Tuesday, July 27, 2004
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NORM: Bad behavior in Chelios' history
NHL veteran Chris Chelios has been boorish before this weekend.
Debbie Reynolds to receive honor.
Jennifer Capriati seen at Hard Rock.
Hunter Tylo seen dining at Morton's.
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More proof that NHL veteran Chris Chelios has the IQ of a hockey puck.
On top of his boorish behavior at the Bellagio over the weekend, when he was thrown out of FIX for breaking dinner plates, comes this story:
Afternoon deejay Rik McNeil of Clear Channel's KOOL-FM, 93.1 said he was dining with Chelios and Los Angeles deejay icon Rick Dees at Morton's of Chicago here back in 2000.
"Chelios had been a guest on the Dees' program, and was dining with us. At some time during the evening, he went to the lobster tank and brought one of the poor little crustaceans to our table, and proceeded to torment it, smearing butter on it, and tapping its shell with his butter knife.
Chelios' dining companions sat there stunned when a waiter came to the table and the hockey tough-guy handed over the lobster, saying, "Would you get this thing out of here?"
"It was the most juvenile thing I've ever seen, and as you can imagine, I see a lot in radio," McNeil said.
A couple days later, Dees berated Chelios for being a "complete idiot and moron" on his syndicated show.
Rhyme and reason
Comedian Dennis Blair, who has been opening for George Carlin for years, has incorporated a Linda Ronstadt riff in his act.
A couple excerpts: "Desperado, that was the song I was singing when they started flinging round objects at me."
"Desperado made millions of dollars so I don't need Vegas and I don't need work/Desperado next time I won't be a darn fool/ I'll open a charm school with Whoopi Goldberg."
Carlin and Blair are at the MGM Grand through Aug. 4.
The Scene and Heard
Aladdin publicist Tyri Squyres says my item here Monday that referred to a "flurry of pink slips" at the beleaguered property is "completely unfounded." ...
Local favorite Debbie Reynolds will be inducted into the Casino Legends Hall of Fame Oct. 31. Reynolds made her Las Vegas debut in the mid-1960s after reaching film and music stardom. She owned the Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel (now the Greek Isles) in Las Vegas from 1993 to 1997, where she also performed. ...
A leggy blonde tells me that on a day when the temperature hit 111 degrees outdoors, no swim suits were available at Nieman Marcus at Fashion Show Mall. But tweed and fur were plentiful. ...
MGM Grand president Gamal Aziz is so over the moon that Tabu was featured on the cover of Time magazine's Las Vegas issue that he's planning a "Time cover" bash at Tabu to honor the occasion. ...
The annual Lance Burton-Zelzah Shriners benefit magic show benefitting burn victims is Sunday, 5 p.m. at Burton's theatre at the Monte Carlo. Information: 382-5554.
Sightings
Tennis star Jennifer Capriati, hanging out at the Hard Rock pool all weekend. ... At the Danny Gans show (Mirage) on Saturday: Ian Ziering of "Beverly Hills 90210" and Stephen Jones, chief operating officer of the Dallas Cowboys. Jones, son of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, brought a signed football for Gans' sports memorabilia collection ... Artie Lange's handlers, calling Metro Pizza so he could get his New York-style pasta fix during his stay at the Hard Rock, where he performed Friday in Beacher's Madhouse. ... Actress Hunter Tylo, dining at Morton's of Chicago on Friday.
The Punch Line
"Only sick music makes money today." -- German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 -1900)
Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com.
