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Robin Leach: Luxe Life
What's your story? If you are a celebrity in Vegas, Robin Leach wants to know.
10.31.09 · 1:56 PM
Photo Gallery: Vanilla Ice celebrates his Halloween birthday @Studio 54
It was a double reason to party for rapper Vanilla Ice, as the “Ice Ice Baby” hit-maker celebrates his birthday each year on Halloween. The appearance by Ice, birth name Robert Van Winkle, was the penultimate capper of the weeklong Nightmare on 54th Street Halloween celebration. Rob walked the red carpet at Studio 54 in MGM Grand in his usual all-black ensemble, showing his knuckle tattoos that spell “Wide Open,” and gave an impromptu performance there early this morning from ... Read more...
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Facebook10.31.09 · 11:02 AM
Photo Galleries: Rob Zombie at The Pearl; Taylor Dane at Matt Goss
Twas the first night of ghouls and ghosts and spooks and skeletons, and who better than rocker Rob Zombie to kick off the three-day Halloween weekend. But it also was a night of surprises at the Palms with gorgeous Taylor Dane turning up to sing along with Matt Goss! First, Rob’s spine-chilling, blood-curdling concert at The Pearl in the Palms brought out a unique fan following dressed to kill, chill and thrill. Our favorite leading lens lady Denise Truscello and ... Read more...
10.31.09 · 8:58 AM
Photo Gallery: LeAnn Rimes kicks off PBR World Finals’ first night
Singer LeAnn Rimes kicked off the first round of the 16th Annual Professional Bull Riders Finals with her performance of the national anthem last night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Then she made a super-fast dash back to Treasure Island for the second of her two back-to-back concerts there this week. (Click HERE for our Editor Don Chareunsy’s coverage of her Thursday show there.) J.B. Mauney of Mooresville, N.C., won the opening round, and it was identical to his ... Read more...
10.30.09 · 3:03 PM
LeAnn Rimes’ voice as strong as ever in Treasure Island concert
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Singer-songwriter-actress LeAnn Rimes has had a remarkable career since breaking out with her No. 1 country album Blue at age 13 in 1996. Blue would lead Rimes to two Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, making her the youngest Grammy winner ever and the first country music artist to win the coveted award. (Since then, Shelby Lynne and Carrie Underwood have won; Taylor Swift lost last year to Amy Winehouse.) In the 14 years ... Read more...
10.30.09 · 2:06 PM
Strip Scribbles: Mayor visits The Lion King jungle in London
The British cast of Disney’s The Lion King welcomed our Mayor Oscar Goodman on his visit last week to the English capital promoting our city and the inaugural British Airways nonstop flights between London and Las Vegas. While there, Oscar attended the spectacular production, now seen by more than 50 million people worldwide. Afterward, he went backstage at the Lyceum Theatre and posed for photos with principal cast members Tanya Edwards (Nala), Sakhumzi Mbele (Mufasa), Brown Lindiwe Mkhize (Rafiki) and ... Read more...
10.30.09 · 1:22 PM
Hollywood stars working together to revitalize downtown
When it is all finally revealed, the Hollywood star involvement in a major downtown revitalization project will become a huge news story. We have only the very first rumblings. For the next two days, none other than Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi help fire the first salvo by hanging out all weekend long at Binion’s with the new owners and operators from Los Angeles. I’ve also heard that Jack Nicholson’s name is attached to the plans, which start at Binion’s ... Read more...
10.30.09 · 12:31 PM
News from Wayne, Holly, Vanna and Tracey at Wayne Newton’s premiere
Wheel of Fortune TV personality Vanna White also plays the role of Beverly Hills, Calif., landlord in real life, and she once turned sufficient letters to evict new Tropicana owner Alex Yemenidjian from one of her home leases. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise because it forced Alex and his lovely wife to get another home, and they coincidentally wound up next door to Vanna’s residency! Alex and Vanna have become the best of friends and now ... Read more...
10.30.09 · 11:21 AM
Miss America 2004 Ericka Dunlap continues her Amazing Race
Only seven teams remain on CBS’ Amazing Race, and our Miss America 2004 Ericka Dunlap and husband Brian Kleinschmidt are still in the game in fourth place. Ericka, who has been at every pageant since it moved from Atlantic City to Planet Hollywood here and will be back again in January, conquered the challenges of the sixth episode in Dubai last week. Ericka and Brian, the first interracial couple to appear on Amazing Race, will tackle the next contests in ... Read more...
10.30.09 · 10:57 AM
Caesars Palace’s ‘Trick or Tweet’ offers Halloween prizes and fun
If you are an avid Twitter fan, check out the first Caesars Palace “Trick or Tweet” weekend, with all the tweeted clues of where to go and what to do. Solve each clue, and you’ll discover free cocktails and snacks, plus dinners and spa treatments as prizes, winding up with a Nicky Hilton VIP invitation to her Saturday night Halloween party at Pure. The first tweet goes out just before 6 p.m. today, and then all you have to do ... Read more...
10.30.09 · 9:35 AM
The 16th anniversary PBR World Finals kick off today
Over the next 10 days, nearly 2 million fans will get up close to the 16th anniversary Professional Bull Riding World Finals here in Las Vegas. Cowboys travel to Sin City from as far away as Australia, Brazil, Canada and across America to wrestle the meanest, toughest animals on the planet. It’s an 8-second ride to hell that could wind up maiming a rider for life or lead to death. Certainly, the original Xtreme sport comes with myriad painful, punishing ... Read more...
10.30.09 · 8:04 AM
Dennis Hopper cancels all travel to fight prostate cancer
Our thoughts and prayers this morning are with legendary actor Dennis Hopper, chairman of our CineVegas Film Festival, who has canceled all of his travel plans to battle prostate cancer. The diagnosis was confirmed early today for the 73-year-old screen star, artist and photographer. Dennis is being treated through a program at USC Medical Center, according to his manager Sam Maydew, who added: “We’re hoping for the best.” Dennis was hospitalized in New York while visiting there this month. He ... Read more...
10.29.09 · 5:58 PM
From operator to health care: Lily Tomlin’s Ernestine has a new job
For more than 40 years, actress, comedian, writer and producer Lily Tomlin has been making America laugh, but she’s never performed in Las Vegas. Lily finally makes her Strip debut with a nine-day run at MGM’s Hollywood Theatre on Nov. 10. Back in 1969, Lily created the unbelievable character of Ernestine, a wicked, wisecracking, snorting and funny “ringy dingy” telephone company operator who was the personification of everything one hated about Ma Bell before the government broke up the monopoly. ... Read more...
10.29.09 · 4:02 PM
Strip Scribbles: Carrot Top is joining ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live
Eccentric props comic and Luxor headliner Carrot Top will spend tomorrow in Los Angeles filming five comedy sketches for late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel. The comedy bits will run Monday through Friday next week on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, and if the segments catch on with viewers, Jimmy wants it to be a regular nightly addition to his show. Jimmy wrote the scripts especially for Carrot Top after having him as a guest on the show. Now he wants him ... Read more...
10.29.09 · 1:03 PM
Halloween: Wild, wicked, wanton, debauched and decadent
It’s the most decadent day of the year, as Las Vegas nightlife goes into sexual overdrive to ensure that Halloween is celebrated here like no other place on Earth. Forget New York, Miami and Hollywood: Las Vegas is No. 1. The erotic emphasis is on over-the-top outrageous as provocative partygoers plot their crazed costumes to win big bucks. There’ll be mayhem and madness as the Halloween holiday triggers a wild, wicked and wanton four-day weekend of wildness. Ghouls, goblins, skeletons ... Read more...
10.29.09 · 10:35 AM
A surprise elimination on Top Chef: Las Vegas
For the second consecutive week, the cheftestant most likely to get the axe from Bravo’s Top Chef: Las Vegas managed to hang on to her kitchen knives. Instead, the next-to-bottom chef was chopped, and Wynn culinary king Paul Bartolotta told me it was because Michael Isabella was simply “cocky.” Paul added: “There is no shortcut for a lot of hard work and a ton of hours learning absolutely everything in a kitchen. New, young chefs are thinking they can become ... Read more...
10.29.09 · 9:57 AM
Photo Gallery: Puscifer, Uberschall jam at Double Down Saloon
Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan’s new project Puscifer debuts tonight at the Palms, and it kicks off the first national tour. While rehearsing in Las Vegas for tonight’s premiere at The Pearl, Jonny Polansky and Tim Alexander, formerly of Primus and A Perfect Circle, joined local band Uberschall to jam with friends at the Double Down Saloon. Tim is a former member of Uberschall (German for supersonic). The improv rock band, which is based here, is made up of past ... Read more...
10.29.09 · 7:37 AM
Photo Galleries: Wayne Newton’s DWTS partner surprises at premiere
It was a surprise appearance that lasted less than 60 seconds, but it brought the house down! Entertainment legend Wayne Newton had just told his opening-night audience at his new show Once Before I Go at the Tropicana that he’d originally wanted to be a dancer more than a singer and promptly showed a series of video clips from his run on Season 5 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars two years ago. He was partnered then with professional two-time ... Read more...
10.28.09 · 3:57 PM
Strip Scribbles: Terry Fator hosts Nevada Arthritis Walk
I wanted to share the photos of Mirage headliner Terry Fator hosting the Nevada Arthritis Walk at Discovery Park in Henderson with you. It was all to support his sister Debi, who is this year’s Arthritis Walk honorary chairwoman. Terry welcomed the crowd to start the walk and afterward presented special awards. Since winning America’s Got Talent in 2007, Terry has been a voice of awareness for this debilitating disease as his sister, Debi, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when ... Read more...
10.28.09 · 2:58 PM
Wayne Newton's Once Before I Go premieres tonight at Tropicana
It may well have been just two months of disciplined rehearsals, but it’s taken Wayne Newton 50 extraordinary years of Las Vegas show business to reach tonight’s premiere of his production Once Before I Go. The 7 p.m. red carpet call at the Tropicana will be hosted by the casino resort’s chairman and CEO, Alex Yemenidjian, who is the godfather of Wayne’s 7-year-old daughter, as is Wayne to Alex’s children! Expected there for the first-night celebrations will be many of ... Read more...
10.28.09 · 2:04 PM
A few notes from This Is It premiere at the Palms
Hopes for a Jackson Family Memorial Museum to be built in Las Vegas have failed — now it will be located in the family’s hometown of Gary, Ind. Rudy Clay, the mayor of Gary, has donated 10 acres as the site. The announcement is planned for today at the Brenden Theatres in the Palms, where Joe Jackson and his family received a celebrity star last night. Movie theater owner Johnny Brenden has donated the first $10,000 to the capital fund ... Read more...
10.28.09 · 12:21 PM
Wynn chefs are the stars of Iron Chef, Top Chef: Las Vegas
Foodies across America will tune in yet again tonight for a new episode of Top Chef: Las Vegas. The remaining seven cheftestants have to face our Wynn super chef Paul Bartolotta and actress Natalie Portman after last week’s brutal, unexpected cut by RM Seafood of Mandalay Bay chef and guest judge Rick Moonen. Paul will host a viewing party at his seafood restaurant at the Wynn tonight, but no advance word as to whom he cuts and sends packing up ... Read more...
10.28.09 · 10:48 AM
DWTS Photo Gallery: Two exited last night, two more go next week
All three of our Las Vegas favorites were declared safe last night to continue onward in the quest for the disco ball trophy on Dancing With the Stars. In the space of just eight days, the nine remaining contestants on the hit ABC show have been cut down to seven and will be trimmed down to just five. Last night in a double elimination, snowboard champion Louie Vito and actress Melissa Joan Hart were KO’d and sent home to hang ... Read more...
10.28.09 · 6:40 AM
Photo Gallery: Michael Jackson’s This Is It premiere, parties, celebrity star
Without doubt, Michael Jackson’s docu-movie This Is It will earn more than $100 million in the next two weeks, becoming the biggest concert film of all time, and the record will probably never be shattered. Proof that he’s hailed as the greatest entertainer of all time came last night as more than 15,000 movie screens in 97 countries began playing the 111-minute movie culled from 100 hours of private rehearsal video footage. By this weekend, the film will be in ... Read more...
10.27.09 · 7:18 PM
Two couples get the axe on Dancing With the Stars
Our spoiler-alert results story is abbreviated tonight as I am emceeing the celebrity star presentation for Joe Jackson at the Brenden Theatres in the Palms ahead of the premiere of Michael Jackson’s much-anticipated film This Is It. Back to the dance floor! SPOILER ALERT: Please do not read any further if you want to get the full surprise and drama of watching the West Coast tape-delayed broadcast of ABC’s top-rated Dancing With the Stars. But come back after the show ... Read more...
