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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
When the National Basketball Association came to town, it was
all about Vegas glitz and glamour. Our pals Wayne
Newton and
Mayor Oscar Goodman pulled out all the stops with
feathered showgirls and NBA superstars Clyde
Drexler, former UNLV player Greg Anthony
and Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller,
all on hand for the festivities. Oscar showed total favoritism,
filling in the first ballot for Phoenix Suns player Shawn
Marion because he too also used to play for UNLV! Both Mayor
Oscar and Wayne said they hoped that Vegas playing host for the 56th annual All
Star Game next Presidents Weekend (Feb 16-19) would eventually win us our very
own franchise team. City and county officials are already officially analyzing
sites for a possible $400-million arena, and how casinos might defray the
annual $10-million funding loss each year. Brad commented: "The whole
All-Star week will be awesome for Vegas." Clyde added: "It
will be electric." And Greg added: "It will be the biggest
thing to ever happen in Vegas and may well be the next step in the process of
Vegas getting a team." Incidentally, Denver Nuggets forward
Carmelo Anthony is the newest athlete to become a future
Vegas resident as he's just shelled out the deposit on a $1-million, 2-bedroom,
23rd floor condo at the new W residences near the Hard
Rock Hotel. His neighbor will be Derrick
Gibson of the Oakland Raiders who is upstairs on the 38th
floor.
DANCING STARS
Movie hero Michael Douglas got Table #1 when he arrived at Ivan Kane's Forty-Deuce naughty nightspot in Mandalay Bay, and he rocked out in awe of the bodalicious burlesque dancers! He was gifted with a bag of Forty-Deuce swag souvenirs to take home for wife Catherine Zeta-Jones. ... Celebrity chef Bobby Flay spent 4-hours at PURE as did fight champion Floyd Mayweather when the Top 100 Spy on Vegas beauties had their countdown contest. ... Meantime, at TI's Social House it was celebrity chef Bradley Ogden and son Brian with Johnny Chan and Damon Wayans seated nearby for the sushi, sashimi, skewers and sake samplings! Damon also went onto Tangerine downstairs with a group of friends not calling it a night until 3:30AM. Over at Coyote Ugly, the 2006 St. Paulie Girl Brittany Evans drank lemon-drop shots after dancing atop the bar plus Vodka Red Bull as she signed autographs for fans there.
ROUNDUP RESTAURANTS
Many of our city's most popular restaurants are teaming up for a unique fund-raising effort to help two hometown charitable foundations. The Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation and Keep Memory Alive, the foundation for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute, launched the Round-Up for Goodness' Sake program yesterday. It gives diners, using their credit or debit card at participating restaurants, a chance to round up their check to the next even dollar amount, or more if they would like. Proceeds from the rounded up amounts on the checks will be divided between the two charitable organizations. Round-Up for Goodness' Sake will run through New Year's Eve. Keep Memory Alive will break ground downtown on a new facility in early February. The building was designed by famed architect Frank Gehry. "Las Vegas has shown time and again that it is a very generous city, and I want to thank the restaurant industry for being part of the 'Round-Up' campaign," said Agassi. "This is a good way for diners and restaurants to join together to continue to help our community." "I am overwhelmed by the wonderful response we have already received from the restaurants here," said Keep Memory Alive Chairman Larry Ruvo. "I personally invite every restaurant in Las Vegas, and everyone who will be dining out in the coming weeks, to join in this fund-raising effort."
STAR SPOTTING
Hand holding romantics Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart, saw Cirque du Soleil's 'O' at the Bellagio and then, backstage, the action-hero man put on a clown's nose and hat and posed with cast members. ... Ray Romano, in Las Vegas for his own performance at the Mirage, took 5 friends in to see the early 'LOVE' Beatles musical show there before doing his own late-night performance. All went backstage to meet the cast and crew. ... Singer Ryan Cabrera turned heads with his display of public-affection with an unidentified female companion at another 'LOVE' show. ... Punk music group The Rapture (below) hosted their newest CD release party at Studio 54 in MGM where at the disco's PLAY night the beautiful and talented cast of 'Burn the Floor' (below), put on a sensational performance on the famous Studio 54 dance floor dancing to such songs such as 'Proud Mary' and 'Turn the Beat Around.' Olympic Gold Medalist Kerry Walsh purchased 2 Norma Kamali dresses at LOOK! inside Mandalay Place at Mandalay Bay. ... Arizona native and Hooters Casino Hotel server, Toni Tremboli, was the star attraction on MTV's 'True Life: I'm Moving To Vegas,' which documented the up close and personal details of her new life in Sin City, following her move from the Grand Canyon State to landing the coveted position as an infamous Hooters Girl at the world's first-ever Hooters Casino Hotel and her participation in the Miss Hooters International 2006. Hooters here is home to Michelle Nunes, the winner of that pageant.
