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Celeb Halloween Pics: Dennis Rodman, Tera Patrick, Criss Angel, Amazing Jonathan, Gene Simmons, More
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Jenna Jameson Goes Hollywood; Vince Neil Comes Home; Plus, the Hottest Weekend Events
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Basketball Bonanza: the Lakers, the Kings, the Maloofs and a $6K Burger -- LUXE LIFE SPECIAL EDITION
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Friday, October 20, 2006
In This Issue:Porn
Queen Jenna Jameson is moving and shaking better
than ever.
Rock bad boy
Vince Neil is coming back to town for a loud and tattooed
weekend..
Liza Minnelli gets her wish of a free show
for Strip performers when she returns in Nov. Robin
helps you plan your Vegas weekend with Robin's Royal Rundown of the
hottest events.
Since calling her marriage quits, the adult film world's reigning queen, Jenna Jameson (pictured above) is on a roll. She may even have big screen actress Scarlet Johansson playing her in a major Hollywood studio version of her X-rated life story. Jenna's hoping the contracts will be finalized so filming can begin before the end of the year for a 2008 release. Meantime, she's going to launch her own Club Jenna TV cable channel and launch a line of makeup and fragrances in a partnership with a major clothing company. Still dating Ultimate Fighter Tito Ortiz, Jenna now divides her time between Vegas and Hollywood, having moved from her previous Phoenix home. Jenna, who was born and raised in Vegas, hasn't given up on the lucrative sex film industry. She has a new porn release coming out before year-end, teamed with Janine Lindemulder. "It's insane," says Jenna. "But it's the best film I've ever made." It's whispered that Jenna became a multi-millionaire when her Club Jenna adult video company was sold to Playboy earlier this year.
BACK IN TOWN
Yours truly enjoying some time with my neighbor, Motley Crue's Vince Neil.
My neighbor, rock's bad boy Vince Neil is heading home for the Vegas stop on his current Motley Crue/Aerosmith tour. It'll be a very busy Nov 4/5 weekend for the singer. The mega rock show, which is complete with mind-blowing pyrotechnics Vince promises me are unlike any seen before, is at the MGM Grand on November 4. Next day, he'll host his annual Off the Strip poker tournaments with some of our city's finest strip-club dancers turning cards with celebrities and poker professionals. I was there last year when we raised $170K to support kids battling cancer, leukemia and AIDS. Seating for the no limit Texas hold 'em is for just 150-players at a $500 buy in. Many of Vince's music-making pals have donated memorabilia to be auctioned off at the end run, in the memory of his late daughter Skylar who died from leukemia. The same weekend he'll inaugurate his brand new Tattoo Parlor at Strip Central, alongside the Imperial Palace and O'Sheas, and Vince promises he'll get the very first tattoo to add to his extraordinary body art collection!
ADVANCE NOTICE
You know by now that every Friday I like to sneak a peek into my diary and find the advance happenings so you can plan your travels to our fabulous city and not miss anything. Here's my new batch of must-see must-do highlights: THE 2006 Billboard Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena at 5PM on Monday Dec 4 on FOX. The only awards show to truly recognize No. 1 artists; it honors the year's leading artists and songs as determined by actual performance on Billboard's weekly charts from actual record-buying, internet-downloading and radio-listening. Hilton headliner Tony Bennett will receive the Century Award, Billboard's highest accolade for creative achievement. (Now in its 15th year, the Century Award pays tribute to an artist's still-developing body of work. Past winners include such legendary musicians as Tom Petty, Buddy Guy, Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, James Taylor, Annie Lennox, Sting and Stevie Wonder.)
The world-premiere of Saw III is a special pre-Halloween treat at the Brenden Theaters in the Palms and I'll be the red-carpet mc next Thursday, Oct 26, with all the cast promising to show up- including Tobin Bell, a.k.a. the sadistic serial killer Jigsaw. Incidentally, the movie's collector-poster shows a creepy Jigsaw in a red cloak, but for a nice little kicker, this particular piece of art was made using Tobin Bell's REAL blood (mixed with a bit of red paint, of course). All proceeds go to the Red Cross, which will also be the beneficiary of the Third Annual 'Saw' Halloween Blood Drive. So head on over to www.saw3.com to donate some blood or bid on art created using Jigsaw's. It's for a bloody good cause.