10.27.09 · 5:10 PM
Strip Scribbles: Sammy Hagar sets opening date for Cabo Wabo
Rock legend Sammy Hagar is ready to shake up Las Vegas Cabo style when he opens his Cabo Wabo Cantina in early November at Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile. Then on Dec. 4, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will host an official grand opening bash with a live performance by his band the Waboritas. The two-level, 15,000-square-foot live music venue, cantina and restaurant will be located directly across from CityCenter opening days later. “I’m ecstatic to introduce Las Vegas ... Read more...
10.27.09 · 4:24 PM
Photo Gallery: AARP watches screening of Reach for Me
Academy Award nominee Seymour Cassel traveled to Las Vegas for a special advance screening of his new film Reach for Me directed by LeVar Burton. The film co-stars Lacey Chabert, Johnny Whitworth, Adrienne Barbeau and Alfre Woodard and was screened at last weekend’s AARP Expo here at The Venetian. Seymour also attended the Giordano World Entertainment show Voices starring Lani Misalucha at the Las Vegas Hilton while in town. This was Seymour’s first time back at the Hilton since he ... Read more...
10.27.09 · 4:08 PM
This Is It premiere includes star for Joe Jackson at the Palms
Michael Jackson’s eagerly awaited film This Is It premieres at midnight and begins playing on theater screens around the world 24/7 for just the next two weeks — and Las Vegas gets it first! Joe Jackson, the patriarch of the famous family, will introduce the film at 9 tonight, three hours before other West Coast screenings — but at the same time as the East Coast — at the Brenden Theatres in the Palms. At 7:30 this evening, theater owner ... Read more...
10.27.09 · 3:07 PM
Barry Manilow to debut at the Paris on Valentine’s Day
It’s now definite — a lock, as they say in show business — that Barry Manilow will move to the Paris on the Strip right after his five-year contract with the Las Vegas Hilton ends in December. The new deal has been signed, sealed and delivered, as they also say! Barry will open on Valentine’s Day to coincide with the release of his new album of love songs. Here at Vegas DeLuxe, we were the first back to reveal back ... Read more...
10.27.09 · 2:33 PM
DWTS Photo Gallery: Will Kelly be axed? Is Donny safe?
Our good Las Vegas friend Kelly Osbourne is potentially on the chopping block on tonight’s Dancing With the Stars. With partner Louis Van Amstel, she scored only 20 points last night with their jitterbug. They tied with the same low score as actress Melissa Joan Hart with Mark Ballas and retired NFL star Michael Irvin, with Anna Demidova. Worse is that in the tap-out of the mambo marathon that closed last night’s ABC show, Kelly was fourth out and scored ... Read more...
10.27.09 · 12:54 PM
Photo Gallery: Justin Bieber at the Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip
Teen pop singer Justin Bieber isn’t a household name — yet — but the 15-year-old Canadian already has enough teenage girls flipping out for him that he brought traffic to a stop on the Las Vegas Strip when he performed at a private concert in the new Hard Rock Cafe. Lines of fans stretched around the building and along the Strip sidewalks, bringing traffic to an eventual halt. Our contributing photographers Scott Harrison and Erik Kabik were at the sound ... Read more...
10.27.09 · 11:33 AM
Howard Stern’s Scott the Engineer deejays at Pure
We love our viewer videos, and thanks to reader and loyal fan Richard Corey, we are able to share more of his YouTube videos with you. Richard was on scene with his Flip video camera at Pure in Caesars Palace when radio legend Howard Stern’s cast member Scott the Engineer turned up for a zany and crazy DJ session behind the wheels of steel. Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past ... Read more...
10.27.09 · 11:06 AM
Photo Gallery: Whitney Port of The City parties in Sin City
The City star Whitney Port, formerly of The Hills, brought her gorgeous girlfriends, including co-star Samantha Swetra, to party on the Strip, and their fun lasted well into the wee hours. First stop for the princess posse was a dinner at Fix in The Mirage, where they ordered champagne to go with a feast of Kobe sliders, spicy tuna and yellowtail sashimi. Not many calories there! But they still needed to work that off, and they hit the dance floor ... Read more...
10.27.09 · 9:27 AM
Photo Gallery: Lo Bosworth plays Rogue for Verizon @Jet
Girls will be … Rogues! The Hills starlet Lauren “Lo” Bosworth played celebrity hostess at Jet in The Mirage to help Verizon launch its new phone the Samsung Rogue. Lo’s party featured several interactive experiences, including a tattoo artist, a roller derby girls race, freestyle art and wild hair and makeup sessions for the gals. After those rogue experiences, guests were treated to special DJ sessions by members of Boys Like Girls and Cobra Starship. Having met Lo, I can ... Read more...
10.26.09 · 3 PM
Strip Scribbles: Steve Wynn and Garth Brooks go after ticket scalpers
I hope you followed our real-time Twitter reports yesterday as a furious Steve Wynn and Garth Brooks began taking action against ticket scalpers. They’ve already put unauthorized brokers advertising $700 first-night tickets for sale on notice that the tickets will be refused when presented. They plan on instituting an ID system for legitimate ticket buyers who purchased directly for $143 face value, and they’ve already identified one ticket seller they intend to prosecute who used 43 credit cards to purchase ... Read more...
10.26.09 · 2:31 PM
Photo Gallery: Betsey Johnson loves, Eddie Van Halen believes in Cirque
Fashion designer Betsey Johnson had her own night of high style when the fashionista watched The Beatles Love by Cirque du Soleil at The Mirage. Accompanied by two friends, the original wild child of the design world was easily spotted with her signature platinum blonde hair, red lipstick and fashion-forward ensemble, with included a diamond-encrusted “B” necklace. Betsey enjoyed a glass of champagne during the show and stood in the aisle throughout the performance dancing and singing along to her ... Read more...
10.26.09 · 1:22 PM
Vinny Blue and Vinny Red compete for job at New York, New York
They’re both irreverent. They’re both uniquely fun. They’re both called Vinny. But in the end, the public will decide if Vinny Red beats out Vinny Blue to become the official spokesman of New York, New York on the Strip. As we reported in Strip Scribbles last Tuesday — click HERE for that post — Vinny Red Jon Paul Raniola and Vinny Blue Tom Cassell, the two final candidates to become the ultimate go-to guy for guests, were introduced to fans ... Read more...
10.26.09 · 12:32 PM
Penn & Teller at work on new ABC detective series
My friend Stan Allen, publisher of Las Vegas-headquartered Magic magazine, is reporting that The Rio headliners Penn & Teller are getting set to channel legendary British historical crime fighters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Writes Stan: “With a daughter named CrimeFighter, is it any surprise that Penn Jillette would himself take on the guise of one who pursues criminal cases? Television viewers may see just that in the future, as the ABC network has taken the first steps toward the ... Read more...
10.26.09 · 11:24 AM
Exclusive: Angelica Bridges resolves custody battle; returns to Fantasy
Ten days ago, the showbiz dreams of Fantasy star Angelica Bridges crashed on the very night she premiered in the 10th anniversary of the topless Luxor cabaret show. Her two young daughters were being held “hostage” in Canada, and in the international tug-of-war child custody battle, the stunning redhead was given an ultimatum: “Resign from the show and move out of Las Vegas, or the kids will remain in Canada.” The Strawberry Blonde singer and former Baywatch beauty quit and ... Read more...
10.26.09 · 9:58 AM
Photo Gallery: Khloe Kardashian shows off rings at Revolution
It was the first anniversary of the Closet Sundays parties at The Beatles Revolution Lounge in The Mirage, and newlywed Khloe Kardashian was still celebrating with boys who like boys and their girlfriends early this morning. Los Angeles Lakers husband Lamar Odom stayed home as the new NBA season gets underway, but Khloe happily showed our contributing photographer Erik Kabik the engagement and wedding rings from their superfast one-month relationship that became one of the quickest sports and reality TV ... Read more...
10.26.09 · 8:21 AM
The nuts and bolts of U2’s 360 Degree Tour stage spectacular
Everybody who has witnessed the U2 stage spectacular for the Irish band’s 360 Degree Tour has been in awe at the size and scope of the production. So much so that it was worth digging out some of the behind-the-scenes fun facts as to exactly what it takes to present. Some 120 huge tractor trailers in one long convoy are required to move the entire production at a cost of about $750,000 a day between cities. After U2 played Las ... Read more...
10.26.09 · 8:05 AM
Donny Osmond’s DWTS hurdles: ‘grueling’ rehearsals, lack of sleep
Tonight’s Season 9, Episode 6 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars spells real trouble for two celebrity couples who will be booted from the series on tomorrow night’s results show. That will then leave just seven pairs in competition. Our Flamingo headliner Donny Osmond, currently atop the leaderboard, has been complaining of “grueling rehearsals” and a lack of sleep as he juggles four shows a week on the Strip with sister Marie and tackles tonight’s challenges. Donny, our other favorites ... Read more...
10.25.09 · 10:54 PM
Exclusive: Angelica Bridges to return to Fantasy at the Luxor
Gorgeous singer, actress and showgirl Angelica Bridges is returning to Fantasy at the Luxor less than two weeks after she was forced to quit the topless burlesque during the premiere week of its 10th anniversary shows. I talked with Angelica tonight, and she told me that she will be back onstage at the Luxor on Oct. 27. The dispute with her ex-husband, Edmonton Oilers defenseman Sheldon Souray, has been resolved, and Angelica will be permitted to live here in Las ... Read more...
10.25.09 · 9:01 PM
Photo Gallery: Mayor and entourage arrive safe and sound
From my Twitter page Twitter.com/Robin_Leach starting about 7 p.m. (spelling and punctuation have been corrected for this non-Twitterverse): Holly Madison’s plans to greet Mayor Oscar Goodman on arrival at the British Airways inaugural flight into McCarran went up in smoke. His one hour later arrival than scheduled cuts right into curtain up at tonight’s Peepshow performance at Planet Hollywood. Unbelievable introductory, low, round-trip fares to England and Europe on new British Airways flights from McCarran to celebrate new route. As ... Read more...
10.25.09 · 12:29 PM
Final Day Blog: Mayor is homeward bound from London trip
Mayor Oscar Goodman blogs about his sixth and final day in London on VegasontheRoad.com: We had a very productive trip spreading the message about Las Vegas and the new British Airways service. As I get ready to board the inaugural flight, I look forward to seeing you all again back home in Las Vegas when I arrive. There were so many highlights on this trip — meeting my London counterpart Mayor Boris Johnson, lunch with British Airways Chairman Martin Broughton, ... Read more...
10.25.09 · 10:44 AM
Photo Gallery: Mayor heads home on British Airways flight
Our Merry Mayor of Mirth Oscar Goodman has left London’s Heathrow Airport and is headed home to Las Vegas. The inaugural, direct British Airways service — 10 years in the making — left on time this afternoon British time and will land here at McCarran at 7:20 p.m. our time. Water cannons will shoot an arch of H2O across the Terminal 2 tarmac as the Boeing 777 three-class jet taxis for the first time. We’ll be there for Oscar’s arrival ... Read more...
10.25.09 · 9:26 AM
Photo Gallery: Paris Hilton celebrates Doug Reinhardt’s 24th birthday
Lovebirds Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhardt reveled in his 24th birthday festivities last night and this morning here at the Hard Rock Hotel, and they also celebrated police locating some $2 million in jewelry stolen from Paris nearly two years ago! Coincidentally, Paris’ former beau, Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden, also was at the Hard Rock this morning, but they didn’t bump into each other even though they were within a few yards. Benji was performing at Carey Hart’s Wasted ... Read more...
10.24.09 · 3:48 PM
Three stops for Will.I.Am make for an all-night party
Black Eyed Peas frontman and co-founder Will.I.Am kept his energy going right through the night until early this morning! Not content with the group’s stunning opening act for U2 out at Sam Boyd Stadium, the hit hip-hop and pop group returned to the Strip to celebrate at its after-party at the Bank in the Bellagio. That still wasn’t enough for the nonstop, energized Will.I.Am. At 1 a.m., he arrived at Rain in the Palms for his friend DJ Z-Trip’s Revolution ... Read more...
10.24.09 · 2:52 PM
Day 5: Mayor’s final full day in London before returning home
Mayor Oscar Goodman blogs about his fifth and final full day in London on VegasontheRoad.com (go there for the most recent photos, too): It is certainly no secret that I very much enjoy meeting new people — in Las Vegas or anywhere else in the world. I took the opportunity on Saturday to get out and shake a few hands. These are the people who are potential visitors to Las Vegas, and I thought I’d extend a personal invitation and ... Read more...
10.24.09 · 11:01 AM
Garth Brooks tickets are sold out for first set of concerts
As expected, demand for Garth Brooks tickets at the Wynn was unprecedented. More than 40,000 frantic ticket buyers were online at any one time this morning. Starting at 7 a.m., there were more than 2 million page views to the Garth Brooks ticket area on the Wynn Web site. I was told that traffic simply swamped operators. “Overwhelmed” was the description from Wynn. Capacity and transaction processing had been increased, and it still wasn’t enough to meet the demand. The ... Read more...
