Las Vegas Weekly

October 16, 2009 · 2:12 PM

Strip Scribbles: It’s my comedy debut in Celebrity Tarot Lounge

By Robin Leach

Penn and Emily Jillette on a roller coaster.

Photo: Courtesy

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 reading of what lies ahead for me. I’ll have to sharpen my wits because you know I won’t just sit there and take any vicious, venomous barbs, unless it’s all good-natured! I think Adam Savage from Mythbusters is in on the fun, too.

It’s a hilarious, 100-minute show, and afterward at 10 p.m., Mirage ventriloquist Terry Fator will be put in the hot seat. It should all be a night of great laughs and hilarity. Come on down and join us! For tickets and more information, go to TarotLounge.com. Incidentally, as you can see in our Terry Fator story posted today on Vegas DeLuxe, he’s taking off afterward to Seattle to perform the national anthem at the Seahawks-Cardinals game.

*She’s one of the most-followed personalities on Twitter. Stefanie Michaels, aka Adventure Girl, has more than 1.2 million people on her invite list for her Tweet Up party tonight at Lavo in the Palazzo. She’s even one of my followers! Stefanie spoke this week here at Blog World Expo, the world’s largest blogging and new media conference. Regarded as Twitter’s travel expert, she’s got industry heavy-hitters, nightclub revelers and fans gathered to meet, mingle and party.

*Our Miss America beauty Ericka Dunlap continues safely on CBS’ Amazing Race. Last Sunday, she and husband Brian Kleinschmidt successfully made it out of Cambodia, and this Sunday at 8 p.m., they will tackle the challenges of Dubai. Ericka, who has attended every pageant since it moved from Atlantic City to our Planet Hollywood here on the Strip, will be back again for the Jan. 29 and 30 events that wind up with the 2010 Miss America crowning.

*He’s being billed as the hottest crooner in Las Vegas since Elvis Presley, and on Monday and Tuesday night next week, he’ll prove it with two special concerts at The Orleans showroom. Perry Danos has a unique vocal versatility that combines the smoothness of Tony Bennett with the grit of Rod Stewart and a touch of Bobby Darin, but all in his own style. To introduce him to Las Vegas audiences, his one-man show is free and a promotion of his debut Christmas CD. Go to PerryDanos.com for more information. He promises classics, show tunes, pop and jazz standards!

*Vince Neil and his wife, Lia, joined Zowie Bowie’s Chris Phillips and Marley Taylor at Chazz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale at The Venetian and then invited the Italian actor to dinner afterward at Lavo. They ordered chicken Parmigiana and Marsala with tomato and basil pastas. As Vince headed home with his friends, Chazz took off to join comedian Pauly Shore at the first Toga Party & Beer Garden at Tao. Pauly wore a toga, but Chazz stayed in his smart jacket and slacks.

Star surveillance

Actress and singer Juliette Lewis rocked out to a packed house at Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel, but she also took time to do a little racy shopping at Love Jones, picking up intimate items by Cosabella, Elle McPherson and nearly there, nearly bare Naughty Janet lingerie. … Last night, Joe Jackson was back from the Bahamas enjoying the Hard Rock Hotel scene. … Rock star Alice Cooper treated his wife to an early holiday season gift of a coat that he liked when they went shopping at Betsey Johnson in Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile. … Holly Madison donned a bright red UFC bikini to jog down the Strip for scenes for her new reality TV series Planet Holly, but the camera crew had a hard time keeping up with her. They finished wrapping Episode 1 late last night, although when Mayor Oscar Goodman returns from his London trip next week, there’s one further little segment for the two of them to complete. … Michael “Mikey” Joseph Teutul, 31, of TLC’s American Chopper, broke up his journey to Las Vegas playing blackjack at the Pahrump Nugget. He’s riding Death Valley today and then comes into town for the weekend. … I don’t want to spoil any secrets, but suffice to say that on Carmen Electra’s E! TV reality series Ultimate Catch, Las Vegas resident Kim Martin scores very highly in the contests.