After Halloween comes Thanksgiving and then its Christmas! Time flies. On Saturday, Dec. 9, at downtown's Fremont Street Experience, we will have Opportunity Village's 2nd annual great Santa run. We'll try to break the world record. It's the official warm up event to next days New Las Vegas Marathon, and if you're a budding Santa stroller or Kringle jingler, register online at www.opportunityvillage.org. The first 5,000 jolly joggers will receive a five-piece Santa suit complete with hat, belt and beard during registration. Participants may choose from the 5K Fun Run/Walk or the Kris Kringle Jingle one-mile stroll for the casual walker or jogger. The Santa Dash in Liverpool holds the current record for the Largest Santa Gathering with 3,921 participants, according to Guinness World Records. Opportunity Village expects at least 5,000 participants for the Las Vegas Great Santa Run. Head Santa Mayor Oscar Goodman will serve as the official Santa starter and I'll be there to head up raceday festivities.
SURPRISE WEDDING
Van Helsing's Curse features an amazing 18-piece gothic rock-orchestra that performs alongside former Twisted Sister lead singer Dee Snider. He'll narrate a chilling story as the band performs remarkable versions of classic horror films and ominous songs with original melodies mixed in throughout the show. Van Helsing's Curse is a true concert experience to set the tone for the Halloween Season. Coffin lids will rise tonight and tomorrow (Oct 20/21) at the Hard Rock Hotel's Joint. But, immediately following tomorrow's concert, Dee and his wife Suzette will renew their marriage vows to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. She threatens to wear black for the occasion!
LIZA LATE NIGHT
It's official! Liza Minnelli's wish to have the Luxor Theater host a free concert so all the other Strip dancers, singers, showgirls, entertainers can see her performance has come true. Yesterday, Luxe Life learned that Liza and Luxor president Felix Rappaport settled on November 25, at 1:00AM, for the live "Gypsy" show. (Click here for our exclusive Liza Minnelli interview earlier this week, in which she talked about her desire to throw a Gypsy show as she used to do with Sammy Davis Jr. almost two decades ago.)
TV XMAS SPECIAL
I know the temperatures have cooled, but Christmas is still 9 weeks away. However, it'll be the Holiday itself tonight when TV cameras roll on the Holiday Celebration of Ice at the Orleans Arena with super skater Nancy Kerrigan leading a team of 11 other stars of ice. Even my favorite jazz artists Anita Baker and Dave Koz will be there to add the high notes of smooth soul to the special event. It's really a TV special being filmed for Christmas week on NBC, so if you aren't in the audience tonight you can catch it later!
ROBIN'S ROYAL RUNDOWN
Now to all the other highlights of our star-studded weekend listed in what we affectionately refer to as ROBIN'S ROYAL RUNDOWN:
FRI, OCT 20
He
may have left his heart in San Francisco but Tony
Bennett will sing all his
golden-oldies at the Hilton tonight and tomorrow.
The
sounds of summer surfing are guaranteed with Rock 'n' Roll Hall of
Famers The
Beach Boys at the Luxor for 2-nights, so get the 'Good
Vibrations' and say YES
when they ask 'Wouldn't it be Nice?'
For
another big band sound, Chicago
blasts off with the brassy at MGM thru Nov 1.
Late
night comedy king Jay
Leno entertains at an Autism Charity Concert in Mandalay Bay
Country
star Roy
Clark will stomp and strum his hits at the Suncoast while
Jose
Feliciano has a different guitar sound going on at the
Orleans, both thru Sunday night.
The
movie release party for 'Running with Scissors'
starring Annette Bening
and Alec Baldwin will be held at LIGHT in the Bellagio.
SAT, OCT 21
Time
for margaritas as Jimmy
Buffet brings his laid-back island-rock to the MGM
Grand.
The
all-stars of yesteryear who made rock 'n' roll what it is today --
Chuck
Berry,
Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis -- will reunite at the
Orleans Arena.
Bill
Engvall will entertain in the unlikely Green Valley Ranch
venue.
The
luscious ladies of Hawaiian Tropic, featured in the November Playboy,
will host
at PURE
while Playmate Tamara Witmer, October's centerfold,
kickstarts
Halloween when she hosts a horror-themed affair at Scores
adult men's club.
I
don't know if he'll sing, play or just humor us, but Pauly
Shore
is at the House of Blues.
Mixed
martial-arts Men of strength and style with kickboxing and jiu-jitsu
are
battling in Pride
Fighting's Real Deal at the Thomas & Mack and
muscleman
Phil Baroni will host the After Fight Party at PURE.
SUN, OCT 22
The battle rapper known as Xzibit
will rock out at the House of Blues.
MON, OCT 23
Stay
over past the weekend because those legends of music the Beastie
Boys are set
for a Hard Rock concert.
