Las Vegas Weekly

November 4, 2008 · 2:22 PM

Strip Scribbles: Mr. Belding chooses the ‘Naughtiest Schoolgirl’ at Body English

By Robin Leach

"Father" Dennis Haskins at Body English.

Photo: Hard Rock Hotel

*As promised yesterday, here’s the final wrap-up of the Halloween holiday weekend. My friend actor Dennis Haskins, who played Mr. Belding on Saved by the Bell for seven years, dressed as a priest to judge Body English’s “Naughtiest Schoolgirl” contest at the Hard Rock Hotel. Also there was Paris Hilton’s My New BFF MTV reality show contestant Onch, who was eliminated on the fourth episode. Onch found time to mingle with fans who said he should have won!

*Gorgeous model Heidi Klum, who is married to singer Seal, is the host of Germany’s Next Top Model and has decided to travel to Vegas to film segments for the show in January. Monte Carlo magician Lance Burton will perform magic with her for the program, and he tells me that he will perform a levitation illusion with her.

*For the first time, the Blue Man Group from The Venetian can be seen in HD. The Blu-ray disc How to Be a Megastar Live was filmed in front of more than 40,000 fans at two special, sold-out performances at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Local Blue Man Marc Roberts, who traveled from his Vegas showroom for the world tour performance, was a one-year member of the touring company through Europe and Asia before settling full time here in Vegas. The DVD is being released in stores today.

*Star surveillance: The stars love Cirque du Soleil -- with a grand turnout for The Beatles’ Love show at The Mirage: Neil Patrick Harris was with guy pals David Burtka, Adam Shankman and Jonathan Togo; actors Justin Long, Keir O’Donnell and Joey Kerns palled up as a trio; Christina Hendricks took boyfriend Geoffrey Arend; and actress Amy Smart went solo. … Former American Idol contender and reality TV star Ryan Starr celebrated with a large group of friends at Drai’s After Hours inside Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall at center Strip. She performed earlier with her band, Darling Stilettos, at Wasted Space inside the Hard Rock. Starr was a finalist on the debut season of American Idol, which was won by Kelly Clarkson. Also at Drai’s: San Francisco 49ers star tight end Vernon Davis, who was sent to the locker room by coach Mike Singletary during the coach’s debut game and ugly loss Oct. 26; former Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees, dressed in a Snow White costume; and reality TV’s Janelle Perry of the hit show Sunset Tan. … Actors Kevin Sorbo from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Richard Karn of Home Improvement dined together at Stack in Bellagio while in town for Danny Gans’ charity golf tournament. They ordered up the hot rocks, spicy crab, pigs in a blanket and the black cod miso lettuce cups. … Top world DJ Tiesto dined at Nove Italian restaurant in the Palms before hitting the Playboy Club with his group of six friends. … World Series of Poker players David Williams and Nenad Medic were at LAX in the Luxor to enjoy DJ Hollywood’s party scene, and they were later joined by another poker prince, Theo Tran.

*Valentino Crespo, known as the “Master Butler Extraordinaire” for the Hard Rock, hosted his own book signing at the hotel. In his more than 30 years of service as a master butler, he has catered to the needs of some of the most famous faces in the world, including Colin Powell, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Nicolas Cage and Britney Spears. Oprah, who is said to love his banana flambé, suggested that he write the book and share his talents and recipes.

*Motocross and X Games champion Travis Pastrana raced at Pole Position Raceway while in town filming his new MTV show Nitro Circus, with appearances connected with the huge SEMA automobile parts convention show that begins today.

*The first official New Year’s Eve party booking is in with bad boy Kid Rock. He’ll first perform in a live performance at the Pearl and will then celebrate the countdown at the Playboy Club -- both in the Palms.

*Reality vixen Daisy de la Hoya held a casting call at the Rok Vegas club inside New York-New York for her upcoming VH1 love search series Daisy of Love. She invited members of Trapt and Hinder to hang out with her and Rev Theory after the cameras left. Retired Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome “The Bus” Bettis and Big Brother 8 winner Dick Donato joined the party.

Tonight’s tip

If you’re not watching the election results as they trickle in through the night, you’ve got some interesting alternate choices: X Games rally medalists Travis Pastrana, Tanner Foust and Ken Black host the high-rolling Vegas kickoff party at Tao nightclub in The Venetian for the SEMA auto parts convention. … Heavy metal mastermind Glenn Danzig founded the “Blackest of the Black” tour, an annual event with worldwide bands. Danzig fuses dark lyrics with a blues rock influence, while co-headliner Dimmu Borgir brings symphonic black metal to their Hard Rock show in the Joint. Special guests Moonspell, Winds of Plague and Skeletonwitch will open with strong gothic metal and death core sounds. It’s like a preview of next year’s Ozzfest! … Later in Carey Hart’s nearby Wasted Space, Hyper Crush will put on its own show. … Comedian Thea Vidale joins with Mark Price and Frazier Smith for laughs at the Improv at Harrah’s to kick off a run through next Sunday. Last week, Police Academy actor Michael Winslow, who is also known for his Geico commercials, took to the stage, and our contributing celebrity photographer Erik Kabik captured this set of photos as Michael won a standing ovation for his re-creations of Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Star Wars using just the mic! Kira Soltanovich, who was on the prank-oriented reality shows Girls Behaving Badly and Trapped by TV Guide, was his opening act.

Tomorrow’s tease

For the first time since winning a new, two-year deal to headline on the Strip -- with another two-year option after that, Marie Osmond talks candidly about her brand-new daily TV talk show to be filmed here, becoming a “Vegas local” and how her sell-out audiences come from as far away as Britain and Australia to meet her and big brother Donny Osmond. You’ll also get to meet incredible new hypno-magician Keith Barry at Planet Hollywood, and we’ll party with all the stars at the nightclub action up and down the Strip.

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