TONIGHT'S TIP
Our all-time favorite Internet pinup queen Cindy Margolis (above and below) unveils her nude Playboy Magazine December issue layout at her party in PURE at Caesars Palace. It's the first time she's posed in her birthday suit-and she's donating the modeling fee to her favorite women's charity. ... Gothic punk in the sounds of horror rock at the House of Blues with the Blackest of the Black tour... lingerie designer Marlies Dekkers will be at the grand opening of Wynn's Black Satin Intimates store.
TOMORROW'S TEASE
Luxe Life gets a sneak-peek George Maloof guided tour of his new Palms Theater, The Pearl and a Palms Fantasy CD with your favorite recording group could set you back a cool $1-million! We've got the front-line gas-grill showdown between the MGM chefs in a Neon Cooking Challenge and an advance photo tour of Opportunity Village's Magical Holiday Santa Village.
Editor's Note: Just as the Vegas Strip is always changing with new casinos and luxury apartments being built at a blistering pace, so too is Luxe Life getting a face lift. You can check out the new Luxe Life by clicking here. By Dec. 31 we will have moved completely over to the new Luxe Life and this older edition will only be archived, so for the latest in Vegas and celebrity news, be sure to bookmark the new URL and sign up for the new feeds. Thanks for your patience and understanding, It all makes it the best Vegas experience on the Internet..
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Vegas Closer to Getting an NBA Team? Which Stars Held Hands at 'O'? Plus More Celeb Spotting
When the National Basketball Association came to town, it was
all about Vegas glitz and glamour. Our pals Wayne
Newton and
Mayor Oscar Goodman pulled out all the stops with
feathered showgirls and NBA superstars Clyde
Drexler, former UNLV player Greg Anthony
and Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller,
all on hand for the festivities. Oscar showed total favoritism,
filling in the first ballot for Phoenix Suns player Shawn
Marion because he too also used to play for UNLV! Both Mayor
Oscar and Wayne said they hoped that Vegas playing host for the 56th annual All
Star Game next Presidents Weekend (Feb 16-19) would eventually win us our very
own franchise team. City and county officials are already officially analyzing
sites for a possible $400-million arena, and how casinos might defray the
annual $10-million funding loss each year. Brad commented: "The whole
All-Star week will be awesome for Vegas." Clyde added: "It
will be electric." And Greg added: "It will be the biggest
thing to ever happen in Vegas and may well be the next step in the process of
Vegas getting a team." Incidentally, Denver Nuggets forward
Carmelo Anthony is the newest athlete to become a future
Vegas resident as he's just shelled out the deposit on a $1-million, 2-bedroom,
23rd floor condo at the new W residences near the Hard
Rock Hotel. His neighbor will be Derrick
Gibson of the Oakland Raiders who is upstairs on the 38th
floor.DANCING STARS
Movie hero Michael Douglas got Table #1 when he arrived at Ivan Kane's Forty-Deuce naughty nightspot in Mandalay Bay, and he rocked out in awe of the bodalicious burlesque dancers! He was gifted with a bag of Forty-Deuce swag souvenirs to take home for wife Catherine Zeta-Jones. ... Celebrity chef Bobby Flay spent 4-hours at PURE as did fight champion Floyd Mayweather when the Top 100 Spy on Vegas beauties had their countdown contest. ... Meantime, at TI's Social House it was celebrity chef Bradley Ogden and son Brian with Johnny Chan and Damon Wayans seated nearby for the sushi, sashimi, skewers and sake samplings! Damon also went onto Tangerine downstairs with a group of friends not calling it a night until 3:30AM. Over at Coyote Ugly, the 2006 St. Paulie Girl Brittany Evans drank lemon-drop shots after dancing atop the bar plus Vodka Red Bull as she signed autographs for fans there.