10.24.09 · 10:37 AM
Photo Gallery: Angels try to force Game 7 against Yankees today
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor The Los Angeles Angels defeated the New York Yankees in the American League Champion Series 7-6 on Thursday in Anaheim, Calif., forcing a Game 6 today in New York. The winner of the ALCS battles the reigning World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies, who clinched a spot in the finals Wednesday night by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. Our contributing photographer Tom Donoghue, who was the team photographer for the Detroit Tigers 35 years ago, ... Read more...
10.24.09 · 8:47 AM
Photo Gallery: It’s greatest-hits night with Tim McGraw at The M Resort
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Country superstar Tim McGraw hit the outdoor stage at The M Resort pool last night shortly after 8, and for the next 90 minutes performed some 20 songs, nearly all of them hits, many of them No. 1’s, and sang two songs from his new album. Dressed in his signature black leather Stetson, a fitted tuxedo-style white dress shirt and tight blue jeans that showcased why he’s so popular with the ladies (my guest, ... Read more...
10.24.09 · 8:30 AM
Photo Galleries: Stars, tycoons, ex-president at U2, Black Eyed Peas
Everybody from former President Bill Clinton, with daughter Chelsea Clinton, to Paris Hilton treating boyfriend Doug Reinhardt to a birthday gift, arrived last night with 40,000 fans for the U2 concert with the Black Eyed Peas as the opening show for their 360 Degree Tour. On and near the Strip, it seemed as if tourists, locals, politicians, entertainers and hotel tycoons had abandoned restaurants and lounges in favor of the traffic-snarled trek out to Sam Boyd Stadium. The smart ones ... Read more...
10.23.09 · 3:04 PM
Day 4: Mel B joins mayor on his adventures in London
Mayor Oscar Goodman blogs about his fourth full day in London on VegasontheRoad.com: It’s no doubt during my tenure as Happiest Mayor in the Universe that I have attended many, many events in Las Vegas. Last night, 5,000 miles away from the “Entertainment Capital of the World” — Las Vegas, I was pleased to meet many people who were just as excited about Las Vegas as if they were already there. Everyone had a story. The evening had energy and ... Read more...
10.23.09 · 2:27 PM
Strip Scribbles: SW Steakhouse’s David Walzog to battle on Iron Chef
It’s the ultimate challenge in the food world, and Steve Wynn’s executive chef David Walzog of SW Steakhouse was in New York City for a showdown on Food Network’s Iron Chef America to air Sunday. David goes up against chef Cat Cora, who was here at the Bon Appetit festival this year. I can’t give you even a hint of who conquers and wins, but I can tell you that it will be a frenzy as the two experts compete. ... Read more...
10.23.09 · 12:34 PM
Photo Gallery: Rick Moonen and Holly Madison team up at Three Square
It’s been a star-studded week in bringing recognition to our Three Square Food Bank that works to end hunger in Southern Nevada. First it was heartthrob singer Nick Lachey — click HERE for our photo gallery and story — and then on Wednesday it was Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba — click HERE for our coverage of her day of volunteer packing there. Now our chef Rick Moonen, creator/executive chef of RM Seafood in Mandalay Bay and ... Read more...
10.23.09 · 11:24 AM
Photo Gallery: Alice Cooper and ‘the most popular stripper song’
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor “How lucky are we?” said fashion designer John Varvatos before welcoming rock legend Alice Cooper and his four-man band to the stage last night at John Varvatos Bowery NYC in the Hard Rock Hotel. Cooper et al performed an energetic and loud mini-concert to a very packed crowd on their day off, in Varvatos’ fashion boutique turned music venue, before a three-day run at The Orleans that kicks off tonight. The color of the ... Read more...
10.23.09 · 9:26 AM
Oscar set for triumphant return from London aboard British Airways
For the past four days, Mayor Oscar Goodman has been the busiest and best salesman of Las Vegas while on his official visit to London. The tireless promoter of our city has been in the British capital to mark the new, nonstop daily flight between Las Vegas and London being launched by British Airways on Sunday. Travel experts on both sides of the Atlantic believe the direct flight will add more than 15,000 visitors a year from my old homeland ... Read more...
10.23.09 · 8:51 AM
Siegfried & Roy support 19th annual K-9 LVMPD trials
It’s a weekend when we can honor and salute our nationwide Police Departments and their four-legged partners in the fight against crime. Incredible illusionists Siegfried & Roy have supported this annual event because of their love for animals, and this weekend marks the 19th annual K-9 trials hosted by our Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. More than 50 K-9 officers and their partners from all over America will be here taking part in a series of competitions, including narcotics and ... Read more...
10.23.09 · 8:01 AM
At the Wynn: Brooks tickets go on sale; Regis and Kelly head to town
By now everybody knows that country king Garth Brooks has ended his nine years of self-imposed retirement and will perform a series of concerts in the intimate 1,500-seat Encore Theater at Steve Wynn’s Wynn Las Vegas here starting Dec. 11. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 8 a.m., and it’s expected that they will be sold out by the end of the weekend. “Steve Wynn has done what I thought was impossible. He has given me a chance to sing ... Read more...
10.23.09 · 7:06 AM
Photo Gallery: Moby at House of Blues and Girlicious at the Bank
Our Vegas DeLuxe contributing photographers really love getting up front to capture their candids of music stars in full throttle during their Las Vegas concerts and after-parties. Moby performed a special show at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay, and our Scott Harrison was there for the action. Leading lens lady Denise Truscello, out on party patrol, captured three sexy members of Girlicious at the Bank in the Bellagio. With U2, Tim McGraw, Black Eyes Peas, Gloria Estefan, Alice ... Read more...
10.23.09 · 6 AM
Las Vegas a music mecca with Tim McGraw, U2, Black Eyed Peas et al
Elegant English actress Jane Seymour is teaming with fellow former Dancing With the Stars contestant Steve Guttenberg, along with some of the ABC hit’s professional dancers, to preside over a unique exercise class for more than 25,000 AARP members meeting here this weekend for its three-day convention. Additionally, NBC’s Today show host Al Roker, tennis legend Martina Navratilova, Star Trek hero George Takei, TV hit-maker Norman Lear and poet Maya Angelou will be guest lecturers to the AARP members (AARP ... Read more...
10.22.09 · 5:24 PM
Day 3: Mayor is joined by Paul Oakenfold in London
Mayor Oscar Goodman blogs about his third full day in London on VegasontheRoad.com: Hello! The Happiest Mayor in the Universe reporting once again from London. Every day I spend here is another day that we can tell the world about what a great place Las Vegas is to visit. Like I always say, I have the best job in the world. The relationships we built here are incredible for Las Vegas, and I am looking forward to returning home on ... Read more...
10.22.09 · 2:03 PM
Strip Scribbles: Our mayor is the double martini toast of London
To celebrate his first official visit to London as Las Vegas mayor, Oscar Goodman was honored there last night with the unveiling of a specially created cocktail from Bombay Sapphire. It’s called the Goodman Gold Double Martini, and master mixologist Merlin Griffiths created the cocktail. It will be available for the duration of the mayor’s stay in the British capital through this weekend at the just-opened Palm Steakhouse, the first in Europe. This cocktail is a twist on the mayor’s ... Read more...
10.22.09 · 1:03 PM
Photo Gallery: It’s a must-win for the Los Angeles Angels today
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor The Los Angeles Angels teeter on the brink of elimination against the New York Yankees in the American League Champion Series. The Angels trail the Bronx Bombers 3-1, so it’s a must-win situation for them at 4:57 p.m. today in Anaheim, Calif. The winner of the ALCS battles the reigning World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies, who clinched a spot in the finals last night by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. Our contributing photographer Tom ... Read more...
10.22.09 · 12:19 PM
Elvis Presley’s pals celebrate new exhibit at the Imperial Palace
Longtime Elvis Presley girlfriend Linda Thompson and his tour manager and bodyguard Joe Esposito were among the VIPs attending the opening of the new Elvis Presley exhibit at The King’s Ransom Museum at the Imperial Palace. Our contributing photographer Erik Kabik was with them to capture a rare set of candid memories as they looked through valuable jewelry and memorabilia that ranged from guns, neon signs and even a signed library card from November 1947! Rhonda Williams was at the ... Read more...
10.22.09 · 11:34 AM
Top Chef: Las Vegas: Laurine packs her knives; Johnny’s new odds
Shock and surprise last night at celebrity chef Rick Moonen’s RM Seafood in Mandalay Bay when he hosted a real-time screening party for Bravo’s Top Chef: Las Vegas, in which Rick was the guest judge. Everybody expected lowly 75/1 odds chef Robin Leventhal to pack her knives and get kicked out of the kitchen. Instead, it was Laurine Wickett at 50/1 odds who got cut, and that changes the standings and odds of the seven remaining chefs. Rick told me ... Read more...
10.22.09 · 10:26 AM
Donny Osmond gets second dance for next week’s DWTS
The contestants on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars from now on have to learn two new dances each week. The added challenge is designed to start whittling down the nine remaining contestants to get to the finalists faster. Donny Osmond, our Flamingo headliner and leading contender, will dance the jitterbug on Monday in addition to competing in the Mambo marathon with the other eight celebrity couples. Despite the doubled-up dance duties, he says the jitterbug is one number he’s looking ... Read more...
10.22.09 · 9:34 AM
Alice Cooper performs mini-concert tonight at Hard Rock Hotel
Early Halloween horrors might be on the agenda tonight when shock rocker Alice Cooper puts on a mini-concert at the Hard Rock Hotel. But you won’t find Alice at The Joint or Carey Hart’s Wasted Space. Instead, the golf-by-day, play-by-night rocker will be found at the new John Varvatos Bowery NYC fashion boutique for his invitation-only show. It’s probably the only retail store in the world with its own stage to be found among the clothing racks and the leather ... Read more...
10.22.09 · 8:08 AM
Photo Gallery: The M Resort hosts inaugural Italian festival
It was part of hotel tycoon Anthony Marnell III’s family tradition. Each year, they celebrated their Italian heritage and history with a backyard summer Italian feast. But when you build a beautiful resort spa casino, you can turn it into one grand festival, and that’s exactly what Anthony did at his M Resort property for two days. Our contributing photographer Tom Donoghue captured everything from the grape stomping to the bocce ball tournaments to the spaghetti-eating contest. Our good friend ... Read more...
10.22.09 · 7:13 AM
LeAnn Rimes takes the T.I. stage for the next three weeks
When the youngest Grammy Award winner ever, gorgeous LeAnn Rimes, opens the first of six shows over the next three weeks at Treasure Island tonight, her tangled romance with actor Eddie Cibrian goes under the full public glare again. The controversial couple, each of whom ended longtime marriages to start their own relationship, will be front and center at hotel mogul Phil Ruffin’s Strip property acquired from MGM Mirage in a megabucks deal this year. Less than six months ago, ... Read more...
10.22.09 · 6 AM
Photo Gallery: Carrie Ann Inaba breaks from judging to volunteer
Every Monday and Tuesday, she sits alongside fellow judges Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli on ABC’s top-rated Dancing With the Stars. But on her days off, lovely Carrie Ann Inaba is the celebrity ambassador for the volunteers’ organization iParticipate. Carrie Ann flew into Las Vegas yesterday the morning after the Tuesday night results show to donate her time alongside more than 50 volunteers at Three Square. Our contributing photographer Scott Harrison was on duty as she rolled up her sleeves, ... Read more...
10.21.09 · 2:08 PM
Day 2: Mayor spreads his Las Vegas message in London
Mayor Oscar Goodman blogs about his London travels on VegasontheRoad.com: Today was very busy but exhilarating. The highlight was meeting my counterpart in London, Mayor Boris Johnson. The gracious mayor invited us to a reception at City Hall to review the city’s progress on construction for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. I was pleased to hear that Mayor Johnson has visited our fair city before. I presented him a key to the city and invited him to stop by the ... Read more...
10.21.09 · 12:28 PM
DWTS Photo Gallery: Jackson family watches tribute to Michael
Jackson family matriarch Katherine, son Jermaine and daughter LaToya were all in the front row for last night’s Dancing With the Stars when Olympic gold medalist swimmer Natalie Coughlin and partner Alec Mazo exited in a surprising elimination. All 16 of the ABC show’s professional dancers honored the late King of Pop with specially choreographed routines to three of his all-time giant hits. Mark Ballas told the Jacksons: “He’s the inspiration to all of us.” Katherine, obviously touched by the ... Read more...
10.21.09 · 11:06 AM
Strip Scribbles: Fame star celebrates 21st birthday @HTZ
Fame star Asher Book celebrated his 21st birthday at Hawaiian Tropic Zone inside Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile, and it was an all-male celebration. Asher partied with a group of six male friends, ordering three bottles of Grey Goose and one bottle of Dom Perignon on his first night of legal age for drinking in Las Vegas. Watch video of the celebration at YouTube: *Pure in Caesars Palace is the place for gorgeous, sexy girls to compete for a Penthouse magazine ... Read more...