STRIP SCRIBBLES
Congratulations to another neighbor, Jamie Little, who has just been selected by ABC Sports to be one of the 4 pit reporters for the network's NASCAR coverage next season and the following 2-years. Jamie made TV race history in 2004 as the first female Indianapolis 500 pit reporter. The gutsy girl once hit 185mph on a test Kawasaki motorbike at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway track! ... 'Survivor' stars Rob and Amber Mariano survived 'The Amazing Race' and now they've been out at the Speedway filming for their new Fox reality series 'Against The Odds' at Richard Petty's driving experience. The TV show is still filming Rob's quest to become a poker pro as he plays at Red Rock and the new Venetian poker room under mentor Daniel Negreanu.
MONDAY'S TEASE
We'll have the full wrap up report of the weekend's activities when I get back from hosting the annual Myeloma Foundation fundraising dinner in Los Angeles. Next week Luxe Life has an exclusive, warm wonderful inspiring story from Siegfried & Roy, an exclusive interview with magician Nathan Burton, who is welcoming Regis Philbin and "America's Got Talent" back to Sin City, plus, pull out the crazy costumes to get ready for Halloween craziness with ghosts and goblins in haunted Sin City.
CONTACT US
You can
capture our attention with an email to robinsvegas@aol.com. To ensure
you don't miss one daily "premiere"
edition, click
here
or at the 'Alert Me' up top if you'd like to know the
split-second we
post the brand new Luxe Life
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Jenna Jameson Goes Hollywood; Vince Neil Comes Home; Plus, the Hottest Weekend Events
In This Issue:
Since calling her marriage quits, the adult film world's reigning queen, Jenna Jameson (pictured above) is on a roll. She may even have big screen actress Scarlet Johansson playing her in a major Hollywood studio version of her X-rated life story. Jenna's hoping the contracts will be finalized so filming can begin before the end of the year for a 2008 release. Meantime, she's going to launch her own Club Jenna TV cable channel and launch a line of makeup and fragrances in a partnership with a major clothing company. Still dating Ultimate Fighter Tito Ortiz, Jenna now divides her time between Vegas and Hollywood, having moved from her previous Phoenix home. Jenna, who was born and raised in Vegas, hasn't given up on the lucrative sex film industry. She has a new porn release coming out before year-end, teamed with Janine Lindemulder. "It's insane," says Jenna. "But it's the best film I've ever made." It's whispered that Jenna became a multi-millionaire when her Club Jenna adult video company was sold to Playboy earlier this year.
BACK IN TOWN
Yours truly enjoying some time with my neighbor, Motley Crue's Vince Neil.
My neighbor, rock's bad boy Vince Neil is heading home for the Vegas stop on his current Motley Crue/Aerosmith tour. It'll be a very busy Nov 4/5 weekend for the singer. The mega rock show, which is complete with mind-blowing pyrotechnics Vince promises me are unlike any seen before, is at the MGM Grand on November 4. Next day, he'll host his annual Off the Strip poker tournaments with some of our city's finest strip-club dancers turning cards with celebrities and poker professionals. I was there last year when we raised $170K to support kids battling cancer, leukemia and AIDS. Seating for the no limit Texas hold 'em is for just 150-players at a $500 buy in. Many of Vince's music-making pals have donated memorabilia to be auctioned off at the end run, in the memory of his late daughter Skylar who died from leukemia. The same weekend he'll inaugurate his brand new Tattoo Parlor at Strip Central, alongside the Imperial Palace and O'Sheas, and Vince promises he'll get the very first tattoo to add to his extraordinary body art collection!
ADVANCE NOTICE
You know by now that every Friday I like to sneak a peek into my diary and find the advance happenings so you can plan your travels to our fabulous city and not miss anything. Here's my new batch of must-see must-do highlights: THE 2006 Billboard Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena at 5PM on Monday Dec 4 on FOX. The only awards show to truly recognize No. 1 artists; it honors the year's leading artists and songs as determined by actual performance on Billboard's weekly charts from actual record-buying, internet-downloading and radio-listening. Hilton headliner Tony Bennett will receive the Century Award, Billboard's highest accolade for creative achievement. (Now in its 15th year, the Century Award pays tribute to an artist's still-developing body of work. Past winners include such legendary musicians as Tom Petty, Buddy Guy, Billy Joel, Carlos Santana, James Taylor, Annie Lennox, Sting and Stevie Wonder.)
The world-premiere of Saw III is a special pre-Halloween treat at the Brenden Theaters in the Palms and I'll be the red-carpet mc next Thursday, Oct 26, with all the cast promising to show up- including Tobin Bell, a.k.a. the sadistic serial killer Jigsaw. Incidentally, the movie's collector-poster shows a creepy Jigsaw in a red cloak, but for a nice little kicker, this particular piece of art was made using Tobin Bell's REAL blood (mixed with a bit of red paint, of course). All proceeds go to the Red Cross, which will also be the beneficiary of the Third Annual 'Saw' Halloween Blood Drive. So head on over to www.saw3.com to donate some blood or bid on art created using Jigsaw's. It's for a bloody good cause.