ROUNDUP RESTAURANTS
Many of our city's most popular restaurants are teaming up for a unique fund-raising effort to help two hometown charitable foundations. The Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation and Keep Memory Alive, the foundation for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute, launched the Round-Up for Goodness' Sake program yesterday. It gives diners, using their credit or debit card at participating restaurants, a chance to round up their check to the next even dollar amount, or more if they would like. Proceeds from the rounded up amounts on the checks will be divided between the two charitable organizations. Round-Up for Goodness' Sake will run through New Year's Eve. Keep Memory Alive will break ground downtown on a new facility in early February. The building was designed by famed architect Frank Gehry. "Las Vegas has shown time and again that it is a very generous city, and I want to thank the restaurant industry for being part of the 'Round-Up' campaign," said Agassi. "This is a good way for diners and restaurants to join together to continue to help our community." "I am overwhelmed by the wonderful response we have already received from the restaurants here," said Keep Memory Alive Chairman Larry Ruvo. "I personally invite every restaurant in Las Vegas, and everyone who will be dining out in the coming weeks, to join in this fund-raising effort."
STAR SPOTTING
Hand holding romantics Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart, saw Cirque du Soleil's 'O' at the Bellagio and then, backstage, the action-hero man put on a clown's nose and hat and posed with cast members. ... Ray Romano, in Las Vegas for his own performance at the Mirage, took 5 friends in to see the early 'LOVE' Beatles musical show there before doing his own late-night performance. All went backstage to meet the cast and crew. ... Singer Ryan Cabrera turned heads with his display of public-affection with an unidentified female companion at another 'LOVE' show. ... Punk music group The Rapture (below) hosted their newest CD release party at Studio 54 in MGM where at the disco's PLAY night the beautiful and talented cast of 'Burn the Floor' (below), put on a sensational performance on the famous Studio 54 dance floor dancing to such songs such as 'Proud Mary' and 'Turn the Beat Around.' Olympic Gold Medalist Kerry Walsh purchased 2 Norma Kamali dresses at LOOK! inside Mandalay Place at Mandalay Bay. ... Arizona native and Hooters Casino Hotel server, Toni Tremboli, was the star attraction on MTV's 'True Life: I'm Moving To Vegas,' which documented the up close and personal details of her new life in Sin City, following her move from the Grand Canyon State to landing the coveted position as an infamous Hooters Girl at the world's first-ever Hooters Casino Hotel and her participation in the Miss Hooters International 2006. Hooters here is home to Michelle Nunes, the winner of that pageant.
TONIGHT'S TIP
Our all-time favorite Internet pinup queen Cindy Margolis (above and below) unveils her nude Playboy Magazine December issue layout at her party in PURE at Caesars Palace. It's the first time she's posed in her birthday suit-and she's donating the modeling fee to her favorite women's charity. ... Gothic punk in the sounds of horror rock at the House of Blues with the Blackest of the Black tour... lingerie designer Marlies Dekkers will be at the grand opening of Wynn's Black Satin Intimates store.
TOMORROW'S TEASE
Luxe Life gets a sneak-peek George Maloof guided tour of his new Palms Theater, The Pearl and a Palms Fantasy CD with your favorite recording group could set you back a cool $1-million! We've got the front-line gas-grill showdown between the MGM chefs in a Neon Cooking Challenge and an advance photo tour of Opportunity Village's Magical Holiday Santa Village.
Editor's Note: Just as the Vegas Strip is always changing with new casinos and luxury apartments being built at a blistering pace, so too is Luxe Life getting a face lift. You can check out the new Luxe Life by clicking here. By Dec. 31 we will have moved completely over to the new Luxe Life and this older edition will only be archived, so for the latest in Vegas and celebrity news, be sure to bookmark the new URL and sign up for the new feeds. Thanks for your patience and understanding, It all makes it the best Vegas experience on the Internet..
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