Las Vegas Weekly

June 5, 2009 · 10:58 AM

Strip Scribbles: It’s a puppet show, not a Peepshow, for Holly Madison

By Robin Leach

Terry Fator and Holly Madison.

Photo: Courtesy

Our newest Las Vegas resident The Girls Next Door and Playboy starlet Holly Madison, who is about to start rehearsals for her co-starring role in Peepshow at Planet Hollywood, took her goddaughter to see singing impersonator and ventriloquist Terry Fator at his Cast of Thousands show at The Mirage.

Holly, who competed on this past season of Dancing With the Stars and this week unveiled The Wizard of Oz 70th anniversary exhibit at Planet Hollywood, stopped backstage afterward for a photo and to tell him that she loved the production!

*Poker veterans Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim had a $20,000 side bet during a break from card play at the continuing World Series of Poker tournaments at The Rio. Doyle lost in the duel between the two men racing each other on their electric chair scooters. He claimed his loss by only 5 seconds was because he was 100 pounds heavier and that the judges had given no consideration to the weight difference! They set up a red cone-marked course right in the hallways of the hotel and raced around the large circle three times in the lobby!

Star surveillance

Funnyman David Alan Grier, who along with Holly competed on DWTS this season, recently stopped at the Brand Steakhouse in the Monte Carlo for cocktails and appetizers and posed for a photo with Brand hostess Sanaz. … Sugar Ray band members Mark McGrath, Murphy Karges, DJ Homicide, Stan Franzier and Rodney Sheppard stopped by one of the Hard Rock Hotel executive offices to see if their old guitar from their music video “Fly” was still hanging on a wall there. It was, and they posed for a photo before they took off to play their concert at the pool. … UFC ring girl Rachel Leah was on the red carpet at Jet in The Mirage with Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block. … Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers dined at Stack in The Mirage, while Nicky Hilton sat at the bar of Fix in the Bellagio sipping a cocktail. … Singer Ryan Cabrera and actor pal Lukas Haas were spotted enjoying the company of the Swedish Bikini Team when they ran into each other at the Bank in the Bellagio. Ryan ran into the blonde beauties again the next day at Bare Pool Lounge in The Mirage. … Bling king rapper and Las Vegas resident Too Short arrived with an entourage of beautiful women when he starred at the Bling Party in the Bank to celebrate the wrap of the JCK jewelry convention. He has his crunk cups at the ready for his Patron drink of choice.

*Star chef Daniel Boulud has created a unique series of beer-pairing dinners at his Brasserie in the Wynn starting June 23 now that beer-pairing dinners are booming. The menu items are cooked in golden, dark and white ales, which are served with the four- and five-course meals. Dinner is $85 per person and starts with a one-hour reception of charcuteries and beer before the sit-down dinner.

*More than 30 NFL players are invading the Palazzo this weekend with wives and girlfriends along for a shopping spree at the Shoppes. More than a dozen teams are represented, including the New York Jets, the Dallas Cowboys, the Minnesota Vikings, the Tennessee Titans and the Washington Redskins. The star-studded group will be all over the restaurants and nightclubs and will be watching Jersey Boys and Blue Man Group. Retail outlets Tory Burch, Montblanc, Charriol, Canali and Cole Hahn are creating unique offerings and prices for the pack.

Now it’s time for me to complete a pass and score a perfect touchdown from the 50-yard line with a run in a playbook we refer to affectionately around here as the ROYAL ROBIN TOUCHDOWN, ER, RUNDOWN!

Friday, June 5

*Latin crooner Julio Iglesias sings his songs of silky seduction for two nights at the Las Vegas Hilton, and the girls still swoon.

*My pal David Brenner, who’s celebrating 40 years of comedy, starts three nights of his brilliant Leave ’Em Laughing Tour at the Suncoast. … Ray Romano and Brad Garrett team up again for two nights at The Mirage. … Henry Cho has two nights of LOL at the South Point.

*Incredible illusionist David Copperfield continues making magic at the Hollywood Theater in MGM Grand until July 1, with Saturday double shows.

*While Gwen Stefani is off on her reunited tour with No Doubt, husband Gavin Rossdale of Bush fame dives in for Wanderlust at the Hard Rock Hotel pool for an outdoor concert with special guest Nico Vega. Incidentally, tickets for No Doubt at The Rogue Joint in the Hard Rock on Aug. 7 go on sale tomorrow.

*Comic impressionist Rich Natole, who blazes through 90 impressions during his one-man show Voices of a Generation, opens a run at the Harmon Theater in Planet Hollywood.

Party patrol

Dancing With the Stars professionals Derek Hough and Mark Ballas hit the floor to dance and party at the Bank. … Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden returns to the wheels of steel as guest DJ at Prive in Planet Hollywood. … Shwayze and Cisco Adler will perform and entertain at Wet Republic in MGM Grand.

Saturday, June 6

*Mindfreak magician Criss Angel opens his third retail store in town, and this one at the entrance to The Adventuredome at Circus Circus features the best of Believe and Mindfreak merchandise. From 1 to 3 p.m., Criss will have a Q&A session with fans and pose for photos with them afterward at a meet and greet.

*Handsome hunk Mario Lopez opens the new Azure pool at the Palazzo, where the high profile are able to keep a low profile!

*They are the original rock ’n’ roll kings: The living members of Bill Haley’s Comets, who rocked around the clock in the 1950s and ’60s, team with Rare Earth for a yesteryear concert at the Fremont Street Experience. Remember that tickets are free! The Vegas Groovy Cruise classic car show is there, too.

*The Michael Schenker Group led by the former Scorpions lead guitarist is at the Santa Fe Station.

*Super Cr3w, Season 2 winners of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, has a midnight dance performance at Krave in Planet Hollywood.

*Remember that standup comic and TV personality Bob Saget canceled his date at The Pearl in the Palms because of a scheduling conflict.

*Please support our Southern Nevada firefighters at the 10th annual bachelor auction at Rain in the Palms. Eighteen of the most eligible uniformed hunks put themselves up for auction to benefit the Burn Foundation, which has raised $650,000 and helped 18,000 children since 2003.

Party patrol

Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz celebrates his 30th birthday at the Bank, and wife Ashlee Simpson should be on his arm for the celebration. … The Candy Girls host the Pussycat Dolls in an all-glamour extravaganza of sexy beauty at Pure in Caesars Palace. … The Hills star Audrina Patridge throws a birthday party for her brother Mark at Tao in The Venetian.

Sunday, June 7

*The Divine Miss M celebrates her 100th show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

*The “Models Behaving Badly” party will send photogs into overdrive at the Bank.

Monday’s teases

We’ll have the overnight report from Bette’s milestone 100th show and the Azure pool opening with Mario, plus Audrina’s birthday blowout for her brother at Tao. Later in the week, a fascinating and exclusive sit-down with chef Mario Batali, who says within five years, we can be self-sustaining with fruits and vegetables here in the desert. Plus, the 11th annual CineVegas Film Festival kicks into high gear with an opening night party for Steve Buscemi’s world premiere of Saint John of Las Vegas on Wednesday.

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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