Las Vegas Weekly

July 24, 2009 · 1:48 PM

Strip Scribbles: Which entertainer has a second wife and child in SoCal?

By Robin Leach

The Strip.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

Wicked whispers & racy rumors

It’s difficult to believe, but I am told it’s totally true! Who is the headline entertainer with a “second wife and child” in Southern California while he lives here with a wife for his nightly shows on the Strip? … Which Strip show is getting a head-to-toe makeover during August after plans were finalized this month so that it has a new look and feel come September? … It’s a touch-and-go-no-go weekend for another Strip entertainer about the fate of a proposed TV show. … We can expect any day now yet another renewal of a well-loved act that will keep the residency intact for another five years, and it could tie into a new national TV show. … What theater has been unable to come to financial terms with various artists because of the realities of today’s economy butting up against their continued, outrageous, high-priced demands? … I hear AC/DC will kick off the U.S. leg of its Black Ice world tour in October to celebrate the release of its first new album in eight years. … Who is the magician cooking up the greatest all-time magic illusion to be unveiled next year?

Star surveillance

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler had lunch for a second consecutive day at Iron Chef Kerry Simon’s restaurant in Palms Place, ordering the sea urchin sushi and a protein breakfast. … Greg Oden of the Portland Trailblazers hit Blush in the Wynn with a friend. … Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart dined at N9NE Steakhouse in the Palms with his dad, and they ordered summer salads and the 12-ounce filet with mushrooms. At an adjoining table was Deron Williams of the Utah Jazz in a party of eight. Deron ordered the same meal and added Red Bull for liquid refreshment. … Showgirl Next Door Holly Madison with an entourage of other Peepshow cast members attended the topless vampire show Bite at the Stratosphere. Separately at the same show was St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson. Holly’s Peepshow co-stars Shoshana Bean, Lena Blake and Carolyn Pace watched Wayne Brady’s Making It Up at The Venetian and went backstage afterwards to congratulate him.

Now it’s time for us to split up and peel off in different directions to peep at all the weekend highlights, so strip down and get ready for action with what we affectionately refer to around here as the ROYAL ROBIN RUNDOWN:

Friday, July 24

After a five-year break, Travis Barker drums Blink-182 into its second concert at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel with band mates Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus, with Motion City Soundtrack and either Chester French or Valencia as opening acts. … Unwritten Law is on the Warped Tour’s Live and Lawless at the Hard Rock pool and is “Seeing Red.” Incidentally, Chester French hosts its after-concert party at Lavo in the Palazzo.

*Who says you can’t go home? Country duo Sugarland -- Jennifer Nettles and Kris Bush -- “Stay’ to perform their hits at the Star of the Desert Arena in Primm. … Miranda Lambert, who recently opened with Lady Antebellum for Kenny Chesney at The Joint, is on her own at the Silverton Casino Lodge, while Counting Crows hauls its Traveling Circus and Medicine Show to the Sandbar at Red Rock Casino with Augustana, Michael Franti and Spearhead. Say hey! … Slaughter will kill the crowd with its rebel-rousing music at Sunset Station, and the American Spellbound tour at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay features Lacuna Coil, Kill Hannah and Dommix.

*Former Saturday Night Live comedy impressionist Dana Carvey, who recently starred on HBO’s Squatting Monkeys Tell No Lies, starts a three-night run at The Orleans through Sunday night. His Church Lady will run amok again through Wayne’s World!

*Must give a mention to our local ESPN Radio affiliate as it hosts the 4th Annual “longest radio show” running exactly 24 hours until tomorrow at 10 a.m. Celebrities will take part in the marathon, which raises funds for The Caring Place. During the show with Chuck Liddell, Rashad Evans, Lon Kruger and others, UFC President Dana White will be honored as Sportsman of the Year. The show broadcasts live from the Key West ballroom at the Palms, and you’re invited to meet the stars beginning today at 10 a.m. … Also at the Palms today, owner George Maloof welcomes Blizzberry founder Tony Ravelo as they open Blizzberry Frozen Yogurt with Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Paul Nassif. Blizzberry is Britney Spears’ favorite L.A. dessert hangout, with more than a dozen non-fat, sugar-free and all-natural flavors.

