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September 2006
9/29/06
PURE vs. TAO; Elton on Drugs, AIDS and Bobby Brown; Spago Redux; Plus, Robin Helps Plan Your Weekend
9/28/06
9/28/06
9/27/06
9/26/06
9/25/06
9/22/06
9/22/06
Cher, Bette Midler to Replace Celine; Prince's Flamingo Show?; Jay Leno Performs; Hot Weekend Events
9/21/06
9/20/06
9/20/06
9/19/06
9/18/06
Celeb Romances Heat Up; Lohan Makes Mother Cry; Siegfried & Roy Tap the Keg; Plus J-Lo's Party
9/15/06
BikeFest Invades Vegas; Andrea Lowell Takes It Off; Jon Secada and the Mexican Independence Festival
9/14/06
9/13/06
9/12/06
9/11/06
9/8/06
9/7/06
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Monday, September 18, 2006
In This Issue:Romances between Paris Hilton and Travis Barker and Criss Angel and Minnie Driver heat up.
Lindsay Lohan fights with her fiance, tells her mother to "go to hell." Damon, Affleck, Clooney, Pacino and Pitt spend time in Sin City.
David Copperfield, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony throw birthday bashes. Siegfried
& Roy tap the keg for Oktoberfest.
Believe it or not, Mike Tyson is raising eyebrows again. This time over his entourage of party girls.
SIZZLING ROMANCES
Those romances we’re watching oh so closely are really heating up:
Mystifying magician Criss Angel has certainly cast a spell on actress Minnie Driver, because the two of them have been enjoying a honeymoon-styled Mexican vacation in Cancun. They met here in Vegas and have literally been inseparable the past few weeks. The recently divorced wondrous wizard who will be headlining in Cirque du Soleil’s new magic spectacular at the Luxor next year has even more tricks to pull out from his love-hat. "They are just totally smitten and wrapped up in each other,” I was told.
LEFT: Paris Hilton at her CD release party. RIGHT: Paris's new boy toy Travis Barker behind his kit.
Tattooed drummer and Vegas resident, Travis Barker and party heiress Paris Hilton were lip locked together in a private VIP banquette at TAO’s sister nightclub, Marquee in New York, during Manhattan’s Fashion Week. “You couldn’t call it anything else but a public make-out session and the kissing was intense while they rubbed each other’s neck and shoulders,” one eyewitness told Luxe Life. "They were whispering in each other’s ears and Paris was rubbing his chest. The kissing was long and deep.” That cupid-coupling came about after Paris said, "It was a case of mistaken identity,” after she and Travis had been seen in a steamy makeout session in a limousine parked behind the Spearmint Rhino topless club here after her visit 2-weeks ago. Travis flew to the Big Apple for their reunion 2nd date!
TROUBLE IN PARADISE FOR LINDSAY?
Lindsay Lohan and Harry Morton during the Beacher's Rockhouse final performance at Hard Rock.
