11.24.08

Holly Madison, Criss Angel and Paula Abdul. God bless America. (Photo by Alex Loc Thieu)
Here’s a list of people who were at Tryst inside Wynn Las Vegas Saturday night: Criss Angel, Holly Madison, Paula Abdul and Michael Bay. Give that a minute to sink in. You think you’re going to wake up screaming like it was all a bad nightmare, but it wasn’t. It’s like someone invited the keynote speakers to the 2008 International Conference of Everything That’s Bad and Wrong About Film, Television and Stage.
Tyrese was at Victor Drai’s table inside the club, and 2005 Playboy playmate Raquel Gibson was also in the crowd. They got to keep a lookout on the crowd for any more of Paula’s fans who looked like they might be ready to top themselves.
Madison, Angel and Abdul turned up at LAX inside Luxor, where Jason Statham and Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis were partying in celebration of Ricky Hatton’s win. Sister club Pure at Caesars Palace had Tracy Morgan and Saved by the Bell’s Mark-Paul Gosselaar along with Mike Epps and Mario Barth.
By Jason Scavone
11.21.08

(Photo by Jessica Blair | SpyOnVegas.com)
It’s nice that the LeVar Burton Fanclub finally found a place to meet.
By Jason Scavone
11.14.08

One of the few people allowed to prance around the octagon. (Photo by Alex Loc Thieu)
UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste celebrated the big 2-3 last night at Tryst inside Wynn Las Vegas with several friends. It’s tough enough trying to spit game at super-hot broads, but how do dudes ever roll up on her? Just knowing she has UFC guys watching her back kind of puts the pressure on. No one wants to get spun into an arm bar if you make a little faux pas.
By Jason Scavone
11.13.08

Michelin stars, Beard galas. It’s all in a day’s work.
Wing Lei executive chef Richard Chen is taking part of the James Beard Foundation’s annual holiday fundraiser, today in New York City. This year, the fundraiser is Dumplings and Dynasties: The Evolution of Modern Chinese Cuisine.
Other Beard award winners taking part in the gala are Susanna Foo of Phildelphia’s Susanna Foo; Patrick Lin of the Metropolitan Hotels in Toronto and Vancouver; Chen Jun of Shanghai’s Peninsula Restaurants; Susur Lee of Madeline’s and Lee inToronto and Shang by Susur Lee in New York; Chow Chung of Hong Kong’s Chow Chung Restaurant; and Terrence Chan and Ken Tam from Lai Wah Heen in Toronto.
Everything goes down at The Edison Ballroom. You know, if you were planning on jetting out to NYC for a gala fundraiser. You should probably hurry.
By Jason Scavone
11.6.08

Go ahead and write your own Pimp My … joke here. (Photo by Alex Loc Thieu)
Mad Mike of Pimp My Ride was at Tryst inside Wynn Las Vegas last night turing the Dub magazine expo, as part of the SEMA auto show festivities. Bernard Hopkins was feted at the party, wrestler Bill Goldberg turned up DJ Skribble spun the tunes. Tryst should’ve taken advantage of this and had Mad Mike wire video screens into the seat backs of all the booths, leading to the debut of Pimp My Club.
Meanwhile, Frankie Muniz was over at Hawaiian Tropic Zone at Planet Hollywood Resort for dinner.
By Jason Scavone
11.5.08

(Photo by Eric Ita | SpyOnVegas.com)
Well, there you have it. Obama rode to victory on the crucial “bald dudes and chicks who look kind of like Kim Kardashian from the side” demographic.
By Jason Scavone
10.31.08

We think she’s supposed to be the aftermath of the Blues Brothers car chase.
Dan Akroyd was at Blush inside Wynn Las Vegas for Mingle and Mayhem last night. It’s kind of awesome to be Dan Akroyd at a costume party, because he can just tell everyone he went as Joe Friday, and what are they going to say to him. Other than, you know, “Wow, you look just like him!”
By Jason Scavone
10.30.08

Nurse Joker, sexy Riddler, sexy Joker, Batman and the pilot from Airplane!.(Photo by Al Powers | SpyOnVegas.com)
You should be plenty warmed up by now with the early-week Halloween parties. Now the big guns are starting to come out. Tryst at Wynn Las Vegas kicks out $20,000 in prizes tonight for Hero-Ween, where the Joker-to-other-costume ratio is going to be set a precipitous 1:5. Hopefully, someone will be tasteless enough to go as Prescription Drugs Joker. Click for more words and pictures »
By Jason Scavone
10.29.08

He said he’s going as Jesus. Touche. (Photo by Eric Ita | SpyOnVegas.com)
Poker pro Daniel Negreanu had dinner at Lavo inside Palazzo last night with a group of 10, where Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire and former Chargers standout Junior Seau also dined.
From there, Negreanu was off to Blush at Wynn Las Vegas for Trampoleen where he was joined by Chris Ferguson and Antonio Esfandiari. Seau also went across the street for the Halloween festivities.
It’s a well-known fact that poker players make their most money at Halloween, when it’s perfectly acceptable for them to wear masks at the table. No one ever can get a tell on Iron Man or Frankenstein. Hell, tired of being chased by mobs with pitchforks and torches, the real Frankenstein moved to Mississippi to become a riverboat gambler in the early 19th century. He retired a wealthy monster and went on to found Ole Miss in 1848.
By Jason Scavone
10.29.08

(Photo by Eric Ita | SpyOnVegas.com)
Ohhhh, we get it. That’s a really great “Douchebags With Headbands” costume. Best one we’ve seen this year.
By Jason Scavone