Monday, May 16, 2005
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NORM: Plans unite Crue, Planet Hollywood
Vince Neil is poised to become a staple at Planet Hollywood.
Jay Leno talks cars with Danny Gans.
Suge Knight sheds sneakers, joins party.
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A historic 40-week deal that would put the rock group Motley Crue into the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood showroom as resident headliners is being finalized, according to sources.
Clear Channel Entertainment and Planet Hollywood, the Aladdin's new owners, are planning an announcement later this year.
The comeback Crue, currently enjoying one of the most successful tours of 2005, would get a reported $10 million each, a madeover showroom and a role in Planet Hollywood's grand opening next summer.
Frontman Vince Neil, who is performing Tuesday at the Pussycat Dolls Lounge (Caesars Palace), has told friends that the new showroom will feature flying motorcycles and dancers on stripper water poles.
The Scene and Heard
Engaged: Hilton Las Vegas headliner David Brenner and former Olympic ice skater Tai Babilonia, in New York City on Friday. ...
Where was the Strip's presence in Saturday's centennial parade? In a word: shameful. At the least, the Strip properties could have put up a united front long enough to fund a single megafloat.
Sightings
Britney Spears, attending the late show of "Zumanity" (New York-New York) on Saturday night with two galpals and two bodyguards. Before the show, she dined at Sushi Roku (Forum shops expansion at Caesars). ... Pamela Anderson, in a VIP booth at Rain nightclub (Palms) on Saturday. ... Jay Leno, swapping vintage car stories with Danny Gans on Saturday after Leno's show and before Gans' performance at The Mirage. ... Winky Wright, celebrating Saturday's victory over Felix Trinidad at an after-fight party at Rain. ... John Stamos, at Don Rickles' show (Stardust) and at Club Paradise on Saturday night. ... At attorney David Chesnoff's 50th birthday party at Pure nightclub (Caesars Palace) on Friday: Music mogul Suge Knight, turned away at the door for wearing sneakers, returning later in proper footwear to join the rooftop bash. Among Chesnoff's guests from 30 states: Court TV anchor Rikki Klieman, who is married to Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Bratton; brother Richard Chesnoff, former senior editor of U.S. News and World Report; Mayor Oscar Goodman; John Momet; Rob Murdoch; Tom Breitling; and Tim Poster. But the star of the show, after Chesnoff, was Leonid the Magnificent, the towering Russian who, among other things, balances a sword on a sword on a knife held in his teeth. Leonid was among two dozen or so members of Beacher's Madhouse, the zany show at the Hard Rock Hotel. ... Bill Medley, at Sheena Easton's Saturday show at the Aladdin/Planet Hollywood. ... Music legend Peter Gabriel, at "O" (Bellagio) on Thursday and at "Ka" on Friday, with his daughter. "Ka" creator and director Robert Lepage conceived and directed Gabriel's Secret World Tour in 1992 and staged the Growing Up Live Tour in 2002. ... CBS weatherman and reporter Dave Price, jumping on stage during the Scintas show (Rio) on Friday and attempting to sing "For All the Girls I've Loved Before." Frankie Scinta called for security, and Price was carted off stage. The pre-planned bit will air on CBS's "The Early Show." ... Ethiopa's Kenenisa Bekele, the 10,000-meter gold medalist at the Athens Olympics and the silver medalist at 5,000 meters, and current world record holder in both events, working out at Green Valley Ranch on Saturday with former UNLV track coach Don Giardina. ... Laila Ali, at the Plaza's Friday night boxing.
The Punch Line
"Wow, nine months from now we'll be parents." -- From David Letterman's "Top 10 things you don't want to hear from your prom date."
Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com.
