03.10.10

BRAVO STAR SWINGS BY TABU

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She could definitely make the cut for Jersey Shore 2. (Photo by Vic Bonadonna)

Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing co-host Madison Hildebrand was at Tabu inside MGM Grand last night for the official 2010 GLBT Nightclub & Bar event along with friend Mervat Berry. Earlier in the day the real estate agent was was scoping out residential units at CityCenter. Hildebrand also posed for Playgirl, which puts him in the lofty company of Levi Johnston. Man, how many innocent dudes who just wanted to flash their dong for money are forever going to be lumped in with the guy who had questionable enough taste to hook up with Sarah Palin’s daughter while also lacking the sense to pull out?

Meanwhile, over at N9NE Steakhouse, Joe Montana had dinner with five others. The good thing about having Montana in for dinner if you’re Chef Barry Dakake is you can ask him if he likes his steak, and you know you’ll get a completely sincere answer. And that answer? He’ll be in his room masturbating.

By Jason Scavone

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03.8.10

HOLLY USHERS IN BIKINIS

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Thank God it’s closing in on bikini model season. (Photo by Denise Truscello)

Adriana Fernandez had the best kind of fashion show Friday night at Eve inside Crystals — a bikini fashion show. Holly Madison was on hand with Laura Croft, even coming out for the fashion show in a black one-piece.

This all comes after lunch on Friday at Cabo Wabo inside the Miracle Mile where she had a brush with awesome. Lita Ford, soon to be a household name again when The Runaways comes out, but forever partly for “Close My Eyes Forever,” but mostly for dressing like this in the ’80s. See, back then we would buy tapes like Lita and Vixen because they had pictures of rocker chicks all over the gatefold. When Open Up and Say … Aaah! had a banned cover and actual naked boobs in the liner notes, it was like finding the Dead Sea Scrolls wrapped in a lovely Christmas card from the nice alien family next Saturn. If you are under about 23 you cannot underestimate what a radical development the Internet is.

Ford was there with her two kids and her husband, Nitro singer Jim Gillette that night for dinner and the Rock Daddy performance. They should’ve honored her with an all-”Kiss Me Deadly” set.

Over at Blush, Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher was apparently celebrating Julius Peppers signing with Chicago. Killers bassist Mark Stoermer had a table as well. Jay Fiedler was at N9NE Steakhouse in a group of 10, while upstairs at Moon, Brad Jones of the Packers partied with five friends.

But what’s truly fantastic is that Ed Lover was poolside during the day. If you were a pool DJ and Ed Lover was there, you’d have to play “Let Me Clear My Throat” until he collapsed from doing the Ed Lover Dance, wouldn’t you? And, just because: Ed Lover and a drunken ODB. Take the rest of the afternoon off, because it don’t get no better.

By Jason Scavone

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03.2.10

PLAYBOY MOVES INTO SPRING

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NOT PICTURED: Vikings. (Photo by Shane O’Neal)

The Playboy Club did it up right Sunday night for its Miss Playboy Club March. We’re never going to fault anyone for choosing dark, exotic-looking girls for anything. Unless maybe it was to play the love interest in a Viking movie. Probably wouldn’t work there. Although we have confidence in Hollywood movie magic to pull it off.

Meanwhile, Miles Austin of the Dallas Cowboys was at N9NE Steakhouse with a group of six. He signed some helmets and jerseys for the staff. Probably inscribing them to all the Cowboys fans, “Hey, we’re just as terrified of Tony Romo in big games as you are — Miles.”

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was there and signing autographs too. “Could be worse, I could be Romo — Jay.”

By Jason Scavone

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02.1.10

A NIGHT AT THE ITALIAN RESTAURANT

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Ben Stiller, seen here shortly before murdering six co-eds in Central Park just because they had blonde hair.

Ben Stiller hit up Nove Italiano at the Palms Saturday night, because apparently there was a weekend break in between shooting another Night at the Museum and even more Fockers movies. You know what he needs to do more of? Movies about drug-addled TV writers. Or just drug-addled people on the set of ALF. Either way.