Before lovebugs Lindsay Lohan and our Hard Rock Hotel honcho Harry Morton left London, for Heatherette’s NY Fashion week party, they got in their first spat. The 20-year-old actress got a little too flirtatious with British DJ Sam Young at the Clivedon House club in the British capitol and they even swapped cell-phone numbers! Harry tried to drag her away, according to my Fleet-Street pals and then they wound up in a scream-fest on an outside balcony before she went back to the DJ. However, they patched it up next day and flew to New York together as internet reports surfaced claiming the twosome have secretly married! Whatever their status, the fiery redhead is still wearing the $150,000 diamond engagement ring Harry bought her at Cartier!! Luxe Life will continue to keep watch on the romantic merry-go-round. But it was a rough week in NYC for Lindsay and Harry. Not only did she wind up in hospital after fracturing her wrist in a fall, but her quick-temper started a scream fest with her mother, Dina, in front of other celebrity diners in a hot new French-Chineserestaurant. New York Page Six gossip editor Richard Johnson, who used to work for me, reported Lindsay told her weeping mom Dina to "go to hell" and stormed out. (Note to Harry from RL: We are dealing with a somewhat dysfunctional group here, because remember Lindsay’s estranged dad is in jail.) Richard continued: “Apparently Lindsay never wanted to go to her mother's birthday celebration in the first-place, because she knew there’d be a lot of drinking. Sure enough, when she arrived, Dina and friends were well into the 2nd magnum of champagne and "Right after the first course, they started fighting. The two actually began cursing each other in front of other patrons including Ryan Cabrera, Brandy and Serena Williams at close-by tables. "A mortified" Lindsay finally told her mother to "go to hell!" before she fled. After Lindsay left, Dina started "crying and shaking then punched out text messages on her BlackBerry for 45 minutes making five sniffling trips to the ladies-room. Her friends just sat there in stunned silence and when the birthday cake came out, she broke out crying again, even louder. "The tired and emotional Dina was so distraught that she started "throwing fortune cookies at the waiters –and in the end after four hours of partying, the $2,000 bill was paid, with no tip for the waiters, who then "had to help her out of the restaurant as it closed down for the night." Lindsay, meanwhile, seemed to be on her best behavior at the Calvin Klein World Trade Center party, and then ended the night with other friends at the Bungalow 8 hotspot. Next day came the fall, the fracture and the hospital visit!! Not a good few days for the love mates trying to keep their romance on an even keel!
SPEECHLESS
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon during the premiere of 'Feast' at Brendan Theater in the Palms.
Movie A-listers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, posed happily for fotogs but refused to speak to journalists when they walked the red carpet at the Brendan Movie Theaters’ world-premiere of the new horror film 'Feast,' that they co-produced with Palms hotel mogul George Maloof. He, on the other hand, talked to everybody. “The reaction so far it is pretty good. I saw it myself and it is unbelievable. My brother Phil was a big part of this documentary styled movie and it has really been fun,” Maloof said. … Talking of mega-stars, Al Pacino, Brad Pitt and George Clooney are here at the Bellagio all week, wrapping the final Vegas location scenes for their new 'Oceans 13' flick. A lot of locals are being cast to play extras in the restaurant and convention segments.
ALL FOUR ONE!
LEFT: OBA Lounge at House of Blues. CENTER: Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce. RIGHT: rumjungle at Mandalay Bay.
It's definitely the smartest and most unique nightclub event aimed directly at members of the Vegas service industry -- but visitors are invited too. Mandalay Bay has got its four hottest nightclubs to join together for a one-stop ultimate nightlife party every Monday night kicking-off “soiree." It’s a collaboration between The House of Blues OBA Lounge, my pal Ivan Kane’s naughty burlesque Forty Deuce club, the sky-high MiX lounge and rumjungle. Call it the hottest block party in town, because one Mandalay Mondays card bought at any nightspot gets admission guaranteed at all the others and guests are encouraged to hop in and out of all four! Good job its every Monday because it gives you the week to recover from the four-places rolled into one endless scene from dawn to dusk.
EIGHT MUSICAL NIGHTS
Only in Vegas could two rival musical organizations run consecutive conferences, and string out the excitement for 8-nights. But let's remember Sin City is the world’s leading nightclub capital and the leader of the billion-dollar business. First up is the Billboard Dance Music Summit with Life By Night, which began last night at both ghostbar in the Palms and Tryst in the Wynn. It's the first time in 13-years of summits in New York and Miami that Billboard has chosen Vegas. Meanwhile nobody’s, leaving town on Wednesday when it ends because that’s when the Vegas MusicConference opens up. Organizers claim they’ve been planning it for 6-years but obviously moved it here to follow right on the heels overlapping with the other festival’s musical mayhem. Our town is filled with musicians, promoters, nightclub owners and DJ’s from all over the world. Luxe Life has wrapped all the events up into a neat day-by-day countdown so you can hit EVERYTHING!:
YOUR DANCE-CARD:
Sun Sept 17: Life By Night kickoff party at ghostbar; Life by Night midnight party at Tryst; Vegas Music Conference pre-party at TAO.
Mon Sept 18: Life by Night: Danny Howells at Jet; Ferry Corsten at Voodoo.