10.21.09 · 9:01 AM
Oscar’s mayoral visit to London earns a Gold Double Martini toast
Mayor Oscar Goodman is reveling in his role as ambassador of Las Vegas to my former countrymen over in London. His business trip is to raise the image of the Las Vegas brand in the British capital and generate new British travelers on the first-ever, nonstop flights from London’s Heathrow Airport to our McCarran Airport. Oscar has already dazzled and won over the normally stuffy Brits with their bowlers and brollies! The London tabloids are all agog over him, and ... Read more...
10.21.09 · 8:08 AM
Photo Gallery: Treatments, tips for Miss Nevada USA 2010 hopefuls
Fifteen lovely Nevada ladies will compete in a head-to-head battle Nov. 7, and one of them will be crowned Miss Nevada USA 2010. The winner will join 50 other pageant queens in Donald Trump’s Miss USA Pageant next spring here at Planet Hollywood. The Nevada competitors all met for the first time when Miss Nevada USA 2009 Georgina Vaughan hosted a mentoring party at Michael Boychuck’s Amp Salon in the Palms. “We called it the Amp It Up party,” said ... Read more...
10.21.09 · 7:32 AM
Seven-pound food challenge awaits at LBS: A Burger Joint
The task is monstrous and much more than just formidable. The task seems insurmountable, yet, at first blush, I bet you think you could take it on. But ponder a moment: Can anybody eat a six-pound burger with a pound of fries within one hour? If anybody can overcome that challenge and succeed, it would be our own Las Vegas resident and competitive eater El Toro Jimenez. The Extreme Burger is the newest addition to the incredible “perfect gourmet burger” ... Read more...
10.21.09 · 7:01 AM
Rick Moonen is guest judge on Top Chef: Las Vegas tonight
Slowly, the competition heats up, and the knives get sharper on Top Chef: Las Vegas, and all the experts are predicting that chef Robin Leventhal will be sent packing on the ninth week when our chef Rick Moonen from Mandalay Bay is the guest judge tonight on the Bravo series. This season was filmed at The M Resort. Last week when our chef Charlie Palmer from Mandalay Bay, The Four Seasons and The Stirling Club was guest judge, Ash Fulk ... Read more...
10.21.09 · 6:26 AM
Photo Gallery: Las Vegas’ Theory of Flight previews debut CD
Emerging rock band Theory of Flight started building its fan base with hometown shows here at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay, Diablo’s Cantina in the Monte Carlo and the Hard Rock Hotel. Now fans have been so supportive that when the band launched its debut album Within Reach, Theory of Flight decided on a free concert at Town Square. Click HERE for our story about Theory of Flight last week. Our contributing photographer Tom Donoghue was on duty ... Read more...
10.21.09 · 6 AM
Exclusive Photo Gallery: Kim Kardashian leads clan on shopping spree
There’s a new meaning to Keeping Up With the Kardashians. When members of the E! reality TV show family hit Las Vegas over the weekend to celebrate Kim Kardashian’s 29th birthday, it was one giant shopping spree, and “charge it” took on a whole new perspective when they single-handedly tried to reverse the entire nation’s retail spending drop. If television viewers follow suit when they watch the fashion fest of the Kardashians, then the economic slump will end overnight and ... Read more...
10.20.09 · 7:24 PM
A surprise elimination on DWTS; Kelly’s ankle injury
First it was the drama of Kelly Osbourne being taken to a hospital with an ankle injury after last night’s show, and then it was the viewers’ revolt as they turned their wrath on the middle of the pack and handed out dismal voting scores. Fortunately, Kelly was declared OK to return to next week’s show, which she said she would do even if ordered not to by doctors. She was declared safe anyway! SPOILER ALERT: Please do not read ... Read more...
10.20.09 · 4:34 PM
In his own words, Mayor Oscar Goodman’s busy first day in London
Mayor Oscar Goodman blogs about his London travels on VegasontheRoad.com: Mayor Goodman here reporting on the first day of my business trip to London to sell Las Vegas. I had a great flight on British Airways for my maiden visit to London. When I arrived at London Heathrow Airport, dignitaries from the airline greeted me. Las Vegas is so well known all over the world that there was even a taxi waiting for me with the Las Vegas logo on ... Read more...
10.20.09 · 3:02 PM
Bob Dylan and his group @The Joint: ‘The last great American band’
Music legend Bob Dylan isn’t too comfortable around photographers and their cameras. In fact, no lens masters were permitted to shoot the musician when he performed at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel over the weekend. So our contributing photographer Erik Kabik, who is not only a fan but also a veteran of some 50 concerts since 1986, simply put away his camera, attended the show and now shares his perspectives. We have many superstars who come through Las ... Read more...
10.20.09 · 2:08 PM
Strip Scribbles: Two compete to be New York-New York’s Vinny the Man
Two final candidates for the title of “Vinny the Man” will do battle this afternoon to determine who becomes the spokesman for New York-New York’s new marketing and advertising campaign. The Vinny vs. Vinny competitors will be introduced this afternoon on the Brooklyn Bridge and then will start several weeks of competitions to determine by public vote the ultimate Vinny. The winning Vinny will have the most New York swagger and be crowned the resort’s new spokesman. The first competition ... Read more...
10.20.09 · 1:04 PM
Is Brooks’ $60 million windfall from Wynn going to his alma mater?
There’s no question that king of country Garth Brooks will be paid more money than any other entertainer in the history of Las Vegas show business during his new, five-year tenure at casino mogul Steve Wynn’s Encore Theater in the Wynn. In addition to the whopping salary, Steve also threw in a luxury $15 million Challenger 604 11-seater private super jet to clinch the deal. I’m still slowly unraveling all the financial terms for a story later this week to ... Read more...
10.20.09 · 11:09 AM
DWTS Photo Gallery: Donny’s at the top of the leaderboard
Will Donny Osmond now make it into the final three on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars? The man is a modern miracle! On Dec. 9, the Flamingo headliner turns 52, and yet here he is confidently and smoothly tackling daily five-hour rehearsals for DWTS — and on top of that still performing four shows per week at the Flamingo. So far, we haven’t really heard any complaints from him about body aches and pains except for some black-and-blue bruising! Tonight, ... Read more...
10.20.09 · 9:52 AM
Photo Gallery: Elvis Presley exhibit is in the building
For the first time ever in Las Vegas, a multimillion-dollar, one-of-a-kind exhibit of Elvis Presley artifacts and priceless personal treasures is about to go on display. The King’s Ransom Museum opens tomorrow at the Imperial Palace in the very city where The King set up court and reigned supreme throughout the 1970s. The museum will be opened tonight to VIPs for a private tour and reception. On hand will be Elvis’ former gal pal Linda Thompson, one-time Elvis bodyguard Sunny ... Read more...
10.20.09 · 9:24 AM
Photo Gallery: Fox visits Brain Center; Springer, AGT host benefit
It’s been a big week for the good folks at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Founder Larry Ruvo played host to former Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada and his wife Marta Sahagun Fox on a private tour. World-renowned architect Frank Gehry designed the center, which aims to prevent the disabling symptoms of chronic brain diseases and prolong healthy and vital aging in people at risk for dementia or cognitive disorders. El Presidente was impressed with the ... Read more...
10.20.09 · 8:02 AM
Former Las Vegas Phantom star headed to London show
Singer-actress Sierra Boggess had her big break when she debuted in Phantom — The Las Vegas Spectacular at The Venetian in 2006. The musical propelled her last year to Broadway in the adaptation of the 1989 Disney blockbuster The Little Mermaid. Now it’s the ultimate accolade for the 27-year-old Denver beauty: Sierra has been personally picked by legendary theatrical titan Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber for his new musical Love Never Dies, which will premiere in London’s West End next March. ... Read more...
10.20.09 · 7:06 AM
Braxton’s legal woes pile up after canceled Flamingo shows
First it was the hospitalization — and then the Flamingo show cancellations. Those have been followed by an insurance claim that Lloyds of London wouldn’t honor, and as singer Toni Braxton fights to get that overturned, now comes word that she’s being kicked out of her Los Angeles home by the bank wanting to foreclose. It’s been one trial after another for the “Unbreak My Heart” songstress, who fought health problems during her run of shows at the Flamingo two ... Read more...
10.19.09 · 7:21 PM
Flu may place DWTS cast in peril; local favorite has record night
With a temperature of 104 degrees and two hours of an IV drip in his arm, pro dancer Derek Hough from the Las Vegas Academy was knocked out of the ABC hit show tonight, and ousted dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy was brought back to partner with supermodel Joanna Krupa. That set up a mini-war with singer Aaron Carter, who is dancing with Karina Smirnoff, Maks’ ex-fiance before they recently ended their relationship. Aaron has told reporters that he thinks the atmosphere ... Read more...
10.19.09 · 12:34 PM
Strip Scribbles: Elijah Johnson leaves The Lion King jungle
It was pint-size powerhouse Elijah Johnson’s last performance in the role of Young Simba in The Lion King at Mandalay Bay yesterday, but Elijah’s career as a singer, dancer and entertainer is about to explode. People sat up and took notice of his Lion King show, but when he took part in the Michael Jackson tribute concert at The Pearl in the Palms in August, the 11-year-old strengthened his road to stardom. As we previously reported, Elijah is joining forces ... Read more...
10.19.09 · 10:26 AM
Taylor Swift tweets Las Vegas weekend visit to her followers
Country music sensation Taylor Swift spent her weekend in Las Vegas, and she kept her Twitter followers along for every step of the way. Her first tweet was after dinner at Yellowtail in the Bellagio: “@TaylorSwift13: The best meal of my life. Yellowtail in Las Vegas, NV.” Taylor brought her mom to town, too, and, along with her band mates and several friends, enjoyed executive chef Akira Back’s specialty dishes including tuna pizza, Kobe beef tataki, Alaskan king crab, Kobe ... Read more...
10.19.09 · 9:08 AM
Mayor leads group to London for first British Airways direct flight here
With bowler and brolly in hand, our merry Mayor of Mirth is all ready for today’s trip to London. “Cor blimey, guvner, luverly bit of strife you got there, mate!” I can hear it now as Cockney’s mouths drop wide open when Oscar Goodman strides across the Tower Bridge with his birds, two Las Vegas sequined, scotches, stockinged showgirls in tow, for his Dolly Mixtures with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the background. (Translations are below.) Mayor ... Read more...
10.19.09 · 7:24 AM
Large Monopoly board outside Bally’s kicks off inaugural championships
Fifty finalists will compete in the qualifying first round today at the start of the Monopoly World Championships. Go cheer them on outside Bally’s this morning because they will play on one of the largest Monopoly boards ever constructed, and all the tokens — even the hat, the dog and the shoe — will be represented by humans! Five of the players will advance to compete for a $50,000 top prize, while the remaining 45 each receive cash prizes, with ... Read more...
10.19.09 · 6:30 AM
Halloween’s horrifying fright festivals run amok in Las Vegas
Holy horrors! The haunted houses of Las Vegas are filled with bone-shaking ghouls, goblins, gremlins and other wicked creatures of the night who dwell in darkness. Yes, it’s Halloween again, and a slew of gruesome attractions are providing blood-curdling and bone-chilling adventures. At New York New York, the haunted houses of Zombie Precinct have taken over the Brooklyn Bridge. Last year, this was the star attraction, with everybody from Criss Angel, Jonas Brothers, Frank Marino and Holly Madison taking the ... Read more...
10.19.09 · 5:53 AM
DWTS preview: Jackson tribute; Donny fights for safety
Right on the heels of celebrating their Flamingo headline show Donny & Marie Osmond’s first anniversary, Donny has no time for rest as he once again faces the judges on Dancing With the Stars tonight and tomorrow. Donny admits that he now has bruises all over his body from this week’s tough dance rehearsals with partner Kym Johnson. We’ll provide our spoiler alert story tonight monitoring how Donny and our other favorite Kelly Osbourne do in the competition after last ... Read more...
10.18.09 · 8:59 AM
Angelica Bridges’ claim against ex-husband; she awaits girls’ return
Since our first exclusive interview yesterday with Fantasy headliner Angelica Bridges over her battle to win back her two daughters from Canada, the north of the border media outlets have gone into a frenzied overdrive of histrionic headlines. Now Angelica is waiting anxiously for the girls to be returned to her in Los Angeles. Click HERE for our story that triggered the media explosion north of the border. The former Baywatch actress’s daughters Scarlett, 2, and Valentina, 6, are with ... Read more...
10.17.09 · 5:44 PM
Exclusive: Fantasy star fights to keep kids and return to Luxor show
“I was devastated. I can’t let my life be crushed and ruined, but I thought it was over. I feel like I am in a living nightmare.” That’s how Fantasy star and former Baywatch star Angelica Bridges described the emotional roller coaster she’s been on the past 48 hours. After just two weeks of rehearsals, Angelica opened the new 10th anniversary gala Fantasy shows just days ago. Click HERE for our coverage of Tuesday’s grand opening, and click HERE for ... Read more...
