Las Vegas Weekly

August 26, 2009 · 1:46 PM

Strip Scribbles: Holly Madison puts SoCal townhouse on the market

By Robin Leach

Holly Madison at the premiere of The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard at Planet Hollywood.

Photo: Denise Truscello/WireImage

Peepshow princess Holly Madison looks evermore definite in making the move to Las Vegas a permanent one. While still searching for the perfect Barbie home here, she’s put her two-bedroom Santa Monica, Calif., townhouse up for sale.

The open floor plan duplex, with spiral staircase, high ceilings, large windows, two balconies and an Italian-style kitchen with stainless steel appliances and Caesar stone countertops, has a $700,000 price tag. It has a fireplace, a unique black chandelier, honey-colored wood floors, two side-by-side parking spots and a security system complete with video intercom. It’s also a healthy walk to the beach!

The sale of her Los Angeles area base comes as rumors grow that her contract will be renewed for the next 90-day run of the Planet Hollywood show. Her co-star Shoshana Bean will return to Broadway in early September, and Shoshana’s guest spot will be taken by former Danity Kane singer and sexy Playboy centerfold Aubrey O’Day.

Holly also is setting her new hometown as the backdrop for her VH1 reality series pilot to be shot here next month.

Photo: E! Entertainment

Criss Angel.

*Tonight’s the night that Mindfreak magician Criss Angel takes on one of his biggest challenges yet. The Luxor headliner with Cirque du Soleil’s Believe will attempt to levitate not only a crowd of people on the Strip for his 10 p.m. A&E series, but also viewers can follow along at home in an attempt to raise them from the couch (in awe)!

*MMA star Randy Couture and his wife Kim were joined by fighter Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort and rap’s Master P for the Tuff -N-Uff fights at The Orleans. The highlight was Randy’s son Ryan’s fight, and our contributing photographer Ray Kasprowicz was on hand for all the ring action.

The up-and-coming fighters of Tuff-N-Uff meet again this Friday for another round of combat at The Orleans, and having attended a few events, I can vouch that it’s all nonstop, thrilling action and a chance to see tomorrow’s UFC stars in action starting out on their career paths.

*After previous runs at the Riviera and Sahara, Japanese import Matsuri has settled into a new run at the Imperial Palace at center Strip. The 18 amazing dancer-athletes share the stage with the Australian quartet Human Nature. Click HERE for our Las Vegas Sun colleague Joe Brown’s opening night review.

Matsuri, a festival, holiday or celebration in Japan, features acrobatic stunts, marvels and many entertaining antics. Watch for the cast racing around the theater seats, and when they form a human jump rope!

Our contributing photographer Scott Harrison was on hand for the action for our Vegas DeLuxe photo gallery.

Star surveillance

Wrestling kingpin Shane McMahon was on the outdoor patio for drinks with two pals at Ghostbar in the Palms after the WWE Raw fights at Thomas & Mack. Also at Ghostbar was former NFL player Walter Briggs sipping on a beer before heading over to The Playboy Club. Professional wrestler Michael Mizanin, best known by his ring name The Miz, was at The Playboy Club in a black hoodie with a group of six sitting at a dance floor table enjoying Patron shots before their midnight departure. … Want to spot a celebrity? Dine at Society Cafe in Steve Wynn’s Encore, especially if you are a fan of Louie Anderson. The comedian says Society is one of his favorite restaurants and is there often for lunch with friends. He always makes time to visit with fans, too. … Among the magicians and magic fans attending and teaching at Stan Allan’s Magic Magazine Class of ’09 at South Point were actor Neil Patrick Harris, Britney Spears’ tour magician Ed Alonzo, Harrah’s headliner Mac King, Rio headliner Teller of Penn & Teller, Flamingo headliner Nathan Burton, masked magician Jeff McBride returning to Las Vegas after representing the U.S. in the World Magic forum in China, and Richard Garriott, the computer games inventor from Texas who paid $30 million to fly into space as an astronaut.

Photo: Scott Doctor/www.greatscottstudios.com

Having his cake and eating it, too, is a celebratory Louie Anderson.

Photo: Scott Doctor/www.greatscottstudios.com

Neil Patrick Harris.

Tonight’s tips

Did you ever wonder if you have what it takes to be a Playmate and show off your assets in Hugh Hefner’s magazine pictorials? Today and tomorrow, Playboy’s casting agents are at the Palms looking for local beauties -- and naturally, not only will I be a guest on the live Playboy Radio broadcasts reporting the action, but I’ll bring you our Vegas DeLuxe photo coverage, too. … Outrageous comedy king Andrew Dice Clay resumes his mini-residency run at the Riviera through Sept. 6. … Diff’rent Strokes star Todd Bridges hosts the fourth and final Way Back Wednesdays party at LAX in the Luxor. … Porn princess Teagan Presley has a DVD autograph session to mark the reopening of Deja Vu Love Boutique. … Lisa Pittman is the Little Drummer Girl DJ for the Chad Davis farewell festivities at Carey Hart’s Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel. … The first Las Vegas nightlife complex featuring a restaurant, sushi bar, hookah lounge, rock venue and topless club all in 40,000 square feet under one roof, Playground has its inaugural party starting at 9 p.m. and running till dawn.

Photo: Thomas Myers/Retna Ltd.

Stacy Keibler at Tabu Ultra Lounge in MGM Grand.

Tomorrow’s teases

Molly Sims, Stacy Keibler and Shannon Elizabeth host the VIP parties to kick off the three-day Fantasy Football Superdraft, with Flo Rida, George Clinton and P Funk providing the musical entertainment. Sassy, saucy, fresh-mouthed comedienne Joan Rivers begins her run at The Venetian, and the old Sahara Hotel starts its new look adventures on the Strip.

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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