Tues Sept 19: Life by Night: Kaskade at ghostbar; DJ Frankie at PURE.
Wed Sept 20: Life by Night: DJ OB One at TAO.; Frank Richards at Tangerine; Vegas Music Conference: Junkie XL, Leana, Jes Motorcycle at Simon's Patio; Donald Glaude at Empire Ballroom.
Thurs Sept 21: Vegas Music Conference: Starkillers at Body English; Rabbit in the Moon at Empire Ballroom; King Britt at Voodoo Lounge.
Fri Sept 22: Vegas Music Conference: Second Sun at Empire Ballroom; DJ Keoki at ICE; Deepsky at Hard Rock Pool.
Sat Sept 23: Vegas Music Conference: DJ Irene, Crystal Method at Empire Ballroom; Wet Grooves at Hard Rock pool; Massive Attack at The Joint.
Sunday Sept 24: Vegas Music Conference: Erick Morillo at Empire Ballroom; Rehab at Hard Rock Pool.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
LEFT: David Copperfield with DJ AM. RIGHT: Jennifer Lopez and hubby Marc Anthony.
Master illusionist David Copperfield celebrated his 50th birthday at the new Social House with Executive Chef Joe Elevado's special tasting menu. After dinner he joined a larger group of 30 friends at PURE nightclub, including Carrot Top and The Amazing Johnathan. David was seated at a VIP bed overlooking the dance floor until he went into the DJ booth where DJ AM let him spin some records until the Vegas Pussycat Dolls sang happy birthday and presented him with a birthday cake in the shape of the Exuma archipelago islands. Luxe Life readers know David recently purchased 4 islands in the Bahamas and claims to have found the fountain of youth. However, this time he was drinking Grey Goose vodka and Dom Perignon champagne! Actually, my fountain of youth!!! Meanwhile, over at the rival TAO nightclub Jennifer Lopez threw a 37th birthday celebration for her pop-singer husband Marc Anthony. But, once again playing Supreme Divine Diva, Lopez hired a 10-man security team to clear her pathway and then guard her group of 30 pals from well-wishers! She gave fotogs on the red-carpet the slip, but Luxe Life got the official party-pix in the private Opium Room. 'King of Queens' star Liah Rimini was amongst the partying posse!
WEEKEND WRAPUP
Yours truly with master chef's Eric Ripert, Bobby Flay, Alain Ducasse, Nobu, Mario Batalli & Wolfgang Puck.
WhileIwas in Los Angeles playing catch up with longtime friends Morgan Fairchild and General Hospital’s Jackie Zeman and helping emcee Wolfgang Puck’s 24th annual Food & Wine Festival and his 9th annual super-chefs dinner, all to raise funds for his favorite Meals on Wheels charity, I missed my 'Fame Game's' co-star, Playboy TV hostess Andrea Lowell, who threw a 'Surreal Life' styled lingerie party at Light nightclub in The Bellagio. I also missed "Masters of the Impossible" Siegfried & Roy, tapping the first keg of Oktoberfest beer as part of their fundraising efforts for the Las Vegas K-9s. The legendary duo commemorated the annual German festival at Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas. They stayed for dinner of poached bratwurst, drank several large steins of beer rocking and singing along to the oompa music. Everybody said Roy is doing incredibly better and truly enjoyed his night out on the town. Two beer-hall maidens presented S&R with a Bavarian pretzel Award and then they zipped to LA for the 50th anniversary Magic Castle show with headliner Lance Burton.
Scenes from Hofbräuhaus where Siegfried & Roy tapped the keg for Oktoberfest.