10.17.09 · 2:37 AM
Photo Gallery: Kim Kardashian celebrates her 29th birthday at Tao
Gorgeous Kim Kardashian’s lavish 29th birthday festivities continued at Tao nightclub at The Venetian early this morning — and over an earlier dinner at Tao, she told me that New Orleans Saints star Reggie Bush and she are “back on” and proudly celebrating the reunion. Said Kim: “Robin, we got back together. It is so much better now. This will be the year for us. We are reunited. We have cleared up the difficulties that were getting the worst of ... Read more...
10.16.09 · 6:18 PM
Angelica Bridges exits Fantasy ‘until further notice’
The following press release was just emailed regarding Baywatch beauty, Playboy model and Strawberry Blonde singer Angelica Bridges’ very new run at Fantasy in the Luxor: Anita Mann, producer of Fantasy at Luxor Las Vegas, regrets to announce that Angelica Bridges will not be performing in Fantasy until further notice due to personal matters that require her immediate attention. “Angelica is an incredible professional who we all sincerely loved working with and are deeply disappointed about the situation we find ... Read more...
10.16.09 · 2:12 PM
Strip Scribbles: It’s my comedy debut in Celebrity Tarot Lounge
I really don’t have a clue about what I will be doing when I receive a tarot card reading tonight at 7 at the Celebrity Tarot Lounge in Town Square’s Stage Door theater. Our Rio headliner Penn Jillette’s wife Emily invited me to take part in her production of Matt Donnelly’s standup improv comedy. Apparently I will pick a card — just hope it isn’t the devil or doom — and then Matt’s comedy troupe ad libs and improvises a ... Read more...
10.16.09 · 12:29 PM
Photo Galleries: Hard Rock Cafe Strip grand opening a smashing good time
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor The grand opening of the Hard Rock Cafe on the Las Vegas Strip last night featured a red carpet on the Strip sidewalk, the smashing of guitars by some 20 VIPs and a concert on the third-floor music space by Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame. The star-studded red carpet included Chris, Holly Madison, Chris Kirkpatrick, Vince Neil and his wife Lia, Chris Phillips and Marley Taylor of Zowie Bowie, Mr. Vegas DeLuxe ... Read more...
10.16.09 · 11:25 AM
Terry Fator says Taylor Dew and he are ‘very much in love’
Mirage $100 million headliner Terry Fator has spoken candidly for the first time about his romance with his former onstage assistant Taylor Dew (formerly Taylor Makakoa). The first $1 million winner of America’s Got Talent (Season 2 in 2007) and the Hawaiian-born beauty are now living together in a new $6 million estate in Summerlin. “We love spending time with each other, and we do love each other,” Terry told me yesterday in an exclusive conversation. “We have become very ... Read more...
10.16.09 · 10:53 AM
Are Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush back together?
At first it looked as if the long romance between reality TV star Kim Kardashian and New Orleans Saints player Reggie Bush would wind up in an engagement ring and subsequent marriage. There were a couple of on-and-off-again hiccups — and then shock and surprise when Kim confirmed to me that “it was over” at her recent Las Vegas visit for the opening of Pink’s Hot Dogs at Planet Hollywood. Then Kim’s stepdad Bruce Jenner told me a few days ... Read more...
10.16.09 · 10:23 AM
Star-studded Justin & Friends concert may raise $1.5 million
After days on the golf course, it’s time for pop superstar Justin Timberlake to return to the more familiar setting of a concert stage, and as part of this weeklong Shriners Hospitals for Children benefit, J.T.’s lined up an extraordinary list of stars for tomorrow night’s benefit concert at Mandalay Bay. Justin hopes the show will raise well over $1 million for the charity and that total receipts for the week will near $5 million. Stars at the concert include ... Read more...
10.16.09 · 9:44 AM
Photo Gallery: Frank Caliendo opens at the Monte Carlo
It’s the start of a 10-year deal at the Monte Carlo for comedy impressionist Frank Caliendo, and Vegas DeLuxe has the first photos. Contributing photographer Tom Donoghue was on duty at Frank’s first night as he amazed the audience with his impressions of everybody from Al Pacino to John Madden to Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. The grand opening gala will be held shortly, but meantime we wanted you to see Frank in action first! Robin ... Read more...
10.16.09 · 8:59 AM
Is Trisha Yearwood headed to the Great White Way?
Country singer Trisha Yearwood, who is married to Garth Brooks, was in Las Vegas with him for his announcement of a five-year weekend residency at the Encore Theater in Steve Wynn’s Wynn Las Vegas resort casino. Trisha said, “As part of our give-and-take relationship, I’m thrilled he’s out of the house but still able to keep to our top priority of the children. But after five years at the Wynn, I will get to fulfill my dream of appearing on ... Read more...
10.16.09 · 8:03 AM
Photo Gallery: Nick Lachey’s Winnit.com Tour stops at Three Square
Singer Nick Lachey visited the Three Square food bank in Las Vegas during his company Winnit.com’s Everybody Wins Tour. Our contributing photographer Erik Kabik told me that Nick rolled up in his bright yellow Winnit.com tour bus, which he has been touring around in for nine days. He came inside to greet the 30 Clark County School District students who were at Three Square to assemble 1,440 food bags for the Backpack for Kids Program that provides nutritious, child-friendly food ... Read more...
10.15.09 · 3:12 PM
Photo Gallery: Garth Brooks, Steve Wynn make concert run official
Beginning shortly before 2 p.m., we started tweeting the Garth Brooks and Steve Wynn press conference at Twitter.com/Robin_Leach (spelling and punctuation have been corrected for the non-Twitterverse!): *Forty Nashville journalists on flight with Garth landed 20 minutes ago. Very large turnout of media in Encore Theater. Real-time reports start at 2 p.m. *Garth and Steve onstage. Garth removes Stetson. Talked about it getting started over dinner. And wanted to see the room. *Bette Midler and Steve watched Garth play the ... Read more...
10.15.09 · 2:08 PM
Strip Scribbles: Justin Timberlake partakes in sushi and gambling
Pop superstar Justin Timberlake and Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) joined friends last night for dinner at Nobu in the Hard Rock Hotel. After sushi and sashimi, the guys were spotted playing blackjack and table games on the casino floor before visiting Carey Hart’s Wasted Space for the Juliette Lewis concert. MLB player Jason Giambi gave a warm-welcome handshake to Justin at the rock lounge, where the group stayed until the wee hours this morning. Justin is in ... Read more...
10.15.09 · 1:11 PM
Mayor’s itinerary includes Santa Claus and London trip
Siegfried & Roy and NASCAR star Kyle Busch will lead this year’s 5th Annual Great Santa Run on Dec. 5 in an attempt to wrest back from Ireland the Guinness World Record of most Santas. Yesterday, Mayor Oscar Goodman, his two stunning showgirls, Zowie Bowie and yours truly gathered at Opportunity Village’s new campus on South Buffalo to make the official announcement. It was the first appearance of the holiday season for Santa Claus and his Mrs. visiting here from ... Read more...
10.15.09 · 12:38 PM
Star chefs shine at Epicurean Foundation gala at M Resort
One of the world’s top chefs, Joel Robuchon, who has a restaurant at MGM Grand, and our star chef Rick Moonen of RM Seafood in Mandalay Bay were just two of the top toques helping raise funds for the Epicurean Charitable Foundation’s eighth annual scholarship fundraiser gala. R&B legend Al Green and the B.B. King Blues Club Vegas All-Stars provided poolside entertainment for the gala at The M Resort. Thousands of dollars were raised for the scholarship program, which supports ... Read more...
10.15.09 · 11:07 AM
Photo Gallery: Juliette Lewis @HRH; Carmen Electra @MGM
An enchanting actress and an enthralling television personality were in the eye of the lens this week here in Las Vegas. Actress Juliette Lewis says she’s temporarily given up her acting career for the world of rock and roll. Fans gave her an enthusiastic welcome when she performed at Carey Hart’s Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel last night. MLB star Jason Giambi was among the crowd cheering on Juliette, and our contributing photographer Erik Kabik was front and ... Read more...
10.15.09 · 9:56 AM
Deadly Seven’s TV show, album ahead of Halloween
Seven former Las Vegas showgirls formed a punk rock group representing the seven deadly sins of pride, sloth, greed, wrath, envy, lust and gluttony, and they dubbed themselves the Deadly Seven. They’ve made mayhem and headlines over the past months, and it’s now all beginning to pay off big time. They are this month’s feature story in the magazine Girls & Corpses, and, in a shock rock expose, they also are the headliners in Vegas Rocks magazine. The glamour girls ... Read more...
10.15.09 · 8:29 AM
Wayne Newton’s debut preview goes off without a hitch
Mr. Las Vegas opened his six-month run of Once Before I Go at the Tropicana last night, and the first night of previews went off without a hitch. The grand opening is set for Oct. 28, and Wayne’s show is a celebration of his incredible 50 years as the reigning king of Las Vegas show business. My friend comedy impressionist Rich Natole opened for Wayne last night. Once Before I Go is an intimate journey through a life spent onstage, ... Read more...
10.15.09 · 7:31 AM
It’s official: Garth Brooks confirms Las Vegas residency
Country king Garth Brooks confirmed this morning in Nashville his new residency at Steve Wynn’s casino hotels, and full details are forthcoming shortly. The residency ends Garth’s self-imposed retirement that began back in late 2000 when the 47-year-old wanted more time with his three children. Beginning at 7 a.m. Pacific Time, Garth is talking with reporters in Nashville for the next hour about the decision. Then they will join him on a flight to Las Vegas, arriving here before noon. ... Read more...
10.14.09 · 2:04 PM
Strip Scribbles: Justin Timberlake is golfing with the stars
Both ends of the musical spectrum and even in between are well represented today at Justin Timberlake’s Celebrity Pro-Am. Shock rocker Alice Cooper trekked from his Phoenix home to join smooth jazz star Kenny G and Justin, all golf fanatics, for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open fundraiser at TPC in Summerlin. Justin will partner with his former caddy Anthony Kim, and they were set to tee off at 11:30 a.m. today on the first hole. Other celebrities include Entourage ... Read more...
10.14.09 · 12:48 PM
Photo Gallery: Angelica Bridges goes topless in Fantasy
“I was there in my full glory,” laughed former Baywatch beauty Angelica Bridges as she cut the 10th anniversary cake to celebrate her debut in the premiere of the all-new topless burlesque Fantasy at the Luxor last night. The former Playboy and Maxim cover girl and nude centerfold model said she felt really comfortable about appearing in a sexy, black, lacey, see-through baby doll onstage. Then as she completed her third song of the night, the other dancers undressed her. ... Read more...
10.14.09 · 11:21 AM
Filming is underway on Holly Madison’s Planet Holly
The Girls Next Door and Peepshow beauty Holly Madison is into her second day of filming her new reality TV show Planet Holly today. Day 1 got off to a great start yesterday when our merry mayor of mirth, Oscar Goodman, became her co-star in his City Hall office. He returns tomorrow for a second cameo. I had earlier filmed a segment with Holly at Koi in Planet Hollywood right after she’d shot scenes with zany comic Carrot Top at ... Read more...
10.14.09 · 11:03 AM
Chuck Liddell reportedly disappointed by DWTS dismissal
Our Flamingo headliner Donny Osmond reported last night that UFC champion Chuck Liddell took it pretty hard when “The Iceman” was frozen out of future competition on Dancing With the Stars. Now 10 couples remain on Season 9 of the ABC show. Low scores from judges and viewer votes eliminated the 39-year-old athlete from competition. Judge Bruno Tonioli blasted Chuck’s country Two-Step with partner Anna Trebunskaya: “You bring carnage and mayhem to everything you do. You not so much danced ... Read more...
10.14.09 · 9:53 AM
Julianne Hough begins Burlesque rehearsals with Cher, Christina
Former Dancing With the Stars beauty and two-time pro champion Julianne Hough, who has turned country music princess, has begun rehearsals for Burlesque starring Christina Aguilera and Caesars Palace headliner Cher. It’s the movie debut for our former Las Vegas Academy student. Christina also makes her long-awaited silver screen debut as an actress in the story of a Hollywood burlesque club owned by Cher. Julianne plays one of the other dancers all seeking fame and fortune in Tinseltown. Burlesque is ... Read more...
10.14.09 · 9:06 AM
Is a shakeup in store on Top Chef: Las Vegas tonight?
Sports book boss Johnny Avello has shaken up the standings in advance of tonight’s new Top Chef: Las Vegas episode on Bravo. Johnny now has Kevin Gillespie as the favorite after his anointing as the culinary king last week. That sent brothers and frontrunners Bryan and Michael Voltaggio down the field, and now Robin Leventhal sits on the firing line and may have to pack her knives and go home. Johnny, who is the director of Race and Sports Book ... Read more...
