has the chops to back up her bottle’s outer beauty. It took 38 recipes and eight years to develop the ...
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