Meantime a slew of Vegas superstar chefs turned out for Wolf’s weekend fund raisers including David Robins, Bradley Ogden, Terence Fong, Eduardo Perez and Bobby Flay from Caesars Palace, Nobu Matsuhisa from the Hard Rock, Piero Selvaggio, Luciano Pellegrini, John LeGrone, David Burke and Mario Batali from The Venetian, Alain Ducasse and Mark Ferguson from Mandalay Bay, Julian Serrano from Bellagio and Michael Mina, Marc Djozlia and Tom Colicchio from MGM. I auctioned one superstar chefs at-home dinner with Wolf, Mario and Nobu to 'Everybody Loves Raymond' TV producer Paul Rosenthal, for a record busting $105,000 which triggered a 2nd bid for $85,000 for another dinner with Bobby and Alain. All told we raised nearly $400,000 in less than an hour for the Meals on Wheels charity. Hot exclusive news that David Burke will open his new Venetian restaurant come December 15 and the bar will be made from rare rose-colored natural I Himalayan salt blocks and that Mario Batali will open his new Venetian restaurant two weeks later for the New Year.
STRIP SCRIBBLES
LEFT: Mr. Monopoly plays the updated board game with Vegas showgirls. RIGHT: The new Vegas property.
Grammy-winning R&B singer John Legend’s Ipod world cast concert from the Palms pool was cancelled because of dangerously high-winds, so he and our local motocross champion, Corey Hart, who owns the tattoo parlor there, left to go party at TAO’s Worship night, which was celebrating the CD release of its new 2 CD compilation. … Former heavyweight fight -champion, Mike Tyson, who is currently living at the Aladdin Hotel, where he does daily 2-hour luncheon public workouts, is raising eyebrows with his nightly, pre-dawn entourage of party-girls returning to his suite there after his late-night club-rounds -- the latest at Tangerine in the TI. … Genuine Vegas showgirls from the Strip flew to Times Square NY for the official Monopoly unveiling of Las Vegas Boulevard on the new high-rent board game of real-estate.
TONIGHT'S TIP
'Sopranos' actress Lorraine Bracco launches her very own line of Italian wines at a private industry dinner at Nora’s Wine Osteria while Social House (click here for our Luxe Life review last week) has its private VIP opening. … Impersonators Gene Sironen and Doug Masters entertained as the Righteous Brothers at The Cast’s Sahara Hotel gala when the real Bill Medley received the first Louis Prima Award for supporting Vegas musical artists. The musical impressionists have appeared periodically since 1994 as the Righteous Brothers in “Legends in Concert” at the Imperial Palace and will again tonight for a special one-night only performance.
TOMORROW'S TEASE
Television cameras rolled as Vegas hopefuls auditioned for the new Pussycat Dolls reality show now the hunt is on for one lucky girl to join the sexy song and dance beauties and Luxe Life has all the high-heeled high-kicks plus the super cars of the largest custom car show and Dana Carvey’s backstage Beatles visit.
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Celeb Romances Heat Up; Lohan Makes Mother Cry; Siegfried & Roy Tap the Keg; Plus J-Lo's Party
In This Issue:
SIZZLING ROMANCES
Those romances we’re watching oh so closely are really heating up:
Mystifying magician Criss Angel has certainly cast a spell on actress Minnie Driver, because the two of them have been enjoying a honeymoon-styled Mexican vacation in Cancun. They met here in Vegas and have literally been inseparable the past few weeks. The recently divorced wondrous wizard who will be headlining in Cirque du Soleil’s new magic spectacular at the Luxor next year has even more tricks to pull out from his love-hat. "They are just totally smitten and wrapped up in each other,” I was told.
LEFT: Paris Hilton at her CD release party. RIGHT: Paris's new boy toy Travis Barker behind his kit.
Tattooed drummer and Vegas resident, Travis Barker and party heiress Paris Hilton were lip locked together in a private VIP banquette at TAO’s sister nightclub, Marquee in New York, during Manhattan’s Fashion Week. “You couldn’t call it anything else but a public make-out session and the kissing was intense while they rubbed each other’s neck and shoulders,” one eyewitness told Luxe Life. "They were whispering in each other’s ears and Paris was rubbing his chest. The kissing was long and deep.” That cupid-coupling came about after Paris said, "It was a case of mistaken identity,” after she and Travis had been seen in a steamy makeout session in a limousine parked behind the Spearmint Rhino topless club here after her visit 2-weeks ago. Travis flew to the Big Apple for their reunion 2nd date!
TROUBLE IN PARADISE FOR LINDSAY?