10.14.09 · 8:24 AM
Garth Brooks to announce Las Vegas concerts from Nashville and here
By 1 p.m. tomorrow, it will have been made official three hours earlier in Nashville that country king Garth Brooks is coming out of retirement and has agreed to a contract of 16 weeks of shows next year here at the late Danny Gans Theater at hotel tycoon Steve Wynn’s resort casino towers. Garth will meet with us over the lunch hour at the theater tomorrow to talk about how Steve persuaded him to make the comeback. Garth will break ... Read more...
10.13.09 · 7:23 PM
Another celebrity exits Dancing With the Stars
The censors woke up and were on duty for the Dancing With the Stars results show this evening. The plan, per the judges last night, was for Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough to reprise the sexiest dance ever on TV. Not the case, folks! The chopper fell on them and instead the spotlight reprise became the Charleston from top-scoring Melissa Joan Hart and Mark Ballas, and that jump-started the show with Shakira as the guest singer. SPOILER ALERT: Please do ... Read more...
10.13.09 · 2:55 PM
Photo Gallery: We salute The Doors, Theory of Flight and Vince Neil
Even though Motley Crue is on a tour break until early next year, frontman Vince Neil will hit the road solo with his own band. He’s also using the hiatus to begin work on his solo album and the group’s 30th anniversary projects for next year. When our hometown rocker and I had dinner at Ago in the Hard Rock Hotel, Vince told me the group isn’t splitting up as they go solo. “It’s simply a break from the touring. ... Read more...
10.13.09 · 1:34 PM
Strip Scribbles: Cheap Trick, producer donate $20,000 to MusiCares
It was more than the music that scored in the recent run of Cheap Trick shows at the Las Vegas Hilton for Sgt. Pepper Live. Producer Bill Edwards and the rockers donated $20,000 from booming ticket sales to support the emergency health and human service and addiction recovery programs of MusiCares and the music education programs of the Grammy Foundation. A portion of every ticket sold during the Hilton run was donated to these nonprofits of The Recording Academy. “Music ... Read more...
10.13.09 · 11:56 AM
DWTS Photo Gallery: Is Chuck Liddell on the firing line?
The first-round bell hadn’t even rung on last night’s fourth-week episode of Dancing With the Stars’s Season 9, and our UFC fighter hero Chuck Liddell was floored, reeling from a KO punch. He and Russian partner Anna Trebunskaya just couldn’t take down the American classic country two-step! The judges followed up with a more devastating punch, giving them only 17 points. Throughout the two-hour show on ABC, Chuck and Anna remained at the bottom looking at certain execution. Then at ... Read more...
10.13.09 · 10:22 AM
Photo Gallery: Timberlake, golf fundraiser and $4.2 million
More than 130 professional golfers will compete for a $4.2 million purse this week in Justin Timberlake’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. The winner will walk away with $756,000. Justin will be on hand tomorrow at the TPC in Summerlin to play in the Celebrity Pro-Am with stars including rock legend Alice Cooper and poker player of the year Daniel Negreanu. But it’s the huge, star-studded blockbuster Justin & Friends concert on Saturday at Mandalay Bay Events Center that will ... Read more...
10.13.09 · 9:07 AM
Photo Gallery: Holly Montag’s birthday cake in the face
There’s something about these sisters! I just can’t put my finger on it, though. One is wackier or zanier than the other, n’est pas? So you knew there’d be some kind of mischievous and offbeat behavior when The Hills star Holly Montag, Heidi’s older sister, came to town to celebrate her 26th birthday. It all started quite normally with dinner at Yellowtail in the Bellagio. Holly was with her friends Stacie Hall, Lindsey Browder, Jason Sarcinelli and C.J. Koegel. It ... Read more...
10.13.09 · 7:34 AM
Vanessa Minnillo’s Face of Vegas a ruse for True Beauty
Call it a hoax or a very successful ruse, but ABC producers got away with it for the entire four weeks they were filming their reality series Face of Vegas here in Las Vegas. I’ve learned now that as Vanessa Minnillo, Carson Kressley, Beth Ostrosky and the network program execs left town this past weekend, it was all just a massive and elaborate cover-up! There is no Face of Vegas show. A total deception and con. I was fooled until ... Read more...
10.12.09 · 7:29 PM
Were the censors sleeping tonight during Dancing With the Stars?
On a night when the sexiest dance ever was shown on television, one of our Las Vegas competitors found himself nearly at the bottom of the pack. That means big trouble ahead of tomorrow’s results show on the fourth week of Season 9 of Dancing With the Stars. SPOILER ALERT: Please do not read any further if you want to get the full surprise and drama of watching the West Coast tape-delayed broadcast of ABC’s top-rated Dancing With the Stars. ... Read more...
10.12.09 · 1:19 PM
Strip Scribbles: Mayor to fly inaugural Las Vegas-London flight
After a short royal-themed official visit to London, our merry mayor of mirth, Oscar Goodman, and his lovely wife, Carolyn, will fly back home on the inaugural British Airways flight that starts direct nonstop service between the two cities. Oscar and other Las Vegas dignitaries will be aboard B.A. Flight #275 when it makes the first trip from my old hometown on Oct. 25. The new Boeing 777, with three classes of cabin service, will depart London’s Heathrow Airport at ... Read more...
10.12.09 · 11:20 AM
Exclusive Photo Gallery: From small town girl to Strip headliner
Angelica Bridges grew up in a small Missouri town of just 150 people. She was involved in the Bible-belt Miss Missouri Teen Pageants, so when the redheaded knockout went topless for a sexy magazine photo shoot, not only did it shock her family, but she also broke every taboo in the book back home! Ironically, now the stunning, statuesque beauty has signed on for a three-month guest stint, with another three-month possible renewal, starring in Fantasy at the Luxor, and ... Read more...
10.12.09 · 10:12 AM
Carmen Electra’s life of love, nudity and E!’s Ultimate Catch
Let’s dispense with answers to your immediate questions. Yes, gorgeous Carmen Electra does go topless for even longer than before in her return appearance headlining in Crazy Horse Paris at MGM Grand. Yes, she’s still super sexy in that naughty, nearly there, nearly bare black garter belt and thigh-high stockings Lesson in Eroticism couch striptease. Yes, she’s even wilder in her Chain Gang bust-bulging, behind-cage-bars number. No, she’s not topless for the long line of fans waiting for her meet-and-greet ... Read more...
10.12.09 · 9:14 AM
Photo Gallery: Kristin Cavallari’s The Hills party @LAX
Try to get secrets out of Kristin Cavallari about her new season on MTV’s The Hills, and she clams up in total silence. Mums the word! She simply isn’t talking or letting any plot lines be revealed! The young stunner was stag at LAX in the Luxor to celebrate the season premiere and wasn’t spilling any secrets: “I’m not giving away any juicy details!” Kristin’s night started at dinner with friends at the nearby Company Kitchen & Pub House and ... Read more...
10.12.09 · 7:41 AM
Holly Madison starts shooting reality TV series Planet Holly
E! Entertainment cameras arrived on the Strip last night and began filming “scene set shots by dark” in advance of four days of shooting the first episode of Holly Madison’s new reality TV show this morning. I can reveal that two days — tomorrow and Thursday — will be spent downtown at City Hall in the company of our merry mayor of mirth, Oscar Goodman. Holly, in Mary Tyler Moore comedy style, has her eyes on becoming an intern at ... Read more...
10.12.09 · 6:54 AM
Our hometown DWTS favorites face two untested dances
In the first three weeks of ratings winner Dancing With the Stars shows, the judges have critiqued the celebrity contestants based on the more traditional salsa, rumba, foxtrot and Viennese waltzes. Tonight, our hometown favorites Chuck Liddell, Donny Osmond and Kelly Osbourne face a totally out-of-the-box challenge. Even Donny, our Flamingo headliner who rehearsed all weekend long, says, “It’s a difficult dance.” Donny hosted late producer friend Danny Gans’ Run for Life Champions 5k Walk & Run over the weekend, ... Read more...
10.12.09 · 6 AM
Photo Gallery: Barrett-Jackson Auction surpasses $20 million
This was no “cash for clunkers” stimulus program. This was the last word in top dollar for some of the most prized collective cars in history. In three days of selling just over 400 cars, the auctioneers at the 2nd Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction at Mandalay Bay hauled in a staggering $20 million plus! On Saturday alone, it was nearly $10 million, with polished and restored collectibles selling at a rate of about $100,000 every three minutes! Action movie ... Read more...
10.11.09 · 11:29 AM
Videos: Dancing With the Stars Season 9 highlights so far
As I shared in my tweets yesterday, I’ve learned what our Las Vegas favorites will face on tomorrow’s episode of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. They’ve been thrown a curve-ball challenge. They have to create a brand new style from two classic American dances. Kelly Osbourne with partner Louis Van Amstel and Donny Osmond with Kym Johnson will perform their version of the Charleston. Even tougher for Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, as his partner Anna Trebunskaya, is Eastern European: They ... Read more...
10.11.09 · 10:35 AM
Videos: Kristin Cavallari hosts The Hills party at LAX
Reality TV star Kristin Cavallari celebrated the season premiere of MTV’s The Hills by hosting a party at LAX in the Luxor last night, and our regular Vegas DeLuxe reader Richard Corey was part of the red carpet arrivals and posted his videos to YouTube. Kristin started her evening with friends at dinner at the Company Kitchen and Pub House in the Luxor, and she was still dancing to Michael Jackson and Beyonce hits early this morning. Kristin was an ... Read more...
10.11.09 · 8:52 AM
Photo Galleries: Nick joined by wife Mariah for the Big 2-9
Nick Cannon celebrated his birthday at the Bank in the Bellagio last night, and obviously his superstar singer wife Mariah Carey hopped right over after wrapping her second show at The Pearl in the Palms to join in the celebration. Guests included Aubrey O’Day and some of her cast mates from Peepshow in Planet Hollywood, and the festivities were still going strong this morning. Leading lens lady Denise Truscello was on front-line duty as specially designed cakes in the form ... Read more...
10.10.09 · 11:56 AM
Photo Gallery: Dane cooks up a comedy storm at The Joint
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Comedian and actor Dane Cook’s Isolated Incident Global Thermal Comedy Tour parked it at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel last night for 1 1/2 hours, and the audience was served the expected sex- and profanity-laden stand-up from the popular and likable frat-boy funnyman. Dane’s comedic style isn’t over-the-top funny (not that it needs to be), but it is at once juvenile, random, shocking, insightful and even touching. Dane tackled gambling and the ... Read more...
10.10.09 · 9:56 AM
Photo Gallery: Mario Lopez celebrates his 36th birthday on the Strip
Television host and actor Mario Lopez made his 36th birthday blast at the Bank in the Bellagio a family affair, and there was a surprise arrival by Peepshow star Aubrey O’Day. The handsome host of America’s Best Dance Crew and the Miss America Pageant celebrated with his girlfriend Courtney Mazza, and the romantic couple happily kissed for the cameras. Before the bank, Mario enjoyed dinner at Yellowtail in the Bellagio. The celebration with his sister Marissa and his cousins at ... Read more...
10.10.09 · 8:03 AM
Photo Gallery: From The Girl Next Door to Hofbrauhaus Holly
Playboy princess and The Girls Next Door, Peepshow and soon-to-be Planet Holly star Holly Madison was the official keg tapper last night during Oktoberfest at Hofbrauhaus. Holly wore an authentic costume for the celebration and proved to be a picture perfect model for our contributing photographer Scott Harrison for our Vegas DeLuxe photo gallery. We’ll be on the Planet Holly set with the blonde bombshell next week. Filming of her new E! reality TV series begins Monday, so you can ... Read more...
10.9.09 · 1:24 PM
Strip Scribbles: News of Garth Brooks residency set for Thursday
It now looks definite after weeks of rumors and speculation that country superstar Garth Brooks is coming out of retirement to become a resident headliner at the Wynn. He’ll play in the theater that was to have been the longtime permanent home of the late Danny Gans. Garth has performed only charity concerts since announcing his decision to quit recording and performing in 2001. Since his debut album in 1989, Garth has sold more than 114 million albums and is ... Read more...
10.9.09 · 11:34 AM
Photo Gallery: Jerry Springer’s AGT Live! debuts to ovations
Country singer and $1 million winner Kevin Skinner, who chased chickens for slaughter until he was voted No. 1 on this Season 4’s America’s Got Talent, led the NBC show’s favorite acts onto the stage at Planet Hollywood last night. “I cannot believe I’m standing here in Vegas with my name up in lights,” said the 35-year-old guitarist from Paducah, Ky. For eight years, Kevin was on a six-man catching crew risking potential throat, skin and lung problems to grab, ... Read more...
10.9.09 · 10:02 AM
Photo Galleries: Dead by Sunrise, Aaron Lewis and Easy Rider
Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington is the mastermind of Dead by Sunrise. The band is made up of the combined talents of Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck of Orgy, Brandon Belsky and Elias Andra of Julien-K , Anthony “Fu” Valcic and, of course, Chester! Our contributing photographer Erik Kabik was on hand when Dead by Sunrise performed its first full Las Vegas show at Carey Hart’s Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel. Easy Rider: The Ride Back Kristen Renton, ... Read more...
