Things are all a buzz here in Las Vegas for the big NBA All-Star Game Weekend, Feb. 18 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Not only is the game a big deal, but the advertising for this game has been outrageous here in town! Everywhere you look the hotels have decked their buildings out for this.
As always, Las Vegas brings out the celebrities, and this weekend seemed to be a little slow in town. I wonder if everyone is home with that flu virus that is hitting the West coast hard this season. Norm Clarke reports his sightings.
Remember our Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees that got a little too personal in her pictures and had her crown taken away by Donald Trump? Well she seems to have taken a liking for Palms owner George Maloof, as they were seen together Saturday night at an event.
At the Alzheimers gala:Kevin Spacey, who was the surprise entertainer, and Laurence Fishburne, who is in town filming with Spacey for another two weeks. They are working on the Vegas-set thriller which is based on the non-fiction best-seller “Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T Students who Took Vegas for Millions”…
At “The Producers” after-party at Paris Las Vegas on Friday: Billionaire Robert F.X. Sillerman, whose CMX enterprise that owns and manages the Elvis Presley rights and Tom Meehan, who co-wrote “The Producers” book with Brooks, as well as “Spaceballs.” Brooks and Meehan are collaborating on a musical based on “Young Frankenstein.” Tony Award-winning choreographer and director Susan Stroman, who attended Friday’s opener, will direct “Young Frankenstein.” Also there: Mel Brooks’ brother, Bernard Kaminsky, and wife, Bella, and their son, Mitchell Edwards, all of Las Vegas…
‘”Sopranos” star Lorraine Bracco, dining at Restaurant Guy Savoy (Caesars Palace) on Friday and dropping into Rao’s and Mesa Grill
There are close to 500 very upset people here in Las Vegas today. They had booked trips to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii through a local company called CEI Sports Tours and found themselves grounded at McCarran Airport this morning. It turns out, that CEI Sports Tours never even booked their flights for them! A sales rep from the company said that they can’t get in contact with the owner, although he got a text message from him saying they didn’t have the money to book the flights. I smell a rat!
One group of family and friends was looking forward to going to Hawaii. Their bags were packed. They were ready to go.
Mark Kerr said, “We have family coming in from D.C., from Wyoming, and about ten of us from Las Vegas.”
The trip was a year in the making. It included going to the NFL Pro Bowl among other things.
“For me and my wife, it was our five-year anniversary, so it was definitely a special trip for us to do that,” said Kerr.
But now the trip is off.
“Disappointment big time. Everything from crying to you name it,” he said.
Source: Trip to Nowhere… Hundreds Duped Out of Hawaii Trip
[tags]ceisportstours.com,NFL Pro Bowl,hawaii[/tags]
One week from today is the big lovers holiday, Valentine’s Day. Living in Las Vegas leaves us many options on how to spend that evening with our sweetheart. Last year my personal favorite sweetheart (my husband), and I went to dinner at La Collina Cucina Italiana in Henderson. It is a gorgeous restaurant that sits up on the hill with a beautiful view of the entire valley, including the Strip. We sat for hours, eating, drinking, and laughing. It is a perfect place for the romantics at heart.
Here are a few of my suggestions for you to do on Valentine’s Day in Las Vegas:
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It is estimated that more than 80 million people worldwide have seen “Phantom of the Opera.” Now fans of the stage show have a chance to see an all-new production, “Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular,” at the Venetian.
Spend Valentine’s Day with the one you love listening to the smooth R&B sounds from some of the best.
Gondola Ride at the Venetian Hotel
The gondola is a perfect setting to ask the girl of your dreams if she will marry you.
How about doing the most romantic thing you could ever do and get married at the Little White Wedding Chapel on Valentine’s Day.
The ceremony was perfect. Not too short, and not too long. Elvis singing broke the ice and gave me some time to breath in between saying our vows. If not for that I honestly don’t know if I would have been able to coherently said them. The emotions were so high and I could feel my heart beating in my chest. When I took Michael’s hands in mine I felt almost as if there was electricity flowing between us. It was the oddest feeling and I have never been so highly aware of my emotion’s as I did then.
There are a million of things to do on Valentine’s Day in Las Vegas and I could go on forever. Now it’s your turn. How are you going to be spending your Valentine’s Day in Las Vegas?
[tags]las vegas valentines day,las vegas[/tags]
The celebrities were out in full force for the Super Bowl weekend. Norm Clarke reports his sightings.