Lindsay Lohan and Harry Morton during the Beacher's Rockhouse final performance at Hard Rock.
Before lovebugs Lindsay Lohan and our Hard Rock Hotel honcho Harry Morton left London, for Heatherette’s NY Fashion week party, they got in their first spat. The 20-year-old actress got a little too flirtatious with British DJ Sam Young at the Clivedon House club in the British capitol and they even swapped cell-phone numbers! Harry tried to drag her away, according to my Fleet-Street pals and then they wound up in a scream-fest on an outside balcony before she went back to the DJ. However, they patched it up next day and flew to New York together as internet reports surfaced claiming the twosome have secretly married! Whatever their status, the fiery redhead is still wearing the $150,000 diamond engagement ring Harry bought her at Cartier!! Luxe Life will continue to keep watch on the romantic merry-go-round. But it was a rough week in NYC for Lindsay and Harry. Not only did she wind up in hospital after fracturing her wrist in a fall, but her quick-temper started a scream fest with her mother, Dina, in front of other celebrity diners in a hot new French-Chineserestaurant. New York Page Six gossip editor Richard Johnson, who used to work for me, reported Lindsay told her weeping mom Dina to "go to hell" and stormed out. (Note to Harry from RL: We are dealing with a somewhat dysfunctional group here, because remember Lindsay’s estranged dad is in jail.) Richard continued: “Apparently Lindsay never wanted to go to her mother's birthday celebration in the first-place, because she knew there’d be a lot of drinking. Sure enough, when she arrived, Dina and friends were well into the 2nd magnum of champagne and "Right after the first course, they started fighting. The two actually began cursing each other in front of other patrons including Ryan Cabrera, Brandy and Serena Williams at close-by tables. "A mortified" Lindsay finally told her mother to "go to hell!" before she fled. After Lindsay left, Dina started "crying and shaking then punched out text messages on her BlackBerry for 45 minutes making five sniffling trips to the ladies-room. Her friends just sat there in stunned silence and when the birthday cake came out, she broke out crying again, even louder. "The tired and emotional Dina was so distraught that she started "throwing fortune cookies at the waiters –and in the end after four hours of partying, the $2,000 bill was paid, with no tip for the waiters, who then "had to help her out of the restaurant as it closed down for the night." Lindsay, meanwhile, seemed to be on her best behavior at the Calvin Klein World Trade Center party, and then ended the night with other friends at the Bungalow 8 hotspot. Next day came the fall, the fracture and the hospital visit!! Not a good few days for the love mates trying to keep their romance on an even keel!
More Luxe Life coverage of the volatile
relationship:
The
Beginning
The
Good Times
More
Good Times
The
'Engagement'
The
Breakup
Harry
Speaks
SPEECHLESS
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon during the premiere of 'Feast' at Brendan Theater in the Palms.
Movie A-listers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, posed happily for fotogs but refused to speak to journalists when they walked the red carpet at the Brendan Movie Theaters’ world-premiere of the new horror film 'Feast,' that they co-produced with Palms hotel mogul George Maloof. He, on the other hand, talked to everybody. “The reaction so far it is pretty good. I saw it myself and it is unbelievable. My brother Phil was a big part of this documentary styled movie and it has really been fun,” Maloof said. … Talking of mega-stars, Al Pacino, Brad Pitt and George Clooney are here at the Bellagio all week, wrapping the final Vegas location scenes for their new 'Oceans 13' flick. A lot of locals are being cast to play extras in the restaurant and convention segments.
ALL FOUR ONE!
LEFT: OBA Lounge at House of Blues. CENTER: Ivan Kane's Forty Deuce. RIGHT: rumjungle at Mandalay Bay.
It's definitely the smartest and most unique nightclub event aimed directly at members of the Vegas service industry -- but visitors are invited too. Mandalay Bay has got its four hottest nightclubs to join together for a one-stop ultimate nightlife party every Monday night kicking-off “soiree." It’s a collaboration between The House of Blues OBA Lounge, my pal Ivan Kane’s naughty burlesque Forty Deuce club, the sky-high MiX lounge and rumjungle. Call it the hottest block party in town, because one Mandalay Mondays card bought at any nightspot gets admission guaranteed at all the others and guests are encouraged to hop in and out of all four! Good job its every Monday because it gives you the week to recover from the four-places rolled into one endless scene from dawn to dusk.