Also at the Palms over the weekend was Mark Sanchez. The Sanchize was at N9NE Steakhouse Friday and Saturday night, spending some time at Moon Saturday evening and heading over to Encore to do XS Friday night where he signed footballs at his table. Matt Leinart was also at N9NE on Saturday after spending his Friday at Tao cozying up to a blonde. They’re saving a spot for Tim Tebow next year in the January 2011 Really-Hyped-Quarterbacks-Who-Actually-Aren’t-That-Good Dinner, Prof. Ryan Leaf, Emeritus, Presiding.

By Jason Scavone

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01.25.10

SAY GOODBYE TO GOSSYWOOD

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Between you and your brother, who would you say is the more Gossy? (Photo by Joe Fury)

Matt Goss celebrated the end of the run for Matt Goss Live with a trip to the Playboy Club, where they showed a video from his final performance to a photo-and-autograph seeking crowd. They’re anticipating that with the departure, however temporary, of Goss from the stage, that in the post-recession Gossy economy, Goss paraphernalia will skyrocket in value. It’s a sound Gossy investment strategy.

White Sox hurler Jake Peavy was at N9NE Steakhouse, as were the Bengals’ Carson Palmer and TJ Houshmandzadeh. Chef Barry Dakake sent out a few desserts for the party of four, but they inexplicably took it easy on dessert, fearing that next week they’d have to take on a different, but not necessarily better dessert. It’s going to end in tragexy when Carson Palmer is crushed by a giant piece of cheesecake and Darrell Revis takes Houshmandzadeh’s brownies.

Palmer and Houshmandzadeh went upstairs to Ghostbar later on with eight friends, joking about how a giant piece of cheesecake would be an easy matchup.

UFC president Dana White, who also had dinner at N9NE, was spotted later in the evening at Wasted Space inside the Hard Rock Hotel. Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf were hanging out in the HRH Tower.

By Jason Scavone

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01.12.10

MCLEAN STILL CELEBRATING

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We’re telling you, play it cool AJ. (Photo by SpyOnVegas.com)

AJ McLean was back out celebrating his Friday engagement to Rochelle Karidis Sunday night, this time hitting up Moon at the Palms. This seems like a bad plan, to be this publicly happy about marriage. It seems like the kind of thing your future wife will use against you in the future when you want to spend your Friday nights instant streaming Collision Course on Netflix instead of going back out to the clubs. (Jay Leno could always get to work on a sequel instead of sabotaging every late night career he comes across. That would be more productive. That or buying more cars that run on coal.)

Javon Walker stayed downstairs at N9NE Steakhouse, still kind of keeping a low profile. Of course, we would, too.

Oakland Raider Javon Walker dined at N9NE Steakhouse inside Palms Casino Resort Monday night (1.11.10). Joined by two friends, Walker sat in the main dining room where he enjoyed the New York sirloin with a side of lobster mashed potatoes.

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01.8.10

PORN STAR HERE AND A PORN STAR THERE

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Porn stars or future members of Jersey Shore 2? Thin line, inn’it? (Photo by Shane O’Neal)

Everywhere you turned last night, you were tripping over porn stars, like the deepest, most awesome dream of a 14-year-old prep school kid whose favorite movies are Pirates 2 and Weird Science. Moon at the Palms was no exception, with the launch of the Wicked Pictures calendar hosted by Kirsten Price, Alektra Blue, Jessica Drake, Mikayla Mendez, Stormy Daniels and Kaylani Lei.

Over at Playboy Club, the Playboy Radio party snared Christy Canyon, Nicky Hunter, Taylor Wayne, AnnMarie Rios and Kylie Ireland while Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine watched on from a nearby table with eight others.

Whitney Port, David Caruso, Dave Navarro and Danny Masterson were all at N9NE Steakhouse at separate tables. Navarro is of course, here for the AVN Awards, where shirtlessness is a virtue. Also not surprisingly in town for AEE weekend was questionable human being and Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis at the Hard Rock’s HRH Tower, where David Spade was also staying. Scoping the new casino floor space were Carey Hart and Pink, while Mario Lopez hit the gym at Reliquary.

