Las Vegas Weekly

April 21, 2009 · 11:12 AM

Strip Scribbles: Brody Jenner keeps his latest Strip visit sans alcohol

By Robin Leach

Jayde Nicole and Brody Jenner at Tao Beach in The Venetian.

Photo: Denise Truscello

On past party romps throughout town, reality star Brody Jenner has worried family and friends with some of his excessive champagne indulgences. This past weekend, however, the son of Bruce and Kris Jenner and stepbrother of Kim Kardashian stuck to Fiji water. Maybe his girlfriend, 2009 Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole, is having a good influence on him?

Brody bounced to the beats wherever he went, hitting Pure at Caesars Palace for DJ Hollywood’s twist of the turntables, and then all over the Palms, from The Playboy Club, where he played blackjack, dining on sushi and steak at Iron Chef winner Kerry Simon’s restaurant in Palms Place and even at Moon sticking to the Fiji water regime. Brody and Jayde had a two-bedroom condo-suite in Palms Place.

Brody’s show The Hills had its final-season premiere episode last night on MTV.

Photo: Tom Rutan

Jason Alexander and Criss Angel.

*Mindfreak magician Criss Angel welcomed actor Jason Alexander backstage at his Cirque du Soleil Believe show at the Luxor after Jason and his sons Gabriel and Noah watched the illusionist’s spectacular. … Over the weekend at The Beatles Love at The Mirage, in the audience were rival Le Reve director Franco Dragone, actor Gary Oldman and his family and Colorado Avalanche star Adam Foote.

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Ray J and Bill Bellamy at Pure.

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Bill Bellamy at Pure.

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CeCe Peniston at LAX.

*Actor comedian Bill Bellamy celebrated his 44th birthday with an entourage of friends at Pure, and rappers Too Short and Ray J in separate parties jumped on the mic to give a “Happy Birthday” sing-along shout-out. San Diego Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips joined in the fun, and former NBA star Antoine Walker also partied there. Bill also hit sister nightclub LAX the next night to continue his birthday celebrations, and this time it was R&B singer CeCe Peniston who got on the mic with an impromptu performance of her hit “Finally.” Singer Bobby Brown and comedian Tommy Ford were in Bill’s birthday group earlier for dinner at the adjoining Company Kitchen & Pub House. Bill also wrapped his Season Four shooting of Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes Internet TV series. Former UNLV basketball star Marcus Banks, now with the Toronto Raptors, enjoyed his shots of Patron, and boxer Chris Arreola celebrated as the party rocked on through the night.

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San Diego Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips gets cozy with a lady friend while at Pure.

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Bobby Brown at Pure.

*Rapper LL Cool J celebrated the launch of his new Sears clothing collection with a party at Tao in The Venetian, and several Miss USA 2009 contestants joined in the throng of screaming fans. The glamour girls sat at LL’s adjoining table, and he couldn’t resist grabbing the mic and walking the Tao catwalk. He had DJ Five play three of his songs so he could sing and dance with the Miss USA Pageant participants.

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LL Cool J with Miss USA 2009 contestants.

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LL Cool J.

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LL Cool J.

Star surveillance

Sex and the City actor Chris Noth was in a party of seven at Koi in Planet Hollywood, while across the room, One Tree Hill star Chad Michael Murray was in a party of five near singer Toni Braxton, who was having dinner with her husband in the restaurant’s Fountain Room overlooking the Bellagio water spectacular. … World-renowned DJ Paul Oakenfold was at Nove Italiano in the Palms before heading to Rain for his Perfecto revelry. Chef Geno Bernardo’s shrimp francaise has become one of Paul’s favorite dishes, so he ordered it yet again. … Inside The Playboy Club at the Palms, Matt Wilhelm, linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, celebrated a friend’s bachelor party and divided time between dancing and the blackjack tables. … Downstairs in N9NE Steakhouse, NFL free agent Melvin Fowler enjoyed lamb chops, mac and cheese and N9NE’s signature espresso shots for dessert. … Rev Theory, who were part of the opening weekend lineup at the Hard Rock Hotel’s Joint, partied at Rain. … Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was spotted inside trendsetting jewelry store Tous in Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile Shops, where he bought a Tous laptop bag for his gossip-gem-filled computer. Afterward, Perez hit Blush in the Wynn. … Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver fame put on an electrifying performance of his musical melodies old and new at LAX. He stayed on afterward at a VIP table on the stage joining in the fun like a regular night owl. … Wild comedy magician The Amazing Johnathan will tap the first keg of Maibock beer at the Hofbrauhaus on May 1 and will promptly make a glass of the brew disappear -- just like we all do!

Photo: Lucky

Tera Patrick in Mistress Couture.

Tonight’s tips

For the next two weeks, comedy king David Brenner, who holds the record for most appearances on The Tonight Show with 158, opens for heavyweight comedian George Wallace at George’s Flamingo showroom. … Sex goddess Tera Patrick strips down to her intimates to present “Lingeriegasm” at Lavo in the Palazzo, with a $1,000 prize for the sexiest lingerie-clad lady attending the underwear party. … Carey Hart presents another rock ’n’ roll night at his Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel with Peril of Luci, Erudite and Civilian. … And comedians Billy Washington, Chipper Lowell and Flip Shultz start a week’s run at the Improv in Harrah’s.

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Guy Fieri.

Tomorrow’s teases

Goodbye, Sir Elton John, as he ends his Red Piano run after three years at Caesars Palace. … We trip the light fantastic with boxing legend Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini as he battles Mayor Oscar Goodman in the charity contest “Las Vegas Dancing With the Stars.” … We meet the newest member of the Peepshow lineup of topless beauties and party with Food Network chef Guy Fieri as he gets an Award of Excellence alongside Palms chief George Maloof, plus a celebrity gala to mark the 30th anniversary of the Liberace Museum.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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