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 »

By Jason Scavone

THEY JUST WANT MORE PORRIDGE.

There are a couple of Thanksgiving-timed food drives going on in the clubs to follow up on Mist’s drive last night. First up, Poetry at Caesars Palace is collecting non-perishable food items tonight and offering free VIP admission and your first drink free, plus the club will match all donations. Members of the Las Vegas Kings football team will be on hand everything will benefit the Caring 4 Kids Foundation.

Then, if you’re riding the altruism high on Sunday, The Bank at Bellagio is doing Cocktails for a Cause to benefit The Shade Tree. For every drink, get a raffle ticket. For every shot get two tickets. For every bottle, get 10 tickets. For every ticket turned in, The Bank donates a can. A winning ticket will be drawn at 2 a.m. with the winner netting a weekend stay at Bellagio, including dinner for two at Fix, and a Sunday night table at The Bank. Finally, you can start pounding shots of Maker’s Mark the way God intended: Guilt-free.

By Jason Scavone

From Johnson & Johnson.

Former Tribe Called Quest frontman Q-Tip was at The Bank inside Bellagio last night, which also saw New Kid Danny Wood drop by. 1991 was in the house all night long.

Meanwhile, Sunday also saw DJ Eric Cubeechee celebrate his birthday at Christian Audigier the Nightclub inside Treasure Island. He spun along with DJ Hollywood, stopping only to blow out the candles on his cake. Usually cake should be worth a good 10-minute break. That’s dedication, right there. Seattle Seahawks’ Jamie Sharper was there for the party.

By Jason Scavone

CariDee better think twice before showing off her QB skills. (Photos by Erik Kabik | Retna)

Brittny Gastineau, actress, model and daughter of Jets great Mark Gastineau, celebrated her birthday Friday night at Rok Vegas inside New York-New York along with CariDee English from America’s Next Top Model. In a tribute to the old man, Gastineau recorded 3 1/2 sacks on the evening. That one cocktail waitress is going to walk with a limp for a week.

Also at Rok on Friday were Heidi Cortez of Sunset Tan, DeAnna Pappas from The Bachelorette and Dennis Quaid, who came in with a group of ladies around 12:30 a.m. Randy Quaid was going to come too, but he was busy flying an F-14 into an alien spaceship. Again.

Desperate Housewives and 90210’s Josh Henderson was over at The Bank inside Bellagio along with girlfriend Taylor Cole of Numb3rs.

LAX at Luxor saw Cole Hauser of 2 Fast 2 Furious fame host after dinner at Treasure Island’s Social House, while Jeremy Jackson hosted at Audigier. Pure got Dieter Schmitz of Laguna Beach, which is grabbing the short straw out of that particular threesome.

By Jason Scavone

Oh, upside-down “i.” your delightful insouciance will never wane. (Via myspace.com/pinkspage)

The Bank at Bellagio tonight celebrates the record release of Pink’s new album Funhouse which doesn’t even have one Stooges cover on it, so we’re calling false advertising on this one. At the very least we expect Iggy Pop to guest spot on a live performance of “Get the Party Started.” Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone

So … he was going to the party to have a real good time?

System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian was at The Bank inside Bellagio last night. Tankian is currently touring solo, and was celebrating being on the final leg of the trip which leaves Sunday for Europe. Also at the Bank was Dave Navarro who, not surprisingly, spent his time working the room for girls.

Navarro was also spotted wandering the Hard Rock Hotel, doing a little shopping. Although we imagine it’s easy to shop when you only wear shirts about 45 days out of the year.

By Jason Scavone

Choose … wisely.

No, we’re not doing that voting quite yet. We’re doing the other voting. The Bank at Bellagio is holding the Vegas Industry Election, where you can vote online for president, secretary, social chair and treasurer. Remember: Every vote counts. Meanwhile, Tryst at Wynn Las Vegas is celebrating that other election with a Rebel the Vote party. Decisions, decisions. Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone

She looks so much better without Marilyn Manson clogging up all the pics. (Photo by Scott Harrison | Retna)

Rose McGowan went door-to-door this weekend canvassing for voter turnout. If Rose McGowan randomly turned up on our doorstep, we’d go vote for whoever she wanted us to. If Rose McGowan told us to go vote for Daniel Webster, we’d be pull the Whig Party lever. Then we’d bug the future Mrs. Robert Rodriguez for a spot in Sin City 2.

Joining McGowan in her effort to rock the vote were actress Samantha Mathis, screenwriter Lance Black and China Chow, daughter of restaurateur Michael Chow. After hitting the streets, the crew held their afterparty at The Bank inside Bellagio, where she took the mic to remind everyone of the importance of voting. Because when you’re paying $12 for Screwdrivers and you’re listening to house music so loud your pancreas is vibrating, you want Politics McGee to get all buzzkilly during a spirited round of Fake or Real with the girls at the next table over. But really, go vote. Something to do with democracy or something. We don’t know. We stopped paying attention when Fred Thompson dropped out. For real, we love Law and Order. Unless you’re going to vote Apollo/Lando ‘08. In that case, go get in line at your polling place right now.

By Jason Scavone

(Photo by Eric Ita | SpyOnVegas.com)

Uh-oh, looks like someone is trying to find out if she’s really close with the Wonder Twins.

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(Photo by Ray Alamo | SpyOnVegas.com)

Tragedy struck at The Bank last night when Teddy Roosevelt arrived shortly after midnight, immediately opening fire on Iris Schmendrick, 24 and Carrie Carrington, 22.

“Terribly sorry about all that,” the safari enthusiast and 26th president said. “Thought I was back in bloody Africa for a moment.”

President Roosevelt quickly departed the scene, claiming he had to return home to put the affairs of the Bull Moose Party in order.

By Jason Scavone