By Jason Scavone

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01.4.10

MAYER BRINGS COMEDY INTO NYE MIX

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John Mayer will see you tonight on a downtown train. (Photos by Cody Boor)

John Mayer came in early for his New Year’s Eve concert, hanging out on the casino floor before doing dinner at Nobu ahead of his show that night at The Joint with his blues band, the John Mayer Trio. Which explains, kind of, why he did the show dressed like Tom Waits.

Mayer brought up comics Bob Saget, James Smith and Jeff Ross on stage before leading the countdown before hitting Vanity after the show. Also at Vanity were Nicky Hilton with DJ Vice and Jon Alagem. There was no comedy to be had at Vanity. Although Jeff Ross should work with Hilton on getting a five-minute set together. She has a front-row ticket to Paris’ life. That’s got to be better material to mine than than, say, dead terrorist puppet catch phrases, at least.

Over at N9NE Steakhouse, Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria had dinner with a group of 18, while Ultimate Fighter winner Diego Sanchez countered with a group of 10. Both groups wen upstairs to Moon to listen to Z-Trip spin his New Year’s set. Ghostbar, though, went retro, where Cypress Hill were hanging out. That’s the perfect choice, as whether it was New Year’s 1989 or New Year’s 2009, they were still thinking about weed.

Ryan Gosling spent his New Year’s Eve checking out Love at The Mirage, while future stealer of Nicky Hilton’s stand-up material Carlos Mencia was at Bellagio’s O. Cypres’ DJ Muggs followed up his night at Ghostbar with a trip to O along with Mix Master Mike. Lou Ferrigno and Leona Lewis were also in the audience, but only one of whom you wouldn’t like when they’re angry.

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By Jason Scavone

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12.31.09

PLAYBOY HOST TIES KNOT

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(Photo by Denise Truscello. Additional photos by Shane O’Neal, Gennie Larson.)

Sirius Radio’s Playboy Morning Show host Andrea Lowell married James Kim on Wednesday, with a wedding dinner at Simon and a party at the Playboy Club. That’s just cold, to make a newly-married guy go hang out at the Playboy Club and pose for pictures with bunnies. That’s like taking someone out of a prisoner of war camp, feeding him a big buffet and then make him hang around a bunch of steaks.

Over at N9NE Steakhouse, UFC head Dana White had dinner with Shane Victorino of the Phillies just a few nights after they were hanging out at the Playboy Club. Tuesday night at N9NE, Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria had dinner with a group of 10 that moved up to Moon later in the evening. Who was there to greet him? Dana White, who was with Ultimate Fighter Season 1 winner Diego Sanchez. We’re telling you, either Dana White has his eye on Bud Selig’s job or he’s bringing in a bunch of baseball players to fight. We’re pretty sure Canseco is available.

Activist and actor Ed Begley Jr. was at last night’s Blue Man Group inside The Venetian, while American Idol Season 8 winner Kris Allen brought his band and wife, Katy, to the 9:30 show of Love. He did a set next door at the B.B. King Blues Club after. On Monday, Babyface checked out Mystere and hit Believe on Tuesday.

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12.21.09

CELEBS EAT AT N9NE

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“Um, Mr. Bay, Should I be acting?” “No need, bro, we got ’splosions.”

Director/producer Michael Bay took a deserved break from ruining all your favorite childhood memories to dine at N9NE Steakhouse inside the Palms Saturday night with a party of ten in the main dining room. After starting with a shellfish platter, Bay feasted on charred New York strip steak which was served in several fast-paced jump cuts. He was seen sipping on Ketel One martinis and a few beers and before leaving, he took a tour of the kitchen and hung out with Executive Chef Barry Dakake.

On Friday night it was aging slugger Jason Giambi who chowed down at N9NE. The former American League MVP and Robin to Mark McGwire’s Batman was accompanied by four others, they shared the signature rock shrimp to start. Giambi then enjoyed the classic Caesar salad and Kobe burger for his main course. Reportedly, he was able to finish the entire meal but only with the aid of both the cream and the clear.

Finally, Friday also saw the arrival of former New York Mets third baseman and possible hotel magnate Howard Johnson. HoJo was seen enjoying the fall salad followed by the rib eye for his dinner.

By Jared Harmon

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