*The clock is turned back to the earliest days of boy bands when Lou Ragland’s Ink Spots perform at Eastside Cannery. The faces are different -- Eddie Coco, Bruce Anderson and Flery Bursey -- but the sound is the same with “If I Didn’t Care” and “Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire.”… Five concert grand pianos, stunning showgirls and a live orchestra make up the Lionardo Piano Follies that has a three-night engagement at the Suncoast.

*The Muddle, Shake and Pour cocktail contest takes place at Sushi Samba in the Palazzo. Twenty mixologists compete using 10 ingredients to determine five finalists, who then face another challenge and a secret ingredient to come up with the most creative concoction. You’re invited to stop by after 1 p.m. to watch the bartender brilliance!

Party patrol

Stunning model, actress and Dancing With the Stars runner-up Stacy Keibler hosts a “turn up the heat” affair at Tabu Ultra Lounge in MGM Grand. … Dive into the pool or stretch out on the sand at Mandalay Bay Beach to watch Baby Mama starring Tiny Fey and Amy Poehler.

Saturday, July 25

*Two major music events dominate the night. The first is with Aerosmith and ZZ Top at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Steven Tyler will lead his classic rockers with “Dream On” as they “Walk This Way.” … Then my favorite jazz and R&B group Earth Wind & Fire with Philip Bailey play solo and reunite with the brassy sounds of Chicago, who also will perform separately. Their concert in The Joint is part of a 30-city tour. It’s truly a music spectacular.

*George Thorogood and his Destroyers join Jonny Lang at the Star of the Desert Arena, while father and daughter duo Mel Tillis and Pam Tillis team up for “Coco-Cola Cowboy” at the Cannery, and the Nashville Unplugged “story behind the songs” show with hit writers and artists is a free concert at Green Valley Ranch.

*Enduro Cross at The Orleans Arena will showcase international and U.S. motorcycle stars on off-road machines put through their paces in high-flying, rock-busting, mud-running, tree-trunk-crossing action complete with technical time-trial races. … The USA Basketball games tip off at Thomas & Mack Center.

*Grammy Award winners The 5th Dimension will go “Up Up and Away” at Fremont Street Experience to wrap up the 11-day celebration of “One Giant Leap” celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Doubtless they will have “One Less Bell to Answer” and will “Let the Sunshine In” for “Aquarius.” … Nat and Alex Wolff of Naked Brothers Band are in concert on their Summer Road Trip tour at the House of Blues.

*For laugh-a-minute comedy with sound effects and impersonations, there’s Gabriel Iglesias at The Pearl in the Palms. In 2006, Gabriel was hailed as Comedian of the Year by The Comedy Channel, and he was a Last Comic Standing finalist.

Party patrol

Steven Tyler hosts his official after-concert party at Studio 54 in MGM Grand. Expect him and entourage on the red carpet there shortly after midnight! … Gorgeous Dancing With the Stars runner-up Melissa Rycroft will party at Azure pool in the Palazzo, and she’s bringing her fiance Tye Strickland for the model fashion show and DJ blast. … Comedy roast master Vinnie Favorito will lead Strip entertainers as they roast Flamingo President Don Marrandino at his hotel. … Rapper DMX performs at Pure in Caesars Palace.

Sunday, July 26

*To celebrate 28 glorious years of gorgeous, glitzy glamour, Donn Arden’s Jubilee! at Bally’s is casting new sensational showgirls, and the auditions take place today starting at 10 a.m. At 4 p.m., the callbacks will be decided, and the entire current cast will then invite the new singer-dancers to pose for an early evening birthday salute photo.

*Carey Hart welcomes rockers The Donnas to his Wasted Space at the Hard Rock Hotel. … The triple threat of Devildriver, Emmure and Despised Icon play the House of Blues on their Trash & Burn Tour.

*Comedian Ant, who competed on Last Comic Standing and then went on to appear in six of the show’s seven seasons, will headline as Shayma Tash’s guest at “Tickled Pink” at Harmon Theater in Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile. Ant is a regular guest on The Tyra Banks Show and hosted VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club.

Monday’s teases

We’ll have full photo coverage of the battling Snoop Dogg and Robin Thicke concerts, plus the curvy contestants in the Miss Sunset Tan contest at the Palms and the rival celebrations with glamour girls Melissa Rycroft and Stacy Keibler.

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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