EIGHT MUSICAL NIGHTS
Only in Vegas could two rival musical organizations run consecutive conferences, and string out the excitement for 8-nights. But let's remember Sin City is the world’s leading nightclub capital and the leader of the billion-dollar business. First up is the Billboard Dance Music Summit with Life By Night, which began last night at both ghostbar in the Palms and Tryst in the Wynn. It's the first time in 13-years of summits in New York and Miami that Billboard has chosen Vegas. Meanwhile nobody’s, leaving town on Wednesday when it ends because that’s when the Vegas MusicConference opens up. Organizers claim they’ve been planning it for 6-years but obviously moved it here to follow right on the heels overlapping with the other festival’s musical mayhem. Our town is filled with musicians, promoters, nightclub owners and DJ’s from all over the world. Luxe Life has wrapped all the events up into a neat day-by-day countdown so you can hit EVERYTHING!:
YOUR DANCE-CARD:
Sun Sept 17: Life By Night kickoff party at ghostbar; Life by Night midnight party at Tryst; Vegas Music Conference pre-party at TAO.
Mon Sept 18: Life by Night: Danny Howells at Jet; Ferry Corsten at Voodoo.
Tues Sept 19: Life by Night: Kaskade at ghostbar; DJ Frankie at PURE.
Wed Sept 20: Life by Night: DJ OB One at TAO.; Frank Richards at Tangerine; Vegas Music Conference: Junkie XL, Leana, Jes Motorcycle at Simon's Patio; Donald Glaude at Empire Ballroom.
Thurs Sept 21: Vegas Music Conference: Starkillers at Body English; Rabbit in the Moon at Empire Ballroom; King Britt at Voodoo Lounge.
Fri Sept 22: Vegas Music Conference: Second Sun at Empire Ballroom; DJ Keoki at ICE; Deepsky at Hard Rock Pool.
Sat Sept 23: Vegas Music Conference: DJ Irene, Crystal Method at Empire Ballroom; Wet Grooves at Hard Rock pool; Massive Attack at The Joint.
Sunday Sept 24: Vegas Music Conference: Erick Morillo at Empire Ballroom; Rehab at Hard Rock Pool.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
LEFT: David Copperfield with DJ AM. RIGHT: Jennifer Lopez and hubby Marc Anthony.
Master illusionist David Copperfield celebrated his 50th birthday at the new Social House with Executive Chef Joe Elevado's special tasting menu. After dinner he joined a larger group of 30 friends at PURE nightclub, including Carrot Top and The Amazing Johnathan. David was seated at a VIP bed overlooking the dance floor until he went into the DJ booth where DJ AM let him spin some records until the Vegas Pussycat Dolls sang happy birthday and presented him with a birthday cake in the shape of the Exuma archipelago islands. Luxe Life readers know David recently purchased 4 islands in the Bahamas and claims to have found the fountain of youth. However, this time he was drinking Grey Goose vodka and Dom Perignon champagne! Actually, my fountain of youth!!! Meanwhile, over at the rival TAO nightclub Jennifer Lopez threw a 37th birthday celebration for her pop-singer husband Marc Anthony. But, once again playing Supreme Divine Diva, Lopez hired a 10-man security team to clear her pathway and then guard her group of 30 pals from well-wishers! She gave fotogs on the red-carpet the slip, but Luxe Life got the official party-pix in the private Opium Room. 'King of Queens' star Liah Rimini was amongst the partying posse!
WEEKEND WRAPUP
Yours truly with master chef's Eric Ripert, Bobby Flay, Alain Ducasse, Nobu, Mario Batalli & Wolfgang Puck.
