Scott Weiland, dressed as a Southern lawyer from 1932. (Photos by Erik Kabik | Retna)
Scott Weiland, fresh off his sauced-up introduction of Pink at the AMAs where he was about one Stoli shot away from booting on the mic, was at Lavo inside The Palazzo last night to celebrate the release of his second solo album, Happy in Galoshes.
Weiland was with producer Douglas Grean and his backing band for dinner before heading up to the club where he drank champagne. We’re sure he thought the champagne was pretty good, but that it could use a little more heroin.
DJ Five spun Weiland’s cover of David Bowie’s “Fame” off the new disc — a track that was produced and mixed by Paul Oakenfold — as Weiland ducked out of the club.
We give that beard six out of 10 Castros. (Photo by Bryan Haraway)
Matisyahu hit up Lavo at The Palazzo Saturday night after his show at the House of Blues, as Lavo is clearly the go-to spot for Orthodox Jewish reggae rappers. He was like the sixth one there that night. Also there was Mechad Brooks of True Blood, marking the second week in a row vampires have been in Vegas.
Brooks did The Bank at Bellagio on Sunday, surrounded by ladies who can’t get enough of pasty dudes. Robert Smith, you’ve found your home.
Meanwhile, Brad Garrett was at Stack inside The Mirage on Saturday before his show, and slugger Frank Thomas was putting a big hurt on Fix at Bellagio. Chyler Leigh of Grey’s Anatomy dined at Tao inside The Venetian. Click for more words and pictures »
We’re pretty sure he still thinks he’s Ray Charles. (Photo by Al Powers)
If, like the rest of America, you can’t get enough Jamie Foxx, you were in the right place this weekend. The actor/musician/comic/smug factory was at Tao inside The Venetian Friday night to address the crowd before Wilmer Valderrama jumped up in the booth to beatbox with DJ Reach. All of that sounds like it should have been filmed for VH1’s “I Love the 2000s.”
Also at Tao Friday night were Babyface, True Blood’s Mehcad Brooks, Janice Dickinson’s son Nathan Fields, and Brian Baumgartner of The Office.
Foxx wasn’t content with just Tao, though. He was also spotted at Lavo, breaking into a dance routine with his crew to Bel Biv Devoe’s “Poison.” Clearly, Jamie Foxx doesn’t trust a big butt and a smile. Click for more words and pictures »
Every Wednesday, Lavo at Palazzo brings in DJ Crooked for Label Junkie, its fashion-oriented night of the week. We have this sweet hoodie we got at a Sears and some Lovi brand knock-off jeans, so we’re pretty much guaranteed to be the prettiest girl in school. Click for more words and pictures »
When designing the cocktail menu for Lavo at Palazzo, Director of Beverage Operations Edward Allen wanted to choose ingredients that reflected the Mediterranean theme. It’s a nice little bonus that sage dovetails so neatly into Nevada culture.
It’s even better that it dovetails so nicely into an intensely challenging, interesting and rewarding cocktail. The Saggio (Italian for, uh, “sage”) is one of those drinks you’ll have to dance with several times just to peel back the layers, but we have faith that you’re up to the challenge.
Using muddled sage with Stolichnaya blueberry vodka, a little fresh lemon juice and topped with white cranberry juice on the rocks, the Saggio is a simple, unassuming clear with green flecks of sage offering the only hint of the depth of the cocktail. Click for more words and pictures »
We hope that guy on the bottom doesn’t have to be the horsie EVERY time.
Jet at The Mirage brought in the Vegas-based Super Cr3w, winners of America’s Best Dance Crew season two Friday night to give it the old soft-shoe, or headspin, or whatever you want to call it. Like it’s such a big deal. No one wants to hand us free drinks and march us down the red carpet when we do the Robot, or the Worm, or our very own Robotic Worm, in the middle of the club. And all those whiners who complained that we “kept knocking over their drinks” or “were kicking their girlfriend in the face” need to get over it.
Motley Crue Drummer Tommy Lee made was out for two nights in a row, setting up shop at Lavo inside Palazzo with an unidentified blonde — no, not Vince Neil — on Thursday, then hitting up Tao at The Venetian Friday for dinner. Lavo had Perez Hilton and Amanda Bynes for dinner, in town for Tao’s three-year anniversary.
Kevin James, who did the weekend at The Mirage, dined at Stack along with Randy Couture. Another Bengal was spotted this weekend, too. Tackle Domata Peko, following in T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s lead and spending the bye week out of Cincinnati before an angry Bengals fan recognized someone from the 1-8 squad, was at Tryst inside Wynn Las Vegas.
At least Rampage never charged the mound after a pickoff attempt.
Gary Sheffield and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson were both at Lavo inside Palazzo last night, which is a special and dangerous kind of mix-and-match for your crazy. You know how if you’re on antibiotics and you drink booze it just kind of blasts you into outer space? That’s got to be the kind of effect Gary Sheffield has on Rampage when they’re together in the same room. We’re shocked none of the furniture got broken.
We’ve been beating the drum as far back as September that the choice was clear in this election. That you needed to vote Apollo/Lando ‘08. Well, for a while, we were a lone voice in the wilderness, but not anymore. Now there’s one man who agrees with us: Billy Dee Goddamn Williams. So, haters? The line to begin sucking it forms to the left.
For your Election Day partying Lavo at Palazzo has an election results soiree from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Planet Hollywood is broadcasting CNN’s election coverage starting at 3 p.m. on their Miracle Mile video screens. The Eagles of Death Metal do a free Election Night show tonight at Beauty Bar, and your “I Voted” sticker can nab you freebies from The Cupcakery or tickets to the George Wallace show at The Flamingo. On Thursday, Poetry at Caesars Palace is planning an Obama victory party. No matter who you choose, we hope you cash in on the promise of abortions for some, miniature American flags for others.
Nelly with cake shaped like … the Brady Bunch station wagon? (Photo by Hew Burney | SpyOnVegas.com)
Nelly kicked back his 34th last night at Lavo inside Palazzo with dinner downstairs before heading up to the nightclub to get a Ford Flex cake shortly after receiving a Ford Flex as a birthday gift. For our birthday, meanwhile, we got a Funkmaster Flex CD, so it’s pretty much the same thing. Not joining Nelly, was girlfriend Ashanti, who he recently revealed actually was his girlfriend.
Joining the celebration were boxer Vernon Forrest, St. Lunatics member Murphy Lee, Kevin Federline, who was jumping into the booth to share Patron shots with DJ Vice, and poker player Antonio Esfandiari.
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