*Congratulations are in order for comedy magician Mac King, who is about to celebrate his upcoming 10th anniversary at Harrah’s on the Strip. He will be interviewed on CBS’ Sunday Morning With Charles Osgood on Nov. 1 discussing his career and the Harrah’s show anniversary and also will perform in the 53rd Annual It’s Magic the following weekend at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

Now it’s time for my weekly illusion, so let me wave the wand and pull some real surprises out of the hat we affectionately refer to each week around here as the ROYAL ROBIN RUNDOWN:

Friday, Oct. 17

*Comedy takes center stage with two nights of humor from The Tonight Show host Jay Leno at The Mirage, who goes head-to-head against George Lopez with his Tall, Dark & Chicano Tour at the Hilton. Incidentally, George starts his own late-night TV show Lopez Tonight on TBS on Nov. 9. Over at The Playboy Club in the Palms, Ryan Stout and Bryan Callen have two shows nightly.

*My good friend record producer Ron Dante and The Archies will perform those “Sugar Sugar” hits from yesteryear for two nights at the Eastside Cannery. Ron produced 10 albums over the years for Hilton headliner Barry Manilow. He just worked with 240 band members and 540 cheerleaders at the University of Washington halftime show!

*Kool and the Gang are joined by The Commodores for a double header at Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, while on the Strip, Moby holds down the fort at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay.

*America’s No. 1 DJ Z-Trip starts his run of Revolution Parties for the People at Rain in the Palms. … Music mogul turned DJ Jermaine Dupri returns for another session behind the wheels of steel at Prive in Planet Hollywood.

*More than 100 teams from around the world will compete in the World Paintball Championships over the next three days in the convention center gold parking lot behind the Riviera.

*As we told you elsewhere on Vegas DeLuxe, you will find Kim Kardashian celebrating her 29th birthday at Tao in The Venetian.

Saturday, Oct. 17

*A reminder that Justin Timberlake & Friends entertain with their charity fundraiser at Mandalay Bay, with Snoop Dogg, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Ciara, TLC, Jay Sean and other surprises.

*You’ll find music from another era with the original Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at the Star of the Desert Arena; Billy Dean does country at Santa Fe Station; The Sounds are in concert at House of Blues with Foxy; and Framing Hanley with The Veer Union, Janus and Transmit Now are at Carey Hart’s Wasted Space.

*Strip headliner Frank Marino, who has entertained on the Strip for more than 25 years, opens his new Divas Las Vegas show at Imperial Palace tonight. The slick 75-minute production features 16 men impersonating everybody from Cher, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and Tina Turner, with Frank portraying Joan Rivers as the emcee.

Party patrol

Snoop Dogg will jump down the Strip to bring his “Sensual Seduction” deejay show to Prive, while Sean Kingston will perform for a second time the same night at Pure in Caesars Palace. … Supermodel Janice Dickinson hosts with Andrew Christian the fifth anniversary party of Krave at Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile.

*The inaugural Italian Festival will be held at The M Resort for two days, with fabulous food and wondrous wines topped with delicious desserts. Roving magicians, jugglers and musicians will entertain, plus guests will join chefs there for the annual tradition of stomping barefoot on the new grape harvest.

Sunday, Oct. 18

*The legendary Bob Dylan performs with his band at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel. The superstar is releasing a Christmas album of holiday favorites for the first time this year!

*Leading reggae stars Wisin & Yandel, who have won Latin American and Puerto Rican Grammy Awards by the barrel-load, play The Orleans Arena. They’ve collaborated with everybody from R. Kelly to Paris Hilton as remixers.

*Carey Hart has another triple-header at his Wasted Space with Bonafide and guests Days After Hail and Fortwentydaze.

*My pal Travis Cloer of Jersey Boys finally gets to make his long-awaited appearance with Zowie Bowie at their Vintage Vegas show in the Monte Carlo. It’s double duty for Travis because he also will join cast members of his show, The Lion King and Phantom -- the Las Vegas Spectacular for a benefit concert at The Liberace Museum in the afternoon. It’s all to raise money to pay for medical care of young actress Lindsay Thomas, who is in the Jersey Boys Toronto cast and battling Stage 4 lung cancer.

Monday’s teases

Over the weekend, we will post the Kim Kardashian birthday celebration photo gallery and then preview how dangerous the next episode of Dancing With the Stars will be for Flamingo headliner Donny Osmond and our friend Kelly Osbourne. During the week, Mayor Oscar Goodman has promised us a report from his adventures with the Las Vegas showgirls in London.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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