WhileIwas in Los Angeles playing catch up with longtime friends Morgan Fairchild and General Hospital’s Jackie Zeman and helping emcee Wolfgang Puck’s 24th annual Food & Wine Festival and his 9th annual super-chefs dinner, all to raise funds for his favorite Meals on Wheels charity, I missed my 'Fame Game's' co-star, Playboy TV hostess Andrea Lowell, who threw a 'Surreal Life' styled lingerie party at Light nightclub in The Bellagio. I also missed "Masters of the Impossible" Siegfried & Roy, tapping the first keg of Oktoberfest beer as part of their fundraising efforts for the Las Vegas K-9s. The legendary duo commemorated the annual German festival at Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas. They stayed for dinner of poached bratwurst, drank several large steins of beer rocking and singing along to the oompa music. Everybody said Roy is doing incredibly better and truly enjoyed his night out on the town. Two beer-hall maidens presented S&R with a Bavarian pretzel Award and then they zipped to LA for the 50th anniversary Magic Castle show with headliner Lance Burton.
Scenes from Hofbräuhaus where Siegfried & Roy tapped the keg for Oktoberfest.
Meantime a slew of Vegas superstar chefs turned out for Wolf’s weekend fund raisers including David Robins, Bradley Ogden, Terence Fong, Eduardo Perez and Bobby Flay from Caesars Palace, Nobu Matsuhisa from the Hard Rock, Piero Selvaggio, Luciano Pellegrini, John LeGrone, David Burke and Mario Batali from The Venetian, Alain Ducasse and Mark Ferguson from Mandalay Bay, Julian Serrano from Bellagio and Michael Mina, Marc Djozlia and Tom Colicchio from MGM. I auctioned one superstar chefs at-home dinner with Wolf, Mario and Nobu to 'Everybody Loves Raymond' TV producer Paul Rosenthal, for a record busting $105,000 which triggered a 2nd bid for $85,000 for another dinner with Bobby and Alain. All told we raised nearly $400,000 in less than an hour for the Meals on Wheels charity. Hot exclusive news that David Burke will open his new Venetian restaurant come December 15 and the bar will be made from rare rose-colored natural I Himalayan salt blocks and that Mario Batali will open his new Venetian restaurant two weeks later for the New Year.
STRIP SCRIBBLES
LEFT: Mr. Monopoly plays the updated board game with Vegas showgirls. RIGHT: The new Vegas property.
Grammy-winning R&B singer John Legend’s Ipod world cast concert from the Palms pool was cancelled because of dangerously high-winds, so he and our local motocross champion, Corey Hart, who owns the tattoo parlor there, left to go party at TAO’s Worship night, which was celebrating the CD release of its new 2 CD compilation. … Former heavyweight fight -champion, Mike Tyson, who is currently living at the Aladdin Hotel, where he does daily 2-hour luncheon public workouts, is raising eyebrows with his nightly, pre-dawn entourage of party-girls returning to his suite there after his late-night club-rounds -- the latest at Tangerine in the TI. … Genuine Vegas showgirls from the Strip flew to Times Square NY for the official Monopoly unveiling of Las Vegas Boulevard on the new high-rent board game of real-estate.
TONIGHT'S TIP
'Sopranos' actress Lorraine Bracco launches her very own line of Italian wines at a private industry dinner at Nora’s Wine Osteria while Social House (click here for our Luxe Life review last week) has its private VIP opening. … Impersonators Gene Sironen and Doug Masters entertained as the Righteous Brothers at The Cast’s Sahara Hotel gala when the real Bill Medley received the first Louis Prima Award for supporting Vegas musical artists. The musical impressionists have appeared periodically since 1994 as the Righteous Brothers in “Legends in Concert” at the Imperial Palace and will again tonight for a special one-night only performance.
TOMORROW'S TEASE
Television cameras rolled as Vegas hopefuls auditioned for the new Pussycat Dolls reality show now the hunt is on for one lucky girl to join the sexy song and dance beauties and Luxe Life has all the high-heeled high-kicks plus the super cars of the largest custom car show and Dana Carvey’s backstage Beatles visit.
CONTACT US
You can
dance up a storm or rev our engines with an email to robinsvegas@aol.com. To
ensure you don’t miss one always up-to-the minute 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.Go 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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