David Hasselhoff and Roger Clemens, schmoozing the VIP crowd at an Aladdin/Planet Hollywood Super Bowl party at Curve nightclub on Sunday. Also at the high-roller bash: David Dombrowski, president and CEO of the Detroit Tigers. … Michael Jackson, attending the late show of “Love” (Mirage) on Saturday. On the way out, he was seen browsing in the “Love” boutique and stopping at Impulse and DKNY, while accommodating fans who requested photo opportunities. … Derek Jeter, at Tao (Venetian) with friends before returning to the Playboy Club and Moon nightclub (Palms) for some blackjack. Also there: Baltimore Ravens All-Pro offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden, NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Clark Haggans. Jeter spent the weekend in a penthouse suite at the Palms. … Lisa Marie Presley and Priscilla Presley, continuing Lisa Marie’s birthday weekend at Caramel Bar & Lounge (Bellagio). … Actor Matthew Lillard (”Scream” and “Scooby-Doo”), dining at Stack (Mirage). … At Mix (Mandalay Bay): Drew Bennett, Tennessee Titans wide receiver. … Socialites Rick and Kathy Hilton, at Pure (Caesars) after dining at Fix (Bellagio). … At Body English (Hard Rock Hotel): Wesley Snipes, Jamie Lynn Sigler of “The Sopranos,” actor Eric Balfour, Joe Rogan, Jenna Jameson, Tito Ortiz, Laura Prepon, Chris Masterson, David Williams, Rampage Jackson (fresh from his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut win over Marvin Eastman), Kansas City Chiefs rushing star Larry Johnson, actor Andrew Keegan, and comedians Artie Lange and Rev. Bob Levy, with their producer, Jeff Beacher, celebrating a boffo weekend of shows at the Luxor. … NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, watching his Chicago Bears at a VIP Super Bowl party at the Gold Coast. … Actress Kate Bosworth and her “21″ co-star Jim Sturgess, playing blackjack at the Heart Bar at Aladdin/Planet Hollywood on Saturday. … At Pure: MC Hammer and UFC main ring announcer Bruce Buffer. … Baseball great Rickey Henderson and the Chiefs’ Johnson, holding court at OPM (Forum Shops at Caesars).
[tags]norm clarke,las vegas journalist[/tags]
Let’s say you live in Las Vegas and for some reason you decide you need to go put money down on the big game. You’re not sure who to pick, so you call your friend (me) who is at home chained to her laptop and you ask her (me) to look up how animals around the world are picking the winner for the 2007 Super Bowl against the Bears and the Colts.
She finds out that a dolphin at the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA picked the Colts by having both teams footballs thrown into the water, and the first ball the dolphin picked was the Colts football.
You get your answer, you laugh, you hang up, and you go bet your life savings based on a dolphin that picked a Colts football floating in the water. Only in Vegas does this stuff happen!
[tags]super bowl betting,las vegas[/tags]
When you think of the desert you think of cactus. When you think of a tropical oasis of billion dollar casinos built in the middle of the desert, you think of palm trees. Well okay…you probably think of gambling, but just bear with me here.
This winter season has brought very cold temperatures and even snow a couple days. We’ve hit the freezing point several times, and the palm trees are suffering, especially the locals favorite, the Mexican fan palm. The Mirage, Bellagio, Red Rock Resort, and Green Valley Ranch, are all reporting some type of damage to their trees this winter season.
One of the top nurseries in town, Star Nursery has received calls from thousands of home owners across the valley worried about their palm trees. Expert horticulturist are urging Las Vegas residence to not prune those dead leaves off just yet. We’re still expected to get freezing temperatures and those dead leaves actually will insulate the rest of the plant.
I’ve got 5 Mexican palm trees in my back yard and they are looking really weathered. I’m taking the horticulturist’s advice and leaving them alone until the weather perks up and we’re back to our normal triple digit temperatures.
[tags]mexican fan palms,las vegas plants,las vegas weather[/tags]
Everyday or so I’m going to feature my favorite journalist from the fabulous Las Vegas Review Journal named Norm Clarke. Norm is the “man-about-town” and he writes daily on all the famous people he has seen around town. What they are doing, and who they are doing it with! His article is pretty long so I’m only going to feature the “Sightings” section. For the full article, click here.
At the Miss America Pageant finals: Gov. Jim Gibbons and first lady Dawn Gibbons, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, Marilu Henner, and magician Lance Burton and his girlfriend, Gabriella Versace. … Mario Lopez, at Turnberry Place on Sunday, working out and rehearsing his lines for the Miss America broadcast. … David Hasselhoff and friends, having a late supper at the Bootlegger Bistro on Sunday night. … Simon Cowell, touring the newly opened Panorama Towers on Sunday with Laurence Hallier, one of Panorama’s owners. … In the capacity crowd for Earl Turner’s closing show Sunday at Palace Station: Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Antonio Fargas, who played Huggy Bear in the original “Starsky & Hutch,” George Wallace and KVBC-TV, Channel 3 anchor Sue Manteris. … NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip, at N9NE Steakhouse (Palms) on Sunday. … Kevin Nealon of “Weeds,” at Charlie Palmer Steak (Mandalay Bay) Saturday night. … At the Teammates for Kids poker tournament over the weekend: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, ESPN’s Barry Melrose, Steve Levy and Karl Ravech; pitchers and former pitchers Mike Hampton, Jeff Fassero, Turk Wendell and Steve Karsay; and Jeremy Giambi.
[tags]norm clarke,las vegas journalist[/tags]
Well here I am with my new blog and I am excited. I’m going to be working on some behind the scenes configurations and SEO work today. Give me a couple days, I should be in full swing and bringing you the Las Vegas latest and greatest!