10.9.09 · 7:56 AM
World’s largest helium balloon makes maiden flight over the Strip
The world’s largest helium-filled, land-tethered balloon, Cloud Nine, was officially launched yesterday with its first passengers soaring 500 feet above the Las Vegas Strip. The balloon, developed by Cloud Nine Entertainment, is the newest attraction on the Strip, offering locals and visitors breathtaking views of the city skyline. Cloud Nine Entertainment Director of Sales and Marketing Bert Rhine happily toasted partner Kevin Michaels, Cloud Nine founder and CEO, from 500 feet in the air at the launch of the Cloud ... Read more...
10.9.09 · 1:11 AM
Counter Intelligence: Bobby Flay’s Throwdown comes to Rao’s
Hot off the grill! Celebrity chef Bobby Flay, whose Mesa Grill is in Caesars Palace, added some star power to two days of shooting his Food Network series Throwdown when he took on colleague restaurant Rao’s in Caesars Palace. Iron Chef Bobby signed on Rio headliner magician Penn Jillette, the Australian quartet Human Nature from Imperial Palace and the showgirls of Jubilee! at Bally’s to add excitement and sizzle to the battle. We’ll be sure to let you know the ... Read more...
10.8.09 · 3:26 PM
Jerry Springer juggling AGT Live! and talk show’s 19th year
For the next 10 weeks, TV talk show host Jerry Springer will juggle a brutal, nonstop work schedule as he jets bi-coastal to host the new America’s Got Talent Live! here at Planet Hollywood and tape his outrageous, and sometimes near violent, daily TV program in Connecticut. At 65, Jerry, who this year made his Broadway debut in Chicago, is celebrating the 19th anniversary of the talk show. The British-born personality was elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 1971 ... Read more...
10.8.09 · 1:57 PM
Strip Scribbles: Holly Madison ready to begin shooting Planet Holly
Peepshow star Holly Madison is ready for lights, camera and action when shooting starts Monday on her new VH1 reality TV series Planet Holly. Holly, who stars and serves as an executive producer on the series, also will be seen Sunday night on the two-night premiere of ex Hugh Hefner’s The Girls Next Door on E! I’ll be on the set with Holly one day next week filming a guest appearance, so we’ll have a report for VDLX. Meantime, last ... Read more...
10.8.09 · 11:47 AM
Photo Gallery: Mirage headliner Terry Fator salutes our injured troops
One of the great charitable causes that Mirage headliner Terry Fator quietly supports is his work with America’s wounded warriors. Terry went to the Universal Hilton in Los Angeles to raise money for the Iraq Star Foundation caring for the brave service members injured on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Terry put on a free show for the troops and their supporters, with all proceeds going to the charity. Our contributing photographer Joan Jett was on hand for this photo ... Read more...
10.8.09 · 10:25 AM
Guy Laliberte produces first video blog from outer space
Guy Laliberte is halfway through his 12-day Expedition 21 mission in outer space, and the casts of his six Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas shows are following every moment of the fantastic flight. The Cirque du Soleil founder paid $35 million to become the first Canadian businessman to fly to the International Space Station on a Soyuz 16 rocket ship, and now he’s produced his first video blog from the cosmos: It’s the 190th day of his space-related training and ... Read more...
10.8.09 · 9:27 AM
Maiden voyage for Cloud Nine Balloon 500 feet above the Strip
At 10 a.m. today, the skyline of Las Vegas will be forever changed. That’s when the world’s largest helium balloon, to be known as Cloud Nine, will be launched on its inaugural flight traveling 500 feet above the Strip. Blast-off — or, more accurately, lift-off — will take place opposite Mandalay Bay. The first flight will feature a champagne toast to celebrate the new tourist attraction and its breathtaking aerial views. Each flight will last 10 minutes, but arrangements can ... Read more...
10.8.09 · 8:46 AM
Photo Gallery: Autumn is in the air — and decor — at the Palazzo
There’s no doubt about it that with the sudden drop in temperatures here in Las Vegas, summer is officially over, and autumn has arrived. The colors are a-changing! The decorations team at the Palazzo has really embraced the season and completely transformed the decor of the property. Last night, celebrities, VIPs and guests at the A Bronx Tale opening performance by Chazz Palminteri in The Venetian marveled at the Palazzo lobby’s Lalique statue, which was draped in swirling, hand-sculpted bronze ... Read more...
10.8.09 · 7:49 AM
Photo Gallery: Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale debut a triumph
It’s an overwhelming achievement! Beyond brilliant and quite extraordinary. Broadway actor and movie star Chazz Palminteri walks and talks his way through an 85-minute, one-man performance, taking on the roles of wise guy mobsters and hustlers in his amazing tour de force A Bronx Tale. No wonder the entire audience last night at The Venetian that included Marilu Henner, Vanessa Minnillo, Mike Tyson, Gary Payton and Chuck Zito was on its feet for a lengthy standing ovation. Vanessa and Marilu ... Read more...
10.7.09 · 1:26 PM
Strip Scribbles: What’s going on with Top Chef: Las Vegas?
Is it only me who is confused by the programming schedule for Top Chef: Las Vegas? Is it only me who thinks that two weeks have gone by without a new episode? Bravo promotes a new episode every Wednesday, but from every resource I’ve poured over, the cable network is still airing repeats with our Rio headliners Penn & Teller yet again tonight. I’m assured that a new episode will air next week, and we’ll get Johnny Avello’s entertainment odds ... Read more...
10.7.09 · 12:35 PM
Photo Gallery: Our chefs take part in Wolfgang Puck’s L.A. fundraiser
For 27 years now, celebrity star chef Wolfgang Puck, who has six restaurants here in Las Vegas, has thrown an American Wine & Food Festival to benefit Meals on Wheels. This year, 80 top kings and queens of the kitchen and 73 vintners from all over America traveled on their own dime to Los Angeles to cook sampling meals and serve wines for thousands of foodies at the massive fundraiser. Our Las Vegas restaurant luminaries represented were Top Chef judge ... Read more...
10.7.09 · 11:23 AM
Manilow to say farewell to Hilton after 5 years and 300 shows
After five years with 300 performances for 450,000 fans, Barry Manilow’s record-setting engagement at the Las Vegas Hilton will end on Dec. 30. Rumored for weeks, and reported since May here on Vegas DeLuxe, the official announcement was made this morning. “Barry Manilow is an exceptional entertainer, and we have been extremely fortunate to have had him as our resident headliner at the Las Vegas Hilton for the last five years,” said Ken Ciancimino, executive vice president. “Although this current ... Read more...
10.7.09 · 10:25 AM
Photo Gallery: Playboy TV begins airing The King of Clubs
Producers of Gene Simmons’ reality TV series Family Jewels now have their cameras trained on the saucy, sassy, sexy antics of a Las Vegas strip joint. The King of Clubs, which is set in the notorious Palomino Club here, has premiered on Playboy TV, and it is no-holds-barred bare television! Our contributing photographer Eric Kabik was on tough assignment there when my friends from The Playboy Morning Radio Show broadcast from the club to celebrate the launch of the reality ... Read more...
10.7.09 · 8:56 AM
Photo Gallery: Road rally on the Strip kicks off Barrett-Jackson Auction
The star power-fueled excitement at the second Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Collector Car Auction begins today when a 100-car Strip road rally race kicks off the four-day festival at Mandalay Bay. Bruce Willis and Don Johnson will sell vehicles from their private collections, and the “Father of the Mustang,” Lee Iacocca, will provide an exclusive opportunity to own one of only 45 limited-edition Ford Mustangs. In a special charity auction, Jay Leno will donate proceeds from the sale of his one-of-a ... Read more...
10.7.09 · 7:36 AM
Photo Gallery: Las Vegas stars are safe for now on DWTS
Slowly, as Dancing With the Stars approaches its fourth episode next Monday, the weakest celebrity dancers are heading for the exit door via elimination or injury, and after next week’s show, our Las Vegas participants could be on the firing line. Last night, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay called it quits because of fractures in both feet that he’d wrecked further by disobeying producers and medical orders not to dance on Monday night. He’ll be back for the November ... Read more...
10.7.09 · 7:02 AM
Jerry Springer and Chazz Palminteri open on the Strip today
Two new Strip shows open tonight within three blocks of each other, and they couldn’t be more different if you tried! The 10-week run of America’s Got Talent Live! with ringmaster Jerry Springer in charge of the music and mayhem kicks off, and simultaneously Academy Award-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri celebrates the opening of his one-man play A Bronx Tale. Chazz plays all 18 roles in the powerful story, which was a movie he starred in with Robert De Niro, who ... Read more...
10.6.09 · 7:26 PM
DWTS’ double elimination: One by vote, and one by injury
SPOILER ALERT: Please do not read any further if you want to get the full surprise and drama of watching the West Coast tape-delayed broadcast of ABC’s top-rated Dancing With the Stars. But come back after the show to compare notes with us! One totally unexpected elimination tonight as UFC hero Chuck Liddell’s fancy footwork in his Big Bird ruffled costume won he and partner Anna Trebunskaya another shot in the DWTS results show. The judges picked them to reprise ... Read more...
10.6.09 · 3:02 PM
Photo Gallery: Tattoo titan Mario Barth talks shop, Mirage venture
Action movie superstar Sylvester Stallone and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee were just two of the thousands of tattoo fans who packed Mandalay Bay Convention Center last week for Mario Barth’s Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth. With more than 1,000 tattoo artists at the convention, Sly strolled through the exhibit booths and stopped to check out the various designs — and even showed off his own ink. The crowd erupted in cheers when he revealed his shoulder tattoos. I joined ... Read more...
10.6.09 · 1:06 PM
Strip Scribbles: Fantasy‘s turning 10 with two new performers
Next Tuesday, the all-new-look topless cabaret Fantasy will be unveiled at the Luxor to coincide with its 10th anniversary on the Strip. I’m telling you ahead of time because the invitations go out today! Back on Sept. 21, I reported that former Baywatch star and nude magazine model Angelica Bridges has joined the cast — click HERE for that story — but now I can confirm that a second singer is being added to the show, Katie Dix. Katie gets ... Read more...
10.6.09 · 11:06 AM
DWTS Photo Gallery: Who’s getting cut? Is Julianne returning?
Former Peepshow headliner Mel B, aka Scary Spice, turned up on last night’s Dancing With the Stars as part of the celebrity rehearsal video, and she wants to be on next week’s show one more time. Now two-time professional champion Julianne Hough, who has gone country and embarked on an acting career, wants a comeback, too. She’s revealed that her pro dancer brother Derek Hough, who won Season 7 with Brooke Burke, and DWTS professional Mark Ballas, the reining pro ... Read more...
10.6.09 · 9:09 AM
Photo Gallery: Journey @M Resort, plus Kylie Minogue @The Pearl
It’s the opposite side of the world, but Australian singing sensation Kylie Minogue was right at home when she starred in concert at George Maloof’s The Pearl in the Palms. Kylie dazzled with her vocal power and a stunning array of costume changes! Among the stars watching the powerful performance from the VIP skyboxes were Paris Hilton and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt and Vanessa Minnillo with her Face of Vegas TV co-stars Carson Kressley and Beth Ostrosky, whose husband, Howard Stern, ... Read more...
10.6.09 · 7:24 AM
Celebrity chef cancels wedding last-minute; reception goes on
When superstar chef Todd English canceled weekend plans to marry his fiancee, she decided to party on at the reception he’d paid for — but wore black instead of the white wedding gown, according to sources in Manhattan. Iron Chef winner Todd, who runs Olives here at the Bellagio and is partnered with Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker in Beso opening New Year’s Eve at CityCenter, has requested privacy “during a difficult time.” Erica Wang decided to go ahead ... Read more...
10.5.09 · 7:31 PM
Tom DeLay continues dancing despite being told to quit; Abdul guest stars
It was a night of strange turns on Dancing With the Stars. Guest star Paula Abdul added her usual, unexpected candid comments, saying chief judge Len Goodman should have his name changed to Len Badman — and then telling judge Carrie Ann Inaba that they should go out on a date! Producers and doctors ordered former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to quit the show because of a foot fracture, but he overruled their health-risk warnings and instructions and elected ... Read more...
10.5.09 · 4:08 PM
Photo Gallery: Barrett-Jackson auction includes Leno, Willis vehicles
In less than 48 hours, the largest collectors’ car auction gets underway for only the second time in Las Vegas, and once again it will be the ultimate Duesenberg! Collectors are arriving from across the globe to bid on everything from iconic vintage racecars to motoring memorabilia of the stars. Craig Jackson, CEO and chairman of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co., said: “Last year’s debut was so big, so successful and so well received, it exceeded our best dreams, and now ... Read more...
