Las Vegas Weekly

August 18, 2009 · 1:27 PM

Strip Scribbles: Mr. Vegas DeLuxe returns from vacation in Europe

By Robin Leach

Robin Leach with the Fantasy Girls.

Photo: Fantasy Girls

Mr. Vegas DeLuxe Robin Leach returns to work tomorrow after a two-week European vacation, from which he still kept tabs on the lifestyles of the rich and famous living and visiting the Entertainment Capital of the World we all know and love as Las Vegas.

In his absence, Las Vegas’ glitterati filled in for Robin as best as they could. (Truth be told, they did an excellent job.) Beginning Aug. 3, Vegas DeLuxe fans read columns from Shoshana Bean, Wayne Brady, Terry Fator, Jack Colton, Liz Grantham of Crazy Girls, Deven May, Holly Madison’s dog Napoleon, Nathan Burton, Kristen Hertzenberg, Michael Goudeau and Lance Burton, Fantasy Girls Stephanie, Yesi, Dar, Tracey and Jaylene, Carrot Top and Xania Woodman.

Click back through Vegas DeLuxe to learn about the people who make life in Las Vegas a lot more interesting, sexier, funnier and, well, entertaining.

*MMA star Randy “The Natural” Couture is hosting his Second Annual Operation All In poker tournament and charity auction at the downtown Golden Nugget this Saturday at 2 p.m. to benefit the Xtreme Couture G.I. Foundation. The event in The Grand events center is open to the public and will feature a celebrity charity poker tournament, live and silent auctions and autographs sessions.

Operation All In will welcome pro poker players and MMA and Hollywood stars in the charity poker tournament, where the grand prize is a $10,000 seat in the Sports Legends Challenge poker tournament in the Bahamas. MMA fighters confirmed to attend include Randy, Dan Henderson, Stephan Bonnar, Frank Trigg and Phil Baroni, and they’ll compete against pro poker players Todd Brunson, Lee Watkinson, Chip Jett, David Williams, Adam Schoenfeld and Robert Williamson III.

Randy, a veteran of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division and a former UFC champion, started the Xtreme Couture G.I. Foundation to raise money and awareness for troops wounded in action and their families.

Star surveillance

That ’70s Show star Danny Masterson, aka DJ Mom Jeans, and a friend dined at Dos Caminos in the Palazzo, enjoying tortilla soup, a platter of carbon, asada and pescado tacos, the trio of ceviche, Mexican beer and El Camino margaritas. Danny inquired about the restaurant and its David Rockwell design and jotted down the locations of the three Dos Caminos restaurants in New York for his next visit to the Big Apple. … Veteran actor Hal Williams, known for roles in TV series such as Private Benjamin and 227, attended George Wallace’s comedy show at the Flamingo with three friends.

Tonight’s tips

Comedian Allan Havey takes the stage through Sunday with supporting acts Katsy Chappell and Bobby Miyamoto at the Improv in Harrah’s. … Experience a little Atmosphere at House of Blues in Mandalay Bay. … Inhale and listen at Smoke & Sound Tuesdays at V Bar in The Venetian. … Enjoy Industry Night and a lot of meat at Via Brasil Steakhouse. … Sin City Sinners haunt VooDoo Lounge at The Rio. … Primp Clothing hosts a fashionable night at Blush in the Wynn. … Elevation is a gay night at The Foundation Room in Mandalay Bay. … And our Las Vegas Weekly colleague Deanna Rilling celebrates her birthday at Moon in the Palms.

Tomorrow’s teases

Mr. Vegas DeLuxe Robin Leach returns from his two-week European vacation, and this editor couldn’t be happier. Seriously. … Tonya Harding hosts Way Back Wednesdays at LAX in the Luxor, following in the 1980s high-top footsteps of Shannen Doherty and Emmanuel Lewis.

Vegas DeLuxe Editor Don Chareunsy compiled Strip Scribbles for Robin Leach, who is back from his European vacation tomorrow, in case you missed the previous not-so-subtle references.

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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