(Photo by Richard Termine. © 2006 Cirque Apple Creation Partnership.)

The Grammy Awards this year will include a little taste of Las Vegas when 25 dancers and acrobats from The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil perform a specially edited version of “A Day in the Life” live during the awards presentation show.

There’s a good reason The Mirage’s resident Cirque show is being included in the Feb. 10 CBS broadcast — The Beatles LOVE album has been nominated for two Grammys: “Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Medium” and “Best Surround Sound Album.”

That gives us one more reason to watch the Grammys next week, bringing the total number of reasons to … one.

By Pj Perez

Aubrey O’Day, one-fifth of R&B singing sensation Danity Kane, will hit up Caesars Palace on Friday, Feb. 8 to — what else? — celebrate her 24th birthday at Pure nightclub. Judging by her behavior on the first episode of Making The Band 4, we can expect plenty of drinking, dirty dancing and other behavior to reinforce P. Diddy’s naming O’Day the “problem child” of Danity Kane. While the rambunctious blonde parties VIP style, DJ “missed-the-baby-daddy-bomb” AM will provide the soundtrack for the night.

By Ashley Rice

(Photo by Melissa Reese | SpyOnVegas.com)

So you can’t travel to Phoenix for the “Big Game.” Heck, you can’t even go to Scottsdale, Ariz. for the 944 Super Village. Maybe you need to add insult to injury on Super Sunday. Well, we know a place where the insults run rampant …

Dick’s Last Resort, the self-described “silliest spot on the Strip” — and really, who are we to argue? — is hosting a celebration starting at 1 p.m. this Sunday for the “Big Game” with food and drink specials, pre-game and halftime entertainment by Dick’s own Taco, and of course, the game itself broadcast on 46 HD flat screen TVs.

No matter who wins, local cover band Panama will be on hand after the game inside the Excalibur bar and restaurant with its versions of your favorite rock songs. Of course, even the power of rock ‘n’ roll might not help the gaping hole in your wallet if your money invested at the Excalibur’s sports book goes to waste on a losing team.

By Pj Perez

(Photos by Eric Ita | SpyOnVegas.com)

Hey, remember that joke we made yesterday about Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban being able to buy the Palms … well, he was hanging out there again last night, again swilling Miller Lites at the Playboy Club … you don’t think he actually did buy the Palms, do you? George? You OK, buddy?

OK, so that’s highly unlikely. But Cuban did trek upstairs to Moon nightclub, where he helped Sunset Tan star Janelle Perry celebrate her birthday with nine of her friends, Le Tourment Vert French Absinthe, Ketel One vodka and Red Bull. Click for more words and pictures »

By Pj Perez

If you’re a Harrah’s Entertainment stockholder, then you’re about to find a little more cash in your brokerage account. The company announced yesterday the completion of its sale to two private equity firms, Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group. According to numerous reports, the buyout cost the firms $17.1 billion. Harrah’s stockholders are entitled to receive $90 cash for each share of common stock that they hold in the company.

Without getting into the financial particulars, what does that mean to you, the general consumer and likely patron of such Harrah’s properties as Caesars Palace, Bally’s and the Rio? Well, not much, except the company is no longer publicly traded on the New York, Chicago or Philadelphia stock exchanges, which means Harrah’s is no longer held accountable to public stockholders.

Harrah’s CEO Gary Loveman is reported to be staying on to run the massive gaming company, but only time will tell if any of these back-end changes will affect front-end operations.

By Pj Perez

(We didn’t want to scare the kids by posting a recent pic of MJ here.)

Do you know it’s been a month since DailyFiasco.com launched and we haven’t mentioned Michael Jackson once? Well, we could only keep our pants on so long. A monkey ran into the office a few minutes ago and told us that the mono-gloved basket case was spotted enjoying the Ronn Lucas show inside the Luxor this afternoon. With his “entourage.”

Did you catch that? Michael Jackson was watching a puppet show on a Tuesday afternoon. Not creepy at all …

You’ll probably be hearing a lot from the plastic-faced wonder in the coming months, as he releases the re-recorded 25th anniversary edition of Thriller, complete with new collaborations with Akon, Kanye West and Will.i.am. Oh, we can’t wait.

By Pj Perez

In case you can’t get to the Penthouse Club Las Vegas this Friday to witness the unveiling of that debauchery den’s $10,000 VIP entrance, you can still catch The Howard Stern Show’s Gary “Baba Booey” Dell’Abate the next night as he hosts a Big Game Saturday party at Blush nightclub inside Wynn Las Vegas.

The co-host of The Wrap-Up Show will preside over an evening of, um, pre-game excitement or something. Doors open at 9 p.m.

By Pj Perez

(Left: Alex at Wynn Las Vegas. Right: Model of the Gehry-Ruvo building.)

Been waiting for an opportunity to bid on the world’s best wines? Well, now’s your chance – Scarsdale, N.Y.-based Zachys is hosting the first commercial wine auction in Las Vegas at Alex inside Wynn Las Vegas at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 8.

Up for bid from Zachys’ holdings at the auction are 376 lots of exclusive wines, from Champagne to Bordeaux to Burgundy, including a 30-bottle lot of Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 1996. The best part is this: A portion of the proceeds from the auction go to Keep Memory Alive, the fundraising arm of the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute, which is dedicated to the battle against all sorts of nasty brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The Frank Gehry-designed Ruvo Institute building is slated to open in downtown Las Vegas later this year.

In case you weren’t paying attention, the luxurious Alex restaurant just received two Michelin stars and a bunch of other accolades, but you can read about that here.

By Pj Perez

Ever wonder just what is a “Nevada Style Pub?” We do. But even after going to Steiner’s (8168 Las Vegas Blvd. S.) multiple times, we’re still not sure.

Well, either way, football fans will want to be at that Las Vegas Boulevard location this Friday, Feb. 1, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Why? Because 16 NFL legends will be on hand to meet and greet fans, sign autographs and — who knows — maybe even start a game of touch football in the parking lot.

OK, that last part probably won’t happen, but you still probably want to show up to start your “Big Game” weekend right with such greats as Hugh Green, Ickey Woods, Art Still, Bobby Bell, Steve Wallace and more former pigskin players than we can count. Because on Sesame Street, that damn counting song never went past 12. Click for more words and pictures »

By Pj Perez

(Mark Cuban with Playboy Club Bunny Servers Magali Garcia and Katie Putnam.)

Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban popped up inside the Playboy Club in the Palms’ Fantasy Tower last night just after midnight. Though he surely has enough cash to buy the entire hotel five times over, Cuban graciously declined a VIP host’s offer for his own table and decided instead to just kick it at the Bunny Bar drinking Miller Lites.

Really? Seriously? Miller Lite?

Sigh. Anyway, Cuban mingled, took photos and signed autographs. And of course made time with the ladies. I guess when you’re a dot-com billionaire, you don’t need any more flash than what’s in your wallet.

By Pj Perez