10.5.09 · 2:32 PM
Photo Galleries: Stars turn out for Tao and Lavo anniversaries
It was an all-star super celebration for the fourth anniversary of Tao in The Venetian and its younger spinoff Lavo celebrating its first anniversary in the Palazzo. Even before Night 1 festivities kicked off at Lavo, newly single Brandi Cibrian hit Tao Beach with gal pal Jennifer Gimenez of VH1’s Sober House. Brandi split after eight years of marriage and two children from actor Eddie Cibrian after his affair with singer LeAnn Rimes became public fodder — and even after ... Read more...
10.5.09 · 1:28 PM
Photo Galleries: Paris Hilton’s visit is all business(-related), shopping aside
Party princess and hotel heiress Paris Hilton is one smart businesswoman. Forget the seemingly frivolous fluff of her reality TV shows and instead focus on the tycoon who plans to knock Donald Trump from the top! Paris has carefully crafted an image loved by her fans and headlined by the media, but she works it to keep an ever-growing spotlight on her less spotlighted business empire and interests. When she launched her debut line of sunglasses here last week, crowds ... Read more...
10.5.09 · 12:06 PM
Strip Scribbles: Cher welcomes The Colosseum’s 5 millionth guest
It was back in March 2003 when international singing star Celine Dion officially opened The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, and now the official 5 millionth guest has just made it into the record books. When Jason Hernandez turned up at the box office with his friend for Cher’s show, much to his surprise and excitement, he was promptly upgraded to front row seats and an invitation from Cher herself to meet backstage for the commemorative photo and presentation! *If you ... Read more...
10.5.09 · 9:31 AM
Photo Galleries: Ashlee, Christina Milian celebrate their birthdays
Forget Fox’s The Simpsons! This was the real-life version, with all the family on hand, for Ashlee Simpson-Wentz’s 25th birthday that included Fall Out Boy rocker husband Pete Wentz. Our contributing photographers Erik Kabik and Scott Harrison captured the fun on the red carpet for our first photo gallery, along with Ethan Miller of Getty Images, who shot the inside party. The all-Simpson entourage for the celebration at Wet Republic in MGM Grand included sister Jessica, dad Joe, mom Tina ... Read more...
10.5.09 · 7:32 AM
Dancing With the Stars Preview: Is Mel B returning to compete?
If you didn’t do a double take with the bare-chested, howling Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell on Dancing With the Stars last week, then get prepared for tonight’s episode. The UFC star will appear in ruffles and shake his costume decorations when he doubles for Big Bird on the hit ABC show. But whatever he’s wearing, Chuck and partner Anna Trebunskaya intend to do all they can to avoid being eliminated. They’ve been rehearsing for six consecutive days, and they’ll do ... Read more...
10.4.09 · 1:04 PM
Photo Gallery: March of Dimes Signature Chefs raises $200,000
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Caesars Palace executive chef Eric Damidot served as the host chef of the 12th Annual March of Dimes Signature Chefs fundraiser in the Palace Ballroom at Caesars Palace last night. The annual wine-and-dine event, presented by Farmers Insurance Group, included a cocktail reception and silent auction, fine dining samplings from some of the finest chefs in Las Vegas, wine from Southern Wine and Spirits and a spirited live auction. At the end of the ... Read more...
10.4.09 · 10:22 AM
Videos: Jessica and Ashlee Simpson arrive at Wet Republic
We’ll have our full story and photo coverage of another star-studded and jam-packed weekend in Las Vegas tomorrow. Meantime, our regular Vegas DeLuxe reader Richard Corey captured the arrivals of sisters, singers and actresses Jessica Simpson and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz at Wet Republic in MGM Grand yesterday to celebrate Ashlee’s 25th birthday. Like a good baby daddy, Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz also attended wife Ashlee’s birthday soiree. Here are Richard’s videos posted on YouTube: Check back to Vegas DeLuxe ... Read more...
10.4.09 · 9:27 AM
Photo Gallery: Slash & Friends marks Mirage’s 20th anniversary
Our contributing photographer Tom Donoghue captured this set of images from the Slash & Friends rock concert on Friday night and early yesterday morning celebrating The Mirage’s 20th anniversary this year. Guitar legend Slash and his music friends rocked Bare Pool Lounge, which is where Slash and his wife, Perla Hudson, first met 18 years ago. They greeted fans, and from that point onward, it was the most rockin’ jam session imaginable. Seen through the lens of Tom Donoghue’s Nikon ... Read more...
10.3.09 · 10:21 AM
Photo Gallery: Slash rocks Bare Pool Lounge with his friends
Slash and his friends — including Hole singer Courtney Love, Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger, his wife Perla Hudson, Joe Perry of Aerosmith and Chris Daughtry of Daughtry — rocked Bare Pool Lounge in The Mirage last night, and leading lens lady Denise Truscello was there to capture these shots for our photo gallery. The concert, Slash & Friends, was part of The Mirage’s 20th anniversary celebration. Chris was back in town after performing at Andre Agassi’s annual Grand Slam ... Read more...
10.3.09 · 9:01 AM
Photo Gallery: All Nick, Vanessa and Tommy need is Love
Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey rekindled their romance last night at The Beatles Love by Cirque du Soleil at The Mirage. Arriving hand in hand to the theater, Vanessa sipped chardonnay, while Nick opted for a Grey Goose and soda. After the show, they went backstage to meet the cast of Love, sign autographs and pose for photos. While thanking the cast for their performance, the beautiful Vanessa gushed that she fell back in love with Nick after seeing the ... Read more...
10.2.09 · 3:29 PM
Strip Scribbles: Christina Milian returns to revel with partygoers
Just a month after her runaway wedding and the surprise announcement of her pregnancy, stunning actress-singer Christina Milian returns to Las Vegas. Christina plans to host a night of revelry at Tabu Lounge in MGM Grand. Her new husband, Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter and producer The Dream will accompany his blushing bride to the bash. Star surveillance Singer Nick Lachey is back in town for another weekend with his reunited ladylove Vanessa Minnillo, who is here filming Face of Vegas. ... Read more...
10.2.09 · 2:02 PM
Rock superstars to invade The Mirage for Slash & Friends
Just when you think this weekend could not be more star-studded and party productive, along comes the topper! And it will be the biggest night of rock that Las Vegas has ever seen! In fact, it’s a weekend of incredible live performances and parties as the rock and roll blowout Slash & Friends celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Mirage. Rarely seen in Las Vegas, singer Courtney Love of Hole fame will make an appearance and perform with rock icon ... Read more...
10.2.09 · 1:19 PM
Star-studded celebrations set for Tao and Lavo anniversaries
It’s a weekend-long celebration for our friends at nightlife epicenters Tao and Lavo. Congratulations to Mark Packer, Richard Wolf, Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg as they celebrate the fourth anniversary of their Tao restaurant and nightclub at The Venetian and the first anniversary of their Lavo restaurant and boutique nightclub at the neighboring Palazzo. The New York partnership put an extraordinary stamp on Las Vegas nightlife, and it’s difficult to believe it’s already been four years! It was one of ... Read more...
10.2.09 · 12:25 PM
It’s a party in the USA with Paris, Jessica and Ashlee
Party princess, socialite, business tycoon, reality TV star, actress and singer Paris Hilton will add dealer to her resume after tonight. Paris has a busy weekend ahead of her in Las Vegas, and it gets underway this afternoon at the Sands Expo & Convention Center when she launches her sunglass collection at the Gripping Eyewear exhibit. She says the glasses go from red carpet glamour to classic sophistication to casual and playful everyday wear. Tonight, she’ll ramp up the action ... Read more...
10.2.09 · 11:06 AM
Photo Gallery: Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi gets cover girl treatment
Top Chef: Las Vegas judge Padma Lakshmi has turned magazine cover girl, and I received a sneak peek at the new Vegas magazine that is available as of today. Padma’s interview in the gourmet issue of our sister glossy magazine reveals some interesting information about the Bravo personality. She spills the beans about her own eating habits, past contestants, what she looks for in a man and her life in Las Vegas. Says Padma, who has hosted Top Chef for ... Read more...
10.2.09 · 10:29 AM
Photo Galleries: Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth; Flogging Molly @Palms
Tattoo titan Mario Barth kicked off his four-day Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth at Mandalay Bay with a party at the resort’s Rum Jungle last night. Our contributing photographer Tom Donoghue was on the red carpet as Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee flew by, but other celebrities posed properly: Kate Hellenbrand, Stanley Moskowitz, Bob Tyrell, Japan’s Horitoshi family, Sua Petelo family, Jack Osbourne, Mark McGrath, Duff McKagan, Mix Master Mike, Evan Seinfeld, Palms headliner Matt Goss, Chuck Zito and DJ ... Read more...
10.2.09 · 9:08 AM
Happy 65th Birthday greetings to our hero Roy Horn
I remember it so vividly — as they say, as if it was yesterday. Six years ago this weekend, I stood on a stage at The Mirage, where the Cirque du Soleil Beatles musical Love is performed today, with Masters of the Impossible Siegfried & Roy. We were celebrating Roy Horn’s 59th birthday! We never dreamed a day later after that happy occasion, we would be standing vigil and praying for Roy as he fought for his life after the ... Read more...
10.2.09 · 8:02 AM
Exclusive Photo Gallery: Holly Madison’s two debuts with the Angels
It was a night of two firsts for Peepshow star Holly Madison. She’d never thrown out a first pitch at a Major League Baseball game, and the former Playboy centerfold who has bared all had certainly never sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” for a stadium full of fans. Holly accomplished both in the past 48 hours, and the western division champion Los Angeles Angels credit her with their 5-0 win over the Texas Rangers in Anaheim, Calif., that ... Read more...
10.1.09 · 12:44 PM
Strip Scribbles: Justin Timberlake to teach golf to 500 kids
Mega pop star Justin Timberlake will teach golf to 500 lucky kids in a youth clinic that he’s hosting with famed professional golfer Butch Harmon. Justin’s lesson on the links is set for Oct. 11 at the TPC in Summerlin and kicks off his annual, weeklong golf tournament and concert fundraiser for Shriners Children’s Hospital. As Vegas DeLuxe previously announced, Alice Cooper, Smokey Robinson and Kenny G are taking part in the golf tournament, and Alicia Keys, Ciara, Taylor Swift ... Read more...
10.1.09 · 11:08 AM
Chazz Palminteri plays 18 roles in his Bronx Tale at The Venetian
Ever since he began acting, Chazz Palminteri dreamed of playing Broadway and performing in Las Vegas. Now the 58-year-old is about to make his debut on the Strip. He kicks off an 11-day run of A Bronx Tale at The Venetian next Wednesday, and tickets are now on sale. Not wanting to make it an easy Vegas gig, Chazz will play all 18 characters in the 85-minute one-man show! The appearance here brings to a wrap a two-year national tour ... Read more...
10.1.09 · 9:12 AM
Photo Gallery: Moksha at new Hard Rock Cafe and Pitbull at HOB
Las Vegas jam band Moksha performed the first show at the new Strip Hard Rock Cafe to christen the massive 42,000-square-feet palace of rock’s 1,000-seat, third-floor concert area. Moksha has garnered a faithful following of local fans with its funk rock on guitar, organ, clavinet, bass, drums and horns — and with its female vocalist. The loyal fans were out of their seats dancing to the rock and jazz numbers, and our contributing photographer Erik Kabik was there to capture ... Read more...
10.1.09 · 8:22 AM
Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth to feature Dave Navarro, Tommy Lee
Tattoo mogul Mario Barth is set to rock Las Vegas when he kicks off his annual, four-day Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth today. The gathering that’s a potent mix of rock, art and entertainment is billed as the world’s largest skin and body modification convention and takes place at Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Motley Crue superstar Tommy Lee helps launch all the festivities at the opening VIP party tonight at the resort’s Rum Jungle. Other notable guests scheduled to attend ... Read more...
10.1.09 · 7:28 AM
Unraveling the Barry Manilow and Wayne Brady rumors
Rumors of Barry Manilow departing from the Las Vegas Hilton aren’t new to Vegas DeLuxe readers. When I talked with the singer-songwriter on May 20, Barry said that he didn’t know if his expiring contract at the Hilton would be renewed, but he did say that if terms couldn’t be agreed on, he wanted to stay on in Las Vegas. (Click HERE for that exclusive interview with Barry.) That’s why there also are rumors now that he’ll move onto the ... Read more...
10.1.09 · 6:30 AM
Photo Gallery: It’s ‘Dancing With the Scars’ for Donny and Kym
After two weeks of live telecasts and six weeks of preliminary rehearsals, our Flamingo headliner Donny Osmond describes the experience of dancing with professional partner Kym Johnson as “a roller coaster of emotion and excitement.” So much so that he’s retitled the ABC hit “Dancing With the Scars,” and he revealed: “I’ve used that line on more than one occasion, but with the reality of it being oh-so-true, I can’t count how many times Kym and I have been injured ... Read more...
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