After Halloween comes Thanksgiving and then its Christmas! Time flies. On Saturday, Dec. 9, at downtown's Fremont Street Experience, we will have Opportunity Village's 2nd annual great Santa run. We'll try to break the world record. It's the official warm up event to next days New Las Vegas Marathon, and if you're a budding Santa stroller or Kringle jingler, register online at www.opportunityvillage.org. The first 5,000 jolly joggers will receive a five-piece Santa suit complete with hat, belt and beard during registration. Participants may choose from the 5K Fun Run/Walk or the Kris Kringle Jingle one-mile stroll for the casual walker or jogger. The Santa Dash in Liverpool holds the current record for the Largest Santa Gathering with 3,921 participants, according to Guinness World Records. Opportunity Village expects at least 5,000 participants for the Las Vegas Great Santa Run. Head Santa Mayor Oscar Goodman will serve as the official Santa starter and I'll be there to head up raceday festivities.
SURPRISE WEDDING
Van Helsing's Curse features an amazing 18-piece gothic rock-orchestra that performs alongside former Twisted Sister lead singer Dee Snider. He'll narrate a chilling story as the band performs remarkable versions of classic horror films and ominous songs with original melodies mixed in throughout the show. Van Helsing's Curse is a true concert experience to set the tone for the Halloween Season. Coffin lids will rise tonight and tomorrow (Oct 20/21) at the Hard Rock Hotel's Joint. But, immediately following tomorrow's concert, Dee and his wife Suzette will renew their marriage vows to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. She threatens to wear black for the occasion!
LIZA LATE NIGHT
It's official! Liza Minnelli's wish to have the Luxor Theater host a free concert so all the other Strip dancers, singers, showgirls, entertainers can see her performance has come true. Yesterday, Luxe Life learned that Liza and Luxor president Felix Rappaport settled on November 25, at 1:00AM, for the live "Gypsy" show. (Click here for our exclusive Liza Minnelli interview earlier this week, in which she talked about her desire to throw a Gypsy show as she used to do with Sammy Davis Jr. almost two decades ago.)
TV XMAS SPECIAL
I know the temperatures have cooled, but Christmas is still 9 weeks away. However, it'll be the Holiday itself tonight when TV cameras roll on the Holiday Celebration of Ice at the Orleans Arena with super skater Nancy Kerrigan leading a team of 11 other stars of ice. Even my favorite jazz artists Anita Baker and Dave Koz will be there to add the high notes of smooth soul to the special event. It's really a TV special being filmed for Christmas week on NBC, so if you aren't in the audience tonight you can catch it later!
ROBIN'S ROYAL RUNDOWN
Now to all the other highlights of our star-studded weekend listed in what we affectionately refer to as ROBIN'S ROYAL RUNDOWN:
FRI, OCT 20
SAT, OCT 21
SUN, OCT 22
MON, OCT 23
STRIP SCRIBBLES
Congratulations to another neighbor, Jamie Little, who has just been selected by ABC Sports to be one of the 4 pit reporters for the network's NASCAR coverage next season and the following 2-years. Jamie made TV race history in 2004 as the first female Indianapolis 500 pit reporter. The gutsy girl once hit 185mph on a test Kawasaki motorbike at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway track! ... 'Survivor' stars Rob and Amber Mariano survived 'The Amazing Race' and now they've been out at the Speedway filming for their new Fox reality series 'Against The Odds' at Richard Petty's driving experience. The TV show is still filming Rob's quest to become a poker pro as he plays at Red Rock and the new Venetian poker room under mentor Daniel Negreanu.
MONDAY'S TEASE
We'll have the full wrap up report of the weekend's activities when I get back from hosting the annual Myeloma Foundation fundraising dinner in Los Angeles. Next week Luxe Life has an exclusive, warm wonderful inspiring story from Siegfried & Roy, an exclusive interview with magician Nathan Burton, who is welcoming Regis Philbin and "America's Got Talent" back to Sin City, plus, pull out the crazy costumes to get ready for Halloween craziness with ghosts and goblins in haunted Sin City.
CONTACT US
You can
capture our attention with an email to robinsvegas@aol.com. To ensure
you don't miss one daily "premiere"
edition, click
here
or at the 'Alert Me' up top if you'd like to know the
split-second we
post the brand new Luxe LifeGo to AOL Vegas for much more on hotels, casinos, restaurants, nightlife, and everything Las Vegas! Check our travel section for great deals on hotels, airfare and much more! And when visiting Vegas, besure to see Las Vegas Magazine in your hotel suite featuring a print edition of AOL Vegas Luxe Life, and an incredible directory of attractions